Fisheries and Wildlife Receives Top National Rankings
The November 16 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com/stats/productivity) reviewed a faculty productivity analysis of 375 colleges and universities and provided national rankings in 173 disciplines. The Wildlife Sciences program at OSU was ranked number one in the country and our Fisheries Sciences program was ranked number two. Only three other universities in the country ranked in the top 10 in both disciplines.
Fisheries and Wildlife Faculty Awards
2006 College of Agricultural Sciences Awards
• Chris Langdon, Briskey Award for Faculty Excellence
• Robert Anthony, F.E. Price/Agricultural Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research
• Selina Heppell, Registry of Distinguished Teachers
• Selina Heppell, Wade Excellence in Teaching Award
2007 College of Agricultural Sciences Awards
• W. Daniel Edge, Agricultural Research Foundation Leadership Award
• Stan Gregory, Distinguished Faculty Award
• Pat Kennedy, Briskey Award for Faculty Excellence
• Samuel Chan, Excellence in Extension Education Award
• Sandy DeBano and 4 others, James and Mildred Oldfield/E.R. Jackman Team Award
Robert Anthony, Cooperative Research Unit Program, U.S. Geological Survey, for Scientific Excellence for 2006.
Pat Kennedy, Wings across the Americas Research and Management Partnership Award (2006) from the USDA, Forest Service for contributions to northern goshawk research and management.
Rebecca Goggans received the 2007 Student Chapter Advisor of the Year Award from The Wildlife Society. Rebecca is the internship coordinator for Fisheries and Wildlife students and is also the Leader of the Fisheries and Wildlife Club.
Carl Schreck was honored by the 2007 Western Division of the American Fisheries Society for excellence in scientific achievement.
Dr. Schreck was also honored for a US Department of Interior, Presidential Award, which will be presented at the White House in April 2008.
Robert M. Hughes received the 2006 award for Environmental Stewardship from the North American Benthological Society and a Fulbright Senior Specialist Award to teach at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil November-December 2007.
Selina Heppel received the 2006 Aldo Leopold Environmental Leadership Program Scholar award.
