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2009 Faculty Awards

John Parrish

• Inducted into the UW-Madison Teaching Academy

Dave Thomas

• Spitzer Exellence in Teaching Award

Dan Schaefer

• Robert G.F. and Hazel T. Spitze Land Grant Award for Excellence

2008 Faculty Awards

Dan Gianola

• Was awarded the “Chaire D’Excellence Pierre de Fermat,” an award developed to attract top scientists in any discipline to spend time in France.
• Was the recipient of the Humboldt Research Award. The Humboldt research award is one of the highest awards Germany gives to foreign scientists.

Dan Schaefer

Was awarded the J.S. Donald Short Course Teaching Award at the 2008 CALS Awards Program on Wednesday, April 23

Dave Thomas

Was inducted into the Wisconsin State Fair Sheep Barn Hall of Fame on Wednesday, July 30 at State Fair Park, West Allis for his contributions to the Wisconsin and U.S. sheep industries.

 

2007 Faculty Awards

Dennis Buege

Was inducted in to the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame. This is a wonderful recognition of their significant contributions and impact on the meat industry of Wisconsin

Thomas Crenshaw

Presented the Distinguished Service Industry Honoree Award by the Wisconsin Pork Association.

Bruce Marsh

Was inducted in to the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame. This is a wonderful recognition of their significant contributions and impact on the meat industry of Wisconsin

Dave Thomas

Was inducted into the Targhee Hall of Fame at the 2007 US Targhee Sheep Association Nation Show and Sale

2006 Faculty Awards

 

Bernie Wentworth

Was awarded the 2006 CALS Distinguished Service Award.

2005 Faculty Awards

Dennis Buege

Elected the President of the American Meat Science Association (AMSA) Recieved the Honorary State FFA Degree presented by the Wisconsin Association of FFA on June 15. This award is presented on the basis of outstanding service to the agriculture education/ FFA program.

Dan Gianola

Dan Gianola has been awarded the prestigious Mercator Visiting Professorship at the Deutsche Forschingsgmeinschaft (German Research Foundation) at the University of Goettingen. Dr. Gianola will be a visiting professor next year.

Dave Thomas

Recieved the Bouffault International Animal Agriculture Award at the recent Society of Animal Science meeting in Cincinnati. Dave was recognized for his leadership roles in animal agriculture as a Peace Corps volunteer, and under auspices of USAID in Indonesia, Central Asia and Kenya.

Alice Wentworth

Recieved the Outstanding Teacher Award from the Midwest Poultry Consortium on July 19. This award is presented on the basis of student and peer appreciation for outstanding instructional contributions.

2004 Faculty Awards

Ralph Albrecht

Recieved Microscopy Society of America Morton D. Master Award. This is one of 3 awards presented by the society.

Dennis Buege

Signal Service Award of the American Meat Science Association. Presented at the Reciprocal Meat Conference in June.

Dave Thomas

Animal Management Award 2004 (jointly with collegue, Yves Berger). American Society of Animal Sciences. Presented at the annual meeting of ASAS in St. Louis, MO. The award is presented for outstanding research in animal management during the past 10 years.

2004 Art Pope Award. Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Cooperative. Presented at the annula meeting of the WSBC at the 3rd Annual Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival, Jefferson, Wisconsin. Presented for outstanding service to the WSBC and the Wisconsin Sheep Industry.