Animal Science's Rosenkrans to Direct Bumpers College's Honors Program

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Charles Rosenkrans, animal science professor, has been named director of Bumpers College's Honors Program.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Charles Rosenkrans, professor and graduate program coordinator in the U of A's Department of Animal Science, has been named director of the honors program for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.

Lona Robertson, interim dean of the college, made the announcement while also naming Rosenkrans a Dean's Fellow.

The college's honors program is aimed at providing undergraduate students with opportunities for experience in completing creative research projects leading to uncovering discoveries in close association with expert faculty members.

"I am very grateful to be granted the opportunity to serve as a Dean's Fellow and director of the Bumpers Honors Program," said Rosenkrans. "It has been my privilege to mentor many honors students, and as director I hope to expand the breadth of opportunities for our students."

Bumpers College honors students work with faculty mentors to select research and creative projects; enroll in specialized honors courses taught by outstanding faculty and instructors; have opportunities to receive stipends for project and study abroad support; have opportunities to publish and present research results at scientific or professional meetings; receive advanced course pre-enrollment; may receive housing in the U of A's honors quarters; and receive special recognition at Bumpers College's commencement ceremony.

Rosenkrans also oversees the college's Honors Student Board, which represents the program and college to prospective students, parents and alumni; and the college's Honors Mentor Program, which pairs upperclassmen mentors with freshmen to assist in transitioning to college.

Rosenkrans earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in animal science from the University of Missouri. He earned his doctorate in animal science–reproductive physiology from Kansas State University. Rosenkrans was named a Wesley Fellow at KSU and worked as a research associate at the University of Wisconsin.

He received the U of A Alumni Society Outstanding Advising Award in 1998, was inducted into the U of A Teaching Academy in 2000, was named a Wakonse Fellow in 2002 and served as co-director of the Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center from 2007-10. Rosenkrans earned the Outstanding Teacher Award from the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture and the U of A's John W. White Teaching Award in 2010, and the U of A's Jack G. Justus Endowment for Teaching Excellence and Honors College Distinguished Faculty awards in 2013.

As a Dean's Fellow, he teachers honors program classes and involves honors students in his areas of research.

For more on the Bumpers College Honors Program, go here.

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.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.