NC State-Department of Animal Science

🥳 Congratulations🎉 to Taylor Burrell on her successful PhD defense!

Congratulations to Trevor Clapp on his successful M.S. defense!👏

Supporting students, investing in future leaders, and fostering mentorship are all important parts of advancing Animal Science. We are excited to celebrate the students, researchers, and mentors recognized through the ASAS Foundation and congratulate this year's recipients and honorees - including members of the NC State Animal Science community! 🐺

Early Career Achievement Award:
- Dr. Sung Woo Kim
- Dr. Xiaoqiu (Churchill) Wang

Travel Scholarship Awards:
- Yesid Ricardo Garavito Duarte (Dr. Gary Allee Graduate Student Travel Award)
- Alexa Gormley (ASAS Swine Nutrition Heritage Fund Travel Award)

Taking Stock - Special Edition ASAS Foundation Week, May 20, 2026   (Left: Yesid Garavito-Duarte, Ph.D. Candidate)"I am honored to receive the Dr. Gary Allee Graduate Student Travel Scholarship Award, which provides a valuable opportunity to present my research and connect with fellow scientists at the ASAS meeting. This support plays an important role in my pro...

Congratulations to all CALS graduates!!!!🎓

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Christian Maltecca on his appointment as a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor. This prestigious honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to his field and his continued excellence in research and academia and is one of the college's highest honors.

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Calling all graduation photographers 📸🎓

If you snapped any photos at the department graduation on Saturday, we’d love to see them! Please DM the Department of Animal Science page with your pictures so we can celebrate our grads and maybe share a few favorites. 🐺❤️

Whether it’s family photos, blurry candids, or someone trying not to cry during commencement…send them our way!

Wishing a huge congratulations to the recipients of the Spring 2026 Animal Science Graduate Student Travel Awards and Graduate Research and Teaching Awards!

👏Travel Award Recipients:
- Ethan Renfro, McKenna Parker, Tori Erwin, Sudiksha Paudel, Talha Ashraf, Taylor Burrell, Trevor Clapp, and Izadora Kuneff

✨Teaching Excellence:
- Tory Erwin (MS), Emily Treon (PhD)
- Research Excellence: Alexa Gormley (PhD)

🏆Outstanding Master’s Project award (AHS award):
- Alaina Peoples (ANS Grad Services Coordinator)

These awards are a true reflection of the passion, hard work, and impact our graduate students are making every day!

In addition, the 2026 CALS Celebration of Excellence highlighted individuals who are making a lasting difference across the college.

🎉 Student Award Winners:
- Alexa Gormley: CALS Outstanding Leadership Award
- Ethan Renfro: CALS Student of the Year Award

🌟 Extension & Research Recognition:
- Junjian (JJ) Wang

It’s incredibly rewarding to see so many students being recognized for their leadership, research, and dedication. The future of Animal Science and CALS is in great hands!

Congratulations to all of this year’s award recipients!

Student learning is at the heart of what we do, and that commitment was clearly reflected at the 2026 University Teaching Awards Luncheon and Ceremony.

Please join me in congratulating two outstanding faculty members for their well-deserved recognition:

🏆Carrie Pickworth Poole – Outstanding Teacher Award
🏅Shweta Trivedi – Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award

Their dedication to teaching excellence and student success continues to make a lasting impact both in and beyond the classroom. We are proud to celebrate their achievements!

Farm Animal Days starts TOMORROW at 9 AM!!

Join us at the NC State Beef Educational Unit from Wednesday through Friday this week (9 AM – 2 PM) for a fun, hands-on agricultural experience!

Farm Animal Days gives children, families, field trips, and individuals a chance to interact with farm animals and learn more about agriculture. 🐑🐐🐔🐂

There will also be tractors on display and lots of opportunities to explore and learn! 🚜

📍 NC State Beef Educational Unit
4505 Mid Pines Rd, Raleigh, NC

Come out and see some really cute farm animals, we hope to see you there!

Learn more: https://youthlivestock.ces.ncsu.edu/farm-animal-days/

On April 16, 2026, we proudly hosted the 8th Annual Animal Science Research Poster Session!

This event showcased the hard work, innovation, and dedication of our undergraduate and graduate students. Thank you to everyone who participated, presented their research, and took the time to attend and support our students. Huge thank you to our sponsors for allowing our students to have this opportunity: Hoofprint Biome, EnviroFlight, NUTRINAE LLC, Phibro Animal Health, Iluma Alliance, Highland Brewing, and NC State Animal Science Graduate Student Association!

Congratulations to this year’s winners:
Undergraduate Presentations
🥇1st Place: Joy Camenisch
🥈2nd Place: Reagan Young
🏆 People’s Choice: Olivia Donovan

Master’s Presentations
🥇 1st Place: Hayden Cammack
🥈 2nd Place: Shanise Anthony
🏆 People’s Choice: Trevor Clapp

Doctoral Presentations
🥇 1st Place: Sudikshya Paudel
🥈 2nd Place: Skye Sgouridis
🏆 People’s Choice: Emily Treon

We are proud to celebrate the outstanding research and contributions of our students and look forward to continuing this tradition of excellence.