AFS Distinguished Achievement Awards to Tatiana Erukhimova and M. Suhail Zubairy
Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students have selected 24 outstanding members of the school’s faculty and staff to be honored with 2017-2018 Distinguished Achievement Awards. The university-level Distinguished Achievement Awards were first presented in 1955 and have since been awarded to more than 1,000 professionals who have exhibited the highest standards of excellence at Texas A&M.
2019 Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients Announced:
Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students have selected 24 outstanding members of the school’s faculty and staff to be honored with 2019 Distinguished Achievement Awards. The university-level Distinguished Achievement Awards were first presented in 1955 and have since been awarded to more than 1,000 professionals who have exhibited the highest standards of excellence at Texas A&M.
The 2019 Distinguished Achievement Awards were formally presented at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 29, during ceremonies in Rudder Theatre on the Texas A&M University campus. In recognition of their achievements, each recipient received a cash gift, an engraved watch and a commemorative plaque.


The 2019 recipients, along with their departments/affiliations, were as follows.
For Teaching Erick Moreno-Centeno, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, College of Engineering Wei-Jung Chen, Department of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics, College of Medicine Cheryl Herman, Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Claire Katz, Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts Wei Li, Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, College of Architecture Duncan S. MacKenzie, Department of Biology, College of Science John F. Murphy, School of Law Scott Schaefer, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, College of Engineering Nancy Street, Department of Communication, College of Liberal Arts Radhika Viruru, Department of Teaching, Learning, & Culture, Education and Human Development For Research Nicolaas E. Deutz, Department of Health & Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development Francois Gabbai, Department of Chemistry, College of Science Yassin A. Hassan, Department of Nuclear Engineering, College of Engineering Katrin Hinrichs, Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences P.R. Kumar, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering M. Suhail Zubairy, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science
Photo Credit: Texas A&M, Office of the Provost
For Individual Student engagement
Rafael Almanzar, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Rebecca Burns, College of Nursing
For Administration
Sherry J. Yennello, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
For Extension, Outreach, Continuing Education and Professional Development
Tatiana Erukhimova, Department of Physics, College of Science

Photo Credit: Texas A&M, Office of the Provost
For Staff
Jennifer Boyle, Department of Student Activities, Division of Student Affairs
Krista May, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
For Graduate Mentoring
Bani K. Mallick, Department of Statistics, College of Science
Guy Whitten, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
The recipients will be honored at an awards ceremony April 29 at 1:30 p.m. in Rudder Theatre during the 2019 Distinguished Day programming, open to all those interested in attending. The full schedule for Distinguished Day will be made in a forthcoming announcement.
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