Stories

April 18, 2025
Celebration of Excellence 2025
Honoring the achievements of the CAFNR community.

April 17, 2025
Cindy Greenwood receives 2025 Mumford Award for Outstanding Staff
Cindy Greenwood, program/project support coordinator II in the School of Natural Resources, received the 2025 Mumford Award for Outstanding Staff at CAFNR’s Celebration of Excellence April 17.

April 17, 2025
Bing Yang receives Mumford Award for Outstanding Faculty at 2025 Celebration of Excellence
Bing Yang, Curators’ Distinguished Professor in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, received CAFNR’s 2025 Mumford Award for Outstanding Faculty as part of the Celebration of Excellence Awards ceremony April 17.

April 17, 2025
Richard Fordyce honored with Mumford Award for Distinguished Service at 2025 Celebration of Excellence
Richard Fordyce, the nominee for undersecretary for farm production and conservation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, received CAFNR’s 2025 Mumford Award for Distinguished Service as part of the college’s Celebration of Excellence awards ceremony April 17.

April 17, 2025
Secley Kennedy receives 2025 Outstanding Leadership Award
Secley Kennedy, building coordinator for Agriculture Engineering, William Stringer and Eckles Hall, has been selected for CAFNR’s 2025 Outstanding Leadership Award. She was honored at CAFNR's annual awards ceremony, Celebration of Excellence, on Thursday, April 17.

April 17, 2025
Annabelle Carlisle received Outstanding Freshman Award as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence
Carlisle is an agricultural education major.

April 17, 2025
Sonja Wilhelm Stanis honored with CAFNR’s 2025 Outstanding Senior Teacher Award
Sonja Wilhelm Stanis, professor and director of undergraduate studies in the School of Natural Resources (SNR), has been chosen for CAFNR’s 2025 Outstanding Senior Teacher Award. Wilhelm Stanis also serves as associate director of SNR. She received this honor at CAFNR's annual awards ceremony, Celebration of Excellence, on Thursday, April 17.

April 17, 2025
Chung-Ho Lin receives Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award at Celebration of Excellence 2025
Chung-Ho Lin, lead scientist for the Center for Agroforestry’s bioremediation and natural products research programs, has been selected for the 2025 CAFNR Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award. He was presented with the honor at CAFNR's annual awards ceremony, Celebration of Excellence, on Thursday, April 17.

April 17, 2025
Amy Petry receives 2025 Outstanding Early Career Teacher Award
Amy Petry, assistant professor in the Division of Animal Sciences, received the 2025 Early Career Teacher Award at CAFNR’s Celebration of Excellence April 17.

April 17, 2025
Shuangyu Xu receives 2025 Outstanding Mid-Career Teacher Award
Shuangyu Xu, associate professor and natural resources-human dimensions graduate coordinator, School of Natural Resources, has been selected for CAFNR’s 2025 Outstanding Mid-Career Teacher Award. She was honored at CAFNR's annual awards ceremony, Celebration of Excellence, on Thursday, April 17.