Commerce, TEXAS (March 5, 2012)— Texas A&M University-Commerce congratulates recipients of the Fall 2011 Student Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence, an honor bestowed on faculty.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Larry F. Lemanski, Ph.D. believes that the A&M Commerce students benefit the most by learning from quality educators.
“It is no surprise to me that 30 of our faculty were ranked among the very top teachers in The Texas A&M University System,” Lemanski said. “A&M-Commerce is committed to recruiting and retaining the very best and brightest faculty members from across the country.”
Recipients of the Fall 2011 Student Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence are as follows:
College of Education & Human Services
Adams, Rebecca L.—Clinical Instructor and Assistant Department Head, Curriculum and Instruction
Block, Betty—Professor and Head, Health and Human Performance
Boggs, Merry—Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Boshears, Patsy—Instructor, Social Work
Cikanek, Kathy—Adjunct Professor, Early Childhood Education, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
Clark, Rhonda—Clinical Instructor, Curriculum and Instruction
Dang, Quynh Dao—Assistant Professor Professional Track, Health and Human Performance
Faulkenberry, Thomas—Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
Fish, Wade—Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Haas, Leslie—Senior Lecturer, Curriculum and Instruction
Hammack, Barbara—Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Hogan, Lois—Ad Interim Professor of Psychology
Judd, Rebecca—Assistant Professor, Social Work
Nottingham, Mary—Professor, Reading and Literacy; Math and Science Teacher Academy (MASTA) Grant Project Coordinator
Page, Jim Larkin—Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Stryker, Agnes—Senior Lecturer, Curriculum and Instruction
Thompson, W. Joshua—Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Tietjen-Smith, Tara—Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance
Wickersham, Leah—Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Williams, Kashunda—Assistant Professor, Psychology and Special Education
College of Business & Entrepreneurship
Folden, Robert—Assistant Professor, Business Administration and Management Information Systems
Mintu-Wimsatt, Alma T.—Professor, Marketing and Management
College of Science, Engineering, & Agriculture
Donham, Brent—Associate Professor and Department Head, Engineering and Technology
Hanna, Michael—Assistant Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Un, Ka Sai— Professor, Mathematics
College of Humanities, Social Sciences, & Arts
Bolin, William—Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head, Literature and Languages
Isip, Jomar—Teaching Assistant, Literature and Languages
Juarez, Veronica—Ad Interim Instructor, Fundamentals of Speech, U.S. Studies in Human Communication
Rodriguez, Robert—Assistant Professor, Political Science
Villanueva-Russell, Yvonne—Associate Professor and Department Head, Sociology and Criminal Justice
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About Texas A&M University-Commerce: Founded in 1889, Texas A&M University-Commerce is a member of The Texas A&M University System. Located in Northeast Texas, A&M-Commerce is home to more than 11,000 students, four academic colleges, a thriving graduate school, and more than 100 degree programs. As the region’s focal point of higher education, A&M-Commerce offers students facilities ranging from a world-class science building and new student center, to a fully equipped recreational facility and recently completed music hall. The university also has convenient facilities in Corsicana, Midlothian, Mesquite, and downtown Dallas.
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 statewide network of 11 universities, seven state agencies and a comprehensive health science center.
A&M System members educate more than 120,000 students and reach another 22 million people through service each year. With more than 28,000 faculty and staff, the A&M System has a physical presence in 250 of the state’s 254 counties and a programmatic presence in every one. In 2010, externally funded research expenditures exceeded $772 million to help drive the state’s economy.