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Discover ACES profiles the variety of activities, people and work happening in ACES today. Visit often to meet ACES faculty, researchers and students and discover how ACES impacts our lives.
2007 ACES Academy for Global Engagement Scholars Selected
(Mar 12, 2007)
ExplorACES 2007 Set
(Mar 5, 2007)
Rural America More Prepared for Disaster—Also More Vulnerable
(Jan 23, 2007)
Illinois Farmers Making More with Less by Selling Direct
(Jan 8, 2007)
New Poinsettia for the Non-traditionalist
(Dec 8, 2006)
Poinsettia Open House Showcases Novelty Varieties
(Nov 29, 2006)
UI Ranked Number One in Ag Engineering
(Nov 15, 2006)
ACES Alumni and Friends Celebrate Salute to Agriculture Day
(Oct 25, 2006)
U of I College of ACES Exploring Partnerships With Taiwan University
(Sept 15, 2006)
Pubs Plus Website Enhanced
(Aug 15, 2006)
Close Friendship Can Compensate for Poor Sibling Bond—and Vice Versa
(July 26, 2006)
See Your Soldier
(June 16, 2006)
Latvian Faculty Learn Biotach Methods
(May 22, 2006)
U of I's Smart Tractor will Detect Worn Parts, Dangerous Slopes
(April 14, 2006)
College of ACES Hosts a Sustainable Bioenergy Conference
(March 29, 2006)
2006 Awards Recipients Celebrate on April 25
(March 13, 2006)
ExplorACES Set for March 10-11 on U of I Campus
(Feb 21, 2006)
The Farm Gate Blog Opens
(Jan 23, 2006)
January 2006: ACES Global Ambassadors in Argentina
(Jan 4, 2006)
Faculty and staff of the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) were honored today at the annual Funk Awards banquet.
The Paul A. Funk Recognition Award, the College's top faculty honor, went to Michael E. Gray of the Department of Crop Sciences, Joseph H. Pleck of the Department of Human and Community Development, and Bryan A. White, Department of Animal Sciences.
Receiving the College of ACES Alumni Association Award of Merit were: David H. Baker, Richard J. Feltes, Larry L. Fischer, Roscoe L. Pershing, and Rodney E. Swoboda.
The Spitze Land-Grant Professorial Career Excellence Award was given to Mary Ann Lila of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences.
Elvira de Mejia of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition received the Faculty Award for Global Impact.
The Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching went to, at the senior level, Paul N. Ellinger, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, and, at the college level, Kelly A. Tappenden, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.
Receiving the Faculty Award for Excellence in Research were James K. Drackley, Department of Animal Sciences, at the senior level and Vijay Singh, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, at the college level.
Michael C. Hirschi of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering received the Faculty Award for Excellence in Extension at the senior level. Paul E. McNamara of the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics received the award at the college level.
The Karl E. Gardner Outstanding Undergraduate Adviser Award went to Walter L. Hurley of the Department of Animal Sciences.
The John Clyde and Henrietta Downey Spitler Teaching Award was given to Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.
Earning the Team Award for Excellence was the Illinois Center for Soy Foods team, whose members are Keith R. Cadwallader, Barbara P. Klein, and Karl E. Weingartner, all of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Pradeep K. Khanna, National Soybean Research Laboratory and ACES administration.
Three Professional Staff Awards for Excellence were presented. James C. Schmidt of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences was honored for sustained excellence in teaching and outreach. Douglas J. Maxwell of the Department of Crop Sciences was recognized for sustained excellence in research, and the award for sustained excellence in administrative/management or technical contributions went to Alison B. Schmulbach, administration and finance, ACES administration.
The Staff Award for Excellence went to Linda G. Harvey of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences and Marcia A. Johnson of the Department of Crop Sciences.
The Marcella M. Nance Staff Award was given to Richard C. Keever of the Department of Animal Sciences.
Gerald K. Sims of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences received the Service Recognition Award.
Graduate Student Research Awards were presented to Ryan N. Dilger, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Animal Sciences, and Young Soo Song, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.
The Louis V. Logeman Graduate Student Teaching Award went to Mark W. Jarecki in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences and Celina Wu Trujillo in the Department of Human and Community Development.