TSUS names 4 from Texas State as Regents’ Award recipients

SAN MARCOS – The Texas State University System Board of Regents has named four Texas State University representatives recipients of the Regents’ Awards.

The Regents Awards recognize outstanding faculty, staff, and students from the seven TSUS member institutions. Ann Burnette, Department of Communication Studies, Celeste Domsch, Department of Communication Disorders, and Rachel Romero, Department of Sociology, received the Regents’ Teacher Award. Dr. Emilio Carranco, chief medical officer and director of the Student Health Center, received the Regents’ Staff Excellence Award. The board approved the honors during its quarterly meeting May 21 at Texas State University.

The Board of Regents annually recognizes exceptional teachers from TSUS member institutions with the Regents’ Teacher Award. Regents’ Teachers are selected based on their outstanding performance as educators, contributions to the development of courses, and use of innovative teaching methods, among other criteria.

Winners maintain the title of “Regents’ Teacher” for the duration of their service within TSUS. Burnette, Domsch, and Romero are the fifth, sixth, and seventh recipients from Texas State.

Carranco is the third Regents’ Staff Excellence recipient from Texas State. The Chancellor of the Texas State University System annually selects an exceptional staff member from one member institution to receive the Regents’ Staff Excellence Award.

The award recognizes staff who excel in six areas: commitment to the university and its mission; job competency; collegiality; duration of service; community involvement; and exceptional achievement.