Past Award Recipients by Year
2026
- Ahlea Forster - Animal Science - CALS Staff Early Achievement in Research Award
- Aileen Keating - Animal Science - CALS Faculty Outstanding Achievement in Research Award
- Alan Gaul - Seed Science Center - CALS Staff Service and Dedication Award
- Amber Anderson (Term) - Agronomy - CALS Faculty Early Achievement in Teaching Award
- Ann Kolthoff - Animal Science - CALS Faculty Early Achievement in Advising Award
- Breah LaSarre - Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology - CALS Staff Outstanding Achievement in Research Award
- Chase Olsen - Natural Resource Ecology and Management - CALS Staff Early Achievement in Advising Award
- Christen Burgett - Animal Science - CALS Faculty Outstanding Achievement in Advising Award
- Danielle Clark - Agronomy - CALS Staff Outstanding Achievement Award
- Erin Norton - Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute - CALS Staff Creative Impact Award
- Improving Pig Livability - CALS Team Award
- Jacob Manternach - Animal Science - CALS Staff Early Achievement in Extension and Outreach Award
- Jan Wiersema (Term) - Agronomy - CALS Faculty Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Award
- Jennifer McGill - Natural Resource Ecology and Management - CALS Staff Early Achievement Award
- Karl Kerns - Animal Science - CALS Faculty Early Achievement in Research Award
- Laura Greiner - Animal Science - CALS Dean Lee R. Kolmer Award for Excellence in Applied Research
- Laura Greiner - Animal Science - CALS Faculty Outstanding Achievement in Extension and Outreach Award
- Lesa Vold - Egg Industry Center - CALS Staff Outstanding Achievement in Extension and Outreach Award
- Richard Cruse - Agronomy - CALS Faculty Outstanding Achievement in International Agriculture Award
- Richard Roth - Agronomy - CALS Faculty Early Achievement in Extension and Outreach Award
- Ryan Smith - Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology - CALS Faculty Mid-Career Achievement in Research Award
- Samuel Mindes (T/TE) - Sociology and Criminal Justice - CALS Faculty Early Achievement in Teaching Award
- Shawn Dorius (T/TE) - Sociology and Criminal Justice - CALS Faculty Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Award
- Tamara Kerns - Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering - CALS Staff Outstanding Achievement in Advising Award
2025
- Adam Thoms - Horticulture - CALS Faculty Outstanding Achievement in Advising Award
- Amani Elobeid (Term) - Economics - CALS Faculty Outstanding Achievement in Research Award
- Anna Johnson - Animal Science - Morrill Professor
- Anna Johnson - Animal Science - CALS Faculty Community Excellence Award
- Arti Singh - Agronomy - Rossmann Manatt Faculty Development Award
- Asheesh "Danny" Singh (T/TE) - Agronomy - CALS Faculty Outstanding Achievement in Research Award
- Asheesh (Danny) Singh - Agronomy - ISU Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award
- Ben Covington - Digital Ag Innovation Lab - CALS Staff Service and Dedication Award
- Cheryl Morris (T/TE) - Animal Science - CALS Faculty Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Award
- Cory Walker - Animal Science - ISU Regents Award for Staff Excellence
- Daryl Herzmann - Agronomy - CALS Staff Creative Impact Award
- David Bruene - Animal Science - CALS Staff Outstanding Achievement Award
- David Bruene - Animal Science - ISU P&S Excellence Award
- Dior Kelley - Genetics, Development and Cell Biology - CALS Faculty Early Achievement in Research Award
- Doug Ware - '74 MS animal science, '76 PhD - Henry A. Wallace Award
- Garland Dahlke - Iowa Beef Center - ISU P&S Excellence Award
- Gene Hertel - '50 Forestry - Dean’s Award for Sustained Excellence
- Gustavo Macintosh - Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology - University Professor
- Iowa Nitrogen Initiative - CALS Team Award
- J. Arbuckle - Sociology and Criminal Justice - CALS Dean Lee R. Kolmer Award for Excellence in Applied Research
- Jake Swanson - '14 global resource systems - Emerging Iowa Leader Award
- Jim and Marcia Borel - '78 agricultural business / '78 family environment - Knapp-Wilson Award
- Jimmy Kent - '14 agricultural business - Outstanding Young Professional Award
- Jordan Gillespie - Budget and Finance - CALS Staff Early Achievement Award
- Julia Baker - Natural Resource Ecology and Management - ISU Award for Early Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice (Staff)
- Julia Baker - Natural Resource Ecology and Management - CALS Staff Early Achievement in Extension and Outreach Award