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Accomplishments & Awards
We are very proud of the accomplishments of our current and retired (*) faculty and staff. These accomplishments include:
Nobel Prize http://nobelprize.org/
• Norman Borlaug (deceased)
• Bruce McCarl
National Academy of Sciences http://www.nas.edu
• Perry Adkisson*
• Norman Borlaug (deceased)
• Max Summers
National Academy of Engineering http://www.nae.edu
• Edward Hiler
National Medal of Science http://www.nationalmedals.org/
• Norman Borlaug (deceased)
Pulitzer Prize http://www.pulitzer.org/
• Douglas Starr
Humboldt Prize http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/pls/web/wt_show.text_page?p_text_id=1600
• Fuller Bazer
Wolf Prize http://www.wolffund.org.il/main.asp
• Perry Adkisson*
• Fuller Bazer
Distinguished Professors-Texas A&M University http://dof.tamu.edu/notable/
• Perry Adkisson*
• Fuller Bazer
• Norman Borlaug (deceased)
• John Crompton
• Joanne Lupton
• Bruce McCarl
• Max Summers
Faculty Serving in Editorial Roles
2008 Faculty and Staff Honors
University Professorships for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence
• John Gold, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
• John Crompton, Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
President’s Award for Academic Advising
• Heather Haliburton, Ecosystem Science and Management
• Rebecca Hapes, Entomology
Guthrie Student Advising Award
• Mark Hall, Soil and Crop Sciences
Texas A&M Presidential Award of Excellence for Faculty Service to International Students
• Kirk Winemiller, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Awards
FOR RESEARCH
• James C. Sacchettini, Biochemistry and Biophysics
• Guoyao Wu, Animal Science
• Dorothy E. Shippen, Biochemistry and Biophysics.
FOR STAFF
• Marguerite Van Dyke, Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
FOR ADMINISTRATION
• Joe D. Townsend, Associate Dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
FOR EXTENSION, OUTREACH, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Joe L. Outlaw, Class of 1987, Agricultural Economics.
Faculty Research Productivity
Grants and Contracts. College Faculty are involved in research in 101 countries and over the past five years have been awarded more than $261 million in grants and contracts.
Commercialization. In FY 2007 College and AgriLife Research faculty produced the following commercialization activities: Disclosures: 43; license Agreements: 24; Plant Variety protection filed or issued: 3; U.S. Patents filed or issued: 20; Foreign Patents filed or issued: 4. This productivity produced more than $2 million in royalties.
