University of Arkansas Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences’ Post

The U of A Office of the Provost and the Office for Faculty Affairs recognized faculty for providing outstanding mentorship to their colleagues and for completing professional development programs at the Provost's Faculty Recognition Reception held in April during Faculty Appreciation Week. "Seeking and providing quality mentorship has a profound impact on both the mentee and the mentor," said Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Anna Zajicek. "In working with others across campus, I continually hear amazing stories of how our faculty have supported each other as well as how mentorship positively affects our students." Mentorship awards and professional development recognitions that were given to faculty include the Provost Award for Departmental Excellence in Faculty Mentoring, Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards, Bridge Program Completion Badges, Beginning Investigator Research Development Support (BIRDS) Completion Badges and Mentoring Graduate Students and Post-Docs Professional Development Workshop completion certificates. "I was honored to recognize our faculty for participating in mentorship and professional development programs," Zajicek said. "These programs assist our faculty in commencing a successful career at the U of A and providing outstanding mentorship to their graduate students and post-docs." This Provost Award for Departmental Excellence in Faculty Mentoring is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office for Faculty Affairs. The award is given to the department or academic unit on campus that best displays excellence in onboarding and mentoring of early-career and mid-career faculty, including tenure track and non-tenure track faculty. The winning department receives $8,000 and a trophy. This year's award was given to the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. In addition, Kristen Gibson in food science and Fionna Goggin in entomology and plant pathology were two of five Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award winners, and Mahfuzur Rahman in food science was one of five awarded a Bridge Program Completion Badge. https://t.ly/vDHHx #AgFoodLife Entomological Society of America Terry Martin Suzanne McCray International Society for Plant Pathology (ISPP) American Phytopathological Society University of Arkansas Food Science Department

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Nonso Ogbuagu

Production Manager at UAC Foods Limited

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Congratulations Prof. Rahman! You're making waves. Keep up the good work.

Abdul Wazed

Postdoctoral Scholar, Oregon State University, USA

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Congratulations! Mahfuzur Rahman

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