Ciprian
Foias
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Year Awarded: 2007
Ciprian Foias joined the Texas A&M faculty as Professor of Mathematics in 1999, and was promoted to Distinguished Professor in 2007. Professor Foias’ research has set the tone for much of the research in operator theory and fluid mechanics over the past forty years, with a level of productivity almost unheard of among the mathematical community. He is the author of 11 books and 401 journal articles, has directed over 20 Ph.D. student dissertations, and has had continuous funding of his research program from the National Science Foundation since 1988.
His major awards include the 1995 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics from the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics (AMS/SIAM), the 2000 Béla Szõkefalvi-Nagy Memorial Medal from the University of Szeged, Hungary, and honorary memberships in the Hungarian Academy of Science and the Romanian Academy. In 1995 while he was at Indiana University, the Ciprian Foias Prize (a scholarship for undergraduate mathematics majors) was established in his honor.
The department awards chair described Dr. Foias as a “creative genius who, in his world of mathematics, is as influential as the conductor Seiji Ozawa in the world of music...or the painter David Hockney in the world of modern art.”
College: Science
Award Level: Research
David M.
Ford
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Year Awarded: 2006
College: Engineering
Award Level: Teaching
Constance "Connie"
Fournier
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Year Awarded: 2009
College: College of Education and Human Development
Award Level: Teaching
George
Fowler ’65
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Year Awarded: 1986
College: Business
Award Level: Teaching
Paul J.
Fox
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Year Awarded: 2002
College: Geosciences
Award Level: Administration
Harold
Franke
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Year Awarded: 1971
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Student Relations
Donald
Fraser
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Year Awarded: 1980
College: Business
Award Level: Teaching
Donald
Fraser
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Year Awarded: 1986
College: Business
Award Level: Research
Donald
Fraser
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Year Awarded: 1997
College: Business
Award Level: Teaching
Melvin
Friedman
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Year Awarded: 1975
College: Geosciences
Award Level: Research
Raymond
Frisbie
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Year Awarded: 1979
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Extension/ Continuing Education
Edward
Fry
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Year Awarded: 2012
Ed Fry is the George P. Mitchell Professor of Physics and Associate Head for Development in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Science. He was Department Head for almost ten years. He has been employed in the department for 42.5 years. Dr. Fry is a recognized international leader in the foundations of quantum mechanics, in experimental laser physics, and in studies of light scattering phenomena. He is the author of more than 100 publications and has a long record of external funding. He is an excellent research mentor; 19 students have received the Ph.D. under his supervision. He is a Fellow of both the American Physical Society and the Optical Society of America. He was awarded the EG&G medal of the Society for Optical and Quantum Electronics and received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Texas A&M chapter of the Society of Sigma Xi.
As Department Head, Dr. Fry led a major resurgence of the department—dramatic increases in the number of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and endowed chairs, as well as a new Physics building and the establishment of a new Astronomy program. His accomplishments are nothing short of exceptional. He played a major role in hiring two senior Nobel Prize winners and several leading faculty members in Astronomy. Overall, the department hired 25 tenured/tenure track faculty members during his term as Department Head. In addition, graduate enrollment increased by about 50 percent and external research funding increased by 81 percent. The number of endowed chairs increased from 2 to 12.
Ed Fry is recognized among administrators for his enthusiasm and tenacity, which have played a major role in his noteworthy successes. In short, he changed the culture in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in ways that simply do not appear in other departments.
College: Science
Award Level: Administration
Greta
Fryxell ’69
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Year Awarded: 1991
College: Geosciences
Award Level: Research
Thomas
Fuchs ’70
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Year Awarded: 1992
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Extension/ Continuing Education
Edward
Funkhouser
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Year Awarded: 1988
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Teaching
Ahmed
Gadalla
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Year Awarded: 1992
College: Engineering
Award Level: Teaching
Carl
Gagliardi
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Year Awarded: 2001
College: Science
Award Level: Teaching
Harold
Gaines
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Year Awarded: 1974
College: Staff
Award Level: Student Relations
Bob
Gallaway ’42
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Year Awarded: 1971
College: Engineering
Award Level: Research
Mary
Gartner
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Year Awarded: 2009
College: Division of Student Affairs
Award Level: Individual Student Relationships
Barbara
Gastel
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Year Awarded: 2012
Barbara Gastel has been a faculty member at Texas A&M for 22 years, currently serving as a faculty member in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Specializing in biomedical writing and editing, she coordinates the master’s program in science and technology journalism. After earning a bachelor’s degree from Yale and M.D. and master of public health degrees from The Johns Hopkins University, she completed an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) mass media fellowship at Newsweek. She then worked at the National Institutes of Health, taught science writing at MIT, and spent two years as a visiting professor at Peking University Health Science Center.
Dr. Gastel is contributing in a unique and extraordinary capacity to national and international outreach and professional development in science communication. She does so by writing textbooks in wide circulation, articles that help working scientists practice science communication, presenting workshops at professional meetings, and training graduate students for careers in science writing. More importantly, she has pioneered programs that teach science writing and editing to researchers and medical professionals not only in the United States but also in China, Mexico, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Ghana, and other developing nations. Her work has increased the ability of scientists around the world to share their research with each other across language barriers and to communicate science effectively to the public.
Dr. Gastel has accomplished more in the realm of science editing than nearly any other person. As such, she was recognized by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences as an Honored Editor in the Life Sciences. This award is given to individuals who have distinguished themselves in the field. Only three other individuals have received this award since its establishment 17 years ago.
College: Veterinary Medicine
Award Level: Extension, Outreach, Continuing Education, and Pro
John Gordon
Gay
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Year Awarded: 1956
College: Staff
Award Level: Student Relations
Sue C
Geller
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Year Awarded: 2015
Sue Geller earned her Ph.D. from Cornell University. She has been on the faculty of Texas A&M for 33 years, serving as a professor of mathematics in the College of Science with a joint appointment in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. She has published research on both abstract algebra and on biostatistics. Dr. Geller has had a transformative effect on the pedagogical mission of the Department of Mathematics. She founded the department’s undergraduate honors program—one of the first such programs on campus—and has served for many years as its director. Her extensive and effective work with honors students was recognized in 2012 by the University Honors Program, which presented her the Director’s Award for Outstanding Service to Honors Programs. She also helped create a specialized track of the Master’s degree program in mathematics intended for prospective teachers. Her exemplary record of innovative teaching and effective mentoring was recognized in 2014 by the Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America. Here are some comments from her former students. “I just got a job as an accountant at the school administration office in my hometown. I believe the skills I learned in your class played a huge role in helping me secure the job.” “Dr. Geller possesses several qualities that set her apart as an outstanding supporter of students… [She] strove to foster students’ learning outside of coursework. …Dr. Geller still stands out as one of the most influential and inspiring people I have met. I visited her fairly recently, and true to form, her office was filled with students. Even in that visit, she offered me advice and guidance for my academic career.”
College: College of Science
Award Level: Individual Student Relationships
Ilene
Gentry
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Year Awarded: 2000
College: VP for Research & Associate Provost
Award Level: Staff
John
German
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Year Awarded: 1961
College: Engineering
Award Level: Teaching
Choo-Seng
Giam
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Year Awarded: 1978
College: Science
Award Level: Research
John
Giardino
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Year Awarded: 1996
College: Geosciences
Award Level: Teaching