Spring Celebration & Awards Night
Welcome
Bill Payne.
It is truly a pleasure to be able to gather here with you all this evening. It isn’t often that we have an opportunity to all get together – our students, faculty, staff and supporters – to celebrate our College’s accomplishments.
Those accomplishments are representative of a lot of hard work by you all, and the passion you have for what you do, and what we are trying to do as a College. I couldn’t be more proud and want to sincerely thank you all.
I am delighted to be here with you to recognize what is really just a small portion of all that our College has accomplished over the past year. Our College is truly exemplary in delivering on the University’s tripartite mission of teaching, research and engagement, thanks to your hard work.
Tonight, we celebrate:
- Your excellence in learning and teaching in our classrooms,
- Your excellence in research in our labs, fields and Experiment Station facilities, and
- Your excellence in providing meaningful impacts in Nevada communities with Extension programming.
Thank you all for coming, and I hope you enjoy the evening and sharing in each other’s successes.
William A. Payne
Dean of the College
April 28, 2023 | Program Schedule
Opening Comments & Welcome
Employee Awards
- Outstanding Researcher
- Outstanding Teacher
- Outstanding Extension Academic Faculty
- Outstanding Extension Administrative Faculty
- Outstanding Extension Program Staff
- Outstanding Extension Team
- Outstanding Administrative Faculty
- Outstanding Staff Employee
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
Special Recognition Awards
- Outstanding Extension Supporter
- Natural Resources & Environmental Science Leadership
- Marsha Read Leadership Award in Nutrition & Dietetics
- Outstanding Agriculturist
Student Awards
Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences
- Outstanding Seniors
- Outstanding Ph.D. Students
- Excellence in Veterinary Instruction
- Graduating Seniors
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Outstanding Seniors
- Outstanding Master's Students
- Graduating Seniors
Natural Resources & Environmental Science
- Outstanding Seniors
- Outstanding Master's Students
- Outstanding Ph.D. Student
- Graduating Seniors
Nutrition
- Outstanding Seniors
- Outstanding Graduate Student
- Graduating Seniors
Closing Comments
Graduation Cap Decorating
Employee Awards
Brad Ferguson, Outstanding Researcher
Marina MacLean, Outstanding Teacher
Buddy Borden, Outstanding Extension Academic Faculty
Macy Helm, Outstanding Extension Administrative Faculty
Linda Brown, Outstanding Extension Staff
Nevada Economic Assessment Project (NEAP), Outstanding Extension Team
Cara Goss, Outstanding Administrative Faculty
Sara Wilson, Outstanding Staff Employee
Jill Baker-Tingey, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
Special Recognition Awards
Extension's Master Gardeners of Clark County, Outstanding Extension Supporter
Annabelle Monti, Natural Resources & Environmental Science Leadership Award
Dr. Wei Yang, Marsha Read Leadership Award in Nutrition & Dietetics
Ted Borda, Outstanding Agriculturist
Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences
Tio Brody
Outstanding Senior, Agricultural Science & Economics
Emma Parsons
Outstanding Senior, NevadaTeach: Agricultural Science
Zachary Heinhold
Outstanding Senior, Agricultural Science: Plant Science
Sarah VanNess
Outstanding Senior, Rangeland Ecology & Management
Arturo Macías Franco
Outstanding Ph.D. Student, Animal & Rangeland Science
Uriel Cholula Rivera
Outstanding Ph.D. Student, Environmental Sciences & Health
Sailor Lee
Outstanding Senior, Veterinary Science
Isadora M. Batalha
Excellence in Veterinary Instruction
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Edward Cao, Outstanding Senior, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Madison Blea, Outstanding Senior, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Joshua Soriano, Outstanding Senior, Biotechnology
Spencer Danner-Bocks, Outstanding Senior, Biotechnology
Gabriel J. Angres, Outstanding Master's Student, Biochemistry
Omar Garcia-Cruz, Outstanding Master's Student, Biochemistry
Judith Cruz Amaya, Outstanding Master's Student, Biotechnology
Roopa Kala Attuluri, Outstanding Master's Student, Biotechnology
Natural Resources & Environmental Science
Nicole Choma, Outstanding Senior, Environmental Science
Mitch Aikin, Outstanding Senior, Forest Ecology & Management
Brenda Soto Lopez, Outstanding Senior, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Helen Kesting, Outstanding Master's Student, Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology
Daniel Nielsen, Outstanding Ph.D. Student, Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology
Nutrition
Mandy Lantz, Outstanding Senior, Dietetics
Daniella Wood, Outstanding Senior, Nutritional Science
Joel Paniagua Soto, Outstanding Graduate Student, Nutrition
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