texas a&m university and the association of former students have selected 24 outstanding members of the universitys faculty and staff to be honored with 2020 distinguished achievement awards the university-level distinguished achievement awards were first presented in 1955 and have since been awarded to more than 1 000 professionals who have exhibited the highest standards of excellence at texas a&m in recognition of their achievements each recipient will receive a cash gift an engraved watch and a commemorative plaque in lieu of an in-person ceremony honoring distinguished achievement award recipients at this time the university is formally celebrating their accomplishments through other channels department of physics and astronomy dr george r welch professor physics and astronomy science dr alexei v sokolov professor physics and astronomy science the 2020 recipients along with their departments/affiliations were as follows: for teaching dr chavela carr senior lecturer biochemistry and biophysics agricultural and life sciences dr sharon d matthews clinical assistant professor teaching learning and culture education and human development dr marian eide associate professor english liberal arts dr dwight a roblyer lecturer political science liberal arts dr sean t mcguire associate professor accounting mays business school dr charles cody folden iii associate professor chemistry science dr george r welch professor physics and astronomy science dr kristin p chaney clinical assistant professor veterinary integrative biosciences veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences dr brian f porter clinical professor veterinary pathobiology veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences dr diane e chico instructional professor neuroscience and experimental therapeutics medicine for research dr raghavan srinivasan professor ecology and conservation biology agricultural and life sciences dr yu ding professor industrial and systems engineering engineering dr helen l reed regents professor aerospace engineering engineering dr d samba reddy professor neuroscience and experimental therapeutics medicine dr alexei v sokolov professor physics and astronomy science dr gregory a johnson professor veterinary integrative biosciences veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences for individual student engagement ms deryle richmond associate director memorial student center student programs division of student affairs dr krystal t simmons clinical associate professor educational psychology education and human development for administration dr timothy rhea director of bands and music activities music activities division of student affairs for extension outreach continuing education and professional development dr joerg m steiner university distinguished professor veterinary small animal clinical sciences veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences for staff mr james d titus supervisor architecture shop woodshop architecture ms kelly cox assistant director student life studies division of student affairs for graduate mentoring dr michael beyerlein professor educational administration and human resource development education and human development dr stephen h safe distinguished professor veterinary physiology and pharmacology veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences – by texas a&m university office of provost communications this post texas a&m announces 2020 distinguished achievement award recipients appeared first on office of the provost share: