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University of Georgia

Awards: Greg Colson, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, D.W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Teaching

Awards: Aleksan Shanoyan, USDA Excellence in College and University Teaching Awards for Food and Agricultural Sciences Regional Award, 2020; Glynn Tonsor, K-State Research and Extension and Kansas ACE, Communicator of the Year, 2020; Andy Barkley, K-State Office of International Programs, International Educator of the Year, 2020

New appointment: Jemimah Njuki, Director for Africa; Petros Mkandawire, Research Analyst; Aubrey Jolex, Research Analyst; Abdourahmane Sy, Research Analyst
Appointment Changes: David Spielman, Senior Research Fellow/Program Leader-Rwanda; Gracie Rosenbach, Country Program Manager - Rwanda

New Appointments: Keri Jacobs, Associate Professor, GICL Distinguished Fellow and MFA Chair in Agribusiness; Ben Brown, Senior Research Associate, FAPRI
Awards: Sarah A. Low, University of Missouri, 2020 Provost’s Award for Creative Extension Programming by New Faculty; Mike Sykuta, CAFNR, 2020 Outstanding Senior Teacher Award; Austin Sanders, CAFNR, 2020 Distinguished Thesis Award; Michelle Segovia, University of Missouri System, Strategic Research & Creative Works Funding Award
Position taken by Recent Graduate: Eleni Galata Bicknell, PhD, Post Doctoral Fellow, Missouri Science and Technology (MOST) Policy Initiative

Awards: Brady Brewer, Purdue Office of Engagement, Scholarship of Engagement Fellow 2020-21; Juan Sesmero, Purdue University, Seed for Success Award 2020

Appointment Changes: Matt Andersen, Professor; John Ritten, Professor; Chian Jones Ritten, Associate Professor
New Appointment: Anders Van Sandt, Assistant Professor