The Association of Former Students University Level Distinguished Achievement awards honor Texas A&M University faculty and staff members in the areas of teaching, research, student relations, graduate mentoring, extension/outreach/continuing education/professional development, administration, and staff support.
 
Current Guidelines: 2020-2021 Association of Former Students University Level Distinguished Achievement Guidelines

Previous Guidelines: 2019-2020 Association of Former Students University Level Distinguished Achievement Guidelines
 
Selection Committee Makeup: 
Each member will be assigned to a sub-committee by the Dean of Faculties and will participate in the reading and evaluation of nomination packages and the selection of winners in that award category. 
Sub-committees should hold additional meetings, as needed, between the time of the meeting and the time that voting ballots are completed.  Electronic deliberations are allowable.

1. The specific number of individuals per category for each college are listed in the Table 2. College should email the names and contact information for Selection Committee member(s) to the Office of the Dean of Faculties, at awardsprograms@tamu.edu.

NOTE: Notify Selection Committee members before submitting names to the Office of the Dean of Faculties to ensure willingness to serve and availability for the mandatory selection committee meeting (Table 1).

2. Individuals with the title of department head, dean, director of an A&M System member, assistant vice president, associate vice president, vice president, executive vice president, and president are not eligible to serve on the Selection Committee.  However, individuals with titles that include the modifiers of assistant or associate for department head, dean, or director of an A&M System member may serve.
    
3. Except for the Dean of Faculties, who serves as the chair of the Selection Committee, no member may serve on the committee for more than two consecutive years.
    
4. Individuals who are nominated for awards may not serve on the Selection Committee.  If an individual that is chosen for the committee ends up being nominated, please contact Sandra Harnden in the Office of the Dean of Faculties immediately with the name and contact information for a replacement.
    
5. Selection Committee members must be available to attend the mandatory selection committee meeting (Table 1), subsequent subcommittee meetings, and make time in their schedules to thoroughly review the nomination packages.
    
6. The identity of the members on the Selection Committee and the proceedings of the committee are confidential.
    
7. Great care should be taken to ensure that all members of the Selection Committee fully understand the significance of the awards and the necessity for maintaining the integrity of the awards.

 

8. You are encouraged to promote diversity reflective of the constituencies of Texas A&M University when choosing representatives for this Selection Committee.

Table 1 Important Dates
 

November 6, 2020	Submit selection committee names to Office of the Dean of Faculties by 5 p.m.
January 8, 2021	Submit award nominations to Office of the Dean of Faculties by 12 p.m.
January 21, 2021	Selection committee initial meeting Attendance MANDATORY for ALL committee members
March 8-22, 2020	Colleges/Areas must notify award recipients No later than 5 p.m. March 20, 2020
March 23-26, 2020	Recipients names released to the University community and news media
April 2021	Distinguished Achievement Awards Ceremony

Table 2.  Selection Committee Composition 

COLLEGE/UNIT	FACULTY REPS	STAFF REPS	STUDENTS	GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD REPS
Provost & Executive Vice President	None this year	1 staff member for Ext & Outreach subcommittee
Agriculture & Life Sciences	1 faculty member for Research Subcommittee	None this year		1 faculty member
Architecture	1 faculty member for Teaching Subcommittee	None this year		1 faculty member
Bush School of Government & Public Service	None this year	1 staff member for Ext & Outreach Subcommittee		1 faculty member
Education & Human Development	1 faculty member for Research Subcommittee	None this year		1 faculty member
Engineering	None this year	1 staff member for Administration Subcommittee		1 faculty member
Geosciences	1 faculty member for Teaching Subcommittee	None this year		1 faculty member
Liberal Arts	None this year	1 staff member for Staff Subcommittee		1 faculty member
Mays Business School	1 faculty member for Teaching Subcommittee	None this year		1 faculty member
Science	None this year	None this year		1 faculty member
Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences	1 faculty member for Graduate Mentoring	None this year		1 faculty member
Dentistry	None this year	None this year		1 faculty member
Medicine	None this year	None this year		1 faculty member
Nursing	1 faculty member for Teaching Subcommittee	None this year		1 faculty member
Pharmacy	None this year	1 staff member for Administration Subcommittee		1 faculty member
School of Public Health	1 faculty member for Research Subcommittee	None this year		1 faculty member
Law School	1 faculty member for Teaching Subcommittee	None this year		1 faculty member
Texas A&M University at Galveston	None this year	1 staff member for ISR Subcommittee		1 faculty member
University Libraries	1 faculty member for Administration Subcommittee	None this year		1 faculty member
AgriLife Research and AgriLife Extension	1 faculty member for Research Subcommittee	None this year
AgriLife Extension	None this year	None this year
TEES and TEEX	1 faculty member for Ext & Outreach Subcommittee	None this year
Center for Teaching Excellence	None this year	None this year
Faculty Senate	1 faculty member for Teaching Subcomittee
Corps of Cadets		1 staff member each year
Graduate Student Council			1 current student
Student Government Association			1 current student
The Association of Former Students			4 former students
TOTAL AFS-DAA COMMITTEE MEMBERS	14 Faculty	12 Staff	6 Students
TOTAL AFS-DAA COMMITTEE MEMBERS				18

 
The Association of Former Students University Level Distinguished Achievement Award Selection Committee List:
2019-2020 Selection Committee
2018-2019 Selection Committee
 
The Association of Former Students University Level Distinguished Achievement Award Recipient List:
All Association of Former Students University Level Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
2020 Recipient Announcement