Nominations are being accepted for the 2026 ANR Distinguished Service Awards, which are sponsored by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Academic Assembly Council.
Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to recognize outstanding achievement by yourself or your colleagues. The biennial ANR Distinguished Service Awards recognize service and academic excellence in UC Cooperative Extension over a significant period of time. Awards highlight the use of innovative methods and the integration of research, extension and leadership.
The purpose of these awards is to recognize and reward outstanding accomplishments in six areas:
- Outstanding Research
- Outstanding Extension
- Outstanding New Academic
- Outstanding Team
- Outstanding Leader
- Outstanding Excellence in Extension Programming: Reaching New and Diverse Audiences
Winners of individual awards will receive a certificate and $2,000. Winners of the team award will share $5,000. Complete award criteria and instructions for submitting nominations are at http://ucanr.edu/sites/UCAAC.
To nominate someone, fill out the online survey at 2026 ANR Distinguished Service Awards and submit all materials in the nomination packet by 5 p.m., April 20, 2026, to Daniela Bruno (dfbruno@ucanr.edu).
For more information, feel free to contact the Academic Assembly Council Program Committee:
- Daniela Bruno, dfbruno@ucanr.edu
- Nicole K Marshall-Wheeler, nmarshall@ucanr.edu
- Tracy Schohr, tkschohr@ucanr.edu
- Monica Cooper, mlycooper@ucanr.edu
- Amrita Mukherjee, amukherjee@ucanr.edu
- Hung Doan, hkdoan@ucanr.edu
For more information about Academic Assembly Council, visit its website at http://ucanr.edu/sites/UCAAC.