Awards criteria, processes, forms and deadlines
The College is accepting nominations from our employees to recognize our outstanding students, employees, supporters and friends at Spring Celebration & Awards Night. To submit your colleagues, students and supporters for recognition, refer to the the awards criteria, processes, forms and deadlines below.
Awards criteria, processes and forms
Awards deadlines
- Nominations must be submitted by Feb. 27, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
- Teacher nominee packets are due to the Dean's Office by March 6, 2026.
- Student award winner information is due from departments to the Dean's Office by March 13, 2026.
- Employee and special recognition award winner information is due from awards committees to the Dean's Office by March 20, 2026.
Employee awards
Employee awards are open to recognize all of our College's employees, no matter their unit or department, unless indicated otherwise. Criteria and nominations processes vary by award. See the links below for details.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Award
Outstanding Academic Teacher Award
Recognizes academics / resident instruction employees
Outstanding Researcher Awards
Recognizes Experiment Station and Extension employees
Outstanding Academic Faculty Award
Recognizes Extension employees
Outstanding Administrative Faculty Awards
Outstanding Staff Awards
Outstanding Team Award
Recognizes Extension teams
Special recognition awards
Recognizes friends and supporters as follows:
- Extension: Outstanding Supporter Award
- Department of Agriculture Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences: Outstanding Agriculturist Award
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology: Outstanding Leadership Award
- Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science: Outstanding Leadership Award
- Department of Nutrition: Marsha Read Leadership Award in Nutrition & Dietetics
Outstanding Leadership/Supporter Awards
Student awards
Recognizes students in the below departments, majors and roles. Criteria and nominations processes vary by department. Contact departments directly for details.
Departments are responsible for submitting winner information, including first and last names with phonetic pronunciation, 75-word bios, and headshots, to the Dean's Office according to the awards deadlines. If winner information is not received in time for certificates, plaques, posters, scripts, programs, etc. to be produced, winners may not be recognized with those materials.
For support with or questions about submitting winner information to the Dean's Office, please contact Denise Haynie.
Department of Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences Awards
- Outstanding senior: Agricultural science
- Outstanding senior: Agricultural science and economics
- Outstanding senior: NevadaTeach: Agricultural science
- Outstanding senior: Rangeland ecology & management
- Outstanding senior: Veterinary science
- Outstanding master's student: Animal & rangeland sciences
- Outstanding Ph.D. student: Animal & rangeland sciences
- Excellence in Veterinary Instruction
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Awards
- Outstanding senior: Biochemistry & molecular biology
- Outstanding senior: Biotechnology
- Outstanding master's student: Biochemistry
- Outstanding master's student: Biotechnology
- Outstanding Ph.D. student: Biochemistry
Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science Awards
- Outstanding senior: Environmental science
- Outstanding senior: Forest ecology & management
- Outstanding senior: Wildlife ecology & conservation
- Outstanding senior: NevadaTeach: Environmental science
- Outstanding master's student: Ecology, evolution & conservation biology
- Outstanding master's student: Hydrologic sciences
- Outstanding master's student: Natural resources & environmental science
- Outstanding Ph.D. student: Ecology, evolution & conservation biology
- Outstanding Ph.D. student: Hydrologic sciences
- Outstanding Ph.D. student: Natural resources & environmental science
Department of Nutrition Awards
- Outstanding senior: Dietetics
- Outstanding senior: Nutritional science
- Outstanding master's student: Dietetics
- Outstanding master's student: Nutritional science
- Outstanding Ph.D. student: Environmental sciences & health
- Excellence in Nutrition Instruction
- Excellence in Nutrition Research
