About Us
Welcome
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) is an educationally rich environment bursting with life and learning, and where students are invited and encouraged to be full partners in their education. We will strongly encourage our students to question, discuss, and develop the expertise necessary to formulate solutions to real world challenges in whatever career you pursue.
Mission and Vision
Mission: Our college's mission is synonymous with the mission of land-grant universities — the generation, translation and dissemination of knowledge in the public interest. Agriculture and natural resource issues affect everyone, every day. We play an exemplary role in fulfilling the land-grant mission of the University of Delaware.
Vision: We envision a college that contributes exceptionally to the overall mission of land-grant colleges of agriculture and related sciences in areas of unique strength that define and guide us, are relevant to our stakeholders, and have impact on Delaware, the region and the world.
531 South College Avenue
Townsend Hall
Newark, Delaware 19716-2103
(302) 831-2501
Faculty and staff resources are housed on a Google Site.
CANR is committed to promoting an inclusive and supportive environment for all faculty, staff and students.
Learn more about our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives >>
CANR Inclusive Excellence Award (Faculty/Staff)
The award recognizes individuals whose work embodies UD’s Inclusive Excellence initiative to advance inclusive excellence within the institution or community.
Inclusive Excellence Award Winners
| Year | Recipient |
Department |
2021 |
Christy Mannering |
Communications |
2019 |
Dr. Tanya Gressley |
ANFS |
CANR Excellence in Research Award
(Faculty)
The award recognizes individuals that are involved in research that involves the mentoring of graduate students, post-docs, undergraduates, and/or junior faculty
Excellence in research award winners
Year |
Recipient |
Department |
2020 |
Dr. Kali Kniel |
ANFS |
2018 |
Dr. Yan Jin |
PLSC |
CANR Teaching & Advising Award
(Faculty)
The award recognizes CANR faculty involved in teaching, mentoring and advising students.
Teaching and advising award winners
Year |
Recipient |
Department |
2021 |
Dr. Thomas Ilvento |
APEC |
2019 |
Dr. Thomas Evans |
PLSC |
2017 |
Dr. Joshua Duke |
APEC |
2015 |
Dr. Kali Kniel |
ANFS |
CANR Excellence in Service
(Support Staff)
Recognizes superior work ethic, noteworthy performance, outstanding and meritorious service, and positive impact on the goals of the department and CANR.
Excellence in service award winners (support staff)
Year |
Recipient |
Department |
2021 |
Tammy Schirmer |
CARVEL |
2019 |
Susan Biddle |
PLSC |
2017 |
Michele Walfred |
CARVEL |
2015 |
Sharon Webb |
CARVEL |
CANR Excellence in Service
(Research Support Staff)
Recognizes superior work ethic, noteworthy performance, outstanding and meritorious service, and positive impact on the goals of the department and CANR.
Excellence in service award winners (research staff)
Year |
Recipient |
Department |
2020 |
Tecle Weldekidan |
PLSC |
2018 |
Maddi Valinski |
APEC |
2016 |
Richard Morris |
ANFS Newark Farm |
CANR Excellence in Extension
The CANR Excellence in Extension Award is based on the ECOP National Excellence in Extension Award. The CANR Excellence in Extension Award is presented in even years to an individual who has strived throughout his/her career to achieve the benchmarks reflective of excellence in Extension educational programming.
Name |
Year |
Maria Pippidis |
2020 |
Gordon Johnson |
2018 |
Richard Taylor |
2016 |
Benton Graduate Student Award
The award is presented annually to two graduate students (one PhD and one MS) who have excelled in research and have an outstanding record of academic accomplishments and service to their profession are eligible for nomination.
Benton Graduate Student Award Winners
Year |
Recipient |
Department |
2021 |
Emma Ruggiero Ryan Moore |
Plant and Soil Sciences (M.S.) Plant and Soil Sciences (Ph.D.) |
2020 |
Sergio Cabrera-Cruz Shania Craighead |
Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (Ph.D.) Animal and Food Sciences (Ph.D) |
2019 |
Alyssa Lutgen Tyler D. Sowers |
Water Science & Policy Program (M.S.) Plant and Soil Sciences (Ph.D.) |
2018 |
Hannah L. Clipp Desiree L. Narango |
Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (M.S.) Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (Ph.D.) |
2017 |
Adrienne Shearer Grace Savoy-Burke |
Animal and Food Sciences (Ph.D) Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (M.S.) |
2016 |
Amanda Roberson Solny Adalsteinsson |
Plant and Soil Sciences (M.S.) Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (Ph.D.) |
2015 |
Sarah Markland Melissa Savin |
Animal and Food Sciences (Ph.D.) Agriculture & Natural Resources (M.S.) |
2014 |
Rebecca Kern Allison Rogers |
Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (Ph.D.) Animal and Food Sciences (M.S.) |
2013 |
Jacquelyn Marchese Michelle Windle |
Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (M.S.) Animal and Food Sciences (Ph.D.) |
2012 |
Rachael Vaicunas Kirsten Hirneisen Jixian Zhai |
Bioresources Engineering (M.S.) Animal and Food Sciences (Ph.D.) Plant and Soil Sciences (Ph.D.) |
2011 |
Sudarshan Dutta Jacob Fooks |
Plant and Soil Sciences (Ph.D.) Food and Resource Economics (M.S.) |
2010 |
Zachary Ladin Laura Nemec Meredith Biedrzycki |
Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (M.S.) Animal and Food Sciences (M.S.) Plant and Soil Sciences (Ph.D.) |
2009 |
Ellen Lake |
Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (M.S.) |
2008 |
Hudaa Neetoo Bridget Collins |
Animal and Food Sciences (Ph.D.) Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (M.S.) |
2007 |
Kristian Paul Anthony Gonzon |
Plant and Soil Sciences (Ph.D.) Entomology and Wildlife Ecology (M.S.) |