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    Applications for the UF/IFAS International Awards 2025 are now open!

    DEADLINE TO APPLY: MARCH 6, 2025

    Award categories and 2024 winners below:


     

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      2024 Winner

      Dr. Vanessa Hull is an assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.


      This award recognizes early career faculty members’ outstanding international accomplishments in education through teaching and mentoring (anytime up to 5 years post-tenure or less than 10 years since hire into their academic career for non-tenure track).

      Category: Research

      The top IFAS winner will represent IFAS in the UF International Educator Awards – Junior Faculty Category .

       

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      2024 Winner

      Dr. Karen A. Garrett is a preeminent professor in the Plant Pathology Department, Global Food Systems Institute, and Emerging Pathogens Institute.


      This award recognizes outstanding international career accomplishments by mid to late-career faculty members (anytime post-tenure or at least 7 years in their academic career for non-tenure track).

      Category: Research

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      2024 Winner

      Shane Michael is currently the County Extension Director and 4-H Agent for UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County

      *Shane could not attend the awards ceremony


      This award recognizes 100% Extension appointment faculty (agents) for their contributions to building an international dimension into their Extension program.

      Category: Extension

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      2024 Winner

      Dr. Auletta is an Assistant Instructional Profesor in Entomology and Nematology


      This award recognizes early career faculty members in education through teaching and mentoring (anytime up to 5 years post-tenure or less than 10 years since hire into their academic career for non-tenure track).

      Category: Teaching

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      2024 Winner

      Dr. Muthusami Kumaran is the Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management in the Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences.


      This award recognizes outstanding international career accomplishments in education through teaching and mentoring by mid to late-career faculty members (anytime five years or more post-tenure or more than 10 years in their academic career for non-tenure track). 

      Category: Teaching

      The top IFAS winner will represent IFAS in the UF International Educator Awards – Senior Faculty Category

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      2024 Winner

      Tina is an administrative specialist at the North Florida Research and Education Center


      This award recognizes staff for their contributions to supporting teaching efforts and international students at UF. The top IFAS winner will represent IFAS in the UF International Educator Awards – Staff Award category.

      Category: Service

    • How to apply to the UF/IFAS International Awards 2025?

       The awards committee will consider nominations in light of the contributions and their impact on students, international partners, university stakeholders, and/or the nominee's discipline.   

      The awards committee will look for the extent to which the nominee’s research has made a significant and recognized contribution to knowledge about international issues or has been carried out in collaboration with international partners; the extent to which the nominee’s teaching has significantly contributed to student learning and engagement with international issues; or the extent to which the nominee’s efforts have contributed substantially in support of UF’s global engagement.  

      Nomination packets for these awards to include the following information (7 page limit - one pdf file):   

      Page 1: Cover page generated as part of the submission process. Nominee name, unit, location, email, phone number, budgeted appointment split, and years in current position/rank), and award category.  

      Pages 2-3: CV in support of nomination.  

      Pages 4-5: Narrative of the international accomplishments of the IFAS faculty or staff that addresses the areas as appropriate for the given award. Selection of finalists will be based on international contributions in their assigned responsibilities as outlined below: 

      Research:  

      UF/IFAS Early Career International Research Fellow Award 

      UF/IFAS International Research Fellow Award 

      Describe how the nominee has made significant international contribution(s) to the discipline. What are the impacts of the international research activities of the nominee? Contributions could include international publications. 

      Extension:  

      UF/IFAS Award for Internationalizing Extension 

      Describe how the nominee's international activities contribute to the Extension mission at the county, state, national, or international level with respect to stakeholder interests. What are the impacts of the international extension programs that were developed/implemented by the nominee in their region or elsewhere? Describe how the nominee has developed innovative globally-focused extension programs based on stakeholders needs.  

      Teaching: 

      UF/IFAS Early Career International Educator Award 

      UF/IFAS International Educator Award 

      Describe the nominee’s contributions to international education at UF. Describe how the nominee includes international topics in their courses. What are the impacts of the international courses or programs that were developed/implemented by the nominee? Has the nominee developed courses that are delivered in other countries? Participated in or developed study abroad courses? Received international awards for teaching efforts? 

      Service:  

      UF/IFAS Award for Excellence in Support of Internationalizing Student Education 

      Describe how the nominee contributes to campus efforts to further internationalization across UF/IFAS mission areas. How does the nominee contribute to international student or program success? Describe committees or extracurricular activities the nominee contributes to that support UF’s international efforts.  

      Pages 6-7: Letter of support (e.g., supervisor or unit leader) 

       

      Please submit one complete PDF file to gfsi@ifas.ufl.edu attention: International Awards 2025

      Self-nominations are allowed.

      All nominations must be submitted to this email address and are due on March 6th, 2025.

       


    • 2023 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
    • 2023 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
      • Jiangxiao Qiu (Landscape Ecology) - UF|IFAS Early Career International Research Fellow Award
      • Madan Oli (Wildlife Ecology) - UF|IFAS International Research Fellow Award
      • Amy Vu (ENT) - UF|IFAS Award for Internationalizing Extension 
      • Cameron Jack (ENT) - UF|IFAS Early Career International Educator Award
      • Donald Behringer (Marine and Disease Ecology) - UF|IFAS International Educator Award
    • 2022 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
    • 2022 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
      • Jawwad Qureshi (ENT) - UF|IFAS Early Career International Research Fellow Award
      • Cheryl Palm (ABE) - UF|IFAS International Research Fellow Award
      • Team of Brian Estevez, Aly Schortinghouse, and Nick Simmons - UF|IFAS Award for Internationalizing Extension (Gulf County)
      • Natalie Coers (AEC) - UF|IFAS Early Career International Educator Award
      • Andrew Ogram (SWES) - UF|IFAS International Educator Award
    • 2021 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
    • 2021 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
      • Mathews Paret (PLP/NFREC) – UF|IFAS International Achievement Award
      • Kathleen Colverson (ANS/GFSI) – UF|IFAS International Fellow Award
      • Jonael Bosques-Méndez – UF|IFAS Award for Internationalizing Extension (Hardee County)
    • 2020 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
    • 2020 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
      • Stephanie Bohlman (FFGS) – UF|IFAS International Achievement Award
      • Jose Dubeux (AGR/NFREC) – UF|IFAS International Fellow Award
    • 2019 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
    • 2019 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
      • Gerrit Hoogenboom (ABE) – UF|IFAS International Fellow Award
      • Keith Diem (FYCS) – UF|IFAS International Fellow Award
    • 2018 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
    • 2018 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
      • Monika Oli (MCB) - UF|IFAS Early Career International Research Fellow Award
      • Aditya Singh (ABE) - UF|IFAS Early Career International Research Fellow Award
      • Gbola Adesogan (ANS) - UF|IFAS International Research Fellow Award
      • Don Behringer (SGGFS)  - UF|IFAS International Research Fellow Award
    • 2017 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
    • 2017 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
      • S. Luke Flory (AGY) - UF|IFAS UF|IFAS Early Career International Research Fellow Award
      • William Guilano – (WEC) UF|IFAS UF|IFAS International Research Fellow Award
      • Christine Kelly-Begazo - UF|IFAS Award for Internationalizing Extension Award
    • 2016 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
    • 2016 UF|IFAS International Award Winners
      • Robert McCleery (WEC) - UF|IFAS Early Career International Research Fellow Award
      • Nicolas DiLorenzo (ANS/NFREC) - UF|IFAS Early Career International Research Fellow Award
      • R. Kirby Barrick (AEC) - UF|IFAS International Research Fellow Award
      • Greg MacDonald (AGY) - UF|IFAS International Research Fellow Award
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