Distinguished Faculty Award

The selection will be made from candidates who have brought distinction to the college through teaching, extension or research, and have provided leadership that has helped students, faculty or citizens to reach their potential for excellence.

Past Recipients

2024: Wei Liao and Dale Rozeboom
2023: Donald Dickmann and Christina DiFonzo
2022: Shawn Riley
2021: Karim M. Maredia and Gale Strasburg
2020: George Bird and Truman Surbrook
2019: Joe Vargas
2018: John Bukovac and Rufus Isaacs
2017: Henry Rique Campa III and Tim Mrozowksi
2016: Deb McCullough and Ronald L. Perry
2015: Richard Brandenburg
2014: Ajit Srivastava
2013: Elliott Ryser
2012: Weiming Li
2011: John Kerr
2010: Maraleedharan Nair
2009: Joan Rose
2008: Kelly Millenbah
2007: Richard Merritt
2006: Mary Hausbeck
2005: Jack Liu
2004: Lynn Harvey
2003: Tom Coon
2002: John Shelle
2001: Scott Winterstein
2000: Robert Clarke
1999: Robert D. von Bernuth
1998: Russel Erickson
1997: David Hawkins
1996: James Peska
1995: Harlan D. Ritchie
1994: William Taylor
1993: Richard Chase
1992: Niles Kevern
1991: Jim Kielbaso
1990: Paul Rieke
1989: Irvin Widders
1986: Mark Uebersax
1985: Kirk Heinze
1984: Robert Deans
1983: A. Robert Earl
1982: Will Carlson

News

Latham receives 2025 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award

Published on February 10, 2025
Keith Latham, Ph.D., will receive the 2025 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award during the annual ANR Awards on Friday, March 7.
Rozeboom receives 2024 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award

Published on March 1, 2024
Dale Rozeboom will receive the 2024 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award during the annual ANR Awards on Friday, March 1.
Liao receives 2024 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award

Published on February 1, 2024
Wei Liao, Ph.D., will receive the 2024 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award during the annual ANR Awards on Friday, March 1.
MSU forestry professor emeritus receives 2023 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award

Published on February 20, 2023
Donald Dickmann, Ph.D., a professor emeritus in the MSU Department of Forestry, will receive a 2023 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award during ANR Week.