Cheryl Dunn, research manager–herbarium curator for the Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, received a $250 Staff Advisory Committee (SAC) award to use toward the cost of education and training for a Professional Certificate in Online Education.
Dunn was awarded $250 toward the cost of training for a Professional Certificate in Online Education from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dunn teaches the online plant identification course, Agro 851 (part of Ag Ideas) and North American Wildland Plants, AGRO 442/842.
SAC will award a total of $500 in Professional Development funds each calendar year. This professional development award is available to any Department of Agronomy and Horticulture permanent staff member beyond the initial probationary period of employment.