Stories
April 16, 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.
April 16, 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 16, 2025
The University of Missouri Financial Planning Association (MU FPA) receives Outstanding Student Organization as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence
CAFNR's annual awards ceremony was held Thursday, April 17.
April 16, 2025
Preston Kellenberger receives Outstanding Senior Award as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence
Kellenberger is a biochemistry major.
April 16, 2025
Jenna Fusinatto receives Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence
Fusinatto is an academic advisor in the School of Natural Resources.
April 16, 2025
Bailey Schneider received Outstanding Sophomore Award as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence
Schneider is an agricultural education major.
April 16, 2025
Ava Kemper receives Outstanding Junior Award as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence
Kemper is a plant sciences major.
April 16, 2025
Annabelle Carlisle received Outstanding Freshman Award as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence
Carlisle is an agricultural education major.
April 16, 2025
Michelle Li receives 2025 Outstanding Staff Award
Michelle Li, business support specialsit in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, has been selected for CAFNR’s 2025 Outstanding Staff Award. She was honored at CAFNR's annual awards ceremony, Celebration of Excellence, on Thursday, April 17.
April 16, 2025
Mary Hendrickson receives the Distinguished Research Award as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence
Mary Hendrickson, professor in the Division of Applied Social Sciences, has been presented with the CAFNR Distinguished Research Award for her internationally recognized scholarship on food systems. Her research addresses corporate concentration in agriculture, local and alternative food systems and the pursuit of resilient, equitable food networks. A prolific scholar, she has over 70 publications, more than 3,000 citations and has secured over $20 million in research funding as PI or Co-PI. Hendrickson’s interdisciplinary work bridges sociology, economics, ecology and law, with findings cited globally, including in United Nations reports. She has presented across five continents, testified…