CALS recognizes talent, impact of faculty and staff

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Community members from across the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences gathered with friends and family Nov. 5 to celebrate the 15th annual Research, Extension and Staff Awards. The awards observe important and far-reaching achievements of CALS faculty and staff, who are nominated for continuously surpassing expectations and making significant, unique contributions to the college.

"I am awestruck by the important and far-reaching achievements of our colleagues across the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences," said Kathryn J. Boor '80, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of CALS. "Tonight’s honorees contribute to the life-changing work of CALS. Their research and extension activities epitomize the Land Grant mission of Cornell CALS — which is to be fundamentally invested in improving the lives of people, their environments and their communities in New York and around the world.

Boor presented the awards to 20 recipients in 14 categories.

Research and extension awards

Outstanding accomplishments in science and public policy

• Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, professor and chair of the Department of Development Sociology

Outstanding accomplishments in research

• Sara Pryor, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Outstanding accomplishments in extension/outreach (team)

• Cornell Local Roads Program, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • David Orr, director
  • Melissa Foley, program manager
  • Geoff Scott, technical assistance engineer
  • Adam Howell, communications specialist
  • Amanda Link, event coordinator
  • Barbara Lockwood, administrative assistant

Outstanding accomplishments in extension/outreach (individual)

• Christy Hoepting, Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Agriculture Team

Early achievement award

• Sarah Pethybridge, assistant professor in Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Career accomplishment

• John Brady, professor in the Department of Food Science

Core value staff awards 

Communication

• Donna Bunce, Biological Statistics and Computational Biology

Inclusive Environment

• Marin Cherry, Department of Food Science

Initiative

• Tara Reed, School of Integrative Plant Science

Integrity

• Amy Hastings, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Problem Solving

• Edgar "Alex" Garcia, Office of Information Technology

Self-development (Team)

• Marissa Consalvi, Department of Animal Science
• Theresa Lagasse, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering

Supporting Vision and Mission

• Jacqueline Nock, Horticulure 

Unsung hero

• Bridget Cristelli, Horticulture