15 Division of Agriculture, Bumpers College Faculty Recognized with Service Awards

SERVICE — Award recipient Lance Cheramie, an instructor in Bumpers College’s School of Human Environmental Sciences, chats with colleagues, friends and family during a service recognition banquet. Fifteen faculty of the U of A System Division of Agriculture and Bumpers College were recognized for 15 and 20 years of service. (Bumpers College photo by Micayla Blair)

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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 the 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 the Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uada.edu. Follow us on Twitter at @ArkAgResearch and Instagram 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.