Texas A&M, The Association Of Former Students Announce 2023 Distinguished Achievement Honorees
Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students have selected 25 outstanding faculty and staff to be honored with the 2023 university-level Distinguished Achievement Awards. Since 1955, the Distinguished Achievement Awards have been granted to those who exhibit the highest standards of excellence at Texas A&M.
The award honors Texas A&M faculty and staff members in the categories of teaching, research, individual student engagement, graduate mentoring, administration, staff and extension/outreach/continuing education/professional development.
The selection process for this award is rigorous, with the recipients chosen by a campus-wide committee composed of faculty, staff, students and former students. The award is a testimony to the esteem in which colleagues hold the recipients.
In recognition of their achievements, each recipient will receive a cash gift, an engraved watch and a commemorative plaque. Recipients will be honored on April 24 at a university awards ceremony luncheon in the MSC Bethancourt Ballroom.
The 2023 awardees are:
Administration
- Luz E. Herrera, Texas A&M University School of Law
- Darby Roberts, Division of Student Affairs, Texas A&M University
Extension, Outreach, Continuing Education, and Professional Development
- Robin Murphy, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Graduate Mentoring
- Mark Hoekstra, Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
- Bruce A. McCarl, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Individual Student Engagement
- Rachel M. Ball, Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston
- Sherree D. Kessler, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences
Research
- Bruce A. McCarl, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- R. Malatesha Joshi, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, School of Education and Human Development
- Binayak P. Mohanty, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Cheryl Craig, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, School of Education and Human Development
- Stephen Maren, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
- Larry J. Suva, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Staff
- Kurt P. Felpel, Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
- Maria Ortega, Division of Student Affairs, Texas A&M University
Teaching
- Adrienne Brundage, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Andy D. Herring, Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Johanna Heseltine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Anton G. Hoffman, Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, School of
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Anne B. McGowan-Schooler, Department of Construction Science, School of Architecture
- Sarah McNamara, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences
- Robin Rackley, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, School of Education and Human Development
- Scott Shafer, Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Aric Short, Texas A&M University School of Law
- Kristi Shryock, Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering, College of Engineering
Media contact: Lesley Henton, lshenton@tamu.edu