2019 Faculty and Student Awards and Honors
K-State Park Management & Conservation Associate Professor Wins Academic Leadership Award
The institute presents the annual awards program, which is named for George B. Hartzog Jr., the seventh director of the National Park Service, to showcase leading figures in the field of conservation. Specific awards were named after visionary leaders that Hartzog respected and admired. Award recipients are following in Hartzog’s footsteps by making significant contributions to the management of parks and preservation of our natural, historical, and cultural heritage. Read more... |
Schwab Received Award
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Miller Awarded Outstanding Advising
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HNR's own Chad Miller was recognized as Professor of the Week at the K-State vs. Oklahoma State basketball game on Saturday
Miller joined K-State in 2011. As a part of his 80 percent teaching appointment, he teaches several courses including Plant Propagation, Landscape Plants I and II, and Preparing for you Horticulture Career. He also assists with department international study abroad experiences for undergraduates. With a significant teaching appointment, Miller has focused on developing and improving his scholarship of teaching and learning research, in order to improve the classroom and laboratory experiences for his students. Read more... |
2018 Faculty and Student Awards and Honors
K-State Hort Student Named Shinoda Scholar of the Year
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Upham Receives Award
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Two HNR Faculty Receive Awards
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Hoch receives Grad Student Teaching Award
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Dagan Wins Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Award
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2017 Faculty and Student Awards and Honors |
Graduate Student Earns National Turfgrass Science Award
Congratulations Mingying! She is recognized for her academic achievements in the classroom, research accomplishments, and leadership activities. Mingying's research is focused on evaluating zoysiagrass breeding lines for cold hardiness, quality, and resistance to the disease large patch along with studying the potential for tall fescue-zoysiagrass blends to reduce the disease brown patch while maintaining overall summer quality. |
PMC Professor Wins Award for Work in Wildlife Conservation
Skibins was presented with the award for his outstanding work and sustained achievement that fosters understanding, wise use, and conservation of natural and cultural resources. The award recognizes his pioneering work in the field of emotional connections to wildlife and pro-conservation behaviors. Read more.... |
Perennial Plant Association Award
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Horticulture Graduate Student and Faculty Receive North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Award
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Lavis Awarded Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
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Horticulture Graduate Student Awarded First Place at K-State Graduate Research Forum
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2016 Faculty and Student Awards and Honors
K-State Horticulture Graduate Student Awarded First Place at 2016 ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meeting
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Galgamuwa Recipient of Oral Presentation Award
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Braun Recipient of Graduate Student Teaching Awards
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2015 Faculty and Student Awards and Honors
Horticulture Graduate Student Wins NACTA Student Teaching Award
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Miller Receives SoTL Award
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Sammons wins 2015 Top Shot Award
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Miller Receives 2015 Gamma Sigma Delta Award
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College of Agriculture Advisor of the Year
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Graduate Teaching Award
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ASHS Outstanding Education Publication Award
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Faculty of the Semester
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K-State Graduate Research Forum Competition
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Greg Davis, Educator of the Year AwardDr. Greg Davis was awarded the 2015 Academic Education Foundation Educator of the Year Award. This prestigious, national award recognizes educators who have been passionate supporters and tireless ambassadors of the landscape industry. Recipients of the award are individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty by contributing time, energy and enthusiasm to their programs; and show dedication to the education of future industry leaders. This video was shown during the award presentation. |
2014 Faculty and Student Awards and Honors
Tajchman receives Travel Award
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Raudenbush Recipient of Award
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Miller & Williams awarded Innovative Teaching Awards
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Craver wins 3rd Place at ASHS National Conference
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CSSA Teaching Award
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Craver Recipient of Graduate Teaching Award
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Wilson receives the 2014 Gamma Sigma Delta PhD Graduate Teaching Award
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Craver takes 1st Place
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Lavis receives Presidential Award for Excellence
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Craver receives $10,000 Scholarship
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2013 Faculty and Student Awards and Honors
2013 Award Recipients
Faculty
- Barden, Charles, Outstanding Alumni for 2013, Forest Resources Alumni Group at Penn State University
- Janke, Rhonda, Excellence in Extension Award, Gamma Sigma Delta
- Lavis, Cathie, Great American Gardener Teaching Award, American Horticultural Society
- Lavis, Cathie, Excellence in Education Award, Irrigation Foundation
- Williams, Kim, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award, College of Agriculture
Students
- Bohling, Rebecca, Magna Cum Laude, College of Agriculture
- Brock, Justin, Summa Cum Laude, College of Agriculture
- Craven, James, Magna Cum Laude, College of Agriculture
- Craver, Joshua, OFA Scholar, Horticulture Industry
- Pabodha Galgamuwa, First Place, KSU Graduate Research Forum Poster Session
- Wilson, Matthew, Richard Elmore Brown Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, Ph.D., Gamma Sigma Delta and the College of Agriculture
2012 Faculty and Student Awards and Honors
2012 Award Recipients
Faculty
- Barden, Charles, Excellence in Extension Award, Gamma Sigma Delta
- Boyer, Cheryl, Early Career Award, Gamma Sigma Delta
- Boyer, Cheryl, Innovative Non-credit Program Award, University Professional and Continuing Education Association's Central Region
- Boyer, Cheryl, 2012 American Society of Horticultural Science Extension Division Educational Materials Awards
- Boyer, Cheryl, Communicator of the Year, KSRE Conference
- Bremer, Dale, Outstanding Associate Editor Award, editorial board of the journal Crop Science
- Davis, Greg, David J. Mugler Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Agriculture
- Fry, Jack, Crop Science Society of America Fellow
- Marr, Chuck, Grassroots Community Education Award
- Miller, Chad, Top 40 Under 40, Greenhouse Product News
- Rajashekar, Channa, Graduate Teaching Award, College of Agriculture
- Reid, William, 2012 American Society of Horticultural Science Extension Division Educational Materials Awards
- Shoemaker, Candice, Innovative Credit Program Award, University Professional and Continuing Education Association's Central Region
- Shoemaker, Candice, Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Upham, Ward, Honorary State FFA Degree, Kansas FFA Association
- Williams, Kimberly, Honorary State FFA Degree, Kansas FFA Association
- Williams, Kimberly, Great Idea Award, Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance
Students
- Dille, George, Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Student Ambassador, PLANET
- Kriley, Dustin, First Year Performance Award, Gamma Sigma Delta
- Maradiaga, Dalila, Second place Poster Competition, Society of American Foresters National Convention
- Thompson, Cole, Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award (M.S.), Gamma Sigma Delta
- Thompson, Cole, First place Poster Competition, Crop Science Society of America - Turfgrass Division