2024 Excellence Awards

Our strengths as a school and experiment station are made possible through the dedication and impactful work of our faculty and staff. The Excellence Award program is our opportunity to acknowledge individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond an already high bar of expectation. These signature awards meet carefully-considered criteria, including creativity, original work and ideas, innovation, effectiveness, integrity, leadership, impact, community engagement, and excellence.

Congratulations to our 2024 Excellence Winners!

Teaching Excellence Award

Virginia Quick

Department of Nutritional Sciences

Virginia Quick and Executive Dean Laura Lawson..

Sustained Career Teaching Excellence Award

Mark Robson

Department of Plant Biology

Mark Robson and Executive Dean Laura Lawson.

Early Career Research Excellence Award

Harini Sampath

Department of Nutritional Sciences

Dean of Research and Graduate Education Wendie Cohick, Harini Sampath, and Executive Dean Laura Lawson.

Sustained Research Excellence Award

Rachael Winfree

Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources

Dean of Research and Graduate Education Wendie Cohick, Rachael Winfree, and Executive Dean Laura Lawson.

Faculty DEI Excellence Award

Ricardo Kairios

Department of Family and Community Health Sciences

Ricardo Kairios and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Troy Roepke.

Outreach and Community Engagement Excellence Award

4-H Urban Farm Club Team

Team Members:

  • Claudia Urdanivia, County Agent III
  • Gabrielle Bromfeld, Program Associate I
  • Marissa Staffen, County Agent II
  • Natalia Susana Da Silva, Program Associate I
  • Roxana Marroquin, Unit Admin/Specialist - Casual
  • Jennie Thomas, Community Assistant II
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International Excellence Award – Early Career

Victoria Ramenzoni

Department of Human Ecology

Office of Global Engagement Diredtor Megan Francis, Victoria Ramenzoni, and Executive Dean Laura Lawson.

International Excellence Award – Sustained Career

Karl Matthews

Department of Food Science

Office of Global Engagement Diredtor Megan Francis, Karl Matthews, and Executive Dean Laura Lawson.

Team Excellence Award

SEBS EOF Team

Team Members:

  • Jacqueline Moore, Assistant Dean/Director
  • Edrice Wyatt, Assistant Director/Manager
  • Martha Estevez, Department Administrator
  • Patrice Wright, Senior EOF Counselor
  • Tahj Burnette, Senior EOF Counselor
  • Kismet Hampton, Senior EOF Counselor
  • Jacqueline Gunzelman, Administrative Assistant
  • Troi-Elizabeth Marshall, Administrative Assistant
SEBS EOF Team.

Staff Excellence Award

Maria Rivera

Department of Environmental Sciences

Maria Rivera (center) with Senior Associate Dean Mazen Shehat and Executive Dean Laura Lawson.

Staff DEI Excellence Award

Rebecca Magron

Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Director of Extension Brian Schilling, Rebecca Magron, and ???.

See Also

  1. Previous Winners