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Fall convocation recognizes achievements at OSU; Brorsen earns top faculty award

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Oklahoma State University celebrated excellence by recognizing the achievements of faculty, staff and administrators at the University Awards Convocation Tuesday at the OSU ConocoPhillips Alumni Center in Stillwater. 

OSU President Burns Hargis with Dr. Wade Brorsen, Regents Professor of Agricultural Economics in the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

The Eminent Faculty Award, which recognizes the highest level of scholarly achievement at OSU, was presented to Wade Brorsen, Regents Professor of Agricultural Economics in the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Brorsen has made outstanding contributions to the field of agricultural economics through his research program, award-winning teaching and professional service as an editor of two of the profession’s top journals. 

“Dr. Brorsen has been a leader in agricultural price analysis for more than 30 years and has made innovative and path-breaking contributions in a number of areas, including price discovery in commodity markets, efficiency of commodity markets, the impact of risk and the marketing behaviors of farmers,” said Dr. Gary Sandefur, OSU provost and senior vice president. 

Earlier this year, Brorsen was named a fellow by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, an honor bestowed on less than one percent of the association’s membership.

The Loyal and True award, which personifies the spirit of OSU through unwavering devotion, personal sacrifice and commitment of time and talents, went to Dr. Gary Trennepohl, who has served as the president of OSU-Tulsa and former dean of the OSU College of Business (now Spears School of Business).  Trennepohl has co-authored two college level textbooks and more than 30 professional journal articles. 

The full list of honorees:

Phoenix Award for Graduate Faculty

Sundara Madihally, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology.

President’s Cup for Creative Interdisciplinarity

First Place – Center for Wearable Electronic Sensing Systems and Technologies

Team leader: Bruce Benjamin, Associate Dean and Interim vice Provost of Biomedical Sciences at the Center for Health Sciences

Second Place – Interdisciplinary Program in Regenerative Medicine at OSU

Team leader: Lin Liu, Professor of Psychological Sciences at the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences

Third Place – OSU and Choctaw Nation: Collaborate and Educate

Team leader: Pamela Sissi Carroll, Professor and Dean of the College of Education

Regents Distinguished Research Award

Jeanmarie Verchot, Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Jiahong Wu, Regents Professor of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences

Larry Mullins, Regents Professor of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences

Tyler Ley, Associate Professor of Civil and Environments Engineering, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Murat Hancer, Professor of Hotel and Restaruant Administration, College of Human Sciences

Regents Distinguished Teaching Award

Udaya DeSilva, Associate Professor of Animal Science, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural resources

Jeffrey Walker.  Professor of English, College of Arts and Sciences

Kristen Baum, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, College of Arts and Sciences

Rick Wilson, Professor and Department Head of Management Science and Information Systems in the Spears School of Business

Juliana Utley, Associate Professor in the School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadership, College of Education

Edralin Lucas,  Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, College of Human Sciences

Melanie Breshears, Associate Professor of Pathobiology at the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences

Kent Smith, Interim Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Center for Health Sciences

Merrick Foundation Teaching Award

Liz Roth, Associate Professor of Art, Graphic Design and Art History in the College of Arts and Sciences

Outreach Education Award

Gregory Wilber, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology.

International Education Award

Jeffrey Vitale, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics in the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Sigma Xi Young Investigator Award

Janette Steets, Associate Professor in Botany, College of Arts and Sciences

Regents Professors

Francis Epplin, Agricultural Economics, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Edward Jones, English, College of Arts and Sciences

Larry Mullins, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences

Scott McMurry, Integrative Biology, College of Arts and Sciences

Bret Jacobson, Applied Health and Educational Psychology, College of Education

Gary Yen, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Excellence in Advising Award

Daniel Stein, Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Shawn Rose, Senior Academic Counselor, Student Success Center, College of Arts and Sciences

Larry Mullins, Regents Professor of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences

Abigail Minch, Senior Academic Counselor, Student Success Center, Spears School of Business

Tiffany Henry, Senior Academic Counselor, Student Success Center, College of Education

Laura Price, Academic counselor, Student Success Center, College of Human Sciences

Kelly Kavalier, Senior Academic Counselor, Learning and Student Success Opportunity Center, Division of Academic Affairs

Debra Danley, Information Assistant, Department of Animal Science, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Julie Koch, Associate Professor, School of Applied Health and Educational Psychology, College of Education

Anna Teague, Admissions Recruitment Coordinator in the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences

Joshua Ramsey, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Land-Grant Awards For Excellence

Joe Cecil, Industrial Engineering and Management, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Rebecca Damron, English, College of Arts and Sciences

David Peters, Special Collections and Archives, Edmon Low Library

Leave the Ladder Down Award

Federico Aime, Associate Professor of Management, Spears School of Business

Debra Danley, Information Assistant, Animal Science

University Service Award

Clinton Krehbiel, Assistant Department Head and Regents Professor, Department of Animal Science

Elizabeth Grubgeld, English, College of Arts and Sciences

Emily Cooper, Quality Assurance Development Coordinator, Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences

Eminent Faculty Award

Wade Brorsen, Regents Professor of Agricultural Economics in the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Loyal and True Award

Gary Trennepohl, Professor, Spears School of Business

Story by Alex Marianos

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