Quarterly CFANS awards roundup | Q4 2023

January 23, 2024

Celebrating accomplishments in the CFANS community

Animal Welfare Judging Team

In our quarterly celebration of award recipients across CFANS, we recognize students, faculty, staff and alumni who have received significant accolades. Congratulations to all recipients — we're #CFANSProud of you! The list below highlights awards received and/or announced in October through December 2023.

  • National Academy of Inventors Inductee Roger Ruan, BBE
  • Elroy Webster Cooperative Studies Scholarship: Katrina Klett, PhD candidate in Entomology
  • Fall 2023 American Veterinary Medical Association’s International Animal Welfare Assessment Contest: University of Minnesota Animal Welfare Judging Team results
    • 2nd place, Undergraduate-Junior Team 
    • 1st place, Undergraduate-Senior Told Team
    • 2nd place, Undergraduate-Senior Maroon Team
    • 4th place, Graduate Team
  • Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists Soil Horizons Award 2023: Suzanne Frances, STRAL
  • American Jersey Cattle Association Award Recipients: Jamie Gibbs, undergraduate animal science major, and Kathryn Bosley, master's student in animal science
  • Entomological Society of America 2023 Awards: Department of Entomology