Past Piper Nominees

The Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation annually honors 10 professors across Texas as Piper Professors for their dedication to teaching and outstanding academic, scientific, and scholarly achievements. Each honoree receives a certificate and a $5,000 honoraria.

The award’s purpose is to recognize excellence in teaching, rather than research, publication, or administration, though these areas may also be considered by the selection committee. With only 10 professors chosen each year from a pool of about 10,000 educators, the Piper Professor Award is one of the most prestigious honors for faculty in the state.

Department chairs submit nominations for this award.

 

2025
Felix Villarreal, Faculty, Biology

2024

Dr. Sadaf Sajjad, Provost Allyship Fellow, Psychology

2023

Cam Addis, Professor, History

2022

Dr. Richard Espinosa, Department Chair and Professor, Allied Health Sciences, Pre-Health Sciences, and Pre-Med

2021

Curtis Eckerman, Professor, Biology

2020

John Nation, Nursing

2019

Amardeep Kahlon, Computer Information Tech

2018

Shirin Khosropour, Professor, Psychology

2017

Stacey Thompson Stover, Professor, English, Developmental Writing

2016

David M. Lauderback, Professor, History

2015

Missi Patterson, Professor, Psychology

2014

Gale Spear, Professor, Child Care & Development

2013

Jennifer Beck, Professor , Psychology

2012

Tobin Quereau, Professor, Human Development

2010

Elizabeth Pintar, Professor, Anthropology

2009

Clint Davis, Professor, Anthropology

2008

Amardeep Kahlon, Professor, Computer Information Systems