Faculty, Staff, and Student Awards
The faculty, staff, and students of the Whitacre College of Engineering frequently
achieve noteworthy accomplishments in the pursuit of academic excellence. Therefore,
the college and university have established awards that recognize excellence in teaching,
research, and scholarship.
The following is a listing of recent awards that Whitacre College of Engineering faculty, staff, and students have received.
Awards Listing
Research Awards
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement | Previous Recipients |
| Horn Professorship | April 1st | FRAC | WCOE Link TTU Link |
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| Ed and Linda Whitacre Faculty Fellows | September 1st | FRAC | Link | View |
| Whitacre Engineering Research Award | September 1st | FRAC | Link | View |
| Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award | September 1st | FRAC | WCOE Link TTU Link |
View |
| Barnie E. Rushing Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Award | September 1st | FRAC | WCOE Link TTU Link |
View |
Service & Teaching Awards
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement |
Previous Recipients |
| Jerry S. Rawls Distinguished Undergraduate Educator Awards | September 1st | STAC | Link | |
| George T. and Gladys Abell-Hanger Faculty Award | September 1st | STAC | Link | |
| Dr. Charles L. Burford Faculty Award | September 1st | STAC | Link | |
| Butler Distinguished Educator Fellow | September 1st | STAC | Link | |
| President’s Excellence in Academic Advising Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | Link | |
| Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | Link | |
| President’s Excellence in Teaching Awards | September 1st | Provost through STAC | Link | |
| Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | Link | |
| Spencer A. Wells Award for Creativity in Teaching | September 1st | Provost through STAC | Link | |
| Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | Link | |
| Piper Professor Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | Link | |
| Teaching Academy Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | Link | |
| Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Awards | September 1st | Provost through STAC | Link | |
| President’s Academic Achievement Awards | September 1st | Provost through STAC | Link | |
| Halliburton Teaching Excellence Award | ||||
| Competitive Texas Tech Awards | ||||
| Lockheed-Martin Award |
Staff Awards
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement | Previous Recipients |
| Orval Leroy Lewis Award | June 1st | WCOE Staff Awards Committee | Link | View |
| Matador Award | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | Link | View |
| Mask Rider Award | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | Link | View |
| Guns Up Award | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | Link | View |
| President's Award of Excellence | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | Link | View |
| Chancellor's Award of Excellence | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | Link | View |
| Staff Senate Award | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | Link | View |
| Chancellor's Colonel Rowan Award for Execution | View | |||
| Top Techsan Award | View | |||
| TTU Quality Service Award (University Award) | View |
Other COE Awards
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement | Previous Recipients |
| WCOE SafeRaider Award | December 15th | View | ||
| WCOE Engineering Safety Champion Award | December 15th | View | ||
| TTU Presidential Departmental Excellence in Safety Award | March 1st | Link | Link | View |
Other TTU Awards
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement | Previous Recipients |
| President's Excellence in Commercialization Award | February 15th | Link | Link | View |
Student Awards
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement | Previous Recipients |
| James A. "Jim" McAuley Distinguished Engineering Student Award | View |
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