Jackie
Maguoirk
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Year Awarded: 2000
College: Geosciences
Award Level: Staff
Walter R.
Magnussen, Jr. ’03
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Year Awarded: 2002
College: Liberal Arts
Award Level: Staff
Lawrence
Maddox, Jr. ’42
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Year Awarded: 1973
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Extension/ Continuing Education
Ronald
Macfarlane
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Year Awarded: 1983
College: Science
Award Level: Research
Debra
Maceo
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Year Awarded: 2012
Debra Maceo joined the faculty of Texas A&M University at Galveston in 1994 as a part-time lecturer for the physical education program. When she was recruited, the initial thought was that she could offer kinesiology electives, such as aerobics and dance that would be more appealing to young women. After 15 years, it’s safe to say that hiring Mrs. Maceo was a decision that changed the culture of TAMUG for the better.
Her warm and welcoming personality as well as impressive teaching ability allowed her to bond with the students. And her passion for dance quickly ignited a passion for the fine arts and artistic expression that had been fairly dormant before her arrival. After one semester, word spread about the witty, engaging dance instructor and registration sky rocketed. The one class a semester offering turned quickly into a three-to-four classes a semester offering. Young men who had never formally learned to dance were signing up for additional classes. Mrs. Maceo used the dance class to build students’ confidence. It wasn’t long before she was working with the students to develop a Fine Arts Association that rapidly grew to be one of the largest student organizations on campus.
From a student development standpoint, the skills and confidence that Mrs. Maceo builds within many of the students is just as important as the knowledge they acquire in the classroom. She is so highly respected by the student body that she was one of the first to be selected as a SALT Camp namesake. In addition, she has been selected as advisor of the year, and continually rates among the best in her teaching evaluations. Mrs. Maceo has truly distinguished herself through her incredibly powerful relationships with students.
College: Texas A&M University at Galveston
Award Level: Individual Student Relationships
Robert
Lytton
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Year Awarded: 1996
College: Engineering
Award Level: Research
Patricia
Lynch ’82
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Year Awarded: 2009
College: College of Education and Human Development
Award Level: Teaching
Candida
Lutes
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Year Awarded: 1984
College: Liberal Arts
Award Level: Student Relations
Joanne
Lupton
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Year Awarded: 2007
Joanne Lupton earned her bachelor’s degree from Mt. Holyoke College and her Ph.D. in Nutrition from the University of California at Davis. She is also holder of the William W. Allen Endowed Chair in Human Nutrition. Her research is directed on the effect of diet on colon physiology and colon cancer, with a particular focus on dietary fiber and n-3 fatty acids. Dr. Lupton’s research is supported by grants from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute [NSBRI], NASA, and the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute.
During her career at Texas A&M University, Dr.Lupton has mentored more than 50 master’s and doctoral students. She is president-elect of the American Society for Nutrition, and is Program Leader for nutrition, physical fitness and rehabilitation for the NSBRI. In 2004, Dr. Lupton was honored with the Dannon/American Society for Nutrition mentoring award, and is a lifetime associate of the National Academy of Sciences.
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Research
Jack
Lunsford ’57
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Year Awarded: 1982
College: Science
Award Level: Research
Lee L.
Lowery, Jr. ’60
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Year Awarded: 1978
College: Engineering
Award Level: Teaching
Lee L.
Lowery, Jr. ’60
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Year Awarded: 2006
College: Engineering
Award Level: Student Relations
Jerome
Loving
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Year Awarded: 2007
Jerome Loving has taught at Texas A&M University since 1973, and has served as Distinguished Professor since 2003. He received all three of his degrees in English: B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1964; M.A., Duquesne University, 1970; and Ph.D., Duke University, 1973. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation (2002) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (2007). He has also received two Fulbright Fellowships (in Russia and France), and taught on another occasion as visiting professor at the Sorbonne. His field of specialization is Nineteenth-Century and Early Twentieth-Century American Literature.
Dr. Loving is the author or editor of nine books and many scholarly articles, including biographies of Walt Whitman and Theodore Dreiser, both published by the University of California Press. His Walt Whitman: The Song of Himself (1999) was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2000. He is currently finishing a biography of Mark Twain, which is supported as a "We the People" project by the National Endowment for the Humanities and scheduled for publication in 2010, on the hundredth anniversary of the author's death.
College: Liberal Arts
Award Level: Research
Martha L.
Loudder
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Year Awarded: 2003
College: Business
Award Level: Teaching
Michael
Longnecker
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Year Awarded: 1994
College: Science
Award Level: Teaching
John
Logan
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Year Awarded: 1980
College: Geosciences
Award Level: Teaching
Philip
Ljungdahl
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Year Awarded: 1974
College: Business
Award Level: Teaching
Kerry
Litzenberg
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Year Awarded: 1985
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Teaching
Kerry
Litzenberg
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Year Awarded: 2012
Kerry Litzenberg joined the faculty of Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 1979 after earning a Ph.D. from Purdue University. During his tenure at Texas A&M, he has taught more than 10,000 students and has received numerous teaching awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern Association of Agricultural Economics and the national teaching award from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. His love of teaching has led him to present to university, national, and international groups and to publish several journal articles about the scholarship of teaching.
A colleague comments that over the years he has had numerous opportunities to observe and participate in classroom sessions with Dr. Litzenberg. He says that three aspects of Dr. Litzenberg’s teaching stand out. First, he uses an interactive approach, encouraging students to participate, question and debate the concepts presented. Second the concepts are presented and explained in a true-to-life context that facilitates understanding and retention. And, third, and most importantly, he provides a high level of out-of-class support to facilitate student learning.
A student writes that Dr. Litzenberg conveys his dedication and enthusiasm in all that he does. He is always willing to help, whether explaining information related to a homework assignment or speaking at leadership forum for students. The student describes Dr. Litzenberg as one of the most giving professors at Texas A&M, who wants his students to succeed in his class and to succeed in their professional careers. "He truly cares for us.” His nominator concludes that a great teacher truly cares about students and demonstrates that care daily. Dr. Litzenberg demands his students' personal best, stimulates their curiosity and sets the stage for lifelong learning. “He epitomizes excellence in teaching.”
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Teaching
Van
Little ’25
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Year Awarded: 1958
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Teaching
Frank
Litterst, Jr. ’43
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Year Awarded: 1984
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Teaching
Frank
Litterst, Jr. ’43
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Year Awarded: 1975
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Extension/ Continuing Education
Mildred
Litte
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Year Awarded: 1984
College: Education and Human Development
Award Level: Extension/ Continuing Education
Jean Marie
Linhart
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Year Awarded: 2014
Jean Marie Linhart earned her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. She joined the faculty of the College of Science in 2008. She has received a college-level Teaching Award from The Association of Former Students at Texas A&M and recognition as Instructor of the Quarter from ITT Technical Institute in Austin. She is co-principal investigator on two National Science Foundation grants that foster interdisciplinary undergraduate research.
Dr. Linhart was nominated by the Student Council of the College of Science based on her outstanding success in engaging undergraduate students in research, which is demonstrated by the awards her students have won at both local and national levels. A colleague revealed that much of her success with student engagement is rooted in her reputation for being “the campus expert on predicting the spread of zombie epidemics,” a favorite project for students in Math 442, Mathematical Modeling. Highlights from just two semesters of Math 442 include students winning: first place for an undergraduate mathematics poster in A&M’s Student Research Week, first place for a video project in the Writing Center’s 10th Anniversary Contest, two prizes at the Mathematical Association of America’s MathFest, and a Goldwater Scholarship.
Another colleague reported that Dr. Linhart has been an exceptional asset to the Math department. In addition to teaching, she has been instrumental in summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates and in the department’s outreach activities. She was the main organizer of the very successful Math Mini-Fair, a daylong event where 150 K?12 students (together with their friends and family) participated in Problem Solving Contests, a Mathematical Art Room filled with Math art and activities, a puzzle/geometry room, and various Math movies and presentations.
College: College of Science
Award Level: Teaching
Yvonna
Lincoln
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Year Awarded: 2009
College: College of Education and Human Development
Award Level: Research
Yvonna
Lincoln
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Year Awarded: 1997
College: Education and Human Development
Award Level: Research
J. Timothy
Lightfoot
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Year Awarded: 2018
Timothy Lightfoot earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northeast Louisiana State University in Monroe and a doctorate from the University of Tennessee. He completed post-doctoral study at John Hopkins University. He joined the faculty of the College of Education and Human Development in 2010 and is the Omar Smith Endowed Professor of Kinesiology and Director of the Sydney and JL Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance at Texas A&M University. He previously was a member of the faculties at Florida Atlantic University and the University of North Carolina. Dr. Lightfoot has published over 70 scientific, peer-reviewed articles on the genetics of daily physical activity and exercise endurance, as well as the physiological response to high-G exposure. Among his many honors and awards, Dr. Lightfoot is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), an ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist, a Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist, a past-president of the Southeast Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, and a past member of the Board of Trustees for the American College of Sports Medicine. He has been named Teacher of the Year at three different universities, was awarded the Henry Montoye Research Scholar Award by the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine, received the Outstanding Exercise Science Alumni Award from the University of Tennessee, and gave the keynote lectures at the 2013 Performing Arts Medical Association meeting and the 2014 national American College of Sports Medicine meeting. He will be awarded the national ACSM Citation Award in May 2018, and was recently named the Pease Family Scholar at Iowa State University. He is a native Texan and married to a brilliant and beautiful woman (Faith), used to race automobiles for fun, and has a passion for playing the bass guitar, which he does in live settings with a variety of bands.
College: Department of Health and Kinesiology
Award Level: Graduate Mentoring