Texas A&M Announces 2020 Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients

Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students have selected 24 outstanding members of the university’s faculty and staff to be honored with 2020 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.

In recognition of their achievements, each recipient will receive a cash gift, an engraved watch and a commemorative plaque. In lieu of an in-person ceremony honoring recipients, at this time the university is formally celebrating their accomplishments through other channels.

The 2020 recipients, along with their departments/affiliations, are as follows:

Teaching

Chavela Carr, Senior Lecturer, Biochemistry and Biophysics , Agriculture and Life Sciences

Sharon D. Matthews, Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning and Culture, Education and Human Development

Marian Eide, Associate Professor, English, Liberal Arts

Dwight A. Roblyer, Lecturer, Political Science, Liberal Arts

Sean T. McGuire, Associate Professor, Accounting, Mays Business School

Charles “Cody” Folden III, Associate Professor, Chemistry, Science

George R. Welch, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Science

Kristin P. Chaney, Clinical Assistant Professor, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Brian F. Porter, Clinical Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Diane E. Chico, Instructional Professor, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Medicine

Research

Raghavan Srinivasan, Professor, Ecology and Conservation Biology, Agriculture and Life Sciences

Yu Ding, Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Engineering

Helen L. Reed, Regents Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering

Samba Reddy, Professor, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Medicine

Alexei V. Sokolov, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Science

Gregory A. Johnson, Professor, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Individual Student Engagement

Deryle Richmond Associate Director, Memorial Student Center Student Programs, Division of Student Affairs

Krystal T. Simmons, Clinical Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, Education and Human Development

Administration

Timothy Rhea, Director of Bands and Music Activities, Music Activities, Division of Student Affairs

Extension, Outreach, Continuing Education and Professional Development

Joerg M. Steiner, University Distinguished Professor, Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Staff

James D. Titus, Supervisor, Architecture Shop, Woodshop, Architecture

Kelly Cox, Assistant Director, Student Life Studies, Division of Student Affairs

Graduate Mentoring

Michael Beyerlein, Professor, Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, Education and Human Development

Stephen H. Safe, Distinguished Professor, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences