NC State’s Office of Outreach and Engagement hosted its annual awards celebration on Friday, April 12. Twelve faculty and staff members were recognized for their commitment to teaching, research and public service. Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement Leslie Boney, 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 Economic Development Partnership Award, the William L. Turner Award for Outstanding Contribution to Extension and Continuing Education, and the Customized Contractual Education Award of Excellence. Three faculty were also inducted into the Academy of Outstanding Faculty in Extension and Engagement.
The award winners are as follows:
Outstanding Extension and Outstanding Engagement Awards
Mark Beasley, professor, Department of Accounting
RaJade Berry-James, associate professor, School of Public and International Affairs
Jeffrey Blessinger, extension specialist, Zeis Textiles Extension
Kylie Foley, Rural Faith Communities Fellow, Institute for Emerging Issues
Warren Jasper, professor, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science
Deborah Manzo, management systems and quality improvement specialist, Industry Expansion Solutions
Lisa Marshall, director of outreach, retention and engagement, Department of Nuclear Engineering
Celen Pasalar, assistant dean for research and extension, College of Design
Louie Rivers, assistant professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Stephen Terry, research assistant professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jessica Thomas, director, Business Sustainability Collaborative
Lindsay Zanno, assistant research professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Academy of Outstanding Faculty in Extension and Engagement
Mark Beasley, professor, Department of Accounting
Warren Jasper, professor, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science
Lindsay Zanno, assistant research professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Alumni Award for Outstanding Extension Service
Lindsay Zanno, assistant research professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Opal Mann Green Award
Economic Development Partnership Award
Mountain Area Workforce Development Board
William L. Turner Award for Outstanding Contribution to Extension and Continuing Education
Chuck Korte
Customized Contractual Education Award of Excellence
First Citizens Bank