Each year at this time, Texas Christian University recognizes the academic excellence of our outstanding faculty and students. It is my honor to announce the following awards and accomplishments for Spring 2023. Please join me in celebrating these exceptional Horned Frogs – your classmates, professors, students and colleagues – for their academic achievements.
Faculty Achievement
Congratulations to the six professors honored for their dedication and excellence in the classroom and beyond with the Deans’ Award for Teaching and the Deans’ Award for Research and Creativity. They teach and mentor our students to think independently and innovatively. They influence their fields and classrooms through their research and creative activity. They exemplify the integrity of a TCU degree. I invite you to read more about them here.
Deans’ Award for Teaching 2023
Jan Lacina, Ph.D.
Professor and Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Research and Strategic Partnership
College of Education
Jacqueline Lambiase, Ph.D.
Professor of Strategic Communication
Bob Schieffer College of Communication
Katie Lauve-Moon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Deans’ Award for Research and Creativity 2023
Peter Frinchaboy, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science & Engineering
Hanan Hammad, Ph.D.,
Professor of History and Director of Middle East Studies
AddRan College of Liberal Arts
Tee Tyler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Student Achievement
Studying at TCU is both challenging and rewarding. I am constantly impressed with our students’ dedication to their studies and their Horned Frog experience. Therefore, I congratulate the undergraduate and graduate students who have distinguished themselves by excelling in their educational journey. View their names and accomplishments here.
2023 Undergraduate Student Awards
Read more about the 2023 faculty and student honorees on the Recognition of Academic Excellence landing page. To all of our honorees–WELL DONE! You make us very proud Horned Frogs.
Lead On, TCU!
Dr. Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs