Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

February 13, 2004

Honors

Ag College awards
The College of Agriculture has presented its annual awards to: Lee Burras, associate professor of agronomy, Outstanding Adviser Award; Gail Nonnecke, professor of horticulture, Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Award; Jack Dekkers, professor of animal science, Outstanding Achievement in Research Award; Tong Wang, assistant professor of food science and human nutrition, Early Achievement in Research Award; Mike Duffy, professor of economics, Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension; Beverlyn Lundy Allen, assistant professor of sociology, Award for Early Achievement in Extension; Donald Beitz, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture in animal science, and collaborators at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center, Team Award (team also included collaborating professors Jesse Goff, Ronald Horst, Brian Nonnecke and Timothy Reinhardt); William Edwards, professor of economics, Excellence in International Agriculture Award; Jan Ostermann, secretary in the office of student services, Merit Staff Award for Achievement and Service; Rich Pirog, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture program manager, Professional and Scientific Staff Award for Achievement and Service; William Graves, professor of horticulture, Faculty Award for Diversity Enhancement; Antonio Mallarino, professor of agronomy, Raymond and Mary Baker Agronomic Excellence Award; and James Baker, University professor in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, John Lawrence, director of the Iowa Beef Center, and Brian Meyer, director of college relations, Dean's Citation for Extraordinary Contributions to the College of Agriculture.

Keynote address
Carl Chang, department of computer science chair, gave a keynote address ("Evolving the World of Computing and Networking -- a 2020 Vision") at the TAO Gigabit Network Symposium in Tokyo, Japan, in January.

Hall of Famer
Jerry Sell, professor emeritus of animal science, was inducted into the American Poultry Historical Society Hall of Fame (an honor conferred on five or less people every three years) for the effect his work has had on the North American poultry industry.

Lifetime achievement
Max Wortman, Distinguished Professor of management, received the inaugural United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneur-ship Max S. Wortman, Jr., Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneur-ship. The award was named after Wortman for his commitment to the teaching and study of entrepreneurial education.