Fifteen faculty from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were honored for teaching and advising excellence during the inaugural 2024 CALS Awards, held at the NC State University Club on Tuesday, April 23. Sixteen students were also honored for their outstanding scholarship, leadership and service.

“Every awardee has been supported and mentored and has collaborated with people who made these awards possible,” Dean Garey Fox said in his opening remarks, noting that the evening celebrated both the student award winners and their supporters.

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The awards ceremony supports a culture of recognition and appreciation, Fox said.

“We need to create a culture where everyone’s contributions are valued and celebrated,” Dean Fox says. “If we can accomplish this, then we can truly disrupt for good – my challenge to the college.”

Faculty Awardees

Listed in the order of the presentation:

New Advisor (Primary Role)
Mary Kate Lanier, academic advisor, Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences

Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor (CALS Nominees)
Praveen Kolar, professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Wendy Warner, associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences

Board of Governors (CALS Nominee)
Gabriel Keith Harris, professor, director of undergraduate programs, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology (CALS Nominees)
Remi Ham, assistant teaching professor, Extension specialist, Department of Horticultural Science

Nicola Singletary, assistant teaching professor, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Outstanding Teacher Award (University Recipients)
Joseph Donaldson, associate professor, director of undergraduate programs, Extension specialist, Department of Agricultural and Human Services

Terri Billeisen, adjunct assistant professor, director of undergraduate programs, Extension associate, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (CALS Nominee)
Julianne Treme, teaching professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Outstanding Club Advisor
Ginny King, assistant director of research administration, Alpha Zeta Agricultural Honors Fraternity advisor, College of Sciences

Teacher Award of Merit
Barbara Doll, associate extension professor, Extension specialist, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Nicola Singletary, assistant teaching professor, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professorship Award (CALS Nominee)
Travis Park, professor, Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences

Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professorship Award (University Recipient)
Joshua Heitman, professor, Department of Crop and Soil Science

Outstanding Graduate Instructor
Celso Castro-Bolinaga, assistant professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering