Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Faculty Awards and Honors

Robert Anex

  • Associate Director for Research, Bioeconomy Institute

Carl Bern

  • National Food & Energy Council Electric Technology Award, ASAE

Stuart Birrell

  • KINZE Professorship

Tom Brumm

  • Jack Everly Journal Award, NACTA
  • Best Paper Award, ASEE
  • Miller Faculty Fellowship, ISU Provost
  • Outstanding Advisor, College of Agriculture
  • Exceptional Student Support Recognition
  • Learning Community Scholarship Award
  • New Division Chair of Education Division, ASABE
  • Director of Assessment, College of Engineering

Robert Burns

  • Superior Engineering Extension Award, College of Engineering
  • Mid-Central Section, ASABE Young Engineer of the Year
  • Honorary Professor - College of Agriculture, Trakia National Agrarian University, Bulgaria

Joseph Chen

  • Outstanding ABE Professor, Engineering Student Council
  • Year of Merit, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
  • Best Paper Award, ASEE Manufacturing Division

Matthew Darr

  • Top Paper Award, Information and Electrical Technologies Division of ASABE

Steven Freeman

  • Outstanding Industrial Technology Professor Award for NAIT Region 2
  • Miller Faculty Fellow
  • SENCER Leadership Fellow, National Fellowship Board of the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement

Thomas Glanville

  • Engineer of the Year, ASAE Mid-Central Section
  • Superior Engineering Extension Award, College of Engineering

David Grewell

  • Citation in Innovations, Ceramic Industry
  • SPE Fellowship, Society of Plastic Engineers
  • Osborn Research Club, Faculty Honor Society

Mark Hanna

  • Blue Ribbon, Educational Aids Competition—video, ASAE
  • AE50 Award, Top 10 New Agricultural Products
  • Engineer of the Year - Mid-Central ASABE
  • Patent #7,410,107 Apparatus and Method of Reducing Anhydrous Ammonia Application by Optimizing Distribution

Jay Harmon

  • Superior Engineering Extension Award,  College of Engineering
  • Two Blue Ribbons, Educational Aids Competition, ASAE
  • Promoted to Full Professor
  • ABE Chair's Faculty Citation Award

Matthew Helmers

  • Early Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice, Iowa State University

Steve Hoff

  • Superior Engineering Teacher Award, College of Engineering
  • Promoted to Full Professor
  • Inducted into Rural Builders Hall of Fame
  • ABE Faculty Member of the Year
  • Louis Thompson Distinguished Undergraduate Teacher, ISU
  • BARD (US-Israel) Panel on Bio-Engineering/Biosensors

Charles Hurburgh

  • Received grant to develop technique for converting uncooked dry-grind corn into ethanol

Amy Kaleita

  • Newcomer Engineer of the Year, Iowa Section ASAE
  • Early Achievement in Teaching, Collage of Agriculture
  • Outstanding ABE Professor, Engineering Student Council
  • USDA/NASULGC New Teacher Award
  • A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award, ASABE

Ramesh Kanwar

  • Chief Editor, International Journal of Agricultural Engineering
  • Fellow, ASAE
  • Award of Honour - Punjab Chapter of Indian Society of Ag Engineers
  • Honorary Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia National Agrarian University, Bulgaria
  • Distinguished Alumni Recognition Plaque, G.B. Paul, University of Agriculture & Technology, India
  • Honorary Degree of Doctor Honor Causa Scientific by the Trakia University in Bulgaria

Nir Keren

  • ASSE Outstanding Service Award
  • Miller Faculty Fellow
  • Special Guest Researcher - Konan University, Japan

Tae Hyun Kim

  • Outstanding Research Effort Award, Archer Daniels Midland Company

Bill Koenig

  • Four Blue Ribbons, Educational Aids Competition, ASAE
  • Induction, Rural Builders Hall-of-Fame

Jacek Koziel

  • Grand Prize for University Research
  • Promoted to Associate Professor with tenure
  • Wakonse Fellow

John Laflen

  • John Deere Gold Medal Award

Steve Mickelson

  • Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, ISU
  • Jack Everly Journal Award, NACTA
  • Best Paper Award, ASEE
  • Champion Award, Learning Communities Institute
  • Learning Community Scholarship Award
  • 25 Year Club, ISU
  • Director of the Center of Excellence in Learning and Teaching
  • Honorary Professor, College of Agriculture, Trakia University, Bulgaria

Manjit Misra

  • Dean's Chair for Distinction, CALS
  • Iowa Seed Association Honorary Member, Iowa Seed Association

Raj Raman

  • Exceptional Student Support Recognition
  • Nominated for Faculty of the Year by ISU Students
  • University Education Program Director, National Science Foundation
  • Associate Director for Education, Bioeconomy Institute
  • Influential Staff Member, Student Scholars & Leaders

Charles Schwab

  • Blue Ribbon, Educational Aids Competition, ASAE
  • Promoted to Full Professor
  • ABE Department Chair Citation Award - Faculty

Shana Smith

  • Editor’s Award, Outstanding Technical Paper, ASEE,
  • Promoted to Associate Professor

Brian Steward

  • Jack Everly Journal Award, NACTA
  • Young Engineer of the Year, Iowa Section ASAE
  • Miller Faculty Fellow, ISU Provost
  • Promoted to Associate Professor
  • ISU Engineering Student Council Leadership Award
  • Superior Engineering Teaching Award

Hans Van Leeuwen

  • Grand Prize for University Research
  • R&D 100 Award, R&D Magazine

Hongwei Xin

  • Two Superior Paper Awards, ASAE
  • Industry Person of the Year Award - Iowa Poultry Association
  • David R. Boylan Eminent Faculty Research Award, College of Engineering
  • Adjunct Professorship, China Agricultural University
  • ASABE Fellow
  • Director of the Egg Industry Center

Staff Awards

LeQuetia Ancar

  • Hired as Academic Advisor II 

Sylvia Anderson

  • ABE Chair's Staff Citation Award
  • 25 Year Club, ISU

Melody Carroll

  • Promoted to Academic Advisor IV

Val Evans

  • Elected to P&S Council
  • ABE Department Chair Citation Award

Lara Moody

  • University P&S Outstanding New Professional Award 

Diane Schall

  • Promoted to Account Specialist

Sue Ziegenbusch

  • Cytation Award, ISU P&S Council
  • Promoted to Academic Advisor II
  • Influential Staff Member, Student Scholars & Leaders

Alumni Awards

Tony Kajewski

  • Recognition of ASAE Standards Developers for 2004

Wendell Saunders

  • ABE Department Chair Citation - Alumni

Scott Wilcox

  • ABE Department Chair Citation - Alumni

Jerry Wille

  • PEI Professional Engineer of the Year Award