External Organizations

Conservation Communicator of the Year
2024 Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards, Prattville, AL
Alabama Wildlife Federation
Dr. Adam Maggard

Best Poster Award
XXVI International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) World Congress, Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Georgios Arsenious

Auburn University

College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment

External Organizations

Conservation Communicator of the Year
2023 Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards, Prattville, AL
Alabama Wildlife Federation
Dr. William Gulsby
Wild Turkey Science Podcast

2023 Extension Forester of the Year
Forest Landowners Association and Forest Landowner Foundation
Dr. Adam Maggard

Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS)
Advisor of the Year, Presented at the National Training Conference, Chicago, IL
Michelle Cole

National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council Appointment, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Michelle Cole

Outstanding Paper Award in Landscape Ecology
IALE-NA Awards
Dr. Christopher Lepczyk

Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) Awards

Bronze Award in Social Media- Single Item, Identifying Venomous Snakes of Alabama
Cole Sikes

Silver Award in Marketing Communications Campaign with a Budget of $1,000 or Above, Discover Alabama Extension Marketing Campaign
Coles Sikes

Silver Award in Publishing- Promotional Publications, Discover Alabama Extension Business Alabama Advertisement
Coles Sikes

Silver Award in Graphic Design- Exhibits, Alabama Extension Week Tailgate
Cole Sikes

Silver Award in Graphic Design- Cover, USDA NRCS National Feral Swine Damage Assessment Preliminary Findings
Kelly Knowles

Silver Award in Social Media Campaign (Organic), Down to Earth Campaign
Cole Sikes

Auburn University 

2023 Creative Research & Scholarship Award in the Sciences, Medical Sciences, Engineering and Agriculture
Dr. Daowei Zhang

College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment 

Best Publication Award
Dr. Christopher Lepczyk

Graduate Student Mentorship Award
Dr. Heather D. Alexander

Harold E. Christen Award for Service to Teaching
Dr. Christopher Anderson

Harry Murphy Faculty Outreach Award
Dr. Wesley Anderson

Harry Murphy Faculty Research Award
Dr. Steven Ditchkoff

Harry Murphy Outstanding Staff Award
Carolina Miller

Outstanding Forestry Faculty
Dr. Tom Gallagher

Outstanding Wildlife Faculty
Dr. Mark Smith

CFWE’s Outstanding Alumni of the Year
Dr. Nancy Loewenstein ’82

External Organizations

Auburn University

College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment

SGA Honors Ceremony Outstanding Faculty Award
Dr. Todd Steury

Harold E. Christen Award for Service to Teaching 
Dr. Heather Alexander

Harry Murphy Outstanding Staff Award 
Elizabeth Bowersock & Michelle Straw

Harry Murphy Faculty Research Award 
Dr. Soledad Peresin

Forestry Club Teacher of the Year 
Dr. Tom Gallager

The Wildlife Society Teacher of the Year 
Dr. John Kush

Graduate Student Mentorship Award 
Dr. Janna Willoughby

Best Publication Award 
Dr. Lana Narine

External Organizations

Distinguished Alumni of the Year, University of Alberta
Dr. Janaki Alavalapati

Society of American Foresters Student Diversity Scholar; Forest Landowner Foundation Future Forestry Leaders Award; 2nd Place Best Poster Presenter
Dr. Richard Cristan

National Center for Atmospheric Research Early Career Faculty Innovator Award, National Science Foundation; Lone Mountain Fellowship
Dr. Kelly Dunning

Fellow, Society of American Foresters
Dr. Tom Gallagher

Appointed to Predictability, Predictions and Applications Interface, or PPAI, Panel of the U.S. Climate Variability and Predictability Program
Dr. Sanjiv Kumar

Sustainability Science Award, Ecological Society of America; Elective Member,
American Ornithological Society
Dr. Christopher Lepczyk

Invasive Species Management Hall of Fame, University of Georgia – Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Dr. Nancy Loewenstein

Duncan Award for Excellence in Production Agriculture and Forestry Extension, Alabama Farmers Federation; Visionary Leadership Award, Epsilon Sigma Phi Alpha Pi Chapter; Outstanding Media Product Award, Alabama Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals
Dr. Adam Maggard

2022 Summer Faculty Fellowship, Jewish National Fund – USA
Dr. Daowei Zhang

Auburn University

Accelerating Inclusion Award
Dr. Maria Soledad Peresin

Provost Award for Outstanding Advising Administrator
Dr. Jodie Kenney

Spirit of Excellence Employee of the Year Award
Andrew Thornton

College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment

Best Publication Award
Dr. Heather Alexander

Harry Murphy Outstanding Staff Member
Jamie Anderson, Suanne Gilbert

Harold E. Christen Award for Teaching; Graduate Student Mentorship Award
Dr. Kelly Dunning

Harry Murphy Faculty Extension & Outreach Award
Dr. Scott Enebak

Harold E. Christen Award for Service to Advising
Todd Franks

Harry Murphy Award for Excellence in Advising 
Dr. Jodie Kenney

Grantsmanship Award
Dr. Maria Soledad Peresin

Harry Murphy Faculty Research Award
Dr. Brian Via