Texas A&M Announces 2019 Presidential Impact Fellows, EDGES Fellows

Thirty distinguished Texas A&M University faculty have been honored among the 2019 Presidential Impact Fellows and the new Chancellor Enhancing Development and Generating Excellence in Scholarship (EDGES) Fellows. The recipients were recognized at a reception Nov. 5, along with recipients of the 2019 University Professorships award, announced in May. The recognitions highlight Texas A&M’s commitment to investing in faculty with significant and sustained accomplishments and the promise of continued high-impact scholarship.

Chancellor Enhancing Development and Generating Excellence in Scholarship (EDGES) Fellows

Launched this year, EDGES Fellowships were developed with resources from Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp to support and honor mid-career faculty who are making significant marks in their discipline. EDGES Fellowships are awarded to faculty members with national and international acclaim and careers that are on-track for membership in national academies or national and international awards in fields without national academies. EDGES Fellows retain the right to use the title throughout their tenure as faculty members in good standing.

The 2019 EDGES Fellows

• Raymundo Arroyave, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
• Sheela Athreya, Associate Professor of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
• Sarbajit Banerjee, Professor of Chemistry, College of Science
• Marielle Engelen, Associate Professor of Health and Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development
• Holly Foster, Professor of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
• Karl Kaiser, Associate Professor of Marine Sciences, Texas A&M University at Galveston
• Jodie Lutkenhaus, Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Gil Rosenthal, Professor of Biology, College of Science
• Alina Sorescu, Professor of Marketing, Mays Business School
• Luis Tedeschi, Professor of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Presidential Impact Fellows

The third class of Presidential Impact Fellows joins with more than 40 colleagues recognized in prior years with one of the most prestigious scholarly impact awards presented to Texas A&M faculty. The award was initiated by President Michael K. Young as a significant investment in faculty excellence and a recognition of the scholarship, personal commitment, and global impact awardees are making as they rise to meet the challenges of their field and demonstrate impact.

Presidential Impact Fellows retain their new title for life and receive an annual stipend of $25,000 for three years. The goal of this investment is to allow scholars increased opportunities for national and global dialogue and collaboration across disciplines and beyond the borders of institutions.

The 2019 Presidential Impact Fellows

College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

• Marco Palma, Professor of Agricultural Economics
• Ping He, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
• Jeffery Tomberlin, Professor of Entomology

College of Architecture

• Zofia Rybkowski, Associate Professor of Construction Science

Mays Business School

• Michael Withers, Associate Professor of Management

College of Dentistry

• Xiaohua Liu, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences

College of Education & Human Development

• Adam Barry, Associate Professor of Health and Kinesiology

College of Engineering

• Roozbeh Jafari, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
• Guofei Gu, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
• Michael Demkowicz, Associate Professor of Materials Science & Engineering

College of Geosciences

• Ryan Ewing, Associate Professor of Geology & Geophysics

School of Law

• Milan Markovic, Professor

College of Liberal Arts

• Ragan Petrie, Professor of Economics
• Srividya Ramasubramanian, Professor of Communication
• Angela Pulley Hudson, Professor of History

University Libraries

• Stephanie Graves, Associate Professor

College of Medicine

• Shannon Glaser, Professor of Medical Physiology

College of Science

• Simon Foucart, Professor of Mathematics
• Rupak Mahapatra, Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Texas A&M University at Galveston

• Karl Kaiser, Associate Professor of Marine Sciences