Paul A. Funk Recognition Awards
Annually presented to faculty members in the College of Agricultural,
Consumer and Environmental Sciences, this distinguished honor recognizes
outstanding professional achievement and major contributions to the
betterment of agriculture broadly defined. Funds for the awards program
are provided by the Paul A. Funk Foundation of Bloomington, Illinois,
as a memorial to the late Paul A. Funk, who attended the college as
a member of the Class of 1929 and devoted his life to agriculture.
To be eligible for the award, a nominee must hold a full-time appointment
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a paid appointment
in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
for the current academic year. In addition, the nominee must have
held similar university and college appointments for at least ten
consecutive years immediately preceding the nomination. Both individual
and team nominations may be considered, but no more than three award
recipients will be selected each year.
The Paul A. Funk Recognition Award consists of an unrestricted personal
award of $3,000, a recurring annual salary increment of $1,000, and
a recognition plaque. In addition, $1,000 is granted to the recipients
department or other administrative unit to support the recipients
program.
This year's 1999 Paul A. Funk Recognition Award winners are:
Neal R.
Merchen
John
C. van Es
Donald
G. White |