Achievement

Six people posing.

May 8, 2025

Seven CAFNR staff members honored with Driver to Distinction Award

CAFNR Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher Daubert recognized seven CAFNR staff members with the CAFNR Driver to Distinction award at the faculty and staff meeting on April 29, 2025.
Rob Meyers smiling.

May 7, 2025

Rob Myers receives the C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award

Rob Myers, director of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and an Extension Professor in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, has received the C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award.
Bing Yang posing.

May 7, 2025

Bing Yang named Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society

Bing Yang has been named a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society (APS).
Portrait of Walter Gassmann

May 7, 2025

Walter Gassmann receives Noel T. Keen Award

Walter Gassmann, professor in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, and director of the Bond Life Sciences Center, has received the Noel T. Keen Award from the American Phytopathological Society (APS).
David Mendoza-Cozatl

May 7, 2025

David Mendoza-Cozatl receives Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research & Creative Activity in the Biological Sciences

David Mendoza-Cozatl, assistant professor of plant sciences and a member of the Interdisciplinary Plant Group (IPG), has been given the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research & Creative Activity in the Biological Sciences.
Hank Stelzer

May 7, 2025

Hank Stelzer receives Donald W. Fancher Provost Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension and Continuing Education

Hank Stelzer, associate professor of forestry, state extension specialist in forestry and education director of extension natural resources, has been given the Donald W. Fancher Provost Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension and Continuing Education.
Mandy Bish smiling.

May 7, 2025

Mandy Bish recognized with Provost’s Award for Creative Extension Programming by New Faculty

Mandy Bish, assistant professor and extension plant pathologist, has been chosen to receive the Provost’s Award for Creative Extension Programming by New Faculty. Bish also serves as the MU Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinator and director of SCN Diagnostics. Her research is focused on identifying economical and sustainable solutions for disease management in crop production with specific focus on corn and soybeans. This award recognizes faculty with a current (at least 25 percent) extension assignment who have made exceptional accomplishments in their first four years of service to MU in the field of extension or continuing education.
A group of students pose with certificates.

April 25, 2025

Mizzou Meat Judging Team earns awards at Southeastern Intercollegiate Meats Judging contest

The Mizzou Meat Judging team rounded out their spring semester judging at the Southeastern Intercollegiate Meats Judging contest.
Students and a professor posing.

April 24, 2025

CAFNR students and mentor recognized at Show Me Research Week

Each year, the University of Missouri hosts Show Me Research Week, a celebration of student research and creative activity representing almost every field and discipline on campus.

April 24, 2025

CAFNR Students recognized at Honors College Spring Awards Ceremony

Multiple CAFNR students pursuing the Honors Certificate were recognized for their outstanding achievements over the past year during the recent Honors College Spring Awards ceremony.