University of Minnesota Extension Service

• Dean’s Award for Distinguished Extension Team
   Farm Transfer and Estate Planning Team: David Bau, Bill Craig, Gary  Hachfield, Rob Holcomb, James Kurtz, Kent Olson, and Eliza Herman

University of Minnesota Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

• John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
   Gary Cooper

University of Minnesota Office of the President

• President’s Student Leadership and Service Award
   Shefali Mehta
  
  
• Mary A. McEvoy Award for Public Engagement and Leadership
   Shefali Mehta

American Association for the Advancement of Science

• AAAS Fellow
   Stephen Polasky

American Agricultural Economics Association Awards

• Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation, Honorable Mention
   Chengyan Yue

United States Department of Agriculture

• Food and Agriculture Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award
   Donald Liu