URBANA, Ill. - Each year the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences recognizes faculty, staff, and graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding achievements or exceptional service to the college.

The awards program was established in 1970 by the Paul A. Funk Foundation of Bloomington, as a memorial to the late Paul A. Funk, who attended the college as a member of the class of 1929 and devoted his life to agriculture.

Recipients were honored at the annual Paul A. Funk Recognition Awards Banquet held Sept. 19 at Pear Tree Estate in rural Champaign.

This year’s recipients include:

Paul A. Funk Recognition

   Romana Nowak, Animal Sciences

Spitze Land-Grant Professorial Career Excellence Award

   James Drackley, Animal Sciences

Runge Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award

   Mary Arends-Kuenning, Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Faculty Award for Global Impact

   Robert Knox, Animal Sciences

Team Award for Excellence

   The Child Development Laboratory, Human Development and Family Studies

Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

   Senior - Jason Emmert, Animal Sciences

   College - Phil Cardoso, Animal Sciences

Faculty Award for Excellence in Research

   Senior - Juan Loor, Animal Sciences

   College - Andrew Margenot, Crop Sciences

Faculty Award for Excellence in Extension

   Senior - Amy Fischer, Animal Sciences

   College - Melissa Prescott, Food Science and Human Nutrition

Karl E. Gardner Outstanding Undergraduate Adviser Award

   Justine Karduck, Food Science and Human Nutrition

John Clyde and Henrietta Downey Spitler Teaching Award

   Jan Brooks, Human Development and Family Studies

Specialized Faculty Teaching Award

   Andrea Faber-Taylor, Crop Sciences

Professional Staff Award for Excellence

   Sustained Excellence — Advising, Teaching and Outreach
   Piper Hodson, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

   Sustained Excellence — Research
   Corey Mitchell, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

   Sustained Excellence — Administrative/Management or Technical Contributions
   Joe Bohn, ACES Admin

Marcella M. Nance Staff Award

   Amanda Hart, Human Development and Family Studies

Staff Award for Excellence

   Jean Miles, Crop Sciences

   Audra Martin, Food Science and Human Nutrition

Service Recognition Award

   Thomas Benson

Graduate Student Research Award

   Ph.D. - Samantha Iwinski, Human Development and Family Studies

   M.S. - Subhiksha Chandrasekaran, Food Science and Human Nutrition

Louis V. Logeman Graduate Student Teaching Award

   Travis Johnson, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

   Jaclyn Theisen-Raub, Human Development and Family Studies