2026 SEBS/NJAES Excellence Awards
Our strengths as a school and experiment station are made possible through the dedication and impactful work of our faculty and staff. The Excellence Award program is our opportunity to acknowledge individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond an already high bar of expectation. These signature awards meet carefully-considered criteria, including creativity, original work and ideas, innovation, effectiveness, integrity, leadership, impact, community engagement, and excellence.
Congratulations to our 2026 Excellence Winners!
Winners will be recognized at the SEBS/NJAES 33rd Annual Celebration of Excellence Awards Ceremony & Luncheon on Wednesday, November 11.
Teaching Excellence Award
Natalya Voloshchuk
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Sustained Career Teaching Excellence Award
Mukund Karwe
Department of Food Science
Early Career Research Excellence Award
Corday Selden
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Faculty Social Impact Excellence Award
Veronica Jones
Department of Family and Community Health Sciences
Outreach and Community Engagement Excellence Award
Richard Lathrop
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources
International Excellence Award – Sustained Career
Ramu Govindasamy
Department of Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics
Team Excellence Award
Agrivoltaics
Team Members: AJ Both; Andrew Conte; Andrew Wyenandt; Anna McHugh; Carey Williams; Carla Gavilan; Clinton Burgher; Daniel Gimenez; Daniel Ward; David Specca ; Dunbar Birnie; Ethan Schoolman; Florence Dou; james Oehmke; John Krasting; Kevin Sullivan; Lina Moe; Micah Seidel; Peter Nitzsche; Ramandeep Kumar Sharma; Rebeca Mata Barboza; Ross Rucker; Serpil Guran; Shawn Sorrels; William Bamka
Staff Social Impact Award
Julie Traxler
SEBS Office of Academic Programs
Staff Excellence Award
Francine Botti
Department of Entomology
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