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Florida A&M University

  • New appointments: Nandkumar Divate, M.S. (Florida A&M University), Chief of Strategic Development, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Naila McCraney, M.S. (Florida A&M University), Economist, USDA-NRCS; Gerard Gunner, B.S. (Florida A&M University), Senior Policy & Compliance Office, Navy Federal Credit Union.

University of Minnesota

  • Awards: Marc Bellemare, University of Minnesota, Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education, and the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship; Jason Kerwin, University of Minnesota, McKnight Land-Grant Professorship

University of Missouri

  • Change in Position: Mallory Rahe, Associate Extension Professor
  • Awards: Mallory Rahe, University of Missouri, J.W. Burch State Specialist Agricultural Extension Award; Michelle Segovia, CAFNR Early Investigator Research Award; Mizzou National Agri-Marketing Association Competition Team, National Agri-Marketing Association, 2022 Student Marketing Competition, 1st Place; Regan Ragsdale, National Agri-Marketing Association, 2022 Student Marketing Competition, 1st place; Rishabh Mahendra, University of Missouri, Graduate Professional Council International Student Award; Lucy McGowan, Mizzou Alumni Association and Alumni Association Student Board, Mizzou 18; Claire Shipp, University of Missouri, Mark Twain Fellowship
  • Retirement: Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, 32 Years of Service

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  • Appointment Change: Matthew Stockton, Full Professor
  • Positions Taken by Recent Graduates: Diya Ganguly, PhD, Post-Doc Researcher, University of Delaware;Wilman Iglesias Pinedo, post-doc, Univ of Arkansas
  • Leave: Azzeddine Azzam, SLU, Uppsala, Sweden, Fulbright Scholar, June-August 2022

Purdue University

  • Awards: Nicole Olynk-Widmar, Purdue University, University Faculty Scholar; Jayson Lusk, AAEA, Publication of Enduring Quality Award; Choices Magazine, Outstanding Article Award
  • New Appointment: Valerie Kilders, Assistant Professor
  • Appointment Changes: Brady Brewer, Associate Professor; Uris Baldos, Research Associate Professor; Michael Delgado, Professor; Juan Sesmero, Professor

Texas A&M University

  • Award: Oral Capps, Texas A&M University, Marion Teaching Award

Texas Tech University

  • Award: Conrad Lyford, Fulbright Scholar Award, Ghana for the academic year 2022-2023