Honors and awards
November 2011
Burras earns USDA Excellence in Teaching Award
Lee Burras, ISU agronomy, has been awarded the annual USDA Food and Agricultural Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award. Lee Burras is one of nine people to receive the national award, which encompasses all the food and agricultural disciplines. The award is based on teaching quality, philosophy and methodology; service to the profession and students; and professional growth and development.
Percy receives National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) fellowship
Benjamin Percy, assistant professor of English, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship for $25,000. These awards are designed to give writers the time and freedom to pursue their work. The NEA was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities.
