Honoring Teaching Excellence
Thursday, September 4, 2025
The Ferguson College of Agriculture recently celebrated 11 years of teaching excellence by honoring past recipients of the college's four teaching award programs. During the fall 2025 Ferguson College Teaching Workshop, each honoree was presented with a commemorative medallion in appreciation of their outstanding commitment to student success and academic excellence. The four college teaching award categories and recipients are:
Excellence in Teaching Award
2025 - Dr. Rob Terry, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership (Dick and Malinda Berry Award for Excellence in Teaching)
2024 - Dr. Bruce Dunn, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
2023 - Dr. Shelly Legg, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
2022 - Dr. Rodney Jones, Agricultural Economics
2021 - Dr. Sergio Abit, Plant and Soil Sciences
2020 - Dr. Dani Bellmer, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
2019 - Dr. Penny Weeks, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
2018 - Dr. Dwayne Cartmell, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
2017 - Dr. Dan Stein, Animal and Food Sciences
2016 - Dr. Thomas Kuzmic, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
2015 - Dr. Gretchen Mafi, Animal and Food Sciences
Excellence in Undergraduate Student Advising and Mentoring Award
2025 - Dr. John Michael Riley, Agricultural Economics
2024 - Dr. Gretchen Mafi, Animal and Food Sciences
2023 - Dr. Mellissa Crosswhite, Animal and Food Sciences
2022 - Dr. Sue Fairbanks, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
2021 - Dr. Dan Stein, Animal and Food Sciences
2020 - Dr. Patricia Canaan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2019 - Dr. Jon Ramsey, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
2018 - Dr. Udaya DeSilva, Animal and Food Sciences
2017 - Dr. Don Ruhl, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2016 - Dr. Jerry Fitch, Animal and Food Sciences
2015 - Dr. Shelly Legg, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
Excellence in Graduate Student Advising and Mentoring Award
2025 - Dr. Omkar Joshi, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
2024 - Dr. Wade Brorsen, Agricultural Economics
2023 - Dr. Craig Edwards, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
2022 - Dr. Dwayne Cartmell, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
2021 - Dr. Scott Loss, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
2020 - Dr. Brian Arnall, Plant and Soil Sciences
2019 - Dr. Gail Wilson, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
2018 - Dr. Kris Giles, Entomology and Plant Pathology
2017 - Dr. Chanjin Chung, Agricultural Economics
2016 - Dr. Bill Raun, Plant and Soil Sciences
2015 - Dr. Shane Robinson, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
Early Career Award for Excellence in Teaching
2025 - Dr. Julie LaBar, Environmental Science & Plant and Soil Sciences
2024 - Dr. Hannah Shear, Agricultural Economics
2023 - Dr. Nathan Smith, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
2022 - Dr. Adel Pezeshki, Animal and Food Sciences
2021 - Dr. Omkar Joshi, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
2020 – Professor Qing Luo, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
2019 - Dr. John Michael Riley, Agricultural Economics
2018 - Dr. Beatrix Haggard, Plant and Soil Sciences
2017 - Dr. Angel Riggs, Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership
2016 - Dr. Sergio Abit, Plant and Soil Sciences
2015 - Dr. Ranjith Ramanathan, Animal and Food Sciences