Congratulations to winners of the 2009 CALS faculty and staff awards. Please join us in recognizing these outstanding colleagues at the annual CALS awards program on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 3 p.m. in the Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences Building. A reception will follow the awards program. If you plan to attend, RSVP to to Madelyn Alt (malt@cals.wisc.edu) by April 14. Please congratulate the following individuals:

Classified Staff Recognition

• Glenn Carlson, Hancock Agricultural Research Station
• Barbara Cochrane, Food Research Institute
• Linda Cunningham, Dairy Science
• Staci Francis, Bacteriology
• Nick Ganser, West Madison Agricultural Research Station
• Steve Switzer, Animal Science

Academic Staff Awards

• Excellence in Service
  Ted Halbach, Dairy Science
• Excellence in Leadership
  Kathleen Zweifel, Genetics
• Excellence in Research
  Fariba Assadi-Porter, Biochemistry

Faculty Awards

• Jung Excellence in Teaching Award
  Jon Roll, Bacteriology
• Spitzer Excellence in Teaching Award
  David Thomas, Animal Science
• J.S. Donald Short Course Teaching Award
  Kent Weigel, Dairy Science
• WALSAA Outstanding Advisor Award
  David Nelson, Biochemistry
• Excellence in International Activities Award
  James Ntambi, Biochemistry
• Pound Extension Award
  A.J. Bussan, Horticulture
• Pound Research Award
  Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences Communication
• Arthur J. Maurer Extra Mile Award
  Catherine, “Terry” Jobsis, Animal Sciences
• Robert G.F. and Hazel T. Spitze Land Grant Award for Excellence
  Daniel Schaefer, Animal Sciences