2025 MSU Outreach and Engagement Awards Ceremony

This event took place on March 20, 2025 from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. at Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.

Representative Recipients: Elijah Cole, Lyman Briggs College; Amanda Croft-deHagen, College of Human Medicine; Sumaiya Imad, College of Social Science

Recipients: Jia Bin, College of Communication Arts and Sciences; Patricia Guillante, College of Engineering; Kara Haas, College of Education

Recipient: Empowering Local Communities in Natural Resource Conservation Efforts Through the Michigan Conservation Stewards Program
Bindu Bhakta, Julie Crick, and Georgia Peterson, MSU Extension, with the City of Ann Arbor; Natural Area Preservation; Huron-Clinton Metropark Authority; Huron River Watershed Council; Legacy Land Conservancy; Michigan Nature Association; River Raisin Watershed Council; Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy; The Stewardship Network Huron Arbor Cluster; Washtenaw Conservation District; Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission; Washtenaw County Water Resources; University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Garden; University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability

Recipient: The Youth Voices Project
Joanne E. Marciano and Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, College of Education, with Edgewood Village Housing Nonprofit

Recipient: An Academia-Industry-Government Partnership That Monitors and Predicts Outbreaks in the Tri-County Detroit Area
Irene Xagoraraki, College of Engineering, with CDM Smith; Detroit Health Department; Detroit Water and Sewerage Department; Great Lakes Water Authority; Macomb County Health Division; Oakland County Health Division

Recipient: Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, with the Flint community

University Outreach and Engagement