15 Division of Agriculture, Bumpers College faculty recognized with service awards
By Robby Edwards, Director of Communications
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Fast facts
- Fifteen faculty received 10- and 15-year service awards
- Faculty have multiple appointments to Division of Agriculture, Bumpers College
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Fifteen faculty members of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the University of Arkansas’ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences were recently recognized with milestone service awards.
The Agricultural Experiment Station is the research arm of the statewide University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Most of the faculty have multiple appointments to Division of Agriculture and Bumpers College.
Faculty being recognized were:
- 20-Year Award
- Kris Brye, University Professor, crop, soil and environmental sciences
- Lance Cheramie, instructor, apparel merchandising and product development, human environmental sciences
- Casandra Cox, instructor, agricultural education, communications and technology
- Fiona Goggin, professor, entomology and plant pathology
- Timothy Killian, associate professor, human development and family sciences, human environmental sciences
- Jeff Miller, professor, agricultural education, communications and technology
- Harrison Pittman, director, National Agricultural Law Center
- Nathan Slaton, associate vice president for agriculture and assistant director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, and interim department head, crop, soil and environmental sciences
- Vibha Srivastava, professor, crop, soil and environmental sciences
- Allen Szalanski, professor, entomology and plant pathology
- 10-Year Award
- Jamie Baum, associate professor, food science
- Christopher Henry, associate professor, Rice Research and Extension Center, biological and agricultural engineering
- Mike Looper, department head, animal science
- Andy Pereira, professor, crop, soil and environmental sciences
- Ainong Shi, associate professor, horticulture
To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uada.edu/. Follow us on Twitter at @ArkAgResearch.
To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visit https://uada.edu/. Follow us on Twitter at @AgInArk.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs and services without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
About the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences: Bumpers College provides life-changing opportunities to position and prepare graduates who will be leaders in the businesses associated with foods, family, the environment, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life; and who will be first-choice candidates of employers looking for leaders, innovators, policy makers and entrepreneurs. The college is named for Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and longtime U.S. senator who made the state prominent in national and international agriculture. For more information about Bumpers College, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter at @BumpersCollege and Instagram at BumpersCollege.
Media Contact:
Robby Edwards, Director of Communications
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
robbye@uark.edu 479-575-4625