Awards and Honors

Mar 1, 2023

Forestry Student Mary Marriott Awarded Prestigious Scholarship

Mary Marriott, a junior majoring in forest management, has been awarded the Nicholas M. Curtis Memorial Scholarship Endowment from the North Carolina Forestry Association.

Feb 28, 2023

Natural Resources Students Named to Inaugural Class of Goodnight Doctoral Fellows

Prabin Bhusal and Morgan Schulte are among the 30 students to be named to the inaugural class of Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship recipients. 

Jan 3, 2023

NC State Professor Ivana Mali Named Distinguished Scholar for Conservation Biology

Mali’s research examines how reptile and amphibian populations respond to anthropogenic stressors such as climate change, unregulated harvesting regimes and habitat degradation.

Oct 28, 2022

Jen Ile wins SAF Poster Award

Jen Ile’s poster won second place award at the 2022 Society of American Foresters National Convention in Baltimore. We asked Jen a few questions, so you can learn more about…

Sep 13, 2022

Forestry Alumni Melinda Martinez Recognized with Sulzman Award

Martinez ’21 received the award for her study exploring greenhouse gas emissions in ghost forests.

Sep 8, 2022

Forestry Professor Fikret Isik Named Fulbright Scholar

Isik will spend nearly a year conducting research on and teaching about quantitative genetics and breeding at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa campus.

Sep 6, 2022

Roar of the Thunder Dragon: A Summer in Bhutan

During a seven week summer program, Matthew Fancisco was immersed in the rich culture and biodiversity of Bhutan.

Jun 27, 2022

Mann Family Establishes Wildlife Conservation Scholarship

Abigail Johnson, a graduate of Avery County High School in Newland, N.C., is the first recipient of the Carroll and Dawn Mann Wildlife Conservation Scholarship. Mrs. Mann said the scholarship was intended to take effect upon her death, “but I just couldn’t wait! I wanted to do some good with it now, to honor the memory of my husband, Carroll, and to get to know the recipient while I was still around.”

Jun 7, 2022

Mann Family Establishes Wildlife Conservation Scholarship

No one would be more delighted with the first recipient of the Carroll and Dawn Mann Wildlife Conservation Scholarship than the man for whom it is named.

May 23, 2022

New Endowment Established to Honor Forestry Alumnus Bob Jordan

Jordan ’54 was a staunch supporter of NC State and the UNC System.