Our three annual awards are listed below:
- Emerging Leader Award. Designed to recognize an early career professional (i.e., 3-5 years in
higher education) who has given of her time, energy, and creativity to enhance TWHE at a local
or state level. - Contributions to TWHE Award. Designed to recognize a member and her outstanding
contributions to TWHE and advancing women in the academy. - Institutional Representative of the Year Award. Designed to recognize a member and
her outstanding contributions to TWHE through fulfillment of her role of IR.
The deadline for 2021 nominations has passed. Stay tuned for 2022 nomination processes and deadlines.
2021 Awardees:
Emerging Leader Award
Annie Phillips Munson, Texas Woman’s University
Contributions to TWHE Award
Cissy Matthews, Galveston College
Institutional Representative Award
Lora Helvie-Mason, Tarleton State University
Past Awardees:
Emerging Leader Award
Martinella Dryburgh, Austin College (2020)
Jenny Branson, Baylor Law School (2018)
Contributions to TWHE Award
Debbie Thorne, Texas State University (2020)
Leah Jackson Teague, Baylor Law School (2019)
Rissa McGuire, Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors (2018)
Jennifer Martin, Texas Woman’s University (2017)
Institutional Representative Award
Lisa Brown, Texas A&M University (2019)
Shonda Gibson, Texas A&M University System (2018)