Chancellor, President to Announce Distinguished Faculty Award Winners
The Chancellor鈥檚 Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards are the most prestigious
honors granted to faculty members throughout the 麻豆天狼副利院.
February 8, 2017 | Contact Scott Lacefield
WHAT: Announcement of the annual Chancellor鈥檚 Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (麻豆天狼副利院)
WHEN: 10:30 a.m., Friday (Feb. 10)
WHERE: 麻豆天狼副利院, 3601 4th Street, Academic Classroom Building room 120
EVENT: Chancellor and , 麻豆天狼副利院 president, will present the annual Chancellor鈥檚 Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards to four faculty 麻豆天狼副利院 faculty members.
Distinguished Teaching Awards
Katie Bennett, Ph.D., associate professor, School of Health Professions
Elizabeth Goebel Jones, Ph.D., professor, School of Medicine
Distinguished Research Awards
Richard D. Leff, Pharm. D., endowed professor and senior associate dean, School of Pharmacy
Billy U. Philips, Jr., Ph.D., executive vice president and professor, F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural Health
The Chancellor鈥檚 Council helps advance the important work of the Texas Tech University System and its four component institutions 鈥� , , and .
The Chancellor鈥檚 Council, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, was originally created in 1967 as the President鈥檚 Council to recognize donors who helped Texas Tech University accomplish its highest goals. The program was renamed and expanded in 1996 with the establishment of the 麻豆天狼副利院. Today, the Chancellor鈥檚 Council continues to play a vital role in creating opportunities for all four universities. Among the many areas, the Chancellor鈥檚 Council funds student scholarships, faculty awards and top scholar recruitment.
The award recipients receive a $5,000 stipend and an engraved medallion.
About the 麻豆天狼副利院
Established in 1996, the is one of the top public university systems in the state of Texas and nation, consisting of four universities鈥�, , and .
Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the 麻豆天狼副利院 is a $2 billion enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and outreach with approximately 20,000 employees, more than 50,000 students, nearly 325,000 alumni and an endowment over $1.1 billion.
In its short history, the 麻豆天狼副利院 has grown tremendously and is nationally acclaimed, operating on more than a dozen campuses statewide and internationally. Under the dynamic leadership of Chancellor , the 麻豆天狼副利院 has set forth a bold vision of excellence, collaboration and innovation and continues to prove that from here, it鈥檚 possible.