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Chancellor, President to Announce Distinguished Faculty Award Winners

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 18, 2019 | Contact: Scott Lacefield

WHAT:          Announcement of the annual Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

WHEN:          11 a.m., Friday (Jan. 18)

WHERE:        L. Frederick and Ginger Francis Auditorium, Medical Education Building, 5001 El Paso Dr., Room 1200, TTUHSC El Paso

EVENT:         Texas Tech University System Chancellor Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell and Richard Lange, M.D., TTUHSC El Paso president, will present the annual Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award to a TTUHSC El Paso faculty member.

Distinguished Teaching Awards

The Chancellor’s Council is a giving society that supports Chancellor Dr. Tedd L. 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 UniversityTexas Tech University Health Sciences CenterAngelo 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.