GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida selected 38 UF/IFAS faculty members for its most recent UF Term Professorships.
The program was created by the provost as a way to reward the outstanding contributions of UF tenure-track or permanent-status faculty members with five or more years of service at UF. Awardees are selected based on their scholarly achievements, national awards and contributions to their college.
The UF/IFAS awardees represent a range of areas of expertise and locations in Florida, making evident its diversity. By department, the recipients are:
UF/IFAS department of agricultural education and communication
- Nicole Stedman, professor and associate chair
- Andrew Thoron, associate professor
- Laura Warner, associate professor
UF/IFAS agronomy department
- Kevin Kenworthy, professor
- Dennis Odero, assistant professor based at the Everglades Research and Education Center (REC) in Belle Glade
UF/IFAS department of animal sciences
- John Driver, associate professor
- Jose Santos, associate professor
UF/IFAS entomology and nematology department
- Adam Dale, assistant professor
- James Ellis, professor
- Daniel Hahn, professor
- Phillip Kaufman, professor
- Oscar Liburd, professor
- Christine Miller, associate professor
- Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski, associate professor based at the UF/IFAS Citrus REC (CREC) in Lake Alfred
- Hugh Smith, assistant professor based at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast REC (GCREC) in Balm
- Lukasz Stelinski, professor based at CREC
UF/IFAS environmental horticulture department
- S. Christopher Marble, assistant professor based at the UF/IFAS Mid-Florida REC (MREC) in Apopka
UF/IFAS department of family, youth, and community sciences
- Victor Harris, associate professor
UF/IFAS food science and human nutrition department
- Michelle Danyluk, professor based at CREC
UF/IFAS horticultural sciences department
- Fred Gmitter, Jr., professor based at CREC
- Mark Settles, professor and program director
- Xin Zhao, associate professor
- Lincoln Zotarelli, assistant professor
UF/IFAS microbiology and cell science department
- Jamie Foster, professor based at the Space Life Sciences Lab, Kennedy Space Center
- Graciela Lorca, professor
- Zhonglin Mou, professor
UF/IFAS plant pathology department
- Megan Dewdney, associate professor based at CREC
- Svetlana Folimonova, associate professor
- Natalia Peres, professor based at GCREC
UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation
- Don Behringer, associate professor
- Jiri Hulcr, associate professor
UF/IFAS soil and water sciences department
- Andrew Ogram, professor
UF/IFAS wildlife ecology and conservation department
- Robert Fletcher, professor
- Frank Mazzotti, professor based at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale REC in Davie
- Debbie Miller, professor based at the UF/IFAS West Florida REC in Milton
- Elizabeth Pienaar, associate professor
Additionally, two UF/IFAS Extension agents received the recognition. The Provost’s Office-funded program was not originally created to consider Extension permanent-status faculty, but Jack Payne, senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, has each year approved UF/IFAS funding to recognize Extension faculty.
From UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County
- Cindy Sanders, county Extension director and livestock Extension agent
From UF/IFAS Extension Duval County
- Stephanie Toelle, family and consumer sciences Extension agent
The three-year award provides an annual salary supplement of $5,000 and began at the start of the 2019-20 academic year.
0
