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OAC Celebrates Outstanding Faculty, Staff and Students
The OAC Awards for student, staff and faculty were presented at OAC’s annual Welcome Back BBQ held on September 20, 2023. Each year, the OAC Alumni Foundation presents the G.P. McRostie Faculty Award to a faculty member who plays a significant role in education and the OAC Alumni Association chooses three faculty members who have made outstanding contributions in teaching, research or extension.
New Gift to U of G to Fund Research Chair in Sustainable Materials
OAC's Dr. Amar Mohanty is the recipient of a new $1-million, 10-year gift to the University of Guelph for an inaugural Distinguished Research Excellence Chair in Sustainable Materials.
Meet Sophie Van den Borre - a future certified crop advisor
Crop Science student Sophie Van den Borre and her team participated in the National Weeds Science Contest in Tennessee, placing 1st in the undergraduate portion of the competition.
OAC Launches Master of Plant Agriculture Program
Cultivating the careers of professionals in the agriculture sector is the focus of a new master’s program in the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC).
OAC alumni win Ontario Outstanding Young Farmers award
Stewart Skinner (OAC BComm FAB and MSc FARE ’07) and Jessica Kelly (OAC MSc FARE ’14) of Imani Farms in Listowel are Ontario’s 2023 Outstanding Young Farmers.
U of G Ecologist Appointed to Prestigious Storymakers Program
OAC's Dr. Madhur Anand was named one of 10 fellows to join the invitation-only Wrigley Institute Storymakers Program.