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.
The 2025 recipients are listed below after their award ceremony.
Texas A&M University at Qatar
- Thomas Daniel Seers, Associate Professor, Petroleum Engineering Program
School of Engineering Medicine
- Rhome Hughes, Instructional Associate Professor
School of Public Health
- Benjamin Montemayor, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior
College of Education & Human Development
- Anita L. Sohn McCormick '00, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
- Susan S. Fields, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching, Learning & Culture
College of Nursing
College of Architecture
- Gary Boldt '83, Senior Lecturer, Department of Construction Science
College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies
- Joseph Faris '11, Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Maritime Transportation
Mays Business School
- Kenneth McFarland, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Management
- Antonio Arreola-Risa, Associate Professor, Department of Information & Operations Management
School of Law
- Timothy Mulvaney, Professor of Law
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Elena Castell-Perez, Professor, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering
- Desmond Ng, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
- Jean-Phillipe Pellois, Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
- Jacquelyn Grace, Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology & Conservation Biology
Distinguished Achievement Award: College Level - Criteria and Nomination Information
