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2023 Funk Awards Banquet

Monday, September 18, 2023
Pear Tree Estate, Champaign, IL
Registration coming soon.

2023 Funk Award Nominations

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Funk Awards. All nominations should be coordinated through your department or unit office.
Nominations are due by March 8, 2023

2022 Award Recipients

Each year we recognize the contributions of our faculty, staff, and graduate students through the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and Paul A. Funk Recognition Awards. These awards, presented at an evening banquet, honor individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievements or exceptional service to the college.

Paul A. Funk Recognition

  • Romana Nowak, Animal Sciences

Spitze Land-Grant Professorial Career Excellence Award

  • James Drackley, Animal Sciences

Runge Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award

  • Mary Arends-Kuenning, Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Faculty Award for Global Impact

  • Robert Knox, Animal Sciences

Team Award for Excellence

The Child Development Laboratory, Human Development and Family Studies:

  • Brent McBride, Human Development and Family Studies
  • Meghan Redeker, Human Development and Family Studies
  • Lynn Bell, Human Development and Family Studies

Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

  • Senior
    Jason Emmert, Animal Sciences
  • College
    Phil Cardoso, Animal Sciences

Faculty Award for Excellence in Research

  • Senior
    Juan Loor, Animal Sciences
  • College
    Andrew Margenot, Crop Sciences

Faculty Award for Excellence in Extension

  • Senior
    Amy Fischer, Animal Sciences
  • College
    Melissa Prescott, Food Science and Human Nutrition

Karl E. Gardner Outstanding Undergraduate Adviser Award

  • Justine Karduck, Food Science and Human Nutrition

John Clyde and Henrietta Downey Spitler Teaching Award

  • Jan Brooks, Human Development and Family Studies

Specialized Faculty Teaching Award

  • Andrea Faber-Taylor, Crop Sciences

Professional Staff Award for Excellence

  • Sustained Excellence — Advising, Teaching and Outreach
    Piper Hodson, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
  • Sustained Excellence — Research
    Corey Mitchell, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
  • Sustained Excellence — Administrative/Management or Technical Contributions
    Joe Bohn, ACES Admin

Marcella M. Nance Staff Award

  • Amanda Hart, Human Development and Family Studies

Staff Award for Excellence

  • Jean Miles, Crop Sciences
  • Audra Martin, Food Science and Human Nutrition

Service Recognition Award

  • Thomas Benson

Graduate Student Research Award

  • Ph.D.
    Samantha Iwinski, Human Development and Family Studies
  • M.S.
    Subhiksha Chandrasekaran, Food Science and Human Nutrition

Louis V. Logeman Graduate Student Teaching Award

  • Travis Johnson, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
    • Jaclyn Theisen-Raub, Human Development and Family Studies