CFANS Honors & Awards 2020

May 12, 2020

Every spring during the CFANS College Assembly, our college celebrates faculty, staff and students by selecting individuals for collegiate honors and awards. The full list of 2020 recipients can be found below. 

CFANS Distinguished Teaching Award for Undergraduate Tenured Faculty
Hikaru Hanawa Peterson, Department of Applied Economics

CFANS Distinguished Teaching Award for Graduate Students
Chengyan Yue, Department of Horticultural Science

CFANS Pioneering and Innovation Award
Troy McKay, Agricultural Education, Communication, and Marketing

Graduate Assistant Teaching Award
Grant Hedblom, Department of Food Science and Nutrition

CFANS Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Staff Award – Technical Category
Todd Burnes, Department of Plant Pathology

CFANS Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Staff Award – Administrative Category
Wendy Composto, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

CFANS Professional and Academic Award – Research Category
Aubree Kees, Department of Entomology

CFANS Professional and Academic Award – Other Professional Category
Linda Eells, Department of Applied Economics

Distinguished Extension and Outreach Award
Krishona Martinson, Department of Animal Science

Distinguished Diversity and Inclusion Award
Christina Herron-Sweet, Department of Entomology

Dean E.M. Freeman Medal
Sierra Williamson, Agricultural and Food Business Management 

Here's a list of past recipients.