Recent Awards and Distinctions

At USU, we take pride in our distinguished professors and staff.  Below is a list of recent awards and distinctions.

Janet B. Anderson

• Teacher of the Year, Utah State University, College of Agriculture (2004)

DeeVon Bailey 

• Outstanding Extension Program Award - Group, Western Agricultural Economics Association (2005)
• Researcher of the Year, College of Agriculture, Dept. of Economics (2005/2006)

Janis L. Boettinger

• Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, College of Agriculture (2004)
• Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, College of Agriculture (2004)

Jeffery R. Broadbent

• Winder Professorship, Utah State University, Department of Nutrition & Food Science (2004-2007) 

Noelle E. Cockett

• The Governor's Medal for Science and Technology, State of Utah (2004) 

Steven A. Dewey

• Distinguished Professor, Utah State University, College of Agriculture (2004)

Dan Drost

• Overall Specialist Award, USU Extension Specialists Association (2005)
• State Team Award, Epsilon Sigma Phi (2005)

John O. Evans

• Presidential Award of Merit, Utah Weed Control Association (2005)

E. Bruce Godfrey

• Service to the Industry, Dairy Farmers of Utah (2005)
• Taggart-Ballard Award of Excellence, USU Extension (2005)
• Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Economics, College of Agriculture (2005/2006)

Conly L. Hansen

• Engineering Honorary, Sigma Tau (2005)
• Agricultural Honorary, Gamma Sigma Delta (2005)
• Agricultural Engineering Honorary, Alpha Epsilon (2005)

Heidi Kratsch

• Teaching Excellence Award, Iowa State University (2004)

Rhonda Miller

• Teacher of the Year, Dept. of ASTE, College of Agriculture (2005/2006) 

V. Philip Rasmussen

• SARE: Obtained $35.8 million, 5-year renewal & audit commendation, USDA-CSREES SARE Program ($35.8 million total) (2004)
• Invited at Keynote Speaker at Idaho Grain Producers Assn., Idaho Grain Producers (wheat, barley, bean, & lentil) (2004)
• Invited keynote at Asst. Sec. Jen's "USDA/NASA on the Hill", USDA-CSREES/NASA Partnership Committee (2004)
• Appointed to Western IPM Steering & Executive Committees, Western Region IPM Center (2004)
• Appointed to Southwest Carbon Sequestration Task Force, Dept. of Energy and Utah Geological Survey (2004)
• SUSTAINED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (RNRF Fellow), Renewable Natural Resources Foundation, Washington,DC (2005) 

Robert W. Sidwell

• Board of Directors, Spendlove Medical Research Institute (2005)
• Inernational Member, Bulgarian National Academy of Science, Bulgarian National Academy of Science (2005)
• Distinguished Lecturer, Univ. of Utah Distinguished Lecture Series: Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biodefense (2004) 

Dale R. ZoBell

• Council of Extension Professionals Excellence in Teamwork Award., AE4-HA National Meeting, Nov 2005, Seattle, WA. (2005)