The 22nd annual “Celebration of Excellence” Awards Luncheon of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) was held on April 23 at the Neilson Dining Hall on the Cook/Douglass Campus. Rick Ludescher, dean of academic programs at the school, served as Master of Ceremonies while Executive Dean Bob Goodman addressed the luncheon attendees and presented certificates or plaques to the winners.
Each year, the leadership at the school and NJAES recognizes the outstanding contributions of those in our community who have brought distinction to themselves and their programs. Congratulations to all whose outstanding creativity, original work and ideas, innovation, effectiveness, integrity, leadership, impact, community engagement and overall excellence were so honored.
2015 "A Celebration of Excellence" Awards Luncheon
The 2015 award winners are:
Teaching Excellence Award
Lena Struwe, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Research Excellence Award
Robert J. Chant, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Outreach Excellence Award
Rachel E. Lyons, Department of 4-H Youth Development
International Excellence Award
Scott Glenn, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Oscar M. Schofield, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Staff Excellence Award
Marsha Morin, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
John Sarti, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology
Barbara Munson Goff “Teacher of the Year,” selected by Alpha Zeta Fraternity
Timothy Casey, Director of the General Honors Program; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
OASIS Leadership and Professional Development Program, managed by the Rutgers Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics
Diane K. Adams, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Michele Bakacs, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents
Roberta Hunter, Department of 4-H Youth Development
Paola Lopez-Duarte, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Amy Rowe, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents
Team Excellence Award
The Strawberry Project, whose members include (in alphabetical order):
Jessica Buitrago, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents
Winifred Cowgill, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents
Tiemi Curry, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology
Elaine Griffin, Office of Grants Facilitation
Bradley Hillman, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station; Department of Plant Biology and Pathology
William Hlubik, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents
Gojko Jelenkovic, Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology
Matthew Millburn, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents
Xenia Morin, Office of Grants Facilitation
Peter Nitzsche, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents
Leon Segal, Office of Technology Commercialization
David Smela, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents
Kevin Sullivan, Office of Research Analytics
Beverly Tepper, Department of Food Science
Margaret van Vuuren, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents
Dan Ward, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology
Richard Weidman, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents
