Fifteen outstanding faculty members from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering received one of the highest honors in academia during the recent investiture ceremony at the Faculty Awards banquet. The faculty members who were appointed as holders of endowed chairs and professorships for 2022 were acknowledged. The ceremony, held on April 4, also celebrated the recipients of faculty awards and Engineering Genesis awards.
The faculty members were invested during the ceremony and presented with engraved bronze medallions, which symbolize each honoree’s commitment to teaching, research and service.
2022 Professorships
Raymundo Arroyave
Segers Family Dean’s Excellence Professorship I in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Anna Birely
Williams Brothers Construction Company Career Development Professorship II in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Alfredo Garcia
Mike and Sugar Barnes Professorship III in the Wm Michael Barnes ’64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Arum Han
TI Professorship II in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Harry Hogan
Halliburton Engineering Global Programs Professorship in Engineering Academic and Student Affairs
Yong-Rak Kim
Beavers Charitable Trust/William F. Urban ’41 Professorship in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jeetain Mittal
Kenneth R. Hall Professorship in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
Stephanie Paal
Williams Brothers Construction Company Career Development Professorship I in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Luca Quadrifoglio
E.B. Snead ’25 Career Development Professorship II in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lesley Wright
Jana and Quentin A. Baker ’78 Career Development Professorship in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Le Xie
Segers Family Dean’s Excellence Professorship II in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2022 Chair Appointments
Prasad Enjeti
Texas Instruments Jack Kilby Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
George Ligler
Dean’s Excellence Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering in the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering
Frances Ligler
Eppright (George) ’26 Chair in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Marcelo Sanchez
Fred J. Benson Chair in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering