Regents Approve 18 Regents Professors, 13 Regents Fellows
BRYAN, COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has designated 18 faculty members and 13 agency service, extension, or research professionals within the A&M System as Regents Professors and Regents Fellows for their exemplary performance during the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
“Each of these distinguished individuals has made significant contributions to their fields and to the state of Texas,” said Bill Mahomes, Chairman of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. “Their achievements embody the A&M System’s mission of service and innovation, and I hope their dedication will motivate others.”
The Regents Professor Awards program was established in 1996, and the Regents Fellow Service Awards program was created in 1997 to honor employees who have made extraordinary contributions to their university or agency, as well as to the people of Texas.
This year’s recipients of the Regents Professor Award are:
– Dr. Kyle T. Alfriend, Texas A&M University
– Dr. Ping Chang, Texas A&M University
– Dr. Jieming Chen, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
– Dr. Anna B. Cieslicka, Texas A&M International University
– Dr. Alejandro del Carmen, Tarleton State University
– Dr. Ali Fares, Prairie View A&M University
– Dr. Juan Carlos Huerta, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
– Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, Texas A&M University
– Dr. Wowek Sean Kearney, Texas A&M University-San Antonio
– Dr. Bani Mallick, Texas A&M University
– Dr. Christopher Marshall, Texas A&M University at Galveston
– Dr. William J. Murphy, Texas A&M University
– Dr. Michael H. Perri, Texas A&M University-Texarkana
– Dr. Eric Petersen, Texas A&M University
– Dr. Joe W. Priest, Tarleton State University
– Dr. Narasimha Reddy, Texas A&M University
– Dr. Lin Shao, Texas A&M University
– Dr. Brian Zator, Texas A&M University-Commerce.
This year’s recipients of the Regents Fellow Award are:
– Ms. Sheryl Austin, PVAMU Cooperative Extension Program
– Mr. Jordan Brod, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
– Mr. Dorian Davis, Texas Division of Emergency Management
– Mr. Jose Garza, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
– Dr. Daniel S. Hale, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
– Mr. Joel Hambright, Texas A&M Forest Service
– Dr. Daniel Leskovar, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
– Ms. Mary Levien, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
– Mrs. Rebecca Marianno, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
– Ms. Jana Osbourn, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
– Dr. David Schrank, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
– Mr. Dude Speed, Texas Division of Emergency Management
– Mr. Travis Zamzow, Texas A&M Forest Service.
To date, 323 Texas A&M System faculty members have been recognized with the Regents Professor Award and 201 agency professionals have received the Regents Fellow Service Award.
About The Texas A&M University System
The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a budget of $7.3 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities, a comprehensive health science center, eight state agencies, Texas A&M-Fort Worth and Texas A&M-RELLIS, the Texas A&M System educates more than 157,000 students and makes more than 21 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. System-wide, research and development expenditures exceed $1.5 billion and help drive the state’s economy.
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