Fifteen faculty members in U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences were recently recognized with milestone service awards to the college, university and U of A System Division of Agriculture.

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

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.

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