TAMIU Annual Report 2019

2019 Annual Report / AWORLDOF DIFFERENCE Texas A&M International University faculty were recognized at the Fall Freshmen Welcome and Fall Convocation for their teaching excellence, leadership, and scholarship. At theWelcome, theDistinguishedTeacher of the Year Awardwent toDr. Puneet Gill, assistant professor of Curriculumand Instruction. Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award winner was received by Kimber J. Palmer, instructor in theA. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business' divisionof International Banking and Finance. Gill has beena facultymember in the College of Education since September 2014. Her researchprimarily focuses onSTEM, health education and science education, and has been published inmultiple research journals, including The Effective Schools Project and Information Technologies. Palmer has been amember of the TAMIU faculty since 2000. Her peer- reviewed publications include "The Federalization of the Oklahoma Law License" for the Oklahoma Bar Journal . At theUniversity’s Fall Convocation, theDistinguishedUniversity Scholar of the Year Award went to Dr. John Dean, TAMIU associate professor of English. The Senator Judith Zaffirini Award for Scholarship and Leadership was awarded toDr. JohnKilburn, TAMIUassociate vice president for Research and Sponsored Projects and sociology professor. Dr. Dean has been part of the University’s faculty since 2009. Dr. Kilburn joined the University faculty 17 years ago. Dr. Dean is the author of two books, and is currently working on his third. He is a scholar of the borderlands who navigates the disciplinary borders between literature andhistory to examine the borderlines of nations, ethnicities, and culture. Dr. Kilburn has co-authored onebook, 24peer- reviewedarticles, 19book chapters, and numerous encyclopedia articles and book reviews. He has earned and managedgrants for theUniversity andhelpedothers obtain research funding. 7 Faculty/ DIFFERENCE TAMIU Recognizes Outstanding Faculty with Awards Dr. John Dean, Distinguished University Scholar of the Year. Kimber J. Palmer, Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Dr. Puneet Gill, Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award. Dr. John Kilburn, Zaffirini Award for Scholarship and Leadership.