Funk Awards Banquet
The 2026 banquet will be held on September 14, 2026
More details and registration link coming soon!
2026 Recipients:
Paul A. Funk Recognition Award
Richard Cooke, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
DK Lee, Crop Sciences
Spitze Land-Grant Professorial Career Excellence Award
William Helferich, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Patrick Tranel, Crop Sciences
Runge Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award
Jennifer Hardesty, Human Development and Family Studies
Faculty Award for Global Impact
Erik Sacks, Crop Sciences
Senior Faculty Award for Excellence in Extension
Shelly Nickols-Richardson, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Faculty Award for Excellence in Extension
Nicholas Seiter, Crop Sciences
Senior Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
Matthew Hudson, Crop Sciences
Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
Jessica Rutkoski, Crop Sciences
Senior Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
Brian Ogolsky, Human Development and Family Studies
Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
Shardé Smith, Human Development and Family Studies
Karl E. Gardner Outstanding Undergraduate Adviser Award
Travis Johnson, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Kelly Tu, Human Development and Family Studies
John Clyde and Henrietta Downey Spitler Teaching Award
Elissa Thomann Mitchell, Human Development and Family Studies
Team Award for Excellence
ACES Learning Design Team (ALIL), Office of Academic Programs
Professional Staff Awards for Excellence
Advising, Teaching, and Outreach
Caroline Helton, Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Administrative/Management or Technical Contributions
Amanda Lombardo, Office of Research
Innovation/Creativity
Daniel Gaither, Office of Research
Sustained Excellence in Research
Glenn Bressner, Animal Sciences
Staff Award for Excellence
Kevin Dejewski, Animal Sciences
Krystle Simmons, Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Marcella M. Nance Award
Samantha Hurt, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Graduate Student Research Awards
Devin Goodson, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Isabel Werle Noe, Crop Sciences
Specialized Faculty Teaching Award
Emily Hurth, Human Development and Family Studies
Luis V. Logeman Graduate Student Teaching Award
Maya Carter, Human Development and Family Studies
Jane Gross, Natural Resources s Environmental Sciences