Previous Awards included under Animal Science Kudos:
Peter Van Soest, Professor Emeritus, has been honored as a pioneer in the dairy industry by the National Dairy Shrine. His portrait will be permanently displayed in the national Dairy Shrine Museum in Fort Atkinson, Wis. Van Soest is recognized world-wide for his contributions in developing a more accurate evaluation of the nutritional values of feeds and food, specifically fiber in forages and feeds. (September 2011)
Ann Staiger, graduate student, won first prize in the Genetics Section at the Equine Science Society meeting this summer (2022) for her presentation "Morphometric traits in gaited breeds of horse: Potential future targets for mapping".
Quirine M. Ketterings, Associate Professor, is a member of the team of researchers selected to receive the first Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Institution and Federal Laboratory Partnership award this year for their work with on manure application/injection studies. See the video. posted August 2011 (award rec'd October 2011)
W. Ron Butler, Professor & Dept. Chair, received the Pfizer Animal Health Physiology Award from the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) in July, recognizing outstanding research. The goal of his research is to combine dietary strategies & technology for enhancing reproductive efficiency, health, & profitability in dairy cattle. Read more... July 10, 2011
Dale Bauman, Professor, received the Elanco Award for Excellence in Dairy Science from the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) in July 2011 in recognition of his outstanding research in dairy production. Read more...
May 24, 2011 - Dr. Peter VanSoest, emeritus professor, was recognized as a "Game Changer" with the 1st Excellence in Ruminant Nutrition Award. Dr. VanSoest laid the groundwork for modern rumen nutrition through his detergent system for fiber analysis. This comprehensive system of feed analysis has been implemented worldwide, transforming the nutritional management of ruminants. Read more...
Kristin Gill & Rick Watters, graduate students, were recognized as Outstanding Teaching Assistants for 2010-2011 by CALS at a recognition luncheon on May 11, 2011.
Dr. Vimal Selvaraj, Assistant Professor, has been awarded the Lonza 4D Nucleofector Grant Award for "Determination of factors for reprogramming astrocytes to neurons". For more information...
Quirine M. Ketterings, Associate Professor, and Emma Long, undergraduate student, both received awards at the NEBCSA meetings in Chesapeake Beach recently. Emma received the Outstanding Senior Award and Quirine received the Extension Industry Award. Read more...
Matthew Bull, Samuel Fessenden, Corey Kayhart and Jason McNamara, with coach Michael Van Amburgh won the highest award of Platinum in the 10th annual Dairy Challenge on April 2, 2011. Each of the undergraduates was presented with a $200 scholarship award. Read Press Release
02/24/2011 - Dr. Dale E. Bauman received the “Pioneers in Nutrition” Award at the 26th Southwest Nutrition Conference held February 24th and 25th in Tempe, AZ. The award was in recognition of Bauman’s contribution to understanding metabolic regulation in domestic animals. The citation read “These contributions have had far reaching impacts on animal agriculture and have altered our understanding of nutrient utilization in production animals. In particular, they have been foundational to our development and application of new technologies for animal agriculture as well as understanding the basis for continued genetic selection for increased production.”
12/6/2010 - Larry Chase, Professor, was recently awarded the "In-House Extension Service Award" from the New York State Association of County Agricultural Agents.
11/5/2010 - Dave Galton, Professor received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the CALS Alumni Association. Read More ...
11/1/2010 - The ProDairy Group recently received the Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Extension/Outreach for 2010. These awards recognize a broad range of accomplishments contributing to the realization of the CALS vision: “To be the preeminent college for research, teaching and extension of agriculture and life sciences, developing leaders to address the global challenges of the 21st century.”
10/20/2010 - Laurie A. Winkelman and Emiliano Raffrenato are this year’s recipients of the Maynard Award which were presented on 10/20 at the Cornell Nutrition Conference.
10/2/2010 - Recent PhD graduate Anne O'Donnell-Megaro has accepted a position as a Congressional Science Fellow in Washington. See the official announcement.
9/28/2010 - The Animal Science Graduate Field has been included in the top 10 range of rankings in a comprehensive national study of research doctorate programs sponsored by the National Research Council (NRC). Read More ...
7/15/2010 - Mike VanAmburgh, Associate Professor, received the Dairy Nutrition Research Award at the recent ADSA meeting in Denver, Colorado. The award is sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association. The award recognized Mike for his outstanding research contributions to the dairy industry in the areas of growth and development of dairy replacement animals, ruminant nitrogen use, and modeling feed chemistry and components present in dairy rations using the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Proteins System, or CNCPS. Mike also received the Teaching Award in Dairy Production at the ADSA Meeting in Denver, Colorado. This award is sponsored by Land O’Lakes, Purina Feed LLC and recognizes outstanding ability demonstrated by an undergraduate teacher of dairy science in a university program.
7/15/2010 - At the same meeting, Katie Schoenberg, graduate student, won 2nd place in Student Poster Presentation, Production Division for PhD students & Melanie Soberon, graduate student, won 3rd place in the Graduate Student Paper Contest (Northeast Section of ADSA/ ASAS) for her presentation on the "Digestive fate of free ferulic acid in lactating dairy cows".
4/27/2010 - Animal Science Undergraduates, Margaret Dunn & Rachel Hatch were two of the CALS Academic Excellence Award winners this year.
4/14/2010 - Breanna Fulper '11, Brett Feldpausch '10, Chad Wall '11 and Shane Reynolds '10, coached by Mike Van Amburgh took home 1 of 4 first place platinum awards from the 9th annual Dairy Challenge on April 14, 2010 Each team member received a $200 scholarship.
12/31/2009 - Curtis Van Tassell, grad alumni, is in the news! Forbes magazine says "When he was growing up on a dairy farm in upstate New York, the only professionals Curtis Van Tassell ever saw were veterinarians. He loved the animals but not the day-to-day monotony. He chose to become a geneticist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Now Van Tassell, 45, is responsible for the biggest change in the past century in how dairy cows are evaluated and bred. He conceived a new genetic test--which by chance doubled the revenue at the farm where he was raised." See entire article Genomics Hits the Farm.
12/23/2009 - Deborah Grusenmeyer's NY 4-H team won their ninth National 4-H Quiz Bowl title, with competition from 17 other states.
11/2/2009 - W. Ronald Butler, Professor & Chair, has been awarded "Outstanding Accomplishments in Applied Research" and R. David Smith, Associate Professor, has been awarded "Outstanding Service to the CALS Community" in recognition of their contributions toward the realization of the CALS Vision, "To be the preeminent college for research, teaching and extension of agriculture and life sciences, developing leaders to address the global challenges of the 21st century."
July 2009 - Yi Ren, graduate student, recently won 2nd prize at the 42nd Annual Meeting (Society for the Study of Reproduction) in the trainee competition for her poster presentation on "Dominant Active Hedgehog Signaling in the Ovary Affects Early Follicle Development".
7/14/2009 - Miriam Goler, who recently graduated, and Tom Kilcer, who recently retired, both received awards from the NEBCSA (NE Agronomy, Soil Science & Crop Science Society of America) recently at their 2009 meeting in Portland, ME. Miriam received the outstanding senior award and Tom received a career service award.
6/23/2009 - Melanie Soberon was awarded 1st place in the American Forage and Grasslands' (AFGC) Emerging Scientist Competition June 23 at the AFGC's annual meetings in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
May 2009 - Melanie Soberon and Jeremy Weaver have been selected as Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants in the Dept. Of Animal Science this year.
April 2009 - Miriam Goler, Ag Sciences undergrad, (Ketterings Lab) received a SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence last week in Albany. Miriam conducted independent research on "Short Term Effects of Alfalfa Incorporation on Soil Nitrate, Ammonium and the Illinois Soil Nitrogen Test"
April 2009 - Larry Chase was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Northeast Ag and Feed Alliance on February 10 in recognition of his years of service to Northeast agriculture and the feed industry.
3/30/2009 - Syracuse, NY, March 30, 2009—A team from Cornell University was one of four teams to receive the Second Place Platinum Award in the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) held March 27 and 28 in Syracuse, N.Y.
1/21/2009 - Quirine Ketterings, Associate Professor, recently received the "Project Leader of the Year" award from the New York Farm Viability Institute.
1/21/2009 - Melanie Sobern, grad student, was selected to present at the 2009 AFGC Emerging Scientist competition sponsored by Dow AgroSciences. The Emerging Scientist Competition is a competitive program.
10/16/2008 - Dana Palmer, Elaine Noble & Bernadine Wiesen were presented with a "Team Programming Award" at the NYS Assoc of CCE 4-H Educators annual meeting for their work in creating PAWSitively Youth.
2008 - Dr. Ari van Tienhoven was honored by the Poultry Science Association for his paper on "The effect of sulfamethazine feeding of the thyroids, combs and testes of Single Comb White Leghorn Cockerels. (1956)"
10/15/2008 - Jeremy Weaver, grad student, has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Maynard Award. The award be presented at the 2008 Cornell Nutrition Conference.
9/2/2008 - Rick Watters, PhD student, has been awarded a National Mastitis Research Foundation scholarship to attend the NMC 48th Annual Meeting in Charlotte, N.C. in January.
August 2008 - Dale Bauman has been selected as the 2008 National Dairy Shrine Guest of Honor.