Don’t forget to come to the CALS faculty and staff awards ceremony and reception this Wednesday, April 25  at 3 p.m. in the Ebling Symposium Center. This is your chance to recognize the following 17 individuals for excellence in all of the things we do: teaching, advising research, extension, leadership, and service:

Classified Staff Awards

• Mary Bauer, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
• Sandra Bennett, Agronomy
• Tricia Check, Horticulture
• Mark Hintz, Dairy Forage Research Center

Academic Staff Awards

• Excellence in Research – Todd Andraski, Soil Science
• Excellence in Leadership – Sara Rodock, Plant Pathology
• Excellence in Service – Barbara Forrest, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Jung Excellence in Teaching Award

• William Bland, Soil Science

Spitzer Excellence in Teaching Award

• Kevin Shinners, Biological Systems Engineering

J.S. Donald Short Course Teaching Award

• Jamie Nack, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
• David Rhoda, Dairy Science

WALSAA Outstanding Advisor Award

• Roger Sunde, Nutritional Sciences

Excellence in International Activities Award

• Alfonso del Rio, Horticulture

Pound Extension Award

• Victor Cabrera, Dairy Science

Pound Research Award

• Claudio Gratton, Entomology

Arthur J. Maurer Extra Mile Award

• Don Stanley, Life Sciences Communication

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

• Denise Ney, Nutritional Sciences