About
University Distinguished Professors represent the highest level of achievement for our faculty. They are recognized as pre-eminent authorities in their fields and their accomplishments are exemplified by outstanding teaching, mentoring, discovery and service. They demonstrate to the world the high quality of scholarship underway at Texas A&M University.
Current Guidelines Nomination Package TemplateCoversheet Nominator Request for External Letters
Selection Committee Makeup:
The University Distinguished Professor Award Selection Committee is composed of nine University Distinguished Professors serving staggered two-year terms. The members of the award committee must be from nine different colleges/schools, and any member must not be reappointed for two years after their term is finished.
Executive Committee:
The Executive Committee of Distinguished Professors consists of nine Distinguished Professors. Each year, three are elected for a three year term.
The current Executive Committee members are:
- B. Don Russell, Electrical & Computer Engineering (Emeritus) -- (Current Chair)
- Catherine Eckel, Economics -- Current Vice-Chair (2024)
- John Gadysz, Chemistry (Emeritus)
- J.N. Reddy, Mechanical Engineering (2024)
- Joerg Steiner, Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Sciences (2024)
- Olga Kocharovskaya, Physics & Astronomy (2023)
- Richard Golsan, International Studies (2023)
- Bani Mallick, Statistics (2023)
- Paul Hardin, Biology (2023)
- Dorothy Shippen, Biochemistry & Biophysics (2023)
- Nick Suntzeff, Physics & Astronomy (2023)
Executive Committee Bylaws
Entitlements:
Award winners will be named University Distinguished Professors but will also keep their current titles and ranks; i.e., Professor of ‘Academic Department.’
- The University Distinguished Professor honorific title is bestowed in perpetuity, as long as the faculty member remains in good standing.
- A bursary fund is provided to new University Distinguished Professors.
- One AM parking tag is provided as a supplement to an existing paid parking permit.