2024 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
Ms. Amanda Clougherty - On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Mr. Donald Murphy - Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Weizhong - On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Ms. Christine Main - Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Alex Chan - University of Maryland Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Macarena Farcuh - On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Amanda Grev - Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Meiqing Shi - Faculty Research Award
Ms. Nicole Florellino - Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. William (Bill) Bowerman - Dean Gordon Cairns Award for Distinguished Creative Work and Teaching in Agriculture
Ms. Joy Rafey - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) Standard of Excellence Award to Faculty
Dr. Anna Alberini - Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching & Advising Award
2024 Cornerstone Awards
Healthy Food Systems
External Award - Improving Student Nutrition in Baltimore County Schools through Access, Quality Improvement, and Partnership
Internal Award - Healthy Watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay (internal)
Healthy Watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay
External Award: Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Internal Award: The Garden Thyme Podcast
Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems
External Award: Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board
Internal Award: Career AGsperience Team
One Health
External Award: None
Internal Award: Alzheimer‘s Diseases and Related Dementia Caregiver Program Team
Optimize Urban Environments
External Award: None
Internal Award: UMD Campus Arboretum and Botanical Garden
2024 Dean’s Grantsmanship Awards
Andrew Broadbent, ANSC
Stephanie Lansing, ENST
James MacDonald, AREC
Brian Needelman, ENST
Tom Porter, ANSC
J. Eduardo Rico, ANSC
Mohamed Salem, ANSC
Margaret Slavin, NFSC
Jiuzhou Song, ANSC
Mengjun Hu, PLSA
Yiping Qi, PLSA
Vijay Tiwari, PLSA
Kate Tully, PLSA
5 YEARS
Laurie Arnold
Jose Ramon Austin
Josh Bollinger
Megan McLean Calloway
Ariel J. Delgado
Justine Anne Gange
Taylor A. Garrett
Latoya M. Hicks
John Jensenius, Ill
Tiffany Jones
Antonio Silas
Lisa Strong
Rebecka Nichol Tetter
Ashlee Treece
Laura Wormuth
10 YEARS
Linda C. Dawkins
Meghan Fisher Holbert
Traci Tillman Jackson
David Franklin Long
Elizabeth McGarry
Robert Jordan Miller
Tyra C. Monnity
Bao Nguyen
Sheila H. Oscar
David Quincy Stephens
15 YEARS
Susan L. Barnes
Barbara L. Dobbins
Carol Ann Hill
Sara Kao
Leslie Herbert Lorenz
Jessica McClurg
Diane L. Montgomery
Ariana R. Strahl
20 YEARS
Jason Ronald Cline
Lawrence Donald Murphy
Vernora R. Petty
Margarita Vinogradova
25 YEARS
Jennifer A. Reynolds
Steven M. Rogowsky
Tina M. Scites
Koralleen D. Stavish
30 YEARS
Elsabeth Abebe
35 YEARS
Brad Paleg
40 YEARS
Kevin J. Conover
2023 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
Mr. Graham Binder - On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ms. Jessica Karunaratne - On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Mr. John Draper - Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ms. Pam Thomas - Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Mr. Jose-Luis Izursa - On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Mr. Vipin Rana - On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Matt Parker - Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Mr. Don Webster - University of Maryland Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Vijay Tiwari - On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Ms. Ashley Travis - Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Tom Porter - Faculty Research Award
Dr. Rohan Tikekar - Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Carol Keefer - Dean Gordon Cairns Award for Distinguished Creative Work and Teaching in Agriculture
Dr. Lisa Taneyhill - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) Standard of Excellence Award to Faculty
Dr. Monica VanKlompenberg - Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching & Advising Award
2023 Cornerstone Awards
Chesapeake Bay Commission - Healthy Watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay (External)Extension Water Quality Initiatives for a Healthy Bay and Population - Healthy Watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay (internal)
Maryland Public Television Maryland Farm & Harvest TV Series - Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (External)
UMD Poultry Team - Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (Internal)
Maryland Farm Bureau - One Health (External)
Close Encounters with Agriculture – Nutrition Track - One Health (Internal)
Green Dorm Room Project - Optimize Urban Environments (Internal)
2023 Dean’s Grantsmanship Awards
Dr.Gary Coleman
Dr.Stephanie Lansing
Dr.Utpal Pal
Dr.Yiping Qi
Dr.Shaik Rahaman
Dr.Xiaoping Zhu
2022 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
Ms. Rebecka Jones - On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Mr. Brian Spielman - Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Amro Hassanein - On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Ms. Jessica Mellon - Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Neslihan Uler - On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Sarah Hirsh - Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. George Belov - Faculty Research Award
Dr. Heather McHale - Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching & Advising Award
Ms. Shannon Dill - Dean Gordon Cairns Award for Distinguished Creative Work and Teaching in Agriculture
Dr. Candice Duncan - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) Standard of Excellence Award to Faculty
Bay-Wise Landscape Management - Clean and Healthy Chesapeake Bay (Internal)
Maryland Agriculture Council - Taste of Maryland - Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (External)
Agriculture Law Education Initiative - Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (Internal)
Algal Ecotechnololgy Center - Optimize Urban Environments (Internal)
Freetown Walkable Watershed Initiative - Optimize Urban Environments (External)
2022 Dean’s Grantsmanship Awards
George Belov
Iqbal Hamza
Byung-Eun Kim
Stephanie Lansing
Utpal Pal
Yiping Qi
Vijay Tiwari
Gurpal Toor
2021 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
Ms. Bonnie Boyden - Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ms. Susan Barnes - Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Chenzi Wang - On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ms. Trish Moore - On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Mira Mehta - On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Mr. Andrew Kling - Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Neith Little - Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Masoud Negahban-Azar - On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Mr. Michael Elonge - DEIR Standard of Excellence Award – Faculty
Dr. Evelyn Cooper - DEIR Standard of Excellence Award – Faculty
Dr. Yiping Qi - Faculty Research Award
Dr. Amy Burk - Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Ken Leonard - The Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising Award
Dr. Jennifer Rhodes - UME Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Reginal Harrell - The Dean Gordon Cairns Award
2021 Cornerstone Awards
University of Maryland Campus Pantry – Cornerstone Award, Healthy Food Systems (External)
Cafeteria Connections: Relying on School Meals for Increased Food Access in Low Income Populations During Pandemic Times – Cornerstone Award, Healthy Food Systems (Internal)
Anacostia Watershed Society – Cornerstone Award, Clean & Healthy Chesapeake Bay (External)
Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology – Cornerstone Award, Clean & Healthy Chesapeake Bay (Internal)
Maryland Agricultural & Resource-based Industry Development Corporation (MARBIDCO) – Cornerstone Award, Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (External)
UMD Agricultural Nutrient Management Program (ANMP) – Cornerstone Award, Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (Internal)
Dr. Meiqing Shi – Cornerstone Award, One Health (Internal)
Vernelle Mitchell-Hawkins and the Summer of STEM program – Cornerstone Award, Optimize Urban Environments (Internal)
2021 Dean’s Grantsmanship Awards
Nicole Fiorellino
Kate Tully
Li Ma
Yiping Qi
Utpal Pal
Chad Stahl
Nishanth Sunny
Xiaoping Zhu
2020 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Ms. Liz Laher Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Mr. Brad Paleg On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ms. Meredith Epstein On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Nicole Walker Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Amanda Rockler, Paul Leisnham Adel Shirmohammadi, Thomas Hutson Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Lars Olson Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Nidhi Rawat On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Ms. Becky Ridgeway Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Abani Pradhan Faculty Research Award
Roy Walls Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Nathaniel Tablante UME Extension Excellence Award (External)
Meredith Epstein, Brad Paleg, and Graham Binder - Cornerstone - Establish Healthy Food System and Ensure Global Food and Nutritional Security (Internal)
Crossroads Community Food Network - Cornerstone-Establish Healthy Food System and Ensure Global Food and Nutritional Security (external)
Watershed Stewards Academies- Cornerstone - Ensure a Clean and Healthy Chesapeake Bay (Internal)
Maryland Cover Crop Program Maryland State Fair- Cornerstone - Ensure a Clean and Healthy Chesapeake Bay (External)
Urban Agriculture Program with Neith Little- Cornerstone - Advance Innovative , Profitable, and Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (External)
Ecology and Management of Disease-Vector -Cornerstone -Advance Innovative, Profitable, and Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (Internal)
Mosquitoes Program- Cornerstone - Improve Human, Animal, and Environmental Health(Internal)
Rachel Rosenberg Goldstein and the Rooftop Runoff Irrigating Produce Eaten Raw (RRIPER) - Cornerstone-OptimizeUrbanEnvironments ThroughDesign,GreenTechnology,and CommunityEngagement (Internal)
2019 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Carol Hill Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Sara Kao On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Monica VanKlompenberg On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Erin Duru Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. John Lea-Cox Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Jing Cai On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Shauna Henley Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Stephanie Lansing Faculty Research Award
Dr. Stephanie Yarwood Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Nia Imani Fields UME Extension Excellence Award
2018 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Glenda Canales On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Margaret Udahogora On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Mark Dubin Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Jorge Holzer Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Dale Johnson Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Katherine Tully On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Virginia Brown Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Paul Leisnham Faculty Research Award
Dr. Abani Pradhan Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Ben Beale UME Extension Excellence Award
2017 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Nancy Nunn Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Diana Cortez On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Tim Hammond On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Sophia Wilcox On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Kristin Spiker Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. David Newburn Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Raymond Weil Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Bhanu Telegu On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Jarrod Miller Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Qin Wang Faculty Research Award
Justin Kevin Mathias Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
2016 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Debby Dant Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Douglas Price Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Melekte Truneh On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ginny Rosenkranz Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Bonnie Braun Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Lynn Little Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Virginia Brown Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Mia Russell Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. James Hanson Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Shirley Micallef On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Jonathan Moyle Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Daniel Nelson Faculty Research Award
Dr. Robert Kratochvil UME Extension Excellence Award
Ann Sherrard UME Extension Excellence Award
2015 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Ria Malloy Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Linda Smith Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Libby Dufour On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Jennifer Reynolds On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Paul Goeringer Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Trish Steinhilber Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Frank Coale Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Stephanie Lansing On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Amanda Rockler Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Bruce James Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Utpal Pal Faculty Research Award
Dr. Gary Felton UME Extension Excellence Award
2014 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Ellen Green Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Cheryl Hill Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Nenita Harris On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Adaire Parker On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Glori Hyman Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Erik Lichtenberg Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Abani Pradhan On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Jennifer Dindinger Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Sarah Balcom Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Kenneth Leonard Faculty Research Award
Bryan Butler UME Extension Excellence Award
2013 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Pamela Chollet Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Sandra Nola On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Steven Cohan Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Jianghong Meng Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Paul Leisnham On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Jennifer Rhodes Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Chris Walsh Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Siba Samal Faculty Research Award
Shannon Dill UME Extension Excellence Award
2012 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Lynn Jacobson Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
David Wyand Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Daniel Rockemann On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Wendy Whittemore On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Steven Turley Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Joshua McGrath Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. William Kenworthy Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Lisa Taneyhill On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Kristen Wilson Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Angela Black Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Richard Just Faculty Research Award
Jon Traunfeld UME Extension Excellence Award
2011 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Tim Ellis Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dee Dee Allen Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Phyllis McShane On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Jeffrey Cunningham On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ginny Rosenkranz Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Christine Hakenkamp Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Bob Kratochvil Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Mary Ann Ottinger Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Utpal Pal On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Donielle Inskeep-Axline Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Mary Concannon Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Patrick Kangas Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Iqbal Hamza Faculty Research Award
Cassandra Corridon UME Extension Excellence Award
2010 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Kay Riall Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Sherry Corbin Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Brad Paleg On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Chris Aubry On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Heather Hutchinson Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Daniel Fisher Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Loretta Lynch Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Peter Dernoeden Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Joshua McGrath On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Nia Fields Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Robert Chambers Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Daniel Perez Faculty Research Award
Manami Brown UME Extension Excellence Award
2009 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Cindy Mason Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Jeannie Raines Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Gary Lapanne On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Gary Seibel On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Francis Allnutt Non-Tenure Track Faculty Excellence Award
Lisa Lachenmayr Non-Tenure Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. John Lea-Cox Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Tom Porter Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Joanne Hamilton MCE Extension Excellence
Dr. Andreas Lange On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Steven Cohan Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
F. Grove Miller AGNR Medallion of Excellence
Dr. Jose Costa Faculty Research Award
2008 Awards of Excellence Recipients
David R. Muhleman Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Gail P. Yeiser On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Bettye K. Walters Faculty Extension/Faculty Research Assistant Award
Dr. Fredrick Wheaton Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Shannon Potter Dill Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Xiaoping Zhu On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Amy Burk Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Kendra B. Wells Director's Award for Extension Excellence
James Leith Special Recognition Award for Service Excellence
2007 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Deborah Dant Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Patricia Nitowitz On-Campus Staff Excellence
Jennifer Becker Junior Faculty Award
Siba Samal Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Susan Walker Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
David Conrad Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2006 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Debora M. Ross Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Kimberly C. Monahan On-Campus Staff Excellence
Iqbal Hamza Junior Faculty Award
Richard H. Erdman Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Robert T. Jackson Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Lynn Little Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2005 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Jody Parrish Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Carole Dingess On-Campus Staff Excellence
Daniel Perez Junior Faculty Award
Doug Tregoning Director's Award for Extension Excellence
Inder Vijay Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Bahram Momen Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
2004 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Debby Cunningham Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Theresa Queen On-Campus Excellence
Lori Lynch Junior Faculty Award
Phylis Moser-Veillon Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Donna Brinsfield Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2003 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Nicole Bataille Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Liesl Koch On-Campus Staff Excellence
Paul Shrewsbury Junior Faculty Award
Ian Mather Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Susan Morris Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2002 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Donna Moore Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Tiffany Abe On-Campus Staff Excellence
Inma Estevez Junior Faculty Award
Ramon Lopez Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dian Rowe Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2001 Awards of Excellence Recipients
June Thomas Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Edith Walsh On-Campus Staff Excellence
Richard Kohn Junior Faculty Award
Dennis Westhoff Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Theodore Haas Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2000 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Barbara D. South Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Carolyn M. Holstein On-Campus Staff Excellence
Tom E. Porter Junior Faculty Award
Marc L. Nerlove Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Judith A. Stuart Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1999 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Kevin J. Conover Off-Campus Staff Excellence
C. Christine Aggour On-Campus Staff Excellence
Kevin P. McKnew Junior Faculty Award
Robert G Chambers Dean Gordon Cairns Award
David L. Greene Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1998 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Theresa W. Suite Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Patricia H. McMullen On-Campus Staff Excellence
Gary D. Coleman Junior Faculty Award
Richard E. Just Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Ruth K. Miller Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1997 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Kathy P. Bounds Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Emma C. Gordon On-Campus Staff Excellence
Elizabeth Boyle-Roden Junior Faculty Award
Bruce Gardner Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dale M. Johnson Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1996 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Gayla A. Jenkins Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Shelia A. Brown On-Campus Staff Excellence
Douglas K. Carmel Junior Faculty Award
Sashi B. Mohanty Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Wallace T. Garrett Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1995 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Cindy D. Morris Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Cathy M. Schwab On-Campus Staff Excellence
Barbara K. Thorne Junior Faculty Award
Francis R. Gouin Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Stanton A. Gill Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1994 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Mark J. Carroll Junior Faculty Award
Larry W. Douglass Dean Gordon Cairns Award
1993 Awards of Excellence Recipients
J. Scott Angle Dean Gordon Cairns Award
1992 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Jerry V. DeBarthe Dean Gordon Cairns Award
2024 Dean’s Grantsmanship Awards
Andrew Broadbent, ANSC
Stephanie Lansing, ENST
James MacDonald, AREC
Brian Needelman, ENST
Tom Porter, ANSC
J. Eduardo Rico, ANSC
Mohamed Salem, ANSC
Margaret Slavin, NFSC
Jiuzhou Song, ANSC
Mengjun Hu, PLSA
Yiping Qi, PLSA
Vijay Tiwari, PLSA
Kate Tully, PLSA
5 YEARS
Laurie Arnold
Jose Ramon Austin
Josh Bollinger
Megan McLean Calloway
Ariel J. Delgado
Justine Anne Gange
Taylor A. Garrett
Latoya M. Hicks
John Jensenius, Ill
Tiffany Jones
Antonio Silas
Lisa Strong
Rebecka Nichol Tetter
Ashlee Treece
Laura Wormuth
10 YEARS
Linda C. Dawkins
Meghan Fisher Holbert
Traci Tillman Jackson
David Franklin Long
Elizabeth McGarry
Robert Jordan Miller
Tyra C. Monnity
Bao Nguyen
Sheila H. Oscar
David Quincy Stephens
15 YEARS
Susan L. Barnes
Barbara L. Dobbins
Carol Ann Hill
Sara Kao
Leslie Herbert Lorenz
Jessica McClurg
Diane L. Montgomery
Ariana R. Strahl
20 YEARS
Jason Ronald Cline
Lawrence Donald Murphy
Vernora R. Petty
Margarita Vinogradova
25 YEARS
Jennifer A. Reynolds
Steven M. Rogowsky
Tina M. Scites
Koralleen D. Stavish
30 YEARS
Elsabeth Abebe
35 YEARS
Brad Paleg
40 YEARS
Kevin J. Conover
2023 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
Mr. Graham Binder - On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ms. Jessica Karunaratne - On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Mr. John Draper - Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ms. Pam Thomas - Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Mr. Jose-Luis Izursa - On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Mr. Vipin Rana - On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Matt Parker - Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Mr. Don Webster - University of Maryland Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Vijay Tiwari - On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Ms. Ashley Travis - Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Tom Porter - Faculty Research Award
Dr. Rohan Tikekar - Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Carol Keefer - Dean Gordon Cairns Award for Distinguished Creative Work and Teaching in Agriculture
Dr. Lisa Taneyhill - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) Standard of Excellence Award to Faculty
Dr. Monica VanKlompenberg - Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching & Advising Award
2023 Cornerstone Awards
Chesapeake Bay Commission - Healthy Watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay (External)
Extension Water Quality Initiatives for a Healthy Bay and Population - Healthy Watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay (internal)
Maryland Public Television Maryland Farm & Harvest TV Series - Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (External)
UMD Poultry Team - Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (Internal)
Maryland Farm Bureau - One Health (External)
Close Encounters with Agriculture – Nutrition Track - One Health (Internal)
Green Dorm Room Project - Optimize Urban Environments (Internal)
2023 Dean’s Grantsmanship Awards
Dr.Gary Coleman
Dr.Stephanie Lansing
Dr.Utpal Pal
Dr.Yiping Qi
Dr.Shaik Rahaman
Dr.Xiaoping Zhu
2022 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
Ms. Rebecka Jones - On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Mr. Brian Spielman - Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Amro Hassanein - On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Ms. Jessica Mellon - Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Neslihan Uler - On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Sarah Hirsh - Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. George Belov - Faculty Research Award
Dr. Heather McHale - Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching & Advising Award
Ms. Shannon Dill - Dean Gordon Cairns Award for Distinguished Creative Work and Teaching in Agriculture
Dr. Candice Duncan - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) Standard of Excellence Award to Faculty
Bay-Wise Landscape Management - Clean and Healthy Chesapeake Bay (Internal)
Maryland Agriculture Council - Taste of Maryland - Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (External)
Agriculture Law Education Initiative - Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (Internal)
Algal Ecotechnololgy Center - Optimize Urban Environments (Internal)
Freetown Walkable Watershed Initiative - Optimize Urban Environments (External)
2022 Dean’s Grantsmanship Awards
George Belov
Iqbal Hamza
Byung-Eun Kim
Stephanie Lansing
Utpal Pal
Yiping Qi
Vijay Tiwari
Gurpal Toor
2021 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
Ms. Bonnie Boyden - Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ms. Susan Barnes - Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Chenzi Wang - On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ms. Trish Moore - On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Mira Mehta - On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Mr. Andrew Kling - Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Neith Little - Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Masoud Negahban-Azar - On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Mr. Michael Elonge - DEIR Standard of Excellence Award – Faculty
Dr. Evelyn Cooper - DEIR Standard of Excellence Award – Faculty
Dr. Yiping Qi - Faculty Research Award
Dr. Amy Burk - Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Ken Leonard - The Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising Award
Dr. Jennifer Rhodes - UME Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Reginal Harrell - The Dean Gordon Cairns Award
2021 Cornerstone Awards
University of Maryland Campus Pantry – Cornerstone Award, Healthy Food Systems (External)
Cafeteria Connections: Relying on School Meals for Increased Food Access in Low Income Populations During Pandemic Times – Cornerstone Award, Healthy Food Systems (Internal)
Anacostia Watershed Society – Cornerstone Award, Clean & Healthy Chesapeake Bay (External)
Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology – Cornerstone Award, Clean & Healthy Chesapeake Bay (Internal)
Maryland Agricultural & Resource-based Industry Development Corporation (MARBIDCO) – Cornerstone Award, Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (External)
UMD Agricultural Nutrient Management Program (ANMP) – Cornerstone Award, Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (Internal) Dr. Meiqing Shi – Cornerstone Award, One Health (Internal)
Vernelle Mitchell-Hawkins and the Summer of STEM program – Cornerstone Award, Optimize Urban Environments (Internal)
2021 Dean’s Grantsmanship Awards
Nicole Fiorellino
Kate Tully
Li Ma
Yiping Qi
Utpal Pal
Chad Stahl
Nishanth Sunny
Xiaoping Zhu
2020 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Ms. Liz Laher Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Mr. Brad Paleg On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ms. Meredith Epstein On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Nicole Walker Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Amanda Rockler, Paul Leisnham Adel Shirmohammadi, Thomas Hutson Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Lars Olson Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Nidhi Rawat On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Ms. Becky Ridgeway Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Abani Pradhan Faculty Research Award
Roy Walls Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Nathaniel Tablante UME Extension Excellence Award (External)
Meredith Epstein, Brad Paleg, and Graham Binder - Cornerstone - Establish Healthy Food System and Ensure Global Food and Nutritional Security (Internal)
Crossroads Community Food Network - Cornerstone-Establish Healthy Food System and Ensure Global Food and Nutritional Security (external)
Watershed Stewards Academies- Cornerstone - Ensure a Clean and Healthy Chesapeake Bay (Internal)
Maryland Cover Crop Program Maryland State Fair- Cornerstone - Ensure a Clean and Healthy Chesapeake Bay (External)
Urban Agriculture Program with Neith Little- Cornerstone - Advance Innovative , Profitable, and Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (External)
Ecology and Management of Disease-Vector -Cornerstone -Advance Innovative, Profitable, and Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (Internal)
Mosquitoes Program- Cornerstone - Improve Human, Animal, and Environmental Health(Internal)
Rachel Rosenberg Goldstein and the Rooftop Runoff Irrigating Produce Eaten Raw (RRIPER) - Cornerstone-OptimizeUrbanEnvironments ThroughDesign,GreenTechnology,and CommunityEngagement (Internal)
2019 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Carol Hill Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Sara Kao On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Monica VanKlompenberg On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Erin Duru Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. John Lea-Cox Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Jing Cai On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Shauna Henley Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Stephanie Lansing Faculty Research Award
Dr. Stephanie Yarwood Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Nia Imani Fields UME Extension Excellence Award
2018 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Glenda Canales On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Margaret Udahogora On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Mark Dubin Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Jorge Holzer Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Dale Johnson Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Katherine Tully On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Virginia Brown Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Paul Leisnham Faculty Research Award
Dr. Abani Pradhan Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Ben Beale UME Extension Excellence Award
2017 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Nancy Nunn Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Diana Cortez On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Tim Hammond On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Sophia Wilcox On-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Kristin Spiker Off-Campus Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. David Newburn Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Raymond Weil Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Bhanu Telegu On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Jarrod Miller Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Qin Wang Faculty Research Award
Justin Kevin Mathias Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
2016 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Debby Dant Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Douglas Price Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Melekte Truneh On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ginny Rosenkranz Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Bonnie Braun Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Lynn Little Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Virginia Brown Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Mia Russell Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. James Hanson Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Shirley Micallef On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Jonathan Moyle Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Daniel Nelson Faculty Research Award
Dr. Robert Kratochvil UME Extension Excellence Award
Ann Sherrard UME Extension Excellence Award
2015 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Ria Malloy Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Linda Smith Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Libby Dufour On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Jennifer Reynolds On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Paul Goeringer Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Trish Steinhilber Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Frank Coale Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Stephanie Lansing On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Amanda Rockler Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Bruce James Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Utpal Pal Faculty Research Award
Dr. Gary Felton UME Extension Excellence Award
2014 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Ellen Green Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Cheryl Hill Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Nenita Harris On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Adaire Parker On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Glori Hyman Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Erik Lichtenberg Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Abani Pradhan On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Jennifer Dindinger Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Sarah Balcom Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Kenneth Leonard Faculty Research Award
Bryan Butler UME Extension Excellence Award
2013 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Pamela Chollet Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Sandra Nola On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Steven Cohan Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Jianghong Meng Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Paul Leisnham On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Jennifer Rhodes Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Chris Walsh Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Siba Samal Faculty Research Award
Shannon Dill UME Extension Excellence Award
2012 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Lynn Jacobson Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
David Wyand Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Daniel Rockemann On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Wendy Whittemore On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Steven Turley Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Joshua McGrath Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. William Kenworthy Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Lisa Taneyhill On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Kristen Wilson Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Angela Black Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Richard Just Faculty Research Award
Jon Traunfeld UME Extension Excellence Award
2011 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Tim Ellis Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dee Dee Allen Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Phyllis McShane On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Jeffrey Cunningham On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Ginny Rosenkranz Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Christine Hakenkamp Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Bob Kratochvil Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Mary Ann Ottinger Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Utpal Pal On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Donielle Inskeep-Axline Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Mary Concannon Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Patrick Kangas Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Iqbal Hamza Faculty Research Award
Cassandra Corridon UME Extension Excellence Award
2010 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Kay Riall Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Sherry Corbin Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Brad Paleg On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Chris Aubry On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Heather Hutchinson Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Daniel Fisher Non Tenure-Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Loretta Lynch Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Peter Dernoeden Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dr. Joshua McGrath On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Nia Fields Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Robert Chambers Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Dr. Daniel Perez Faculty Research Award
Manami Brown UME Extension Excellence Award
2009 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Cindy Mason Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Jeannie Raines Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Gary Lapanne On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Gary Seibel On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Francis Allnutt Non-Tenure Track Faculty Excellence Award
Lisa Lachenmayr Non-Tenure Track Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. John Lea-Cox Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award
Dr. Tom Porter Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Joanne Hamilton MCE Extension Excellence
Dr. Andreas Lange On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Steven Cohan Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
F. Grove Miller AGNR Medallion of Excellence
Dr. Jose Costa Faculty Research Award
2008 Awards of Excellence Recipients
David R. Muhleman Off-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Gail P. Yeiser On-Campus Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Bettye K. Walters Faculty Extension/Faculty Research Assistant Award
Dr. Fredrick Wheaton Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Shannon Potter Dill Off-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Xiaoping Zhu On-Campus Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Amy Burk Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Kendra B. Wells Director's Award for Extension Excellence
James Leith Special Recognition Award for Service Excellence
2007 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Deborah Dant Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Patricia Nitowitz On-Campus Staff Excellence
Jennifer Becker Junior Faculty Award
Siba Samal Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Susan Walker Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
David Conrad Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2006 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Debora M. Ross Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Kimberly C. Monahan On-Campus Staff Excellence
Iqbal Hamza Junior Faculty Award
Richard H. Erdman Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Robert T. Jackson Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
Lynn Little Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2005 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Jody Parrish Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Carole Dingess On-Campus Staff Excellence
Daniel Perez Junior Faculty Award
Doug Tregoning Director's Award for Extension Excellence
Inder Vijay Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Bahram Momen Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising
2004 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Debby Cunningham Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Theresa Queen On-Campus Excellence
Lori Lynch Junior Faculty Award
Phylis Moser-Veillon Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Donna Brinsfield Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2003 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Nicole Bataille Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Liesl Koch On-Campus Staff Excellence
Paul Shrewsbury Junior Faculty Award
Ian Mather Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Susan Morris Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2002 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Donna Moore Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Tiffany Abe On-Campus Staff Excellence
Inma Estevez Junior Faculty Award
Ramon Lopez Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dian Rowe Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2001 Awards of Excellence Recipients
June Thomas Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Edith Walsh On-Campus Staff Excellence
Richard Kohn Junior Faculty Award
Dennis Westhoff Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Theodore Haas Director's Award for Extension Excellence
2000 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Barbara D. South Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Carolyn M. Holstein On-Campus Staff Excellence
Tom E. Porter Junior Faculty Award
Marc L. Nerlove Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Judith A. Stuart Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1999 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Kevin J. Conover Off-Campus Staff Excellence
C. Christine Aggour On-Campus Staff Excellence
Kevin P. McKnew Junior Faculty Award
Robert G Chambers Dean Gordon Cairns Award
David L. Greene Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1998 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Theresa W. Suite Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Patricia H. McMullen On-Campus Staff Excellence
Gary D. Coleman Junior Faculty Award
Richard E. Just Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Ruth K. Miller Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1997 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Kathy P. Bounds Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Emma C. Gordon On-Campus Staff Excellence
Elizabeth Boyle-Roden Junior Faculty Award
Bruce Gardner Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Dale M. Johnson Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1996 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Gayla A. Jenkins Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Shelia A. Brown On-Campus Staff Excellence
Douglas K. Carmel Junior Faculty Award
Sashi B. Mohanty Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Wallace T. Garrett Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1995 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Cindy D. Morris Off-Campus Staff Excellence
Cathy M. Schwab On-Campus Staff Excellence
Barbara K. Thorne Junior Faculty Award
Francis R. Gouin Dean Gordon Cairns Award
Stanton A. Gill Director's Award for Extension Excellence
1994 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Mark J. Carroll Junior Faculty Award
Larry W. Douglass Dean Gordon Cairns Award
1993 Awards of Excellence Recipients
J. Scott Angle Dean Gordon Cairns Award
1992 Awards of Excellence Recipients
Jerry V. DeBarthe Dean Gordon Cairns Award