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Quarterly CFANS awards roundup | Q4 2023
January 23, 2024
Celebrating accomplishments in the CFANS community
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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