Acknowledgements and Kudos
University Housing Gives Back to Graduating Four-Year ResidentsPosted: Wednesday, May 1
University Housing will recognize its first four Resident Scholar recipients with $1,500 each, celebrating their outstanding achievements as graduating seniors.
The Resident Scholar program was created in 2012 to recognize students who have lived in the residence halls for four years and graduated from the University of Idaho in four years. Resident scholars are awarded a $1,500 rebate check upo...
» Read More
Acknowledgements
Devadoss Selected as Teacher FellowPosted: Monday, April 29
Stephen Devadoss, professor of agricultural economics, was selected as Teacher Fellow by the Association of North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA).
This national award recognizes “those individuals whose efforts represent the very best in agricultural higher education.” This prestigious award is bestowed on Devadoss for his availability to students, ability to att...
» Read More
Agricultural and Life Sciences | Acknowledgements
Student Ad Team Wins District CompetitionPosted: Monday, April 22
A student team from the University of Idaho won first place in the American Advertising Federation’s District XI student advertising Competition April 19 in Boise. The U-Idaho team will advance to the national competition June 5-8 in Phoenix.
“The students deserve all the credit for our success – they never wavered throughout the entire process,” said team adviser Justin ...
» Read More
Acknowledgements
Exley Named 17th Annual Student Employee of the YearPosted: Friday, April 12
Laura Exley, a student coordinator for the department of student involvement, won the 2013 University of Idaho Student Employee of the Year and 2013 State of Idaho Student Employee of the Year awards.
During the fall semester, she co-led Make a Difference Day where over 500 students volunteered in the community. She organized the Student Achievement Awards in Leadership and Service, delivered wo...
» Read More
Acknowledgements
Autism Support Program Wins Innovation AwardPosted: Thursday, March 28
The Raven Scholars Program, which supports University of Idaho students who are on the autism spectrum, has been awarded the May Dunn Ward Innovative Program award for 2012 by the Northwest Association of Student Affairs Professionals. For information about the Raven Scholars Program, please contact Elizabeth Miles (208) 885-9107; emiles@uidaho.edu.
» Read More
Acknowledgements
CASE ASAP Names Top Student Leaders, Advisers and Student Advancement ProgramsPosted: Friday, August 31 2012
CASE Affiliated Student Advancement Programs recently recognized the winners of its 2012 Network Awards. The University of Idaho Student Alumni Relations Board's Helmkat Club earned outstanding internal program.
CASE ASAP fosters and enhances student involvement in all areas of advancement.The annual awards recognize outstanding student and adviser leadership and achievements as well as outstandi...
» Read More
Acknowledgements
Think College Grant AwardPosted: Friday, December 2 2011
The Center on Disabilities and Human Development within the College of Education, has been awarded a Think College strategic planning grant funded through Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts. Matt Wappett is the principal investigator.
The one-year grant will provide funding to support planning for post-secondary education initiatives for students with intellectual dis...
» Read More
Education | Acknowledgements | Register Features
Waters of the West GK12 Program Presents at NSTA ConferencePosted: Friday, November 11 2011
The University of Idaho Waters of the West GK12 program pairs graduate STEM students with teachers in 7 – 12 grade classrooms to improve the graduate students’ communication and teaching skills. The program manager and co-PI, Paul Allan, and co-PI, Jerine Pegg, will be presenting a session at the National Science Teachers Association regional conference in Seattle on Dec. 8-10. Two graduate stud...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Natural Resources Faculty, Students Present on Health of North American LakesPosted: Monday, November 7 2011
Frank Wilhelm, associate professor of fisheries resources, attended the North American Lakes Management Society annual meeting in late Oct. in Spokane, Wash. Wilhelm served on the local host committee, chaired a session and presented, “The role of the Opossum Shrimp in the Food Web of Lake Pend Oreille, a Large and Deep Oligotrophic Lake in Northern Idaho, USA,” with co-author Timothy Caldwell, fi...
» Read More
Natural Resources | Acknowledgements | Register Features
Idaho Librarians RecognizedPosted: Thursday, October 13 2011
During the Oct. 6, 2011 Idaho Library Association’s Annual Conference Awards Banquet and Ceremony the winners of educational scholarships and professional recognition awards were announced.
The winner of the Idaho Library Association Scholarship is Thomas Ivie, of the University of Idaho Library. Ivie is pursuing his MLIS degree at the University of North Texas. Ivie will use the scholarship to ...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Wine & Cheese Tasting Event Recieves First Place AwardPosted: Friday, July 22 2011
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Wine & Cheese Tasting Event won 1st place at the 2011 National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association Publications and Projects Competition under the Event/Programs Division this June.
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Ambassadors and the University of Idaho Dairy Club host the Annual Wine and Cheese Tasting Event as a...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
New Rangeland Center Receives Outreach AwardPosted: Wednesday, June 29 2011
The newly created Rangeland Center at the University of Idaho recently received the Shoot for the Stars – Most Innovative Outreach Award from the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association.
The award recognizes the range program’s outreach efforts that produce responsive and relevant solutions to contemporary rangeland issues and specific examples of innovation, such as Professor K...
» Read More
Natural Resources | Acknowledgements | Register Features
GAP Conservation Biologist Speaks at Peregrine Fund MeetingPosted: Thursday, June 23 2011
Jocelyn Aycrigg, conservation biologist with the National Gap Analysis Program in the U-Idaho College of Natural Resources, was invited to speak at the Department of Defense Partners in Flight meeting held June 16 at the Peregrine Fund World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise. Aycrigg talked about the conservation databases available through the National Gap Analysis Program and how they can be use...
» Read More
Natural Resources | Acknowledgements
Idaho Assistive Technology Project Receives AwardPosted: Tuesday, May 10 2011
The Idaho Assistive Technology Project, a project of the University of Idaho's Center on Disabilities and Human Development, has been awarded the Group Citation Award presented by the International Association of Workforce Professionals, Idaho Chapter. Winners of the award are honored for their promotion of specialized customer services, health and working conditions, professional advancement, and...
» Read More
Education | Acknowledgements
Tinkham Receives Prestigeous NASA FellowshipPosted: Monday, May 9 2011
Wade Tinkham, a natural resources doctoral candidate studying forest resources, was selected as a NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium fellow and will receive $15,000 in funding. Tinkham will use the funding to pursue research into the influence of spatial diversity in vegetation and terrain on how snow is deposited and repositioned in a semi-arid mountainous landscape.
"The fellowship will allow m...
» Read More
Natural Resources | Acknowledgements
Financial Aid Director Testifies in DC HearingPosted: Monday, April 25 2011
Dan Davenport, University of Idaho Director of Student Financial Aid Services, was recently invited to testify to the Congressional Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. The Washington DC hearing was held on March 17 and discussed the Congressionally mandated Net Price Calculator and its value to parents and students. The hearing also discussed the financial planning needs of parents...
» Read More
Financial Aid | Acknowledgements | Register Features
Griffiths Earns 2011 Anachem AwardPosted: Thursday, April 14 2011
Peter Griffiths, University of Idaho chemistry professor emeritus, has won the 2011 Anachem Award.
Th Anachem Award was established in 1953 and is presented annually to an outstanding analytical chemist based on activities in teaching, research, administration or other activity which has advanced the art and sciences of the field. The award was presented as a part of the Anachem Conference throu...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Report on Environment, Agriculture, and Human Rights in HaitiPosted: Wednesday, April 6 2011
Guy Knudsen, Professor of Microbial Ecology and Plant Pathology, helped co-author a report submitted in March to the United Nations Human Rights Council, for the upcoming Universal Periodic Review for Haiti. The report, on environmental and agricultural concerns in Haiti and their effects on human rights, was organized by the Lawyers' Earthquake Response Network (LERN), a national network of volu...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Machlis Speaks at AAAS Public EventPosted: Thursday, February 17 2011
Gary Machlis, science adviser to the director of the National Park Service and College of Natural Resources professor, spoke at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) public science event, "Science Before Hours: A Neighborhood Breakfast with Scientists," held Feb. 14 in Washington, D.C. Machlis was one of seven invited speakers interacting with the public in an informal s...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Henscheid Receives Recognition as "Founder of Movement"Posted: Friday, February 11 2011
The University of Idaho’s Core Curriculum director Jean M. Henscheid is one of five individuals recognized as a central figure in the international movement to improve entering college students’ experiences. Henscheid’s recognition came at the 30th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience. Others acknowledged with Henscheid include John N. Gardner and Betsy Barefoot of the John N. Gardner In...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
McFarland Publishes EssayPosted: Friday, January 21 2011
Ron McFarland has learned that his essay, “Observations of the Bass, and Directions How to Fish for Him," has been accepted for publication at Fourth Genre, a journal widely considered to be one of the most important nonfiction journals in the country. The essay will appear in the Fall 2011 issue.
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Peterson, Cooney recognized at Faculty and Staff Appreciation DayPosted: Thursday, December 9 2010
Two University of Idaho employees were recognized during the Idaho vs. San Jose State football game, designated by Vandal Athletics as Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day.
Steven Peterson: Instructor and Research Economist in the College of Business and Economics.
He is a life-long Idaho resident and has been employed at Idaho for more than 17 years. His research specialty is local and regional...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Devadoss Wins National Teaching AwardPosted: Wednesday, December 1 2010
Dr. Stephen Devadoss, Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, received the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Agricultural Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award for the western region. This award honors the excellence in teaching of faculty members who practice and advocate effective and innovative teaching in food and agricultural sciences. This prestigious award ...
» Read More
Agricultural and Life Sciences | Acknowledgements | Register Features
College of Law's Brandt Receives HonorPosted: Wednesday, November 24 2010
College of Law professor/associate dean Liz Brandt has received a “Children’s Hero” Award from “Idaho Voices for Children,” a nonprofit entity engaged in advocacy for public policies that improve the lives of children in Idaho. More information about the organization is available at www.idahovoices.org/about/index.htm. Dean Brandt’s award is in recognition of her work drafting and advocating for p...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Rodhouse Published in Collborative ArticlePosted: Thursday, November 11 2010
College of Natural Resources colleagues’ collaborative article “Distribution of American Pikas in a Low-Elevation Lava Landscape: Conservation Implications from the Range Periphery” was featured in the October issue of the Journal of Mammalogy. It is also available online at the BioOne website: www.bioone.org. Contributing authors include CNR doctoral candidate Tom Rodhouse, ecologist with the Nat...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Conservation Colleagues Publish PaperPosted: Thursday, October 28 2010
University of Idaho conservation colleagues recently published “Helper Effects on Pup Lifetime Fitness in the Cooperatively Breeding Red Wolf (Canis rufus) in “Proceedings of the Royal Society.”
Wildlife Professor Lisette Waits, Laboratory for Conservation and Ecological Genetics manager Jennifer Adams, alumnus Todd Steury and Dennis Murray, former wildlife faculty member, co-authored the paper,...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
CSS Faculty Paper PresentationPosted: Thursday, October 28 2010
Conservation Social Sciences faculty Sandra Pinel, Tamara Laninga and Steven Hollenhorst, along with other bioregional planning faculty, recently presented papers at the annual meeting of the American Collegiate Planners Association Oct. 6-10 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Pinel presented, “Regional Planning as Intergovernmental Mediation: An Insider Review of the Twin Cities’ Metropolitan Council Plan I...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Celebrating 100 Years – Malcolm RenfrewPosted: Thursday, October 28 2010
The Third Street Gallery newest exhibit titled Celebrating 100 Years opens Friday, Nov. 5, with reception from 5-7pm.
Malcolm Renfrew is an outstanding alumnus, accomplished chemist, and researcher. Among his numerous awards and honors: recently named a 2010 American Chemical Society Fellow, a leader in higher education, heading the University of Idaho’s physical sciences and chemistry departme...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Hunter identified as ALA Emerging LeaderPosted: Wednesday, October 27 2010
Ben Hunter from the University of Idaho Library is one of two librarians in Idaho identified and sponsored by the American Library Association as an emerging leader. He has been selected to participate in the 2011 class of Emerging Leaders with the American Library Association. Read more at http://tinyurl.com/3yn7lfv.
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Ghazanfar Contributes Invited Paper for New Handbook of Islamic StudiesPosted: Thursday, September 30 2010
S.M. Ghazanfar, professor of economics emeritus, recently contributed an invited paper, "Islamic Economics: Salient Features and a Critical Survey," to a volume: Akbar Ahmed and Tamara Sonn (editors), A Handbook of Islamic Studies, Sage Publications (London, UK), 2010. The volume includes several papers on topics such as "Islam and Multiculturalism," "Foundations of Islam," "Culture of Islam," "...
» Read More
Acknowledgements | Register Features
Hamlett Finalist in Fitness Video Star SearchPosted: Thursday, September 2 2010
Peg Hamlett, fitness director of Wellness Programs, is one of nine fitness pros from around the world competing to win a chance to star in a Gravity Fitness Video. View her video exercise routine online: http://blog.gravityclubhouse.com. The competition period runs Sept. 1-14.
» Read More
Acknowledgements
Wolf Receives Author AwardPosted: Tuesday, August 24 2010
Kattlyn Wolf, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, received the third place Author of the Year Award from the Journal of Agricultural Education. Dr. Wolf received the award for her historical research article titled “Winning the War: A Historical Analysis of the FFA During World War II.” Wolf received the award at the 2010 American Association for Agricu...
» Read More
Ag Education & 4-H Youth Development | Acknowledgements | Register Features