In describing UC Davis Chancellor's Awardee Huaijun Zhou, one nominator said, “there is no ivory tower for this Aggie," as the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science professor's approach ensures grad students engage with communities to solve global challenges.

Laura L. Van  Auker has been a nurse practitioner for nearly 40 years. In addition to her decades in private practice, she also serves as an assistant clinical professor in the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. But it is her deep commitment to public health that has run steady throughout her entire career.