NC State’s Office of Outreach and Engagement hosted its 2022 awards celebration on Thursday, April 14 at a virtual ceremony. 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 William L. Turner Award for Outstanding Contribution to Extension and Continuing Education, and the James E. Holshouser nominee.
The award winners are as follows:
2021 OUTSTANDING EXTENSION AND ENGAGEMENT AWARDS:
- Jonathan Brewster, Office of Global Engagement
- Dr. James R. Brunet, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Dr. Nilda Cosco, College of Design
- Dr. Nathan Goldman, Poole College of Management
- Dr. Crystal Chen Lee, College of Education
- Dr. Kate Norwalk, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Dr. Jackie Relyea, College of Education
- Dr. Victor Veliadis, College of Engineering
- Dr. Richard Venditti, College of Natural Resources
2021 ACADEMY OF OUTSTANDING FACULTY IN EXTENSION AND ENGAGEMENT
- Dr. James R. Brunet, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Dr. Nilda Cosco, College of Design
- Dr. Crystal Chen Lee, College of Education
- Dr. Kate Norwalk, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Dr. Richard Venditti, College of Natural Resources
2021 ALUMNI OUTSTANDING EXTENSION SERVICE AWARD
- Dr. Nilda Cosco, College of Design
- Dr. Richard Venditti, College of Natural Resources
2022 OPAL MANN GREEN AWARD
Coastal Dynamics Design Lab, led by Andy Fox and David Hill
WILLIAM L. TURNER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO EXTENSION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
Dr. Tammy Howard
JAMES E. HOLSHOUSER NOMINEE FOR 2021 AND SYSTEM-WIDE WINNER
Dr. Jane Hoppin, College of Sciences