The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents established the Regents Professor Award program in 1996. Each year, the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System honors individuals at the rank of professor or equivalent whose outstanding performance in teaching, research, and service has been exemplary. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the A&M System on faculty members. The performance of those selected is considered meritorious and worthy of recognition of their achievements that impacted not only their institution or agency but also the community, the state of Texas, and/or national and international levels.
Texas A&M University Selection Process
Nominations for the Regents Professor from each college or school are submitted to the university selection committee, which recommends the finalists to the President to submit to the Texas A&M University System. We manage a total of 9 nominations to the system, pooled from those that had previously been managed separately (e.g., College Station (4), Galveston Campus (1), and Health Science Center (2)) and agencies (e.g., Engineering (1) and Agriculture (1)). To identify those nominations proceeding to “Step II” for consideration by the system we will review submissions from colleges/schools based on the maximum possible numbers indicated in this table:
|
College or School |
Nominations |
|
Bush School of Government and Public Service |
1 |
|
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
3 |
|
College of Architecture |
1 |
|
College of Arts and Sciences |
6 |
|
College of Dentistry |
1 |
|
College of Education & Human Development |
1 |
|
College of Engineering |
5 |
|
College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies |
1 |
|
College of Nursing |
1 |
|
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts |
1 |
|
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
1 |
|
Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy |
1 |
|
Mays Business School |
1 |
|
Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine |
1 |
|
School of Engineering Medicine |
1 |
|
School of Law |
1 |
|
School of Public Health |
1 |
|
28 |
Deadlines & Guidelines
Nominations will be submitted via InfoReady by 5pm on April 3, 2026. This allows the university selection committee adequate time to evaluate all nominees. Faculty Affairs will submit nomination materials to the Board of Regents submission portal by the System deadline of June 30, 2026.
Note that this TAMU internal deadline of April 3, 2026, is EARLIER than the final deadline stated on the TAMUS website.
The initial Step I. nomination materials will consist of five files that will be uploaded to InfoReady:
- Summary Biography (docx; 135 word maximum): Please prepare a biography that highlights the accomplishments that serve to make the nominee exemplary.
- Nominating Letter (pdf; 3-page max. length): A letter of nomination submitted to the selection committee from any of the following: deans, department heads, directors, program chairs, administrators, award committees, and individual or groups of faculty members.
- Summary presentation (pdf; third-person, single-spaced, 12-point font, 5-page max. length): The summary presentation should be a compilation of the nominee’s most outstanding qualifications, major achievements, and contributions that demonstrate the nominees competence in exceeding the three listed criteria areas (superior performance in teaching, research, and service) for the award.
- Vitae (pdf; 25-page max. length): A current and moderately detailed vitae highlighting the nominee’s career and outstanding accomplishments. Please delete all personal references, such as marital status and family references.
- Optional Supporting Material (pdf; 5-page max. length): Samples of teaching, scholarship, research, and service-related materials that further endorses the nominee’s candidacy.
If you have any questions regarding this award, please email awardsprograms@tamu.edu.