Sidney
DeWerth
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Year Awarded: 1967
College: Liberal Arts
Award Level: Teaching
John
Dinkel
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Year Awarded: 1998
College: Business
Award Level: Administration
Joe
Dixon
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Year Awarded: 1979
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Award Level: Research
Warren
Dixon
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Year Awarded: 1979
College: Liberal Arts
Award Level: Student Relations
Patrick
Domenico
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Year Awarded: 1989
College: Geosciences
Award Level: Teaching
Joseph
Donaldson
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Year Awarded: 1979
College: Architecture
Award Level: Teaching
Wesley
Donaldson
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Year Awarded: 1980
College: Administration
Award Level: Staff
Edward R.
Dougherty
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Year Awarded: 2005
College: Engineering
Award Level: Research
Bastiaan
Drees
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Year Awarded: 1996
College: TAEX
Award Level: Continuing Education/Professional Development
Sandra
Drews
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Year Awarded: 2003
College: Geosciences
Award Level: Individual Student Relations
Kim R.
Dunbar
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Year Awarded: 2006
College: Science
Award Level: Graduate Mentoring
Kim
Dunbar
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Year Awarded: 2012
Kim Dunbar earned her Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1984 and was a postdoctoral research associate at Texas A&M in 1985-86. She has been a member of the Texas A&M faculty since 1999 and is the Davidson Professor of Science in the College of Science. Her research program spans several areas of interest in fundamental and applied research. The projects are in three general areas: magnetic and electronic molecular materials, supramolecular chemistry of anions, and metal complexes in medicinal applications.
During her distinguished career as an inorganic chemist, she has published more than 300 articles in top-tier journals and the mentored more than a hundred undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and visiting students and scholars. These numbers include 29 Ph.D. students and 6 master’s students who have gone on to successful careers in academia and industry.
Dr. Dunbar is one of the most productive inorganic chemists in the world with 9,380 citations to her credit. In addition to her research, she is a very conscientious member of the scientific community, playing a major role in national and international professional activities. She is recognized throughout the world both for her creativity and excellence in research and for her energetic participation in meetings, professional organizations, and the publication of research.
Dr. Dunbar has received many honors and awards for teaching and research. To name a few, she received the premier Teaching Award for freshman chemistry from Michigan State University, a Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, a Sigma Xi Research Award, and two NSF Creativity Extension Awards. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Chemical Society. She is the first woman in the College of Science at Texas A&M to be named a Chaired Professor.
College: Science
Award Level: Research
Chester
Dunning
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Year Awarded: 1995
College: Liberal Arts
Award Level: Teaching
Nancy
Dyer
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Year Awarded: 1994
College: Liberal Arts
Award Level: Teaching
Amy E.
Earhart '99
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Year Awarded: 2017
Amy Earhart is an associate professor of English and affiliated with Africana Studies. She has been employed at Texas A&M for 21 years, 2 in her current position. She earned her Ph.D. in English with a certificate in Women’s Studies from Texas A&M. Dr. Earhart’s nominator describes her as not only one of the outstanding teachers in the Department of English, but also as a leading innovator in the evolving world of digital humanities and online pedagogy. For example, she pioneered a robust, fully online Survey of American Literature course that 175-250 students take each semester and went on to lead a successful effort to develop additional online courses in the Department. She also incorporates high-impact digital humanities projects in her classes, notably the Alex Haley Papers, which led to a publication for involved students, The Millican “Riot,” 1868, a digital archive of primary sources about this crucial local event. Her nominator adds that her pedagogical innovations transmit both solid content and lifelong critical skills to her students as well as teaching students the importance of previously ignored writers in the American literary tradition. Dr. Earhart, a recipient of the Montague-CTE Scholars Teaching Award, teaches undergraduate core curriculum and specialty courses as well as graduate seminars, and receives consistently outstanding student evaluations. A deeply honest and poignant letter from a former student, who now works at YES Prep Public Schools in Houston, describes how Dr. Earhart transformed her own view of “Blackness”: “I was appreciative to Dr. Earhart for teaching me about our history so I could teach others. From that moment, I decided to take any opportunity I could to educate others about our history.” Dr. Earhart’s is humanities teaching at its finest. It directly impacts the lives and work of students and helps create a more discerning, just, and informed society.
College: Department of English
Award Level: Teaching
Ann
Eastwood
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Year Awarded: 2011
Ms. Ann Eastwood has been employed at Texas A&M over 17 years. She attended Business College and received her degree in business administration. She has worked in several departments across campus including the Department of Construction Science, International Programs Office, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Ms. Eastwood's career highlights include in the Texas A&M Traditions of Excellence Staff Award, the Staff Star Award from International Programs Office, the Linda J. Todd Outstanding Support Staff Achievement Award, the Construction Industry Advisory Board's Special Recognition Award, and the "Mother Hen Award" from the Staff Development Committee in the College of Architecture. Ann's most proud and honored career highlight was in 2005 when the graduating class in Department of Construction Science endowed a scholarship in her name.
One dean from Texas A&M-Galveston wrote of Ms. Eastwood, “In my 30 years of working in higher education, I can say that Ann Eastwood is one of the finest people I have ever had the privilege of working with. Since I came to the University of Oklahoma to be the Dean of the College of Architecture, I have continued to hear high praise for her good work there in the Dean's office at Texas A&M. This is precisely what I would have predicted.” Another colleague wrote of Ms. Eastwood, “Unfortunately last fall one of our students died. Ann worked with the family for a special evening prior to Silver Taps. She gathered the young man's classmates and faculty so they could visit with the family and have dinner together in the Wright Gallery. Since the family spoke little English, she made sure that there were translators at the tables and a pianist in the lobby of the building. This was the parent's first visit to Texas A&M University. Ann gathered pictures of the young student with his competition team and with his teachers and had the teachers and students write about their time with him to his parents. I am confident that this made a lasting and special impression of our University.”
College: Architecture
Award Level: Staff
Catherine
Eckel
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Year Awarded: 2018
Catherine Eckel earned a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and a doctorate from the University of Virginia. She joined the faculty of the College of Liberal Arts in 2012 as the Sara & John Lindsey Professor of Economics. She was named University Distinguished Professor in 2015. Dr. Eckel’s primary research is in the areas of experimental and behavioral economics. She has made important contributions on topics that are both policy-relevant and of interest to the academic community. Examples include studies of the effect of subsidies on charitable giving, measuring risk preferences, and discrimination by race and gender as evidenced in games of trust. Her hundred-plus papers published as journal articles and book chapters have garnered over 11,000 citations (Google Scholar). In a recent published world ranking of over 1,500 researchers in experimental economics, Dr. Eckel is ranked 14th (top 0.1%). She is the number-one-ranked female experimental economist in the world. She is or has been a principal investigator or co-principal-investigator on 23 grants from the National Science Foundation, totaling more than $4.4 million. Dr. Eckel is currently president of the Economic Science Association, the professional association of experimental and behavioral economists. She is the past-president of the Southern Economic Association, the largest regional association in economics. She also served as Economics Program Director at the National Science Foundation. In January 2013, Dr. Eckel was awarded the prestigious Carolyn Shaw Bell Award, which is given annually by the American Economic Association Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession to an individual who has furthered the status of women in the economics profession, through example, achievements, increasing our understanding of how women can advance in the economics profession, or mentoring others.
College: Department of Economics
Award Level: Research
John
Edwards '00
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Year Awarded: 2011
Dr. John F. Edwards has been at Texas A&M University for 27 years. He earned his B.A. (Microbiology, University of New Hampshire) in 1966, DVM (The Ohio State University) in 1974 and Ph.D. (Cornell University) in 1983 and is board certified in Veterinary Pathology. Dr. Edwards was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Brazil. His awards include: Samuel F. Scheidy Memorial Award " Best Presentation on", American Veterinary Medical Association Foundation, World Veterinary Congress; Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Clinical Service Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University; The Robert L. Farrell Distinguished Lecturer Award: CL Davis Foundation for Service. Of the TAMU students he has assisted in training, 96% have completed the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and Clinical Pathologists board examination, an international examination with a 25-40% pass rate. Dr. Edwards was a major organizer of the annual CL Davis Foundation Southwest Region Meeting of Pathology. Dr. Edwards was a member of the original advisory board and is presently a member of the Board of Directors of The Charles Louis Davis, DVM Foundation for the International Advancement of Veterinary & Comparative Pathology. He maintains the Foundation Study Center at TAMU. For 15 years, he was the lead instructor of red meat pathology for the USDA FS IS Training Center and has presented red meat and avian pathology courses for institutions worldwide. Dr. Ed wards' area of funded research is in viral-induced malformations of the ruminant fetus. He collaborates internationally with veterinarians on a variety of projects, especially those involving reproduction and infectious diseases.
One former student wrote, “If anyone deserves an award (or knighthood) for graduate student mentoring it would ABSOLUTEL Y be the incomparable Dr. John Edwards…. His efforts to prepare residents for the gross portion of the exam and for their careers afterward are no less than legendary; not only here at TAMU but also around the world.” In addition, the former student states, “He has an answer for every question and without hesitation gives generously of his time, knowledge, patience, and energy to residents, vet students, and colleagues a like. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from him during my time here at Texas A&M."
College: College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Award Level: Graduate Mentoring
Patty
Edwards '02
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Year Awarded: 2010
College: Texas A&M University at Galveston
Award Level: Individual Student Relationships
George C.
Edwards III
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Year Awarded: 2004
College: Liberal Arts
Award Level: Research
Yalchin
Efendiev
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Year Awarded: 2017
Yalchin Efendiev, professor of mathematics and holder of the Mobil Chair in Computational Science, joined the faculty of the College of Science in 2001. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from California Institute of Technology and previously served as a research associate for Chevron Petroleum Technology Company and as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Minnesota. He is the director of the Institute of Computational Science at A&M and the Numerical Porous Media SRI Center at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Dr. Efendiev played a leading role in the development and analysis of the "multiscale finite-element method.” Multiscale problems are those which involve physical processes acting on different time and length scales. As such, they encompass many important applications but pose extremely difficult computational challenges. Along with the development of the multiscale finite element method, he has made pioneering contributions to the application of this technique to porous-media fluid flow, including groundwater remediation and oil-recovery modeling. Dr. Efendiev's work has been recognized nationally and internationally through awards and honors, including being named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and receiving the Fraunhofer Bessel Award from the Alexander von Humblodt Foundation. As a graduate advisor, Dr. Efendiev has had 22 Ph.D. students who have graduated under his supervision since 2004 and he is currently a chair for 6 more Ph.D. students. His nominators wrote, “…he is a great mentor to many junior people: Ph.D. students, postdoctoral associates, and young researchers within his sphere of influence. He has always encouraged them to strive for more accomplishments and never hesitated to give assistance, suggestions, and encouragement.”
College: Department of Mathematics
Award Level: Graduate Mentoring
Fred
Ekfelt
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Year Awarded: 1955
College: Liberal Arts
Award Level: Teaching
Mahoud
El-Halwagi
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Year Awarded: 2012
Mahoud El-Halwagi has served as professor and holder of the McFerrin Professorship in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering in the Dwight Look College of Engineering since July 2002. He earned his Ph.D. from UCLA. Dr. El-Halwagi is known for his seminal contributions in the development of novel educational concepts, principles, and tools in the areas of sustainable design and process integration.
Dr. El-Halwagi demonstrates a remarkable level of dedication to his students, using a variety of methods to reach each and every student. His pioneering efforts have been recognized with numerous awards for teaching and scholarship, including the Faculty of the Year Award from the Texas A&M University Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Research Excellence Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Sustainable Engineering Forum, and the Excellence in Engineering Teaching Award from Lockheed Martin.
Dr. El-Halwagi believes in teaching his students as individuals. In a letter of support, a colleague remarked that it is common to see groups of students in and around Dr. El-Halwagi’s office, waiting to ask a question or receive personalized instruction. Here is a sampling of what students have to say about Dr. El-Halwagi in their evaluations of his teaching. “He helps unconditionally; spends hours explaining materials if needed.” “Dr. El-Halwagi is one of the best professors I have ever had. He is able to get the concepts across and really makes the class understandable. I applaud him for a job well done.” “He is very concerned with whether the students really understand the questions. He is always willing to take time to help a student. He is a great professor.” And, “He has really made a positive impact on my life.”
College: Engineering
Award Level: Teaching
Timothy R.
Elliott
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Year Awarded: 2017
Timothy Elliott, professor of educational psychology, earned his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri. Before joining the faculty of the College of Education and Human Development in 2006, he served on the faculties of Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, which awarded him the Distinguished Service Award and the Roger G. Barker Distinguished Research Contribution Award. He has also received the Dorothy Booz Black Award for outstanding Achievement in Counseling Health Psychology from the Society of Counseling Psychology and the Essie Morgan Lifetime Research Award from the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers. Throughout his career, Dr. Elliott has systematically studied the adjustment of individuals living with chronic and debilitating health conditions. This work has resulted in more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, 50 book chapters, and external funding from several federal agencies. Dr. Elliott conducted the first randomized clinical trials of a psychological intervention for family caregivers of persons with spinal cord injuries as well of those with traumatic brain injuries. Colleagues in Germany adapted his intervention protocol for use with family caregivers of stroke survivors. Dr. Elliott developed the Telehealth Council Clinic at Texas A&M, where he serves as executive director, to provide telepsychology services to remote sites in five Brazos Valley counties, each designated as a health-provider shortage area. “In my view, Dr. Elliot’s record of scholarship is unquestionably outstanding and renowned, and his recognition and leadership among his peers is extraordinary” a colleague from Oklahoma State University writes.
College: Department of Educational Psychology
Award Level: Research
Prasad
Enjeti
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Year Awarded: 2004
College: Engineering
Award Level: Teaching
Tatiana
Erukhimova
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Year Awarded: 2012
Tatiana Erukhimova, earned her Ph.D. from the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1999, and came to Texas A&M in 2001 as a postdoctoral research associate, later an assistant research scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences in the College of Geosciences. She joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Science in 2006. During the first part of her teaching career she taught “Atmospheric Thermodynamics: Elementary Physics and Chemistry.” She now teaches first year physics for engineers. In addition, she teaches physics during the summer for the LEEP program, which helps incoming engineering freshman prepare for their freshman year.
Dr. Erukhimova also serves as the outreach coordinator for the Department of Physics and Astronomy. For the past five years she has organized and run the annual Physics Festival that annually attracts several thousand people of all ages to campus for an entertaining and informative day of lectures and funny, puzzling, and fascinating hands-on experiments. She also has developed the traveling Physics Show and makes presentations to off-campus organizations, ranging from elementary school classes to adult clubs and former students groups. Needless to say, Dr. Erukhimova is in high demand as a speaker at local schools, libraries, and summer camps.
Students know Dr. Erukhimova for her passion and enthusiasm for teaching, as well as for being generous with her time helping them outside the classroom. She brings creative demonstrations to class; she posts old tests on her website—with the solutions; and she is constantly introducing novel ways to explain difficult concepts. One student concludes her letter of support like this “I learned more than just physics during my freshman year in Dr. Erukhimova’s classes: I learned vital study skills, and gained an incredible role model and mentor.”
College: Science
Award Level: Teaching