Texas A&M Honours Outstanding Campus Members

Texas A&M held its University Awards Ceremony this week to collectively recognize outstanding faculty, staff and students. Several hundred people were on hand on Bethancourt Ballroom for the luncheon event hosted by President M. Katherine Banks.

Outstanding campus members were honored for their contributions in academics, teaching, research and service across 11 award categories. In addition to Banks, leaders from the colleges/schools were present, along with the 98 winners and their guests.

Banks said the award winners are “outstanding members of the Texas A&M family who represent this university well.” She also thanked the sponsoring organizations for their support of the university-wide recognition including The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents; Office of the Chancellor; Chancellor’s Century Council; The Association of Former Students; Texas A&M Foundation; Office of Faculty Affairs; Division of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness; Graduate and Professional School; and Division of Academic and Strategic Collaborations.

This 2023 University Award winners are:

Student Employee of the Year
Jordan Gomez
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Amanda Hoth
Student Activities, Division of Student Affairs

President’s Meritorious Service Award
Aggie Way
Alyssa Zarco
Admissions, School of Engineering Medicine
Kelley O’Neal
Byrne Student Success Center, School of Education & Human Development

New Employee
Alex Troyer
J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Chandler Guardado Rivera
Enrollment Services, Aggie One Stop

Supervisor
Dr. Ashley Seabury
Research and Graduate Studies, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Chris Court
Technology Services

Individual
Jose Arrisola
Technology Services
Chad Barger
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Trudy Krenek Bennett
Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Jen Bloom
J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Florence Davies
University Writing Center, Academic Affairs
John Fellers
Environmental Health and Safety, Division of Operations
Andy Gibson
Transition Academic Programs, College of Arts and Sciences
Bethany Goodlett
Department of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine
Noeline Gunasekara
Division of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness
Dr. Sarah Jaks
MBA Program Office, Mays Business School
Sherri Jerzyk
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Bradley Matthews
Career Center, Division of Student Affairs
Kristi Mejias
Athletics
Heather Miller
Graduate Programs, School of Law
Pamela Moncayo-Morales
Undergraduate Strategic Partnerships, Division of Academic and Strategic Collaborations
Jason Muchow
Rudder Theater Complex, University Center and Special Events
Michael Outland
Enrollment Services, Aggie One Stop
Melanie McKoin Owens
Student Life, Division of Student Affairs
Erin Pope
Immigration Affairs, Faculty Affairs
Dr. Jing Wu
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Team
The Tex-TRAC Team, School of Nursing
Leslie Kallus, Bobbi Naylor, Kayce Ward and Dr. Kim Zemanek
The Undergraduate Advising and Operations Team, College of Arts and Sciences
Jake Clough, Terri Ferguson, Christine Farris, Amber Greer, Julia Jakab, Antonio Knox, Allison Rivera, Roxanna Russell, Kaileigh Carter and Sara Thigpin

University Professorships for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence
Dr. Arun R. Srinivasa
J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Dr. James D. Herman
Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Dr. James D. Pennington
Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Emily Cantrell
Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, School of Education and Human Development
Dr. Kati I. Stoddard
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence
Dr. Bala Shetty
Department of Information and Operations Management, Mays Business School
Dr. Catharina Laporte
Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences

Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators Award
Dr. Sharon Matthews
Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, School of Education and Human Development

Regents Professor Award
Dr. Bradford P. Wilcox
Department of Ecology & Conservation Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dr. Reza Langari
J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Dr. Malatesha Joshi
Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, School of Education and Human Development
Professor Irene Calboli
School of Law
Dr. Samba Reddy
Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Medicine
Dr. Jay Maddock
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health

Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award
2023 Recipient
Dr. Donald J. Darensbourg
Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
2022 Recipient
Dr. Bruce McCarl
Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Community Impact Award
Student
Mason Holmes
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Staff
Dr. Catherine Cole
Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Faculty
Dr. Deanna Kennedy
Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, School of Education and Human Development

R.A. “Murray” Fasken ’38 Partner in Philanthropy Award
Professor Luz E. Herrera
School of Law

The Association of Former Students Distinguished Graduate Student Award
Excellence in Research
Akanksha Baranwal
Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
Bryton Praslicka
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
Kunyu Wang
Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Matthew Vaughan
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Michelle Jonika
Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Peter Renner
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Seoin Yoon
Department of Management, Mays Business School

Excellence in Teaching – Doctoral
Audrey Earnhardt-San
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Hadear Hassan
J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Janet Eunjin Cho
Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences
Jeffrey Cragin
Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Meaghan Devlin
Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education and Human Development
Miriam Catalan
Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Nathan Lanning
Department of Oceanography, College of Arts and Sciences
Shelby Blair
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

The Association of Former Students University-Level Distinguished Achievement Award
Administration
Professor Luz E. Herrera
School of Law
Dr. Darby Roberts
Division of Student Affairs
Extension, Outreach, Continuing Education and Professional Development
Dr. Robin Murphy
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering

Graduate Mentoring
Dr. Mark Hoekstra
Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Bruce A. McCarl
Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Individual Student Engagement
Rachel M. Ball
Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston
Sherree D. Kessler
Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences

Research
Dr. Bruce A. McCarl
Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dr. Malatesha Joshi
Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, School of Education and Human Development
Dr. Binayak P. Mohanty
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dr. Cheryl Craig
Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, School of Education and Human Development
Dr. Stephen Maren
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Larry J. Suva
Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Staff
Kurt P. Felpel
Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
Maria Ortega
Division of Student Affairs

Teaching
Dr. Adrienne Brundage
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dr. Andy D. Herring
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dr. Johanna Heseltine
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Anton G. Hoffman
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Anne B. McGowan-Schooler
Department of Construction Science, School of Architecture
Dr. Sarah McNamara
Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Robin Rackley
Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, School of Education and Human Development
Dr. Scott Shafer
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Professor Aric Short
School of Law
Dr. Kristi Shryock
Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering, College of Engineering