Seven College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty earn honors
The Association of Former Students at Texas A&M presents University Level Distinguished Achievement Awards
Seven members of the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have been selected to receive the 2025 University Level Distinguished Achievement Awards, presented by The Association of Former Students and Texas A&M University.
Since 1955, The Association of Former Students has recognized outstanding members of Texas A&M’s faculty and staff for their commitment, performance and positive impact on Aggie students, Texas citizens and the world around them. The University Level Distinguished Achievement Awards are among the most prestigious awards presented to faculty and staff members at Texas A&M.
The review process is rigorous, and recipients are selected by a campus-wide committee of faculty, staff and former students.
Recipients will be honored during the Faculty Affairs Spring Awards Celebration in April.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recipients
- Extension, Outreach, Continuing Education and Professional Development: David Anderson, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist for livestock and food product marketing and professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics.
- Graduate Mentoring: Kim Dooley, Ph.D., Regents Professor, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications, and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences associate dean for Faculty Affairs.
- Individual Student Engagement: Shawn Ramsey, Ph.D., assistant department head for academics in the Department of Animal Science and wool judging coordinator.
- Research: Stephen Smith, Ph.D., Regents Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Senior Faculty Fellow and professor in the Department of Animal Science.
- Teaching: Michelle Henderson Pozzi, Ph.D., principal lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
- Teaching: Lee Fitzgerald, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology and curator in Texas A&M Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections.
- Teaching: Leslie Kelso-Winemiller, Ph.D., instructional professor in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology.
For the full list of winners throughout Texas A&M, visit The Association of Former Students’ University Level Distinguished Achievement awards list.
