Awards
2008 – J. S. Donald Farm & Industry Short Course Teaching Award
2009 – CALS Robert G. F. and Hazel T. Spitze Land Grant Faculty Award for Excellence – “faculty member whose integration of outstanding efforts in teaching, research, extension and outreach exemplify the land grant mission”
2011 – WALSAA Outstanding Advisor Award
2014 – Friend of the Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association
2014 – Outstanding Service Award from Midwest Poultry Consortium
2014 – UW-Madison Center for Educational Opportunity, Award of Excellence (CeO student advising; nominated by Karla Montes de Oca)
2015 – Wisconsin Sheep Industry Award
2015 – Friend of the Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association
2019 – CALS Agricultural Research Station Recognition Award for Excellence in Research
2020 – Friend of County Agent Award, Wisconsin Association of County Agricultural Agents
2020 – Fellow – Administration, American Society of Animal Science
2022 – Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumnus Award
2026 – Inducted into Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame
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