The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources honors its outstanding faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends each spring at the Celebration of Excellence ceremony. Celebration of Excellence 2019 was held Thursday, April 11, at Reynolds Alumni Center. Awards were given for teaching, research, advising, extension, service and volunteering.
Frederick B. Mumford Awards
Outstanding Faculty: Pat Guinan
Outstanding Staff: Christa Smith
Distinguished Service: Ed Turner
Teaching and Advising Awards
Outstanding Senior Teaching Award: Mary Hendrickson
Outstanding Early Career Teacher: Lesleighan Cravens
Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor: Jill Moreland
Outstanding Graduate Mentor: Sonja Wilhelm Stanis
Alumni Awards
Alumnus of the Year: Gary Marshall
Citation of Merit: Brian Munzlinger
Honorary Membership: Gary Wheeler
Honorary Membership: Stephen O’Loughlin
Haynes Distinguished Service Award: Ken Schneeberger
True Tiger Award: Joe Dillard
Past President Award: Emily Kueker
Student Awards
Outstanding Freshman: Paxton Dahmer
Outstanding Sophomore: Sydnee Mason
Outstanding Junior: Colton Spencer
Outstanding Senior: Maria Kuhns
Outstanding Student Organization: Mizzou SAIFD
Research Awards
Early Investigator Researcher: Ben Knapp
Distinguished Researcher: Scott Peck
J.W. Burch State Specialist Agricultural Extension Award
Burch: John Lory
Staff Award
Outstanding Staff: Michelle Brooks
Fellows
Roger L. Mitchell Fellow: Patrick Westhoff
Brady J. Deaton Fellow in International Agriculture: Robert Sharp
Allan W. Purdy Award
Purdy: Shari Freyermuth