Nominate UCCE academics for service awards by April 15

Mar 17, 2022

Nominations are being accepted for the 2022 ANR Distinguished Service Awards, which are sponsored by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Academic Assembly Council.

Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to recognize outstanding achievement by yourself or your colleagues. The biennial ANR Distinguished Service Awards recognize service and academic excellence in UC Cooperative Extension over a significant period of time. Awards highlight the use of innovative methods and the integration of research, extension and leadership. A new award has been developed for this round that recognizes contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion in extension

The purpose of these awards is to recognize and reward outstanding accomplishments in six areas:

  • Outstanding Research
  • Outstanding Extension
  • Outstanding New Academic
  • Outstanding Team
  • Outstanding Leader
  • Outstanding Contribution to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Winners of individual awards will receive a certificate and $2,000. Winners of the team award will share $5,000. Complete award criteria and instructions for submitting nominations are at http://ucanr.edu/sites/UCAAC.

To nominate someone, fill out the online survey at 2022 ANR Distinguished Service Awards and submit all materials in the nomination packet by 5 p.m., April 15, 2022, to Wendy.powers-schilling@ucop.edu.

For more information, feel free to contact the Academic Assembly Council Program Committee:

  • Daniela Bruno, dfbruno@ucanr.edu
  • Safeeq Khan, msafeeq@ucmerced.edu
  • Keith Nathaniel, kcnathaniel@ucanr.edu
  • Susie Kocher, sdkocher@ucanr.edu

For more information about Academic Assembly Council, visit its website at http://ucanr.edu/sites/UCAAC.


By Pamela Kan-Rice
Author - Assistant Director, News and Information Outreach