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Community and Professional Faculty Awards
Nadine Braunstein - Award for Excellence in Education
Nadine Braunstein (FACS) received the CA Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics (CAND) Award for Excellence in
Education. She received the award at the CAND Annual
Conference in the Spring.
Michelle Stevens - Awards in the Community
Michelle Stevens (ENVS) received the Environmentalist of the Year
award in 2021 from the Environmental Council of Sacramento
(ECOS) for her work at Bushy Lake.
Michelle was also inducted into the Oroville Hall of Fame in
October 2022. Michelle was nominated by her mother Vaida
Stevens and inducted after her mother had passed.
Finally, Michelle received the Society of Wetland Scientists Award
for Outstanding Educator in 2023.
Bushy Lake Eco-Cultural Community Celebration
On Saturday, April 29, 2023 the university celebrated years
of work on the Bushy Lake habitat by Michelle Stevens
(ENVS) with a celebration that included tours, tabling, and
community. With the help of grants, Dr. Stevens and her
students have collaborated with Sacramento County Parks
and Recreation since 2015 to build fire-resilient restoration
throughout the habitat. Despite these efforts, another fire
tore through the area in June 2021 and then-President Robert
Nelsen offered an Anchor Grant for the students to rebuild
and replant the habitat. Along with this support, the project
also received $350,000 in funding from the California Wildlife
Conservation Board.
Photo courtesy of Sacramento Bee
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