On Tuesday, May 6, the College of Agricultural Sciences and Agricultural Experiment Station held its annual CAS/AES Awards ceremony, recognizing employees and students for their exceptional achievements over the past year.
Nutrien Faculty Scholars
As part of Nutrien’s investment in advancing our college’s strategic plan, the Nutrien Distinguished Scholar award recognizes faculty members who demonstrate excellence in teaching, research and engagement, and who have had a significant impact on their field.
- Tony Koski, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
- Stephen Koontz, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Graduate Student Showcase Winners
Agricultural Biology
- Catherine Traxler (Ph.D. Candidate): Investigating the role of catalase in herbicide activity
- Jinlong Han (Postdoc): Hemp under attack: Beet curly top virus diversity, impact on cannabinoids, and seed transmission
Animal Sciences
- Ashley Schilling-Hazlett (Ph.D. Candidate): Sustainability assessment of sub-species and management on growth performance and gas flux of steers finished in summer conditions
- Juan Vargas (Postdoc): Understanding enteric methane emissions in growing steers
Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Brooke Fitzgerald (Ph.D. Candidate): Estimating the Global Cost of Smoke Exposure Using Machine Learning
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
- Breonna Snead (M.S. Student): Novel 1-Methylcyclocropene (1-MCP) application system for peaches under low pressure
- Rae McDowell (Ph.D. Candidate): Sorghum provitamin A bioaccessibility and antinutritional metabolites across locations
Soil and Crop Sciences
- Ted Monyak (Ph.D. Candidate): Consequences of adaptive walk theory on trait genetic architecture in breeding meta-populations
Charles N. Shepardson Award Recipients
Graduate Student Teaching Award
A current graduate student who has demonstrated excellence in the classroom during the past academic year teaching agriculture-related courses.
- Joseph Long (Master’s), Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
- Diellza Muriqi (Master’s), Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Isabella Rodelius (Master’s), Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
- Ashley Schilling-Hazlett (Ph.D.), Department of Animal Sciences
Graduate Student Mentor
A current CAS/AES faculty member who demonstrates the highest level of quality in the mentoring of graduate students in teaching, research, and service.
- Mahesh Narayanan Nair, Department of Animal Sciences
Faculty Teaching Award <10 Years Experience at CSU
A current faculty member, with under 10 years teaching experience at CSU, who has demonstrated excellence in classroom teaching of agriculture-related courses at CSU within the past academic year.
- Scott Curry, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Instructional Innovation
A current CAS/AES faculty member who has developed and implemented innovative approaches to the teaching/learning or assessment processes in a course, a component of a course, or continuing professional education within the past academic year.
- Marco Costanigro, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Steph Lebsock, Department of Animal Sciences
- Sam Holtshouser, CAS Student Success Team and CSU Career Center
- Nickey Pietila, CAS Student Success Team and CSU Career Center
North American College and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA)/Charles N. Shepardson Meritorious Teaching Award
A CSU faculty member that represents the very best in teaching agriculture-related courses in the college.
- Amanda Countryman, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Charles N. Shepardson Student Leadership Award
A current CAS undergraduate with senior standing who has demonstrated outstanding leadership ability during their undergraduate career through employment, activities, and organizations within the college and throughout the university related to agricultural sciences and has maintained a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA.
- Rebecca Ford, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Catherine Wharton, Department of Animal Sciences
CAS and AES Awards
Outstanding Staff Award
CAS/AES staff – including administrative professional employees, state classified employees, and post-doctoral fellows – who have demonstrated exceptional performance and a commitment to the success of CAS/AES through their service and support.
- Kierra Jewell, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
- Sharon Yust, Agricultural Experiment Station San Luis Valley Research Center
Outstanding Contributions to Student Success Award
Faculty and staff members who have demonstrated a commitment to and impact on students’ lives within the college (undergraduate and graduate) through their advising, mentoring, guidance, and support.
- Jesse Kuklakis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Robyn Roberts, Department of Agricultural Biology
- Chris Tragakes, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Come to the Table Inclusive Excellence Award
A person who has demonstrated outstanding commitment and/or contributions to improving the inclusiveness and diversity of the College of Agricultural Sciences and our mission through their inclusive programming and/or leadership and demonstration of CSU’s Principles of Community.
- Quatez Scott, Dean’s Office
Outstanding Community Engagement Scholarship Award – Distinguished
A collaboration, project, or program with a long-term record of sustained impact, achievement, and scholarship
- Colorado Potato Certification Service – Andrew Houser, Michelle Leckler, Teresa Almeida, Laura Gallegos, Jeff Shawcroft, Rick Haslar, Blakey Canty, Lee Archuleta, Lupe Rivera, Rachel Ruiz, Jordan Duran, Jenice Almeida, Tanner Houser, Nayeli Pablo, Monse Guttierrez
Outstanding Contributions to Research and Scholarship Award
Faculty, research associates, staff (including non-student hourly employees), and graduate students, both campus-based and research center based, who contribute towards ongoing CAS research projects and make significant impact on research outcomes.
- Punya Nachappa (Faculty), Department of Agricultural Biology
- Sahar Toulabi (Postdoc), Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
- Paige Stanley (Staff), Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Early Career Scholarship Impact Award
CAS/AES early career faculty who have demonstrated notable scholarly or creative achievement represented by a high-impact publication or portfolio of impactful publications; establishment of an exceptional center or research team; or outstanding invention, innovation, or artistic accomplishment.
- Lauren Chenarides, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Fruit of the Tree Award
An individual or team whose teaching, research and/or engagement advances CAS/AES thematic priorities from our strategic plan: innovating local and global food systems; advancing the science of regenerative agricultural systems; accelerating agriculture’s climate resiliency; nurturing human wellness and thriving communities
- Dawn Thilmany, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
CAS Lincoln Laureate Award
CAS/AES faculty and staff who have demonstrated exceptional balance and joint excellence across teaching, scholarly or creative activity, and service in the best spirit of the land-grant university mission.
- Todd Gaines, Department of Agricultural Biology
Excellence in Collaborative Research Award
A team that demonstrates a record of collaborative, interdisciplinary research and scholarly activities that have contributed to the advancement of science and achieved a positive impact on end users.
- Crop Production in Rooftop Agrivoltaics Team – Jennifer Bousselot, Armando Villa-Ignacio, Eliza Gross, Maria Chavez, Martha Calvert, Lady Grant, Kelly Wrighton, Walajabad Sampath, James Sites, Jay Ham, Jessica Prenni, Jacqueline Chaparro, Katie Braun
Lee Sommers Award
Recognizes a senior faculty member in the College of Agricultural Sciences for their long and distinguished career based on excellence in teaching, research, and/or outreach.
- Franck Dayan, Department of Agricultural Biology
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