Past Teaching Award Recipients
Higher Education Programs/ Multicultural Alliances National Awards Program for Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences
Nominations are due March 15 of each year. For further information contact P. Gregory Smith.
List of Recipients by Year of Award
2012 National Recipients
John L. Crompton
Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Texas A&M University
Candice A. Shoemaker
Horticulture
Kansas State University
2012 Regional Recipients
Kenneth P. Blemings
Animal and Nutritional Sciences
West Virginia University
Molly Espey
Resource and Environmental Economics
Clemson University
Thomas R. Famula
Animal Science
University of California, Davis
Stanley F. Kelley
Animal Science
Sam Houston State University
Daniel U. Thomson
Beef Cattle Production and Health
Kansas State University
Karen C. Williams
Human Development and Family Sciences
University of Wyoming
2012 New Teacher Recipients
Maria Navarro
International Agriculture
University of Georgia
Michael S. Retallick
Agricultural Education
Iowa State University
2011 National Recipients
Kerry K. Litzenberg
Agriculture Economics
Texas A&M University
Robert A. Milvae
Reproductive Physiology
University of Connecticut
2011 Regional Recipients
Charles L. Burras
Soil Science
Iowa State University
Dale A. Coleman
Reproductive Physiology
Auburn University
Ashim K. Datta
Biological Engineering
Cornell University
Allen M. Featherstone
Agribusiness
Kansas State University
Richard W. Hartel
Food Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2011 New Teacher Recipients
Miriam G. Ferzli
Biology
North Carolina State University
Tracy J. Kitchel
Agricultural Education
University of Missouri
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2010 National Recipients
Michael J. Boehm
Plant Pathology
The Ohio State University
Ricky W. Telg
Agricultural Communication
University of Florida
2010 Regional Recipients
Antoine J. Alston
Agricultural Education
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Stephen Devadoss
Agricultural Economics
University of Idaho
Joseph F. Donnermeyer
Rural Sociology
The Ohio State University
Rama B. Radhakrishna
Program Development
Pennsylvania State University
Michael F. Smith
Reproductive Physiology
The University of Missouri
Elizabeth B. Wilson
Agricultural Education
North Carolina State University
2010 New Teacher Recipients
Thomas G. Roberts II
Agricultural Education
University of Florida
Amanda D. Weaver
Meat Science
South Dakota State University
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2009 National Winners
Teresa C. Balser
Soil Biology
University of Wisconsin- Madison
M. Douglas Kenealy
Dairy/Animal Science
Iowa State University
2009 Regional Winners
Michal E. Kane
Plant Propagation
University of Florida
David A. Levitsky
Nutrition
Cornell University
Lawrence R. Oliver
Weed Science
University of Arkansas
Dennis T. Ray
Plant Sciences & Arid Lands Studies
The University of Arizona
Michael A. Wattiaux
Dairy/Animal Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kimberly A. Williams
Kansas State University
Horticulture
2009 New Teacher Winners
Jason D. Hans
Family Studies
University Kentucky
Lori U. Snyder
Agronomy-Plant Science
Purdue University
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2008 National Winners
Joshua J. Millspaugh
Wildlife Conservation
University of Missouri
M. Susie Whittington
Teacher Education
The Ohio State University
2008 Regional Winners
Michael A. Boland
Agribusiness
Kansas State University
Jeffory A.Hattey
Soil Science
Oklahoma State University
Christian Y. Oseto
Entomology
Purdue University
Richard C. Schultz
Forestry
Iowa State University
Robert L. Shewfelt
Food Processing
University of Georgia
George W. Wardlow
Agricultural Education
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
2008 New Teacher Winners
Jennifer L. Hardesty
Human Development & Family Studies
University of Illinois
Brian E. Myers
Agricultural Education
University of Florida
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2007 National Winners
George Acquaah
Agricultural Sciences
Langston University
Daniel Civco
Remote Sensing and GIS
University of Connecticut
2007 Regional Winners
Amin Ahmadzadeh
Animal Science
University of Idaho
Sarah Ash
Nutrition
North Carolina State University
W. Stephen Damron
Animal Nutrition and Management
Oklahoma State University
Thomas Husband
Wildlife Biology
University of Rhode Island
James Knight
Agricultural Education
University of Arizona
Donald Liu
Agricultural Economics
University of Minnesota
2007 New Teacher Winners
Amy Kaleita
Agricultural Engineering and Technology
Iowa State University
Neil Knobloch
Agriculture Education and Outreach
University of Illinois
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2006 National Winners
Gail Nonnecke
Horticulture
Iowa State University
Rick Rudd
Agricultural Leadership
University of Florida
2006 Regional Winners
Janet Anderson
Nutrition
Utah State University
David Buchanan
Animal Breeding & Genetics
Oklahoma State University
Tiffany Heng-Moss
Entomology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
James Kliebenstein
Farm Business Management
Iowa State University
Roger LeBrun
Medical Entomology
University of Rhode Island
Douglas Needham
Horticulture
Oklahoma State University
2006 New Teacher Winners
Roel Lopez
Wildlife Ecology
Texas A&M University
Kyle McGregor
Agricultural Education
Tarleton State University
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2005 National Winners
Prasanta K. Kalita
Agricultural Engineering
University of Illinois
Michael A. Reiter
Environmental Science
Delaware State University
2005 Regional Winners (Note: Beginning in 2005, Regional Winners are listed collectively.)
Louis D. Albright
Energy Systems
Cornell University
Ann D. Christy
Biological Engineering
The Ohio State University
Kim E. Dooley
Agricultural Education
Texas A&M University
William L. Flowers
Animal Science
North Carolina State University
Judith L. Li
Fisheries and Wildlife
Oregon State University
Carol E. O'Neil
Dietetics
Louisiana State University
2005 New Teacher Winners-Less than 5 years experience (Note: New award category begun in 2005.)
Julie F. Harlin
Agricultural Education
Texas A&M University
Franklin B. Norwood
Agricultural Economics
Oklahoma State University
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2004 National Winners
R. Elaine Turner
Human Nutrition
University of Florida
Donna Marie Brown
Textiles and Merchandising
University of Wyoming
2004 Regional Winners
Laurie F. Kramer
Human Development/Family Studies
University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Janice C. Swanson
Animal Behavior and Welfare
Kansas State University
Paul Heinz Heinemann
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
Robert S. Tyzbir
Nutritional Biochemistry
University of Vermont
Jason Lee Emmert
Poultry Science
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Donald Mack Johnson
Agricultural Systems Management
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Kenneth Arthur Barbarick
Soil and Crop Sciences
Colorado State University
Richard Stanley Zack
Entomology
Washington State University
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2003 National Winners Ronald Hanson
Agricultural Economics
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lyle McNeal
Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science
Utah State University
2003 Regional Winners
Jay T. Akridge
Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
Kevin M. Irvin
Animal Sciences
Ohio State University
David Malcolm Galton
Animal Sciences
Cornell University
Karen M. Schaich
Food Science
Rutgers University
Gracie Wasike Namwamba
Family and Consumer Sciences
Southern University and A&M College
Sue E. Nokes
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
University of Kentucky
Joseph J. Cech Jr.
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
University of California-Davis
Wanda H. Howell
Nutritional Sciences
University of Arizona
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2002 National Winners
Michael Ellerbrock
Agricultural Economics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Shelly Schmidt
Food Science
University of Illinois
2002 Regional Winners
Darrel Kesler
Animal Sciences and Reproductive Biology
University of Illinois
Sara Kadolph
Textiles and Quality Assurance
Iowa State University
Barbara Knuth
Resource Policy and Management
Cornell University
Karl Guillard
Agronomy and Turfgrass Sciences
University of Connecticut
James Knight
Reproductive Physiology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
George Acquaah
Plant and Soil Sciences
Langston University
William D. Edge
Wildlife Conservation
Oregon State University
John F. Elliott
Agricultural Technology Management and Education
University of Arizona
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2001 National Winners
Mark R. Ryan
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
University of Missouri
Michael T. Olexa
Agricultural Law
University of Florida
2001 Regional Winners
Dorothy H. Anderson
Natural Resources and Environmental Studies
University of Minnesota
Leon G. Higley
Entomology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Richard M. Clark
Nutritional Sciences
University of Connecticut
Deborah Hale Streeter
Small Business Management, Agri-entrepreneurship
Cornell University
Michael A. Dirr
Horticulture
University of Georgia
John R. Seiler
Forest Biology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Cynda R. Clary
Agricultural Marketing
New Mexico State University
Steven J. Wickler
Companion Animal Care, Animal Diseases
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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