It was 16 years ago when Harvey S. James, Jr. was first honored by the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources as a New Faculty Teaching Scholar for the 2001-2002 academic year. Nearly two decades later, the honors continue from a variety of sources. He has since been an MU Faculty Fellow (’07-’08) and a Fulbright Fellow (’08) in…
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Outstanding Graduate Student
Animal sciences Ph.D. student honored by National Swine Improvement Federation
Karl Kerns, Ph.D. student in the Division of Animal Sciences, recently received the Lauren Christian Outstanding Graduate Student Award from the National Swine Improvement Federation. Kerns was recognized at the 2017 North American Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome and National Swine Improvement Federation Joint Meeting on Friday, Dec. 1, at the InterContinental Magnificent Mile in Chicago. Maynard Hogberg, professor emeritus…
Back to Class
Two hospitality grads return to MU as adjunct instructors
Richard Walls’ (’87) and Mike Ebert’s (’87) paths have crossed for the second time inside the walls of Eckles Hall. Both hospitality management graduates and industry professionals, the two have returned to the university for the semester to serve as adjunct instructors. Richard Walls graduated from MU in the spring of 1987 with a degree in marketing from the College…
An Opportunity for Learning and Growth
Hospitality Management students reap benefits of CAFNR Career Fair
On Wednesday, Sept. 27, from noon to 4 p.m., the University of…
December 2017 Graduation
CAFNR and SNR celebrate winter 2017 commencement ceremonies Dec. 15-16
The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the School of Natural Resources will award approximately 280 students their diplomas as part of the December commencements. This is the final year that SNR will host an independent ceremony prior to merging with CAFNR’s. The SNR graduation ceremony will take place on Friday, Dec. 15, at 6:30 p.m. in Jesse…
‘Some of the Best’
SNR hosts inaugural appreciation and awards dinner
On November 7, the School of Natural Resources celebrated the inaugural SNR Appreciation and Awards Dinner in Stotler Lounge in Memorial Union. Over 100 guests were in attendance, including faculty, staff, students and alumni. The evening began with dinner and introductions followed by Shibu Jose, director of the School of Natural Resources, discussing the current state of the school. Those…
Faris Wins Presidents Scholarship
Science and agricultural journalism student wins award from RTDNA
Nora Faris, of Concordia, Missouri, has been selected as a 2017 Presidents Scholar. According to the Radio Television Digital News Association website, two $1,000 awards are given each year in honor of former presidents; Theodore Koop, Bruce Dennis, James McCullan, John Salisbury, Bruce Palmer, Dick Cheverton, Jim Byron, Ben Chatfield and John Hogan. In addition to the scholarship, winners are…
Second Place at Smith Travel Research Competition
Hospitality management graduate students place second at national competition
Four graduate students in the Department of Hospitality Management won second place at the Smith Travel Research Student Market Analysis Competition. Yi-Sung Cheng, Ph.D. candidate, Angie Im, Ph.D. student, Tiantian Li, master’s student and BeomJoo Kim, master’s student, represented the college. The group, along with Seonghee Cho, associate professor of hospitality management, traveled to the Jacob Javits Center in New…
Education Vacation
CAFNR hosted five summer academies for high school students
This summer, the University of…
Return to the Farm
CAFNR grads again host Luke Bryan Farm Tour concert in Centralia
Two graduates of the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources hosted a Luke Bryan Farm Tour concert this fall for the second year. The annual two-week series takes place every fall on farms across the country. This year, the tour stopped in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois, with the final stop at the Stowers Farm…