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 2023 was held Tuesday, April 11, at Bond Life Sciences Center. Awards were given for academic accomplishments, teaching, research, advising, extension, inclusion and safety leadership. See event photos.
Frederick B. Mumford Awards
Mumford Outstanding Staff Award: Kathy Haynes
Mumford Outstanding Faculty Award: Felix Fritschi
Outstanding CAFNR Student Awards
Outstanding Freshman: Morgan Watkins
Outstanding Sophomore: Abby Loesing
Outstanding Junior: Grant Norfleet
Outstanding Senior: Hailey Schepers
Outstanding Club: Sigma Alpha
Graduate Student Awards
William R. Lamberson Distinguished Dissertation: Yahan Li (Advisor: Rocio Rivera)
Staff Award
Outstanding Staff Award: Tracey Mitchell
Advising and Mentoring Awards
Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award: Amanda Alexander
Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award: Antje Heese
Teaching Awards
Outstanding Early Career Teaching Award: Eric Aldrich
Outstanding Senior Teaching Award: Deborah Finke
Teaching Academy Inductees
Christopher Daubert, Vice Chancellor and Dean
Robin Rotman, Assistant Professor
Research Awards
Distinguished Research Award: Bing Yang
Early Investigator Research Award: Jeff Wood