The Association of Former Students and Texas A&M University proudly celebrate faculty members for their dedication to teaching and librarianship with the Distinguished Achievement Award at the college level. The program has been honoring recipients since its inception in 1982.
Teaching Awards: These awards recognize, encourage and reward exceptional classroom teachers — those individuals whose command of their respective discipline, teaching methodologies, pervasive caring, communication skills and commitment to the learning process exemplify the meaning of teacher/mentor in its highest sense. This award is designed to distinguish those teachers who maintain high expectations of their students and who ensure academic rigor in their courses. Distinguished teachers recognize their responsibility in motivating and contributing to the overall development of the student. Recipients receive a monetary award and a framed certificate.
Librarianship Award: One non-teaching librarianship award is presented to reward, encourage and recognize a librarian who has made superior contributions to the university through outstanding accomplishment and dedication to serve all students by enhancing education experiences.
*Please note - recipients will be posted after the college's award ceremony.
The 2026 recipients:
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Dr. Oral Capps, Department of Agricultural Economics
- Dr. Heather Eden '94, Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management & Tourism
- Dr. Melissa Shehane '04, Department of Rangeland, Wildlife & Fisheries Management
- Dr. X. Ben Wu, Department of Ecology & Conservation Biology
College of Architecture
College of Arts & Sciences
- Dr. Alicia Altemose, Department of Chemistry
- Dr. Chris Butler, Department of Biology
- Dr. James Francis, Jr. '99, Department of English
- Dr. Fernando Luco, Department of Economics
- Dr. Quentin Michaudel, Department of Chemistry
- Kristan Poirot, Department of Communication & Journalism
- Dr. John Weeks '19, Department of Mathematics
- Dr. Michael Youngs, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Bush School of Government & Public Service
College of Education & Human Development
- Dr. Suzanna Jeyanthi Ramos '15, Department of Educational Psychology
- Dr. Christine Stanley '85, Department of Educational Administration & Human Resource Development
College of Dentistry
College of Engineering
School of Engineering Medicine
School of Law
College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies
- Dr. Jamie Steichen '06, Department of Marine Biology
Mays Business School
- Dr. Gerald Flint '97, Department of Management
- Sally Guyton, Adam C. Sinn '00 Department of Finance
Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
College of Nursing
- Dr. Angela Mulcahy-Spence
College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
School of Public Health
- Dr. Rhonda Rahn '97, Department of Health Behavior
Universities Libraries
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
- Dr. Kathleen Aicher '12, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
- Dr. Kevin Curley '04, Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences
Distinguished Achievement Award: College Level - Criteria and Nomination Information
