Exceptional teaching, research and creative activity transform TCU students and enrich the TCU experience. To honor our faculty’s invaluable work, TCU deans choose six outstanding faculty each year to receive two of the university’s highest honors: Deans’ Award for Teaching and Deans’ Award for Research and Creativity.
Here are the nominees for 2026. Winners will be announced in April.
2026 Nominees for Deans’ Award for Teaching
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Mark Dennis Professor of Religion and East Asian Religions Director, CALM Studies AddRan College of Liberal Arts – Humanities |
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Carrie Liu Currier Professor of Political Science AddRan College of Liberal Arts – Social Sciences |
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Debra L. Iba Senior Instructor of Communication Studies Bob Schieffer College of Communication |
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Miriam D. Ezzani Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Higher Education College of Education |
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Stephanie Bailey Senior Instructor of Fashion Merchandising College of Fine Arts |
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Brendan Lavy Associate Professor of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Davis College of Science & Engineering |
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Lisette Saleh Associate Professor of Nursing Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences |
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Renee Olvera Professor of Professional Practice in Accounting Director of the Master of Accounting Program Neeley School of Business |
2026 Nominees for the Deans’ Award for Research and Creativity
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Stacie McCormick Associate Professor of English AddRan College of Liberal Arts – Humanities |
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Luis Romero Associate Professor of Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies AddRan College of Liberal Arts – Social Sciences |
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Qinghua Yang Associate Professor of Communication Studies Bob Schieffer College of Communication |
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Hayat Hokayem Associate Professor of Science Education College of Education |
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Harry Parker Professor or Theatre College of Fine Arts |
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Hana Dobrovolny Professor of Biophysics Davis College of Science & Engineering |
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Gina Alexander Professor of Nursing Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences |
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Vassil Mihov Theodore and Beulah Beasley Faculty Fellow and Professor or Finance Neeley School of Business |