News
May 2009
Carla Shoff’s Poster Receives Further Recognition at 2009 Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA)
Congratulations to Carla, who won the award for Best Student Poster at this year’s PAA meeting for her poster "Teenage Fertility: Does Place, Race, or Poverty Matter?"
April 2009
Edward C. Jaenickie Receives Teaching Award of Merit Teaching from Gamma Sigma Delta
Edward C. (Ted) Jaenicke received the Teaching Award of Merit from Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture, The Pennsylvania State University Chapter.
Two Rural Sociology Graduate Students Received Second Place Awards at the 2009 Penn State University Graduate Exhibition, Social and Behavioral Sciences Division
Dara Bloom for "Hybrid Food Networks: The Role of Conventional Distributors in Building Local Food Systems." Carla Shoff for "Teenage Fertility: Does Place, Race, or Poverty Matter?" Carla's poster also received the second place Graduate Social Science award in the 2009 College of Agricultural Sciences/Gamma Sigma Delta Research Expo. Congratulations to Carla and Dara!
March 2009
Centrice Martin Receives the Outstanding Adult Student Award for 2009
Congratulations to Centrice Martin, one of our agribusiness management majors. Centrice is this year's winner of the Penn State Outstanding Adult Student Award, presented by the Division of Student Affairs and Penn State Outreach. Martin receive at an award ceremony held at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. more...
Edward (Ted) Jaenicke Recipient of the 2009 Gamma Sigma Delta Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching
Congratulations to Ted Jaenicke for being the recipient of the 2009 Gamma Sigma Delta Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching. Ted was nominated by his peers and an evaluation committee selected him as the most deserving of this award after reviewing all nominations of faculty across the College of Agricultural Sciences. Ted will be presented this award at the Annual Initiation and Awards Ceremony held on April 8 at 5:00 p.m. in the Keeney Commons and Room 252 of the Food Science Building.
Michael W-P Fortunato Awarded Howard F. Martin Graduate Assistant Teaching Award
Congratulations!! Michael W-P Fortunato, Rural Sociology, has been awarded the Howard F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award. The Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes graduate assistants for outstanding teaching performance. This award is jointly sponsored by the Graduate School, through the Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award endowment, and the Office of the Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education.
James Beierlein Received the Barash Award for Human Services
Congratulations to Jim Beierlein, who has received the University's 2009 Barash Award for Human Services, which recognizes a university member at University Park "who has contributed most, apart from regular duties, to human causes, public service activities, and organizations, or the welfare of fellow humans." He will receive the award at the University Awards Reception on March 23.
Carolyn Sachs Received the International Women's Day Spirit of Internationalization Award
Carolyn Sachs will receive the The International Women’s Day Spirit of Internationalization Award sponsored by the University Office of Global Programs at PSU on March 6. This award recognizes women with international interests who have shown extraordinary strength of character and commitment to the cause of internationalization, through a variety of initiatives or methods of support, including advancing the status of women worldwide, research achievements in the international arena, and encouraging the academic achievements of scholars from other nations.
February 2009
Tim Kelsey Gives Lecture on Marcellus Shale Development
Timothy W. Kelsey, will give a lecture, "Community and Economic Implications of Marcellus Shale Development," 4 p.m. on Monday, February 16, 112 Walker Building, University Park. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/37493/nw4
AERS Department Head Position Announcement
The College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a dynamic individual as Department Head to provide leadership and vision for guiding the future development of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.