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2023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 International Excellence \u2013 Sustained Career<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em> School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University. For providing global resources for botanical teaching and my work with Organization for Tropical Studies.<\/p>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Peter Raven Award<\/em><\/strong>, American Society of Plant Taxonomists. Presented annually to a plant systematist who has made exceptional outreach efforts to non-scientists. It is considered the Society\u2019s most prestigious recognition of achievement in international science communication.<\/p>\n

2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award<\/em><\/strong>, Botanical Society of America. Recognizes outstanding contributions made to botanical instruction and celebrates individuals whose work has improved the quality of botanical education at a regional, national, or international level. The Bessey Award<\/em> is the highest honor for Teaching and Educational Outreach given by the Botanical Society of America]<\/p>\n

2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Warren I. Susman Award for Excellence in Teaching<\/em><\/strong>, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Highest education award at Rutgers University. Motivation: In recognition of her creative approaches to biodiversity education, her deep commitment to active learning, and her ability to engage students in looking at and caring about nature in new and lasting ways<\/em>.<\/p>\n

2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Innovation in Plant Systematics Education Prize<\/em><\/strong>, American Society for Plant Taxonomists.<\/p>\n

2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Excellence in Teaching<\/em><\/strong>, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.<\/p>\n

2010\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award<\/em><\/strong> from the Graduate School of New Brunswick, Rutgers.<\/p>\n

2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Abraham Weisblat Award for Across the Board Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Outreach<\/em><\/strong>, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences & New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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