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Awards and Honors

Three copper wolves - FER Departmental Awards - Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University

May 8, 2024

FER Departmental Awards

At the final Departmental Grad Seminar on Thursday 18 April 2024, the FER Graduate Committee announced this year’s winners of the departmental graduate awards.  The Graduate Committee evaluated 27 applications total…

Jordan Hall on NC State's campus - Chris DePerno Named 2024-25 ACE Fellow - Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University

May 8, 2024

Chris DePerno Named 2024-25 ACE Fellow

The American Council on Education (ACE) announced that Chris DePerno, a professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2024-25 academic year.

A doctoral graduate student in her cap and gown stands before an large oak tree - Fueled To Thrive - Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University

May 3, 2024

Fueled To Thrive

Wizaso Munthali found her path from Zambia’s environmental protection agency to a Ph.D. and research for a transition towards clean energy.

Sep 27, 2024

2024 Joseph E. and Robin C. Hightower Award Winner, Mikiah Carver-McGinn

September 26, 2024 Mikiah is a 3rd year PhD candidate majoring in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology in the Department of Applied Ecology.  She is working on a large-scale interdisciplinary…

Oct 11, 2024

Jack Wang Named 2024 NC State Entrepreneur of the Year

Jack Wang, associate professor and director of the Forest Biotechnology Group in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State, was recently recognized with the John S. Risley…

All students at conference - MANRRS 2024 - Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University

Apr 30, 2024

MANRRS 2024

By: Dr. Zakiya H. Leggett We were fortunate enough to take 4 high school students, 2 undergraduates (Dominic James and Andrea Casallas) and 2 graduate students (Summer Lauder and Darius…

Court of North Carolina - Stephanie Jefferies Receives 2024 Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching - Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University

Apr 10, 2024

Stephanie Jeffries Receives 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Stephanie Jeffries is the recipient of the 2024 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Jeffries, an associate teaching professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources in the College of Natural Resources, is known as an enthusiastic and highly engaging instructor with a strong dedication to innovative and inclusive pedagogy, high-quality undergraduate education, and the success of the whole student.

Oct 27, 2023

Richard Haynes ’75 Honored with Marcus Wallenberg Prize

Haynes’ contribution to forest economic modeling has been influential for many in the forestry field.

Sep 25, 2023

Lauren Pharr Named Young Conservationist of the Year

Pharr, a Ph.D. student studying fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology at NC State, has been a longtime advocate of wildlife conservation.

Sep 19, 2023

NC State Professor Named AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow

Jason Delborne will spend a year as a staff scientist in the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office under the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.