Faculty, Researchers Honored at Bumpers College Service Awards Reception

Karli Yarber

Don Johnson (above right) in agricultural education, communications and technology, and Larry Purcell (below middle) in crop, soil and environmental sciences each received 30-year service awards.

Twenty faculty members, scientists and researchers 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, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and U of A System Division of Agriculture.

Honorees

40-Year Award

• Paul Counce, U of A System Division of Agriculture Rice Research and Extension Center

35-Year Award

• David Miller, crop, soil and environmental sciences
• Fred Bourland, U of A System Division of Agriculture Northeast Research and Extension Center
• Kenton Watkins, U of A System Division of Agriculture Rice Research and Extension Center

30-Year Award

• Don Johnson, agricultural education, communications and technology
• Larry Purcell, crop, soil and environmental sciences

25-Year Award

• Andrew McKenzie, agricultural economics and agribusiness
• Nilda Burgos, crop, soil and environmental sciences
• Mike Richardson, horticulture

20-Year Award

• Jeremy Powell, animal science

10-Year Award

• Qiuqiong Huang, agricultural economics and agribusiness
• Hanna Estes, agricultural education, communications and technology
• Jill Rucker, agricultural education, communications and technology
• Jun Zhu, biological and agricultural engineering
• Griffiths Atungulu, food science
• Eunjoo Cho, apparel merchandising and product development
• Stephanie Hubert, apparel merchandising and product development
• Mechelle Baily, human nutrition and dietetics
• Sami Dridi, poultry science
• Ehsan Shakiba, U of A System Division of Agriculture Rice Research and Extension Center

In addition, two faculty members were recognized for serving as honors program mentors: professor Han-Seok Seo and assistant professor Ali Ubeyitogullari, both in food science.

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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