View awards given by the Texas A&M Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology for student, teaching and research excellence.
University Awards
| Name of Award | Category | Past Award Recipients (from ECCB) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University Association of Former Students – College Level Teaching Award | Faculty | Jacquelyn Grace | 2025 |
| Outstanding Mentoring Award – Graduate and Professional School | Faculty | X. Ben Wu | 2025 |
| University Level Distinguished Achievement Awards | Faculty | Leslie Kelso-Winemiller | 2025 |
| University Level Distinguished Achievement Awards | Faculty | Lee Fitzgerald | 2025 |
| Montague-CTE Scholars | Faculty | Daniel Spalink | 2024-2025 |
| Montague-CTE Scholars | Faculty | Jacquelyn Grace | 2023-2024 |
| Provost APT Teaching Excellence Award | Faculty | Leslie Winemiller | 2023 |
| University Distinguished Professor | Faculty | Raghavan Srinivasan | 2022 |
| Texas A&M University Association of Former Students – College Level Teaching Award | Faculty | Kevin W. Conway | 2022 |
| Presidents Meritorious Service Award | Staff | Heather L. Prestridge | 2019 |
| Montague-CTE Scholars | Faculty | Michelle Lawing | 2015-2016 |
| Regents Fellow Service Award | Faculty | Raghavan Srinivasan | 2014-2015 |
| Texas A&M University Bush Excellence Award for Faculty in International Research | Faculty | Kirk Winemiller | 2009 |
| Montague-CTE Scholars | Faculty | Amanda Stronza | 2007-2008 |
AGLS & COALS Awards
| Name of Award | Category | Past Award Recipients (from ECCB) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ambassador | Students | Sidney Brueggeman | 2026-2027 |
| Senior Merit Honoree | Students | Kai Miller | 2026 |
| Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Awards in Student | Students | Carmen Reisdorf | 2025 |
| Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Awards in International Impact | Faculty | Kevin Conway | 2025 |
| COALS Senior Merit Awards | Students | Jack Curry | 2025 |
| COALS Senior Merit Awards | Students | Megan Hobratschk | 2025 |
| COALS Senior Merit Awards | Students | Luis Hurtado | 2025 |
| COALS Senior Merit Awards | Students | Ella Rydell | 2025 |
| Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award in Student Relations | Faculty | Jessica Light | 2024 |
| Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award in Graduate Student Teaching | Students | Rose Blanchard | 2024 |
| Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award in Staff Excellence | Staff | Dawn Miles | 2024 |
| Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Staff Excellence | Staff | Heather L. Prestridge | 2019 |
| Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Early Career Research | Faculty | Kevin W. Conway | 2015 |
| Dean outstanding Achievement Award in the category of Interdisciplinary Research Team “Bacterial Source Tracking Team” | Faculty | Raghavan Srinivasan | 2014 |
AgriLife Awards
| Name of Award | Past Award Recipients (from ECCB) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| AgriLife Research Director’s Awards | Faculty Fellows | Sorin Popescu | 2025 |
| AgriLife Research Director’s Awards | Faculty Fellows | Asko Noormets | 2024 |
| AgriLife Research Director’s Awards | Administrative Support Staff Award | Dawn Miles | 2024 |
| Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence | Business Operational Staff | Kristi Smith | 2024 |
| Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence | Leslie Winemiller | 2023 |
| Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence | Daniel Spalink | 2023 |
| Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence | Urs Kreuter | 2023 |
| Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence | Jessica Light | 2023 |
| AgriLife Research Director’s Awards | Raghavan Srinivasan (Senior Faculty Fellow) | 2023 |
| AgriLife Research Director’s Awards | Joshua Perkins (Early Career) | 2022 |
| AgriLife Research Faculty Fellows Award | Kirk Winemiller (Senior) | 2017 |
| AgriLife Research Faculty Fellows Award | Raghavan Srinivasan | 2014 |
| AgriLife Research Faculty Fellows Award | Delbert Gatlin (Senior) | 2011 |
| Vice Chancellors Award in Excellence | Heather L. Prestridge | 2007 |
| AgriLife Research Faculty Fellows Award | Kirk Winemiller | 2007 |
| AgriLife Research Faculty Fellows Award | Delbert Gatlin | 2005 |
ECCB Awards
| Ecology and Conservation Biology Awards | 2025-2026 |
|---|---|
| Excellence Award in Undergraduate Teaching | Mariana Mateos |
| Excellence Award in Graduate Teaching | Rusty Feagin & Michelle Lawing |
| Excellence Award in Research | Sorin Popescu |
| Excellence Award in Early Career Research | Ian Ausprey & Horia Olariu |
| Rubio Staff Excellence Award | Kristi Smith & Diana Wood |
| Outstanding Undergraduate Employee | Carmen Reisdorf |
| Outstanding Doctoral Student Award | Maria Alejandra Hurtado Materon |
| Outstanding Master’s Student Award | Audra Hicks |
| Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award | Keith Andringa |
| Outstanding Senior Student Award | Kai Miller |
| Outstanding Junior Student Award | Jenna Black |
| Outstanding Sophomore Student Award | Claire Gibson |
| Excellence Award in Undergraduate Research | Zoe BeDell |
| Conservation Impact Award | The Bird-friendly Campus Working Group (Sabri Amrani-Khaldi, Keith Andringa, Hannah Bretthorst, Saxon Hickman, Skyler Nix, Zoey Portugal, Angela Schettino, Safa Warsi) |
| Ecology and Conservation Biology Awards | 2024-2025 |
|---|---|
| Excellence Award in Undergraduate Teaching | Joseph Veldman |
| Excellence Award in Graduate Teaching | Claudio Casola |
| Excellence Award in Research | Michelle Lawing |
| Excellence Award in Early Career Research | Xavier Jaime |
| Rubio Staff Excellence Award | Justin Wied & Whitney Wagoner |
| Outstanding Undergraduate Employee | Sabri Amrani-Khaldi |
| Outstanding Doctoral Student Award | Rose Blanchard & Adekola Owoyemi |
| Outstanding Master’s Student Award | Julia Tapilatu |
| Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award | Austin Kelly & Griffin Nicholson |
| Outstanding Senior Student Awards | Skyler Nix & Megan Hobratschk |
| Outstanding Junior Student Award | AnneMarie Johnston |
| Outstanding Sophomore Student Award | Noah Nuetzmann |
| Excellence Award in Undergraduate Research | Carmen Reisdorf |
| Ecology and Conservation Biology Awards | 2023-2024 |
|---|---|
| Excellence Award in Undergraduate Research | Audra Hicks |
| Outstanding Freshman Student Award | Madison Nguyen |
| Outstanding Junior Student Award | Carmen Reisdorf |
| Outstanding Master’s Student Award | Justinn J. Jones |
| Outstanding Doctoral Student Award | Joshuah Lerner |
| Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award | Norman Lee May |
| Outstanding Student Research Award | Olivia Mo |
| Rubio Staff Excellence Award | Heather Prestridge and Sakina Dixon |
| Excellence Award in Undergraduate Teaching | Carol Loopstra |
| Excellence Award in Graduate Teaching | Joshuah Perkin |
| Excellence Award in Early Career | Wenzhe Jiao |
| Excellence Award in Research | Rusty Feagin |
| Outstanding Lifetime Excellence Award in Research | Urs Kreuter |