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O&E honors outreach and engagement work at awards celebration

Faculty sit at round tables during awards presentation in warmly lit room with large fireplace in background.

By Kirsten Chang

NC State’s Office of Outreach and Engagement hosted its 2023 awards celebration on Tuesday, April 25 at the Park Alumni Center. Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement Rich Bonanno presented the awards, and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden gave introductory remarks.

The awards honor the commitment of NC State faculty and staff members to fulfilling NC State’s land-grant mission alongside community partners. Awards presented included the Outstanding Extension and Outstanding Engagement Awards, the Alumni Award for Outstanding Extension Service, the Opal Mann Green Award, the William L. Turner Award for Outstanding Contribution to Extension and Continuing Education, and the James E. Holshouser nominee. 

The award winners are as follows:

2022 OUTSTANDING EXTENSION AND ENGAGEMENT AWARDS:
  • Dr. Tal Ben-Horin, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Dr. Evelyn Brown, Industry Expansion Solutions
  • Dr. Paul Cohen, College of Engineering
  • Dr. Bethany Cutts, College of Natural Resources
  • Dr. Michael Dickey, College of Engineering
  • Dr. Marc Dudley, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Dr. Terry Gates, College of Sciences
  • Dr. Iqbal Husain, College of Engineering
  • Dr. David Jordan, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Dr. Brandon McConnell, College of Engineering
  • Dr. Lindsey McGowen, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel, College of Design
  • Dr. Kelly Oten, College of Natural Resources
2022 ACADEMY OF OUTSTANDING FACULTY IN EXTENSION AND ENGAGEMENT
  • Dr. Bethany Cutts, College of Natural Resources
  • Dr. Michael Dickey, College of Engineering
  • Dr. Marc Dudley, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Dr. Terry Gates, College of Sciences
  • Dr. David Jordan, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Dr. Kelly Oten, College of Natural Resources
2022 ALUMNI OUTSTANDING EXTENSION SERVICE AWARD
  • Dr. Carla Johnson, College of Education
2023 OPAL MANN GREEN AWARD

Language & Life Project
Dr. Walt Wolfram, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Team: Jeffrey Raeser, Neal Hutcheson, Danica Cullinan, Brody McCurdy and Lydia Elrod

WILLIAM L. TURNER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO EXTENSION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

Tricia Inlow-Hatcher, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

2023 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP AWARD

Dr. Paul Cohen, College of Engineering
Cary Chamber of Commerce

JAMES E. HOLSHOUSER NOMINEE FOR 2022 AND SYSTEM-WIDE WINNER

Dr. Bonnie Fusarelli, College of Education

This post was originally published in Outreach & Engagement.