Announcing the 2022 Borealis Award recipients
April 7, 2022
Please join us for the Borealis Night of Excellence, an annual event recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to CFANS and the greater community.
Borealis Awards, acknowledged as part of the Borealis Night of Excellence event each spring, recognize graduates, students, faculty, staff, and friends who have made significant contributions to the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) community.
The 2022 award recipients are:
Student Leadership Award — Undergraduate Student — Trey Feuerhelm, Forestry and Natural Resource Management
Student Leadership Award — Graduate Student— Sonali Raghunath (MS ’19 and PhD Food Science)
Exemplary Undergraduate Student Organization — Ag Business Club
Exemplary Graduate Student Organization — CFANS Graduate Student Board
Outstanding Club Advisor — Matthew Russell, Forest Resources
Exemplary Staff — Tammi Pekkala Matthews, Entomology
Exemplary Faculty — (less than 5 years)— Amelia Lindsey, Entomology
Exemplary Faculty — (more than 5 years)— Jim Anderson (BS ’87 Agronomy), Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Exemplary Post-Doc — Benjamin Cull, Entomology
Little Red Oil Can (individual or group of individuals) —Ryan Murphy (MPS ’14 Horticulture)
Outstanding Friend — Chris Gindorff, Hy-Vee
Community Builder (New) — Myah Walker (BS ’10 Animal Science)
Rising Star (New) — Emily Krekelberg (BS ’13 Animal Science, MS 18 Agricultural Education)
Alumni Service — Michael Mulder (BS ’81 Agricultural Education)
Distinguished Alumni — Paul Hugunin (BS ’89 Agricultural Business Administration)
Lifetime Achievement — Mary Ann Bannerman (BS ’72 Home Economics)
16th Annual Borealis Night of Excellence
Thursday, April 21, 2022
5:00 p.m. Reception - North Star Ballroom
5:45 p.m. Awards program - North Star Ballroom
2nd floor, St. Paul Student Center
Lillian Prybil – President, CFANS Undergraduate Student Board
Siane Luzzi – Chair, CFANS Graduate Student Board
Roberta Ryan, '14 – President, CFANS Alumni Society Board of Directors
Borealis Awards are reviewed by members of the CFANS Alumni Society, Undergraduate Student Board, Graduate Student Board, Post-Doc Board, and Honors and Awards Committee.
