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2015 Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients Announced

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 2015 Distinguished Achievement Awards.
March 23, 2015

American flag flying in front of the Academic BuildingTexas 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 2015 Distinguished Achievement Awards. The university-level Distinguished Achievement Awards were first presented in 1955 and have since been awarded to 1,002 professionals (including this year’s recipients) who have exhibited the highest standards of excellence at Texas A&M.

The 2015 Distinguished Achievement Awards will be formally presented at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, 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 2015 recipients, along with their departments/affiliations are as follows.

For Teaching:

  • Ahmed Abdel-Wahab ’03, Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar
  • Oral Capps, Jr., Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
  • John C. Keyser, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Dwight Look College of Engineering
  • Nancy L. Klein, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture
  • Arvind Mahajan, Department of Finance, Mays Business School
  • Stjepan Meštrović, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
  • James D. Pennington, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
  • W. Shawn Ramsey ’90, Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
  • Nova J. Silvy, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
  • Ching-Yun Suen, Department of General Academics, Texas A&M University at Galveston

For Research:

  • Deborah Bell-Pedersen, Department of Biology, College of Science
  • Darren L. DePoy, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science
  • Vijay P. Singh, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
  • Haiyan Wang, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Dwight Look College of Engineering
  • Mark E. Westhusin ’83, ’86, Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
  • Kirk O. Winemiller, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

For Student Relations:

  • Sue Geller, Department of Mathematics, College of Science
    Donna Hajash, Department of Visualization, College of Architecture

For Administration:

  • Eleanor M. Green, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

For Extension, Outreach, Continuing Education & Professional Development:

  • James C. Cathey ’91, ’93, Department Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

For Staff:

  • Yasser Al-Hamidi, Mechanical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar
  • Sandra D. Maldonado, Department of Communication, College of Liberal Arts

For Graduate Mentoring:

  • Michael R. Kinney, Department of Accounting, Mays Business School
  • Dorothy E. Shippen, Department Biochemistry & Biophysics, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Media contact: tamunews@tamu.edu.

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