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