Quarterly CFANS awards roundup | Q2 2023

In our quarterly celebration of award recipients across CFANS, we recognize students, faculty, and staff who've received significant accolades. Congratulations to all recipients — we're #CFANSProud of you! The list below highlights awards received and/or announced in April through June 2023.

University Awards

McKnight Presidential Fellow Award

• George Annor, Food Science and Nutrition

Engaged Campus Award for Emerging Innovation

• Julie Grossman, Horticultural Science

UMN President's Community Engaged Scholar Award

• Robert Blair, Professor, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

Richard C. Newman Community Impact Award

• Sushma Reddy, Forest Resources 

McKnight Presidential Professorship in Plant Genomics

• Candice Hirsch, Agronomy and Plant Genetics

Richard C. Newman Art of Teaching Award

• John Zobel, Forest Resources

President’s Civic Engagement Leadership Award

• Julie Grossman, Horticultural Science

UMN President’s Student Leadership and Service Award

• Grace Atchison, B.S. Nutrition, 
• Karly Beaumont, B.S. Environmental Sciences Policy & Management
• Ashley Hagenow, B.S. ‘23 Agricultural Communications and Marketing
• Tory Raether, B.S. Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
• Shijina Raj Manjankattil Rajan, PhD Animal Science
• Hannah Stoll, PhD Applied Plant Sciences

UMN Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

• Angelique Dahlberg, PhD, Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC)

CFANS Honors and Awards

CFANS Distinguished Teaching Award: Undergraduate Faculty (Tenured)

• Neil Anderson, Horticultural Science

CFANS Distinguished Teaching Award for Undergraduate Non-Tenured Faculty

• Matt Petersen, Entomology

CFANS Distinguished Teaching Award for Graduate Faculty

• Rex Bernardo, Agronomy and Plant Genetics

CFANS Pioneering and Innovation Award

• Julie Grossman, Horticultural Science

Graduate Assistant Teaching Award

• Libby Kula

CFANS Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Staff Award – Administrative Category

• Treacy Welch, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

CFANS Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Staff Award – Technical Category

• Ryan Altepeter, Northwest Outreach and Research Center

CFANS Professional and Academic Award – Research Category 

• Ahmad Sallam, Plant Pathology

CFANS Professional and Academic Award – Other Professional Category

• Robin Thomson, Entomology

Distinguished Extension and Outreach Award

• Melissa Wilson, Soil, Water and Climate

Distinguished Diversity and Inclusion Award

• Grant McCormack, CFANS Advising

Dean E.M. Freeman Medal

• Ashley Hagenow, ‘23 Agricultural Communications and Marketing

University of Minnesota Communicators Forum Maroon and Gold Awards

• Gold, Writing: James Luby, David Bedford, Emily Evans, Jeff Thompson 
• Maroon, Writing: Vern Northrup, Damon Panek, Tom Howes, Jeff Savage, Marty Cassellius, Rita (Aspinwall) Karppinen, Kyle Gill, Lane Johnson, Clare Boerigter, Jeff Thompson
• Maroon, MIKE, Interactive: Jeff Thompson, Clare Boerigter, Kyle Gill, Tim Loesch, Lori Fligge, Rachel Smith

Midwest Poultry Outstanding Service Award

• Anup Kollanoor Johny, Animal Science

Fulbright Award 

• Alex Griffin, MS Applied Plant Sciences

Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals Achievement Awards

• Megan Weber and Dan Larkin, University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center

USDA NIFA Predoctoral Fellowship

• Laura Fricke, Entomology

US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon - Residential Grand Winner

• NorthStar Building Science (NoBS) Club

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