Texas Tech Parents Association Announces Faculty and Student Award Recipients

Written by Cory Chandler

The Texas Tech Parents Association announces its faculty and student award recipients for 2009-2010.

The association will hold a special reception and awards presentation Saturday (April 10) in the United Spirit Arena’s City Bank Room on the Texas Tech University campus.

The annual awards spotlight faculty and student creativity, excellence and dedication.  The Texas Tech Parents Association calls for nominations from all Texas Tech academic colleges and its board of directors selects winners from each category.

“The student and faculty honorees have a tremendous amount of talent and investment in Texas Tech and their community” said Ken Gassiot, associate director of Parent and Family Relations at Texas Tech. “These individuals are first-class and well-deserving of not only being nominated, but also selected as recipients.”

2009-2010 Faculty Award Winners

Julian Spallholtz; Nutrition, Hospitality, and Retailing; the Barnie E Rushing Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Award

Deborah Fowler; Nutrition, Hospitality, and Retailing; the Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award for Creativity in Teaching

Wendell Aycock, Graduate School, the Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award

Michelle Kwon, School of Law, Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching

2009-2010 Student Academic Citizenship Award Winners

Agricultural Sciences – Kaleigh Janota Allied Health – Jonathan Matthews Architecture – Robert Diaz Arts and Sciences – Stephen Torrence Business Administration – Jaime Resendiz Engineering – Jared Casey Honors College – Eileen Mary Dee Human Sciences – Lauren Foster Law – Donmale Gbaanador Mass Communications – Suzanne Williams Nursing – Jeff Watson University College – Jayden Spencer Visual and Performing Arts – Travis Treadwell

CONTACT: Ken Gassiot, associate director, Parent and Family Relations, Texas Tech University, (806) 742-3630, or ken.gassiot@ttu.edu