Dr. Aakash Tyagi, professor of practice in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, was recently selected to receive the 2022 Provost Academic Professional Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. He is one of 10 Texas A&M faculty members selected to receive this year’s award.
Established in 2019, the award encourages, recognizes and rewards faculty who provide students with meaningful learning experiences, embrace effective teaching approaches and value student-centered learning. In addition, each recipient receives a $5,000 bursary to support teaching innovations and teaching-related projects and activities.
Tyagi joined Texas A&M in 2014 as the department’s first professor of practice after 20 years of service at Intel. He is known both for his passion for teaching and helping students achieve success both inside and outside of the classroom.
In 2020, he was appointed holder of the Zachry Teaching Professorship I in the College of Engineering. He also received the Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in College-Level Teaching in 2019 and the Association of Former Students University-Level Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching in 2021.