Dear Academic Affairs faculty and staff,
I hope you attended this year’s combined event of Chancellor’s Assembly and Convocation last Saturday night on campus. We inaugurated the 2022-23 academic year and welcomed new and returning students, faculty and staff with lots of fanfare and TCU Spirit. We recognized the faculty and staff in attendance for the knowledge, dedication and community spirit you bring to TCU.
As I said in my remarks, at TCU we don’t view education as just a job. It is our vocation and our mission.
New Faculty
I offer a special welcome to our new faculty who are joining the Horned Frog family: 76 full-time and 89 adjunct. Welcome to the land of purple!
New Endowed Faculty Members
Join me in recognizing our newest endowed faculty:
- Antonio Banos, Bloxom Foundation Professor of Sports Entrepreneurship
- Lori B. Diel, Kay and Velma Kimbell Chair of Art History
- Ashley Franklin, W. F. “Tex” and Pauline Curry Rankin Professor in Nursing
- Greg Friedman, John William and Helen Stubbs Potter Professor in Mathematics
- Bonnie A. Lucero, Neville G. Penrose Chair of Latin American Studies
- Matthew B. McLennan, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Professor in Ranch Management
- Ronald L. Pitcock, Wassenich Family Endowed Chair in the Honors College and Dean of the John V. Roach Honors College
- Audrey Davis McCray Sorrells, Ann M. Jones Endowed Chair in Special Education
- Amy Hardison Tully, Teresa Ann Carter King Dean of the College of Fine Arts
Award Nominees
I also commend all of the nominees for university awards. To be nominated for these select awards is an honor itself, a testament from your colleagues to your teaching, research and creative activity. You can see the nominees and honorees here: provost.tcu.edu/faculty-awards.
I applaud each and every one of you and look forward to another great academic year at TCU.
Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg
Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs