Champaign, IL (May 12, 2025)—The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®) is pleased to announce Antonio Faciola as the 2025 recipient of the Purina Animal Nutrition Teaching Award in Dairy Production. The award will be presented on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, during the awards ceremony at the ADSA Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Purina Animal Nutrition Teaching Award in Dairy Production was created to recognize outstanding teaching of undergraduate students in dairy science. The winner must have demonstrated outstanding ability as a teacher of undergraduate students of dairy science in an accredited college or university, have been an active teacher when nominated with not less than a total of 10 years of active teaching preceding, and have been a member of ADSA for at least five successive years.
Antonio Faciola is an associate professor of animal sciences at the University of Florida, where he coordinates the graduate and undergraduate honors programs. He fosters critical thinking and lifelong learning. He teaches nutrition and developed the University of Florida’s first study-abroad program in animal science. He has mentored over 100 research assistants and 80 teaching assistants, helping students secure over 70 scholarships and gain admission to veterinary schools. For him, education is a calling and a privilege—a chance to shape minds, elevate science, and leave a lasting mark on the world, especially as the value of higher education is increasingly questioned.
It is with great pleasure that ADSA and Purina Animal Nutrition present Antonio Faciola with the 2025 Purina Animal Nutrition Teaching Award in Dairy Production.
About the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)
The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) is an international organization of educators, scientists, and industry representatives who are committed to advancing the dairy industry and keenly aware of the vital role the dairy sciences play in fulfilling the economic, nutritive, and health requirements of the world’s population. It provides leadership in scientific and technical support to sustain and grow the global dairy industry through generation, dissemination, and exchange of information and services. Together, ADSA members have discovered new methods and technologies that have revolutionized the dairy industry. www.adsa.org