search articles:     from the issue of September 9, 2004         Hanson gains USDA teaching award A UNL agribusiness professor received a national award to add to his nearly 30 other honors in recognition of his outstanding teaching skills.     HANSON Ron Hanson, Neal E. Harlan Professor of agribusiness, received the National Award of Excellence in University Teaching in Agricultural and Food Sciences from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in November 2003. Hanson, a member of the Department of Agricultural Economics, was one of two professors to receive the honor at the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges' annual meeting. He is the first faculty member from Nebraska to earn the national award, which is based on exemplary teaching, innovative methodology and service to students, the university community and the profession. Since joining the UNL faculty in 1974, Hanson has received more than 20 college and university awards and seven national recognitions for teaching and student advising. GO TO: ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 9 NEWS HEADLINES FOR SEPTEMBER 9 Year in Review 2003-2004 Looking to the Future: New People, New Facilities - Construction brightens landscape and buildings Research and Discovery - Biological center studies vaccines for botulinum, Valley Fever Service to Our State - UNL unites to help storm victims Student Successes - 12 earn the nation's biggest academic honors Teaching Faculty & Program Successes - Grant funds Fosse study, leads to D.C. Teaching, Faculty & Program Successes - New college focuses on families, education The University from a National View - UNL 100 years of Extension 2 honored for research, creativity Academy praises film Architecture chapter is best in the country Broadcasting senior claims 2nd forensics title Center assists food companies for 20 years Company helps track mad cow disease Conference tackles water, law conflicts Duo looks into social impacts of infertility Feedlot has room to grow Future lawyers win national contest Graduate earns 1st degree in culinology Hanson gains USDA teaching award Helping parents prepare for school J.D. Edwards students create cattle-tracking software Nebraska Lectures return Now on NET: HDTV NU gains a new president, other leaders for new year Program creates tests to fight food allergens Ritchie's work earns NU honors Savory joins Academy Scientists' beef research earns international prize Statistics expands Tularemia examined as a bioterror threat UNL continues to climb various U.S. rankings UNL is a home for all things Lewis and Clark Work studies our unique Sandhills Zeng's discoveries lead to fellowship 731833S33557X