Chancellor, President to Announce Distinguished Faculty Award Winners
The Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards are the most prestigious honors granted to faculty members throughout the ×ÔοÊÓƵ.
January 18, 2019 | Contact: Scott Lacefield
WHAT: Announcement of the annual Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards at
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 22)
WHERE: , Texas Tech University, 2521 17th St.
EVENT: Chancellor and Texas Tech President will present the annual Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards to six faculty members at Texas Tech.
Distinguished Teaching Awards
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- - , associate academic dean and associate professor, ,
- - , professor and adjunct professor, Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences,
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Distinguished Research Awards
- - , assistant professor, ,
- - , professor, School of Law
The is a giving society that supports Chancellor Mitchell and his priorities of impacting student lives through scholarships, recognizing faculty achievement and encouraging excellence across the ×ÔοÊÓƵ System and its four component institutions – Texas Tech University, , and .
The awards are made possible through philanthropic gifts to the Chancellor’s Council. Award recipients each receive a $5,000 stipend and an engraved medallion.
About the ×ÔοÊÓƵ
Established in 1996, the ×ÔοÊÓƵ is one of the top public university
systems in the state of Texas and nation, consisting of four universities. Headquartered
in Lubbock, Texas, the ×ÔοÊÓƵ System is a $2 billion enterprise focused on advancing
higher education, health care, research and outreach with approximately 20,000 employees,
more than 54,000 students, more than 340,000 alumni and an endowment of more than
$1.3 billion.
In its short history, the ×ÔοÊÓƵ System has grown tremendously and is nationally acclaimed, operating on 17 campuses statewide and internationally. Under the dynamic leadership of Chancellor Mitchell, the ×ÔοÊÓƵ System has set forth a bold vision of excellence, collaboration and innovation and continues to prove that from here, it’s possible.