Excellence Awards Previous Winners

Teaching Excellence +

2023

  • Cara Cuite

2022

  • Chloe Hawkings
  • Aparna Zama

2021

  • Ines Rauschenbach

2020

  • Suzanne Sukhdeo

2019

  • Carol Bagnell
  • Xenia Morin

2018

  • Elizabeth (Liz) Sikes

2017

  • Jason Grabosky

2016

  • Marci Meixler

2015

  • Lena Struwe

2014

  • Rebecca Jordan
  • Daniela Sharma

2013

  • Douglas E. Eveleigh

2012

  • Craig Phelps
  • Mark G. Robson

2011

  • Wolfram Hoefer

2010

  • Nathan Yee

2009

  • Donna Fennell

2008

  • Karen Schaich

2007

  • Ted Chase

2006

  • Barbara Goff

2005

  • Chris Uchrin

2004

  • Robert Tate

2003

  • illiam Goldfarb

2002

  • Peter Strom

2001

  • Mukund Karwe

2000

  • Maurice Hartley

1999

  • Sue Shapes

1998

  • George Clark

1997

  • Patricia Schoknecht

1996

  • Donald Kobayashi

1995

  • Malcom Watford

1994

  • Barry Jesse

1993

  • Bruce Hamilton

1992

  • Margaret Varma

1991

  • Donald Sutherland

1990

  • Raymond Mangarelli

Sustained Career Teaching Excellence +

2023

  • Marci Meixler

Early Career Research Excellence +

2023

  • Mary Whelan

Sustained Research Excellence +

2023

  • Oscar Schofield

Research Excellence (2000–2022) +

2022

  • Kay Bidle

2021

  • Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello

2020

  • Yair Rosenthal

2019

  • Jeff Boyd

2018

  • Julie Lockwood

2017

  • Yana Bromberg

2016

  • Jennifer A. Francis

2015

  • Robert J. Chant

2014

  • Ken Able

2013

  • Mark A. Miller

2012

  • Debashish Bhattacharya

2011

  • Joan G. Ehrenfeld

2010

  • Thomas K. Rudel

2009

  • Daniel Gimenez

2008

  • Gediminas Mainelis

2007

  • Weilin Huang
  • Costantino Vetriani

2006

  • Dawn Brasaemle
  • Anthony Broccoli

2005

  • John Reinfelder

2004

  • Tamar Barkay
  • Barbara Turpin

2003

  • Sue Shapes

2002

  • Mukund Karwe
  • Jerome Kukor

2001

  • Alan Robock

2000

  • Peter Morin
  • Nilgun Tumer

Faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion +

2023

  • Suzanne Sukhdeo

2022

  • Laura Eppinger

2021

  • Troy Roepke

Outreach and Community Engagement Excellence +

2023

  • Anita Bakshi

2022

  • Anne Nielsen

2021

  • John Worobey

2020

  • Chad Ripberger

2019

  • Douglas Zemeckis

2018

  • Cara Cuite
  • Sara Elnakib

2017

  • No one was nominated

2016

  • Christopher Obropta

2015

  • Rachel E. Lyons

2014

  • Michael Haberland

2013

  • Joshua T. Kohut

2012

  • James A. Murphy

2011

  • Janice McDonnell

International Excellence – Early Career +

2023

  • Nrupali Patel

International Excellence – Sustained Career+

2023

  • Lena Struwe

International Excellence (2011–2022) +

2022

  • Matthew Newman

2021

  • Alayne Torretta

2020

  • Robin G. Brumfield

2019

  • Yair Rosenthal

2018

  • Daniel Hoffman

2017

  • Max Haggblom

2016

  • Weilin Huang

2015

  • Scott Glenn
  • Oscar Schofield

2014

  • Carol Pray

2013

  • James E. Simon

2012

  • Randy R. Gaugler

2011

  • Mark G. Robson

Team Excellence +

2023

  • Earth Day Every Day Team
    Michele Bakacs, , Sal Mangiafico, Amy Rowe, Steve Yergeau, Doug Zemeckis

2022

  • Explorers of the Deep 4-H STEM Challenge
    Janice McDonnell, Marissa Staffen, Matthew Newman, Kasey Walsh, Alesha Vega, Sage Lichtenwalner, Chad Ripberger, Josh Kohut, Douglas Zemeckis, Oscar Schofield, Rachel Lyons, Nicole Waite, Dave Aragon, and Michael Crowley

2021

  • New Jersey 4-H from Home

2020

  • Rutgers 4-H STEM Ambassador Team
  • SEBS Online Mentors and Support Team

2019

  • Evaluation of Breakfast After the Bell in New Brunswick Public Schools

2018

  • Ethnic Produce Production and Marketing Working Group (EPPMWG)

2017

  • Nurture thru Nature

2016

  • Rutgers On-Farm Food Safety Team

2015

  • The Strawberry Project

2014

  • Asian Tiger Mosquito Project

2013

  • Rutgers NJAES Agritourism Working Group

2012

  • Farm Management Training for Women: Annie's Project in New Jersey and Suzanne's Project in Turkey

2011

  • The Great Tomato Tasting Event at Snyder Farm

2010

  • New Brunswick Community Farmers Market

2009

  • Rediscovering the Jersey Tomato-Revitalizing a Signature Crop for NJ Agriculture Partnership for Sustainable Economic Growth in Africa through Natural Products Development

2008

  • SEBS/NJAES Visual Identity-Office of Communications

2007

  • Water Resources Program

2006

  • Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation Lab (RU COOL)

2005

  • Roots of Knowledge, RCRE

2004

  • Food Biotech Program and the Food Policy Institute

2003

  • Citiscape, RCRE

2002

  • Assessing impact of Deer Population on Non-Farm Public

2001

  • Registration for Crop Protection Tools for Minor Crop Growers

2000

  • Wildlife Damage Control Center

1999

  • Money 2000

1998

  • Instructional Development: The Electric Cow

1997

  • The Status & Condition of NJ's Food Industry (Research)
  • oalition Building/Conflict Resolution (Outreach)
  • Equine Aging Research Team (Teaching)

1996

  • Tropical Agriculture & Natural Resources Field Study (Teaching)
  • MJ-NSCORT/EcoComplex (Research)
  • Farm Business Management/Marketing Training Program (Outreach)

1995

  • General Honors Program (Teaching)
  • Gene Injection Team (Research)
  • Ag Leadership Program (Outreach)
  • Office of Communications & Public Affairs (Admin)

Staff Excellence +

2023

  • Michael Pierce

2022

  • Angela Johnsen

2021

  • Kyle Hartmann

2020

  • Zenash Tassew
  • Karen Yudin

2019

  • Camille Cennamo
  • George Ziemienski

2018

  • Richard DeStefano
  • Gail McKenzie

2017

  • Jessie Maguire
  • Charlotte Fuller

2016

  • Dalynn Knigge
  • Jenice Sabb

2015

  • Marsha Morin
  • John Sarti

2014

  • Allison Cariveau
  • Phyllis Lepucki

2013

  • Ralph J. Dapsis
  • Joanne Wrobel

2012

  • Peter Anderson
  • Barbara Fitzgerald

2011

  • Katherine Goundrey
  • Ed Dager

2010

  • Carol Kesely

2009

  • Clinton Burgher

2008

  • Kenneth Karamichael
  • Kathleen Maguire

Staff Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion +

2023

  • Brianna Ortega

2022

  • Marisol Ortizl

2021, Fall

  • Kathleen Howell

2021, Spring

  • Lynne Trabachino