22 Faculty and Staff Honored at April Awards Celebration

May 1, 2023

Hybrid ceremony held at newly renovated Bear Down Building in the Student Success District

Congratulations to all the award recipients honored at the hybrid ALVSCE Awards Celebration on April 24, 2023!

Administrator of the Year
James Hunt, CALS Career and Academic Services

Cooperative Extension Faculty of the Year
Peter Ellsworth, Entomology

Early Career Research Award
William Kolby Smith, Natural Resources and the Environment

Eminent Researcher Award
Donato Romagnolo, Nutritional Sciences and Wellness

Outstanding Research Impact Award
David JP Moore, Natural Resources and the Environment

Outstanding Staff Awards
Nita Ocansey, Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Aaron Tevik, Biosystems Engineering

Outstanding Staff in Cooperative Extension Award
Tricia Dunham, Cochise County Cooperative Extension

Outstanding Staff in Research Award
Julie Kennedy, Nutritional Sciences and Wellness

Outstanding Team Award
Tribal Livestock Extension Team: Dr. Betsy Greene, Juan Arias, Grey Farrell, Susan Sekaquaptewa, Kristy Kinlicheenie, Elisabeth Alden, Alex Carlisle, Adonis Alamban, Dr. Joslyn Beard, Ashley Wright, Nathan Brawley

The Cardon Academy of Teaching Excellence also recognized two new Cardon Fellows at the event. Congratulations to Mark Beilstein (Plant Sciences) and Na Zuo (Agricultural and Resource Economics)!

RECORDING of SPRING 2023 AWARDS CELEBRATION

A special thank you to the UA Disability Resource Center for providing real-time CART captioning for the ALVSCE Spring 2023 Awards Celebration.  

Overhead view of awards banquet tables with guests
The Spring 2023 Awards Celebration was held for the first time in the newly renovated Bear Down Building in the Student Success District.