Criteria: Each department may submit a nomination to the Dean's Office. Eligible nominees will include departmental instructors. Criteria for this award will include support of the teaching and student support missions of the college. These include classroom/laboratory preparation and teaching, student counseling, organization advising, competitive team coaching, and student tutoring. This award may be presented every four years. Required documents for this award include a copy of the nominee's vita, a support document from the chair/department (maximum of one page), and teaching evaluation form. The teaching evaluation form may be accessed on the Davis College website. The college recognition will take place at the Davis College fall faculty retreat. The award will be accompanied by a cash gift and a plaque.

Nomination: Nominations received from departmental faculty through the Chairs.

Timeline: Nominations due to Davis College Administrative Council in May. Selections made in June.

Presentation: Davis College Awards Banquet in August.

Recent Winners:

• 2021: Not Awarded
• 2020: Jessica Thomas, Department of Animal & Food Sciences
• 2019: Ron Phillips, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
• 2018: Gretchen Neary, Department of Animal & Food Sciences
• 2017: Lindsay Kennedy, Department of Agricultural Education & Communications
• 2016: Russell Plowman, Department of Plant & Soil Science
• 2015: Bart Durham, Department of Natural Resources Management
• 2014: Kathryn Nelson, Department of Landscape Architecture
• 2013: Lyda Garcia, , Department of Animal & Food Sciences
• 2012: Gaea Wimmer, Department of Agricultural Education & Communications
• 2011: Amber Bates, Department of Plant & Soil Science

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