Seven Purdue Agriculture faculty members recognized for teaching excellence

Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching

Laura Bowling, Agronomy 

Laura Bowling is the director of the Natural Resources and Environmental Science program and professor of agronomy. 

The Office of Academic Programs, along with the College of Agriculture Awards Committee and Agricultural Research and Graduate Education, announced seven recipients of the 2022-2023 College of Agriculture Faculty and Staff teaching awards. The awardees were chosen by a committee of faculty and undergraduate students and will be formally recognized at the November 29th Celebration of Teaching Excellence event.

Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching

Laura Bowling, Agronomy

Laura Bowling is the director of the Natural Resources and Environmental Science program and professor of agronomy.

Laura Bowling

ichard L. Kohls Outstanding Early Career Teaching 

Krystal Hans, Entomology 

Krystal Hans is the director of forensic science and assistant professor of forensic entomology.

Krystal Hans

Outstanding Graduate Mentor and Teacher

Natalia Dudareva, Biochemistry 

Natalia Dudareva is the director of Purdue’s Center for Plant Biology and distinguished professor of biochemistry. 

Natalia Dudareva

Outstanding Service to Students

Julie Pluimer, Forestry and Natural Resources 

Julie Pluimer is a senior academic advisor and administrative manager in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. 

Julie Pluimer

Outstanding Teacher Award for Clinical Faculty & Lecturers

Shawn Ehlers, Agricultural and Biological Engineering 

Shawn Ehlers is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. 

Shawn Ehlers

David C. Pfendler Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor

Mitch Tuinstra, Agronomy 

Mitch Tuinstra is a professor of plant breeding and genetics and Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research. He also serves as the scientific director of the Institute for Plant Sciences in the College of Agriculture. 

Mitch Tuinstra

John T. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Innovation

Elizabeth Flaherty, Forestry and Natural Resources 

Elizabeth Flaherty is an associate professor of wildlife ecology and habitat management. 

Elizabeth Flaherty

Featured Stories

Channing Arndt and Erwin Corong of GTAP
Global analysis network provides leverage for new Thompson Chair

Channing Arndt, research professor in agricultural economics and director of the Global Trade...

Read More
Electron microscopy close up of cotton fibers in gray scale
Mapping the development of cotton fibers through multiomics profiling

Daniel Szymanski and his former postdoctoral scholar Youngwoo Lee, lead author on their paper...

Read More
A photo of the coast of Costa Rica, including trees and shoreline
Students Experience Wonders of Costa Rica Through Study Abroad Trip

The Costa Rica Rainforest Experience study abroad trip allowed students to experience the wonders...

Read More
Jared Trask sits with brown and white chickens in a grass field
Of mice, birds and men: Purdue researcher builds a simulation of how wild birds and rodents affect the spread of avian flu on farms

Trask is writing a new narrative about rats, birds and people as he pursues his doctorate in...

Read More
Facade of Pfendler Hall
FNR Celebrates Awards, Honors from Spring, Summer 2026

Several Forestry and Natural Resources students, staff and recent alumni have been recognized for...

Read More
Scientist uses 3D water sensor near water.
Purdue Researchers Use 3D Printing to Make Open-Source Alternative to Costly Groundwater Sensors

A plume of contamination spreads underground. A building's foundation weakens. A wetland...

Read More