The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources honors its outstanding faculty, staff and students each spring at the Celebration of Excellence ceremony. Celebration of Excellence 2022 was held Tuesday, April 19, at Bond Life Sciences Center. Awards were given for academic accomplishments, teaching, research, advising, service and Extension.
Outstanding CAFNR Student Awards
Outstanding Freshman: Dawn Sherman
Outstanding Sophomore: Parker Krudop
Outstanding Junior: Hannah Anderson
Outstanding Senior May 2022: Elizabeth Gunter
Outstanding Senior December 2022: Kate Thompson
Frederick B. Mumford Awards
Mumford Outstanding Faculty Award 2022: Scott Peck
Mumford Outstanding Staff Award 2021: Michelle Brooks
Mumford Outstanding Staff Award 2022: Greg Rotert
Graduate Student Awards
William R. Lamberson Distinguished Thesis: Destiny N. Johns (Advisor: Rodney Geisert)
William R. Lamberson Distinguished Dissertation: Eric Oseland (Advisor: Kevin Bradley)
Staff Award
Outstanding Staff Award: Marie Dickerson
Advising and Mentoring Awards
Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award 2021: Antje Heese
Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award 2022: Hannah Twenter
Graduate Mentor Award 2022: Rocio Rivera
Teaching Awards
Outstanding Early Career Teacher Award 2021: Robin Rotman
Outstanding Early Career Teacher Award 2022: Addison Byrne
Research Awards
Distinguished Research Award 2022: Wesley Warren
Early Investigator Research Award 2022: Michelle Segovia
J.W. Burch State Specialist Agricultural Extension Award
2021: Jordan Thomas
2022: Mallory Rahe
Roger L. Mitchell Fellow Award
2022: Felix Fritschi