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2018 Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients Announced
Published on Wed 03/21/18
Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students have selected 24 outstanding members of the school’s faculty and staff to be honored with 2018 Distinguished Achievement Awards. The university-level Distinguished Achievement Awards were first presented in 1955 and have since been awarded to more than 1,000 professionals who have exhibited the highest standards of excellence at Texas A&M.
The 2018 Distinguished Achievement Awards will be formally presented at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 27, during ceremonies in Rudder Theatre on the Texas A&M University campus. In recognition of their achievements, each recipient will receive a cash gift, an engraved watch and a commemorative plaque.
The 2018 recipients, along with their departments/affiliations are:
For Teaching
Norma Arizpe,
Department of Hispanic Studies,
College of Liberal Arts
Glenda Byrns ’07,
Department of Educational Psychology,
College of Education and Human Development
Don T. Conlee ’94
,
Department of Atmospheric Sciences,
College of Geosciences
Joanne Hardy,
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences,
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Mark T. Holtzapple,
Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering,
College of Engineering
Xenophon Koufteros,
Department of Information and Operations Management,
Mays Business School
Krishna R. Narayanan,
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering,
College of Engineering
Michelle D. Pine ’02,
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Cynthia A. Riccio,
Department of Educational Psychology,
College of Education & Human Development
Gary Wingenbach,
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
For Research
Nancy Amato,
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, College of Engineering
Perla B. Balbuena,
Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering,
College of Engineering
Andrew Dessler,
Department of Atmospheric Sciences,
College of Geosciences
Catherine Eckel,
Department of Economics,
College of Liberal Arts
Mladen Kezunovic,
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
Daniel A. Singleton,
Department of Chemistry, College of Science
For Individual Student Relations
Angela Hairrell ’91,
Office of Student Affairs,
College of Medicine
Daniel A. McAdams,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering
For Administration
Nagamangala “N.K.” Anand,
Executive Associate Dean, College of Engineering
For Extension, Outreach,
Continuing Education and Professional Development
Ellen R. Jordan,
Department of Animal Science,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
For Staff
Samuell R. Hawes ’81,
Office of the Commandant,
Division of Student Affairs
David Wentling ’13
,
Office of Student Services,
College of Architecture
For Graduate Mentoring
Noah D. Cohen,
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences,
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Timothy Lightfoot
,
Department of Health and Kinesiology,
College of Education & Human Development
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2018 Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients Announced