
FACULTY SCHOLAR-TEACHER AWARD (left to right) Georgia A. Arbuckle-Keil, Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden, Kristin J. August, Psychology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden, Mukund V. Karwe, Food Science, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and Jaya Satagopan, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health.
SEBS faculty Mukund Karwe, Holly Grace Nelson and Troy Roepke were among the Rutgers faculty recognized with 2023-2024 Faculty Excellence Awards, which honor outstanding members of the Rutgers community selected by their colleagues for exceptional contributions to teaching, research, or public service through a program of seven awards. For each award, the recipient receives a commemorative certificate and an honorarium.
The Faculty Scholar-Teacher Award
The award honors tenured faculty members who have made outstanding synergistic contributions in research and teaching. This award recognizes those who make visible the vital link between teaching and scholarship by contributing to the scholarship of teaching and by bringing together scholarly and classroom activities.
Mukund V. Karwe, Distinguished Professor, Department of Food Science, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University–New Brunswick.
The Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching
The award honors non-tenure-track, full-time faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding teaching skills in classroom instruction, clinical instruction, curriculum development, or mentoring.
Holly G. Nelson, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Program Director, Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University–New Brunswick.

PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING (left to right) Jennifer A. Oberle, Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden and Holly G. Nelson, Landscape Architecture, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
The Presidential Outstanding Faculty Scholar Award
The award honors tenured faculty members whose breadth of academic portfolios reflect outstanding research, scholarship, or creative work, as well as truly outstanding contributions to teaching along with extensive service to the Rutgers community and beyond.
Troy A. Roepke, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Department of Animal Science, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University–New Brunswick.

PRESIDENTIAL OUTSTANDING FACULTY SCHOLAR AWARD (left to right) Sagar D. Khare, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, Troy A. Roepke, Animal Science, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Alice Elliott Dark, English, School of Arts and Sciences–Newark, and Sara Wakefield, School of Criminal Justice.
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