Congratulations to our recently promoted colleagues! We are fortunate to have these talented and dedicated individuals in our College and we are delighted to see their accomplishments acknowledged with these promotions.
2025-2026 Recipients
Animal & Rangeland Sciences
- Sergio Arispe, Professor
- Carlos Ochoa, Professor
- Juliana Ranches, Associate Professor with tenure
- Vanessa Schroeder, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
Botany & Plant Pathology
- Andy Jones, Professor
- Jared LeBoldus, Professor
- Sushma Naithani, Professor, Senior Research
- Laurel Cooper, Senior Research Associate I
- Parul Gupta, Sr. Research Associate I
- Grayson Namdar, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Elizabeth Stamm, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Crop & Soil Science
- Judit Barroso, Professor
- Lauren Gwin, Professor
- Amber Moore, Professor
- Ryan Graebner, Associate Professor of Practice
- Alison Willette, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Environmental & Molecular Toxicology
- Jennifer Duringer, Associate Professor, Senior Research
- Caoilinn Haggerty, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Ryan Lopez, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Sciences
- Ivan Arismendi, Professor
- Kelly Biedenweg, Professor
- Kate Stafford, Professor
- Leigh Torres, Professor
- Angee Doerr, Associate Professor of Practice
- Susan Piacenza, Senior Instructor II
- Vaughn Robison, Senior Instructor I
- Michelle Scanlan, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Food Science & Technology
- Jordyn Bunting, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Zak Wiegand, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Horticulture
- Erica Chernoh, Associate Professor of Practice
- Deanna Lloyd, Senior Instructor II
- Patrick Jones, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Ann Rasmussen, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Matthew Davis, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Maggie Freeman, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Committee Members
- Animal & Rangeland Sciences: Bryan Endress
- Applied Economics: David Lewis, Chair
- Biological & Ecological Engineering: John Selker
- Botany & Plant Pathology: John Fowler
- Crop & Soil Science: Joel Felix
- Environmental & Molecular Toxicology: Bill Stubblefield
- Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Sciences: Clint Epps
- Food Science and Technology: Jovana Kovacevic
- Horticulture: Wei Yang
- Microbiology: Ryan Mueller
2024-2025 Recipients
Agricultural Education and Agricultural Sciences
- Haley Traini, Associate Professor with tenure
Animal & Rangeland Sciences
- Cecily Bishop, Associate Professor with tenure
- Monique Udell, Professor
Botany & Plant Pathology
- Jessie Uehling, Associate Professor with tenure
- William Thomas, Senior Research Associate I
- Jessica Lodwick, Senior Instructor I
- Jennifer Lorang, Senior Instructor I
- James Mickley, Senior Instructor I
Crop & Soil Science
- Joel Felix, Professor
- Rory Mc Donnell, Professor
- Melissa Fery, Professor of Practice
- Navneet Kaur, Associate Professor with tenure
- Jacob Powell, Associate Professor of Practice
- Christy Tanner, Associate Professor of Practice
- Burl Carpenter, Senior Instructor I
Environmental & Molecular Tox
- Kaley Adams, Senior FRA I
- Kei Lin Chang, Senior FRA I
- Jennifer Gervais, Senior FRA I
- Anita Holman, Senior FRA I
- Julia Honneffer, Senior FRA I
- Jamie Pennington, Senior FRA II
Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Sciences
- Taylor Chapple, Associate Professor with tenure
- Christopher Janousek, Associate Professor, Senior Research
- Taal Levi, Professor
- Rachael Orben, Associate Professor, Senior Research
- Ford Evans, Senior Research Associate I
- Lawrence Steven Andrews, Senior FRA II
- Olivia Hakanson, Senior FRA I
- Adam Peck-Richardson, Senior FRA I
- Trevor Williams, Senior FRA I
Food Science & Technology
- Jung Kwon, Associate Professor with tenure
- Joy Waite-Cusic, Professor
Horticulture
- Maud Macrory Powell, Professor of Practice
- Ashley Thompson, Associate Professor with tenure
- Betsey Miller, Senior Instructor II
- Ruying Wang, Senior Research Associate I
- Hannah Lucas, Senior FRA II
- Joseph DeShields, Senior FRA I
Statistics
- Yanming Di, Professor
2024-2025 Committee Members
- Animal & Rangeland Sciences: Carlos Ochoa
- Applied Economic: David Lewis
- Biological & Ecological Eng: John Selker
- Botany & Plant Pathology: Jay Pscheidt
- Crop & Soil Science: Kate Lajtha (Chair)
- Environmental & Molecular Tox: Bill Stubblefield
- Fisheries, Wildlife, Conservation Sc: Clint Epps
- Food Science and Technology: Michael Qian
- Horticulture: Patty Skinkis
- Microbiology: No representative this cycle
2023-2024 Recipients
Agricultural Education/Agricultural Sciences
- Josh Stewart, Associate Professor with tenure
- KJ Joseph, Senior Instructor I
Animal & Rangeland Sciences
- Janell Johnson, Senior Instructor II
- Matthew Kennedy, Seinor Instructor II
Applied Economics
- Roberto Valdivia, Associate Professor, Senior Research
- Christine Anderson Brekken, Senior Instructor II
- Ann Scheerer, Senior Instructor I
Biological & Ecological Engineering
- Gerrad Jones, Associate Professor with tenure
Botany & Plant Pathology
- Cindy Ocamb, Professor
- Elisa Di Meglio, Senior Instructor I
- Justin Elser, Senior Research Associate I
Crop & Soil Science
- Vidyasagar Sathuvalli, Professor
- Brian Donovan, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Jillian Gregg, Senior Instructor II
- Laura Helgerson, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Matthew Hunt, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Eliza Smith, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Kimberly Townsend, Senior Instructor II
Environmental & Molecular Toxicology
- Andrew Annalora, Associate Professor, Senior Research
- Kaci Buhl, Professor of Practice
- Jason Schindler, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Richard Scott, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Lane Tidwell, Senior Research Associate I
Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Sciences
- Dana Sanchez, Professor
- Shalynn Pack, Senior Instructor I
- Renee Albertson, Senior Instructor II
- Luke Painter, Senior Instructor II
- Dave Paoletti, Senior Instructor II
- Konstantin Divilov, Senior Research Associate I
- Cristin Fitzpatrick, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Jennife Allen, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Nathanial Lewis, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Food Science & Technology
- Elizabeth Tomasino, Professor
Horticulture
- Alec Kowalewski, Professor
- Lincoln Best, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- David King, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Dalyn McCauley, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Microbiology
- Kimberly Halsey, Professor
- Thomas Sharpton, Professor
2023-2024 Committee Members
- Animal & Rangeland Sciences: Carlos Ochoa
- Applied Economics: David Lewis
- Botany & Plant Pathology: Jay Pscheidt
- Crop & Soil Science: Kate Lajtha
- Environmental & Molecular Toxicology: Siva Kolluri, Chair
- Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Sciences: Guillermo Giannico
- Food Science and Technology: Michael Qian
- Horticulture: Gail Langellotto
- Microbiology: Kate Field
2022-2023 Recipients
Agricultural Education/Agricultural Sciences
- Lauren Chase, Senior Instructor I
Animal & Rangeland Sciences
- Nathan Parker, Senior Instructor I
Applied Economics
- Nadia Streletskaya, Associate Professor with tenure
Biological & Ecological Engineering
- Chet Udell, Associate Professor, Senior Research
Botany & Plant Pathology
- Achala KC, Associate Professor with tenure
- Luisa Santamaria, Professor
- Toby Westberry, Associate Professor, Senior Research
- Briana Claassen, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Ellie Kurth, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Victoria Skillman, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Johanna Smyth, Senior Instructor I
- Kelsey Sondreli, Senior Research Associate I
Crop & Soil Science
- Nicole Anderson, Professor
- Gordon Jones, Associate Professor of Practice
- Scott Fisk, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Adam Heesacker, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Ekaterina Jeliazkova, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Teepakorn Kongraksawech, Senior Research Associate I
- Alicia Leytem, Senior Instructor I
- Meg Mobley, Senior Instructor II
- Leon Nguyen, Senior Instructor I
- Stefan Seiter, Senior Instructor II
- Daisy Wood, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Environmental & Molecular Toxicology
- Meredith Cocks, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Eric Johnson, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Michael Simonich, Senior Research Associate I
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
- Holly Campbell, Senior Instructor I
- Craig Hayslip, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Food Science & Technology
- Si Hong Park, Associate Professor with tenure
Horticulture
- Nicholas Andrews, Professor of Practice
- Kristine Buckland, Associate Professor with tenure
- Marcelo Moretti, Associate Professor with tenure
- Heather Andrews, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Brittany Barker, Senior Research Associate I
- Wanda Crannell, Senior Instructor I
- Brent Warneke, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Statistics
- Katherine McLaughlin, Associate Professor with tenure
2022-2023 Committee Members
- Animal & Rangeland Sciences: Carlos Ochoa, Associate Professor
- Applied Economics: John Antle, Professor
- Biological & Ecological Eng: Hong Liu, Professor
- Botany & Plant Pathology: Pankaj Jaiswal, Professor, Committee Chair
- Crop & Soil Science: Kate Lajtha, Professor
- Environmental & Molecular Tox: Siva Kolluri, Professor
- Fisheries & Wildlife: Guillermo Giannico, Professor
- Food Science and Technology: Michael Qian, Professor
- Horticulture: Patty Skinkis, Professor
2021-2022 Recipients
Agricultural Education and Agricultural Sciences
- Jonathan Velez, Professor
Animal and Rangeland Sciences
- Serkan Ates, Associate Professor with tenure
- Jonathan Dinkins, Associate Professor with tenure
- Kathryn Younger, Senior Instructor I
Biological and Ecological Engineering
- Frank Chaplen, Professor
Botany and Plant Pathology
- Posy Busby, Associate Professor with tenure
- Marc Curtis, Senior Instructor I
- Christina Hagerty, Associate Professor with tenure
- Duncan Kroese, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Jeness Scott, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Zuzana Vejlupkova, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
Crop and Soil Science
- Alyssa DuVal, Senior Instructor I
- Jennifer Gourlie, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Mary Halbleib, Professor of Practice
- Nathalie Moretti, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Julie Pett-Ridge, Professor
- Ruijun (Ray) Qin, Associate Professor with tenure
- Yan Ping Qian, Associate Professor, Senior Research
- Chris Ringo, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Guojie Wang, Associate Professor with tenure
Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
- Bryan Harper, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Lisa Truong, Associate Professor, Senior Research
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
- Scarlett Arbuckle, Senior Instructor I
- Jonny Armstrong, Associate Professor with tenure
- Susanne Brander, Associate Professor with tenure
- Rachel Crowhurst, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Ken Diebel, Senior Instructor I
- Debbie Dietrich, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Lisa Ellsworth, Associate Professor, Senior Research
- Amanda Gladics, Associate Professor of Practice
- Scott Heppell, Professor
- Rebecca Hutchinson, Associate Professor with tenure
- Brian Sidlauskas, Professor
Food Science and Technology
- Mike Adams, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Chris Curtin, Associate Professor with tenure
- Jovanna Kovacevic, Associate Professor with tenure
Horticulture
- Signe Danler, Senior Instructor I
- Amanda Davis, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Alec Levin, Associate Professor with tenure
- Scott Lukas, Associate Professor with tenure
- Andony Melathopoulos, Associate Professor with tenure
- Andrew Millison, Senior Instructor II
- Lloyd Nackley, Associate Professor with tenure
- Ann Rasmussen, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Ramesh Sagili, Professor
- Nicole Sanchez, Associate Professor of Practice
- Jacob Snelling, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
- Ellen Topitzhofer, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
Microbiology
- Ruth Milston-Clements, Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
- Ryan Browning Craig, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I
2021-2022 Committee Members
- Animal & Rangeland Sciences: Gerd Bobe
- Applied Economics: Christian Langpap (Chair)
- Biological & Ecological Engineering: Hong Liu
- Botany & Plant Pathology: Pankaj Jaiswal
- Crop & Soil Science: David Hannaway
- Environmental & Molecular Toxicology: Siva Kolluri
- Fisheries & Wildlife: Guillermo Giannico
- Food Science and Technology: Michael Penner
- Horticulture: Gail Langellotto
- Microbiology: Mike Kent
2020-2021 Recipients
Animal and Rangeland Sciences
- Joshua Averett, promoted to Sr. FRA I
- Timothy Hazzard, promoted to Sr. Instructor I
- Ingham Claudia, promoted to Sr. Instructor II
- Michelle Kutzler, promoted to Professor
- Ricardo Mata-Gonzalez, promoted to Professor
- Elisa Monaco, promoted to Sr. Instructor I
- Giovanna Rosenlicht, promoted to Sr. Instructor I
- Vanessa Schroeder, promoted to Sr. FRA I
- Dawn Sherwood, promoted to Sr. Instructor I
Applied Economics
- Steve Dundas, promoted to Associate Professor
Biological and Ecological Engineering
- Stephen Good, promoted to Associate Professor
Botany and Plant Pathology
- Jeff Anderson, promoted to Associate Professor
- Kenneth Frost, promoted to Associate Professor
- Jason Graff, promoted to Associate Professor (Sr. Research)
- Jared LeBoldus, promoted to Associate Professor
Crop and Soil Science
- Judit Barroso, promoted to Associate Professor
- Deanna Lloyd, promoted to Sr. Instructor I
- Lorien Reynolds, promoted to Sr. Instructor I
- Clare Sullivan, promoted to Associate Professor (of Practice)
Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
- Amy Cross, promoted to Sr. FRA I
- Stacey Harper, promoted to Professor
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
- Ivan Arismendi, promoted to Associate Professor
- Kelly Biedenweg, promoted to Associate Professor
- Peter Konstantinidis, promoted to Sr. Instructor I
- Kathleen O'Malley, promoted to awarded tenure
- Doug Reese, promoted to Sr. Instructor II
- Will White, promoted to Associate Professor
Food Science and Technology
- James Osborne, promoted to Professor
- Dan Smith, promoted to Sr. Instructor II
Horticulture
- Cassie Bouska, promoted to Associate Professor (of Practice)
- Carolyn Breece, promoted to Sr. FRA II
- Ryan Contreras, promoted to Professor
- Tyler Hoskins, promoted to Sr. FRA I
- Heather Stoven, promoted to Associate Professor (of Practice)
- Kelly Vining, promoted to Associate Professor
- Nik Wiman, promoted to Associate Professor
- Wei Yang, promoted to Professor
Statistics
- Sharmodeep Bhattacharyya, promoted to Associate Professor
- Duo Jiang, promoted to Associate Professor
2020-2021 Committee Members
- Animal & Rangeland Sciences: Gerd Bobe
- Applied Economics: Christian Langpap
- Biological & Ecological Engineering: Hong Liu
- Botany & Plant Pathology: Ken Johnson
- Crop & Soil Science: David Myrold -Committee Co-Chair
- Environmental & Molecular Toxicology: Stacey Harper
- Fisheries & Wildlife: Doug Robinson – Committee Co-Chair
- Food Science and Technology: Michael Penner
- Horticulture: John Lambrinos
- Microbiology: Mike Kent
2019-2020 Recipients
Animal and Rangeland Sciences
- Sergio Arispe, promoted to Associate Professor
- Bryan Endress, promoted to Associate Professor
Applied Economics
- David Kling, promoted to Associate Professor
Botany and Plant Pathology
- Jeremiah Dung, promoted to Associate Professor
- Sushma Naithani, promoted to Associate Professor (Sr. Res)
- Michele Wiseman, promoted to Sr. FRA I
Crop and Soil Science
- Sam Angima, promoted to Professor
- Nichole Baley, promoted to Sr. FRA I
- Jillian Gregg, promoted to Sr. Instructor I
- Laura Helgerson, promoted to Sr. FRA I
- Andrew Hulting, promoted to Professor
- Rory McDonnell, promoted to Associate Professor
- Amber Moore, promoted to Associate Professor
- Tom Silberstein, promoted to Sr. FRA I
Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
- Susan Tilton, promoted to Associate Professor
Fisheries and Wildlife
- G. Renee Albertson, promoted to Sr. Instructor I
- Katie Dugger, promoted to Professor, Courtesy
- Clinton Epps, promoted to Professor
- Tiffany Garcia, promoted to Professor
- Guillermo Giannico, promoted to Professor
- David Jacobson, promoted to Sr. FRA II
- Leigh Torres, promoted to Associate Professor
Food Science and Technology
- Jason Ball, promoted to Sr. FRA I
- Aimee Hasenbeck, promoted to Sr. FRA I
- Juyun Lim, promoted to Professor
Horticulture
- Leonard Coop, promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
- Brooke Edmunds, promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
- Amy Garrett, promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
- Patrick Jones, promoted to Sr. FRA I
- Hannah Lucas, promoted to Sr. FRA I
- Betsey Miller, promoted to Sr. Instructor I
- Tim Stock, promoted to Sr. Instructor II