(ALPINE) – The Texas State University System Foundation today announced seven recipients of the 2025 Regents’ Professor, Student Scholar, Teacher, and Staff Excellence Awards. The honorees—faculty, staff and a student from TSUS member institutions—were announced at the TSUS Board of Regents meeting in Alpine.
Regents’ Professor Award – Honors professors who demonstrate a record of distinguished teaching, research or other scholarly activities, and service at the local, state, and national levels.
Regents’ Student Scholar Award – Recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement and scholarship, leadership abilities, and contributions to their institution and community.
Regents’ Teacher Award – Recognizes faculty for excellence in teaching, contributions to curriculum development, and the use of innovative teaching methods, among other criteria.
Regents’ Staff Excellence Award – Honors staff members who excel in six areas: commitment to the university and its mission; job competency; collegiality; duration of service; community involvement; and exceptional achievements.
Established in 2007, the Regents’ Awards recognize faculty, students, and staff who have made extraordinary contributions to their institutions, communities, and state. Nominees undergo a rigorous evaluation process by peer faculty and external reviewers.
Regents’ Professor and Student Scholar award winners will be formally recognized at the November 2025 Board of Regents meeting in Huntsville. Regents’ Teacher and Staff Excellence award winners will be honored at the February 2026 Board of Regents meeting in Beaumont.
About TSUS
The Texas State University System is the state’s first university system, with seven institutions serving more than 95,000 students from far West Texas to the Gulf Coast. Established in 1911, the mission of TSUS is to provide high-quality, affordable degree and credential programs to meet the needs of Texas’ diverse and fast-growing economy.