Congratulations to the recipients of the College’s 2010 faculty and staff awards. All faculty and staff are invited to attend a ceremony to recognize their accomplishments on Wednesday, April 28 at 3 p.m., in the Ebling Symposium Center in the Microbial Sciences Building, with a reception following.

Classified Staff Awards

• Laurie Ballentine, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
• Harold Bohne, Biological Systems Engineering
• Ethel Drengberg, Nutritional Sciences
• Matthew R. Moore, Plant Pathology
• Kurt Pickar, Dairy Forage Research Center
• Paul Bergum, Arlington Agricultural Research Station
• Shelia Pink, Animal Science

Academic Staff Awards

• Excellence in Research – Robert A. Kreber, Department of Genetics
• Excellence in Leadership – Michael Peters, Department of Dairy Science
• Excellence in Service – Sandra Trower, Department of Dairy Science

Jung Excellence in Teaching Award

• Sebastian Bednarek, Department of Biochemistry

Spitzer Excellence in Teaching Award

• Denise Ney, Department of Nutritional Sciences

J.S. Donald Short Course Teaching Award

• Robert Cropp, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Emeritus

WALSAA Outstanding Advisor Award

• Daniel Barnish, Department of Biochemistry

Excellence in International Activities Award

• James Nienhuis, Department of Horticulture

Pound Extension Award

• Eileen Cullen, Department of Entomology

Pound Research Award

• Michael Thomas, Department of Bacteriology

Arthur J. Maurer Extra Mile Award

• John Klatt, Undergraduate Programs and Services

Robert G.F. and Hazel T. Spitze Land Grant Faculty Award for Excellence

• John Stier, Department of Horticulture