Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell to Announce Distinguished Faculty Award Winners at TTUHSC
The Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards are the most prestigious honors granted to faculty members throughout the Texas Tech University System.
January 22, 2019 | Contact: Scott Lacefield
WHAT: Announcement of the annual Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)
WHEN: 3 p.m., Thursday (Jan. 24)
WHERE: TTUHSC, 3601 4th St., Academic Classroom Building, Room 110
EVENT: Texas Tech University System Chancellor and TTUHSC President Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell will present the annual Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards to four faculty members at TTUHSC
Distinguished Teaching Awards
- - Vardan T. Karamyan, Pharm.D., Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy
- - Steven Sawyer, P.T., Ph.D., professor and chair; associate dean, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions
Distinguished Research Awards
- - Min Hee Kang, Pharm.D., professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
- - Donna C. Owen, Ph.D., R.N., professor, School of Nursing
The Chancellor’s Council helps advance the important work of the TTU System and its four component institutions – Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.
The Chancellor’s Council is a giving society that supports Chancellor Mitchell and his priorities of impacting student lives through scholarships, recognizing faculty achievement and encouraging excellence across the TTU System and its four component institutions – Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.
The awards are made possible through philanthropic gifts to the Chancellor’s Council. Award recipients each receive a $5,000 stipend and an engraved medallion.
About the Texas Tech University System
Established in 1996, the Texas Tech University System is one of the top public university systems in the state of Texas and nation, consisting
of four universities—Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.
Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the TTU System is a $2 billion enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and outreach with approximately 20,000 employees, over 54,000 students, more than 340,000 alumni and an endowment over $1.3 billion.
In its short history, the TTU System has grown tremendously and is nationally acclaimed, operating on 17 campuses statewide and internationally. Under the dynamic leadership of Chancellor Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, the TTU System has set forth a bold vision of excellence, collaboration and innovation and continues to prove that from here, it’s possible.