2024 Funk Awards Banquet

Monday, September 23, 2024 – Funk Awards Banquet at Pear Tree Estates.

2024 Funk Award Recipients

Paul A. Funk Recognition Award: Kelly Swanson
Spitze Land-Grant Professorial Career Excellence Award: Yuanhui Zhang
Runge Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award: Maria Cattai de Godoy
Faculty Award for Global Impact: Angela Lyons
Faculty Award for Excellence (Teaching): William Ridley
Senior Faculty Award for Excellence (Teaching): Anna Dilger
John Clyde and Henrietta Downey Spitler Teaching Award: Amy Fischer
Karl E. Gardner Outstanding Undergraduate Adviser Award: Jill Craft
Louis V. Logeman Graduate Student Teaching Award: Sarah Castle and Yifan Hu
Specialized Faculty Teaching Award: Craig Lemoine
Faculty Award for Excellence (Research): Carena van Riper
Senior Faculty Award for Excellence (Research): Cory Suski
Faculty Award for Excellence (Extension): Courtney Cuthbertson
Senior Faculty Award for Excellence (Extension): Felipe (Phil) Cardoso
Professional Staff Award for Excellence (Administrative/Management or Technical Contributions): Kelly Sullan
Professional Staff Award for Excellence (Advising, Teaching and Outreach): Beth Conerty
Professional Staff Award for Excellence (Sustained Excellence in Research): Darin Joos
Professional Staff Award for Excellence (Innovation/Creativity): Lauren Quinn
Service Recognition Award: N/A
Graduate Student Research Award, M.S.: Natalia dos Santos Fanelli
Graduate Student Research Award, Ph.D.: Guanying (Bianca) Xu
Team Award for Excellence: FRSAN (Illinois Farm and Research Stress Assistance Network)
Marcella M. Nance Staff Award: Jennifer Black
Staff Award for Excellence: Megan Davis and Melinda Schaefer