Iowa State University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

STORIES in Agriculture and Life Sciences

Spring 2009

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2009 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Awards


  • Outstanding Adviser – Mike Retallick, assistant professor of agricultural education and studies
  • Early Achievement in Teaching – Levon Esters, assistant professor in agricultural education and studies
  • Outstanding Achievement in Teaching – Steve Jungst, associate professor of natural resource ecology and management
  • Student Recruitment and Retention Award – Lester Wilson, University Professor of food science and human nutrition
  • Learning Community Coordination Award – Barb Osborn, program coordinator in the horticulture department
  • Distance Education Teaching – Allen Knapp, associate professor of agronomy
  • Outstanding Achievement in International Agriculture – Sergio Lence, professor of economics
  • Faculty Award for Diversity Enhancement – Andrew Manu, associate professor in agronomy
  • Outstanding Achievement in Extension – Joe Cordray, professor of animal science
  • Professional and Scientific Outstanding New Professional – Lara Moody, extension program specialist with the agricultural and biosystems engineering department
  • Professional and Scientific Award – Vincent Lawson, superintendent at the Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm
  • Professional and Scientific Research Award – Michael Kaiser, research associate in animal science
  • Early Achievement in Research Award – Stephanie Jung, assistant professor of food science and human nutrition
  • Mid-Career Achievement in Research Award – Steven Whitham, associate professor in plant pathology
  • Outstanding Achievement in Research Award – Hongwei Xin, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering
  • Team Award – Aqueous Soybean Processing Research Team, food science and human nutrition: Larry Johnson, director of the Center for Crops Utilization Research; Charles Glatz, professor; Stephanie Jung, assistant professor; Patricia Murphy, University Professor; Michael Spurlock, professor; Cheryll Reitmeier, professor; and Tong Wang, associate professor
  • Rossmann Manatt Faculty Development Award – Robert Horton, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Life Sciences and professor of agronomy
  • Dean's Citation for Extraordinary Contributions – Steve Hoff and Jay Harmon, professors in the department of agricultural biosystems and engineering
  • Dean's Citation for Extraordinary Contributions – Melea Reicks Licht, communications specialist and editor of STORIES in Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Raymond and Mary Baker Agronomic Excellence Award – Jeremy Singer, research agronomist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service