June 16, 2026 Cal Poly Biological Sciences Professor Receives Botanical Society of America’s Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award (opens in new tab)

Contact: Nishi Rajakaruna, nrajakar@calpoly.edu; 805-756-2836 The prestigious national award recognizes individuals including the Arroyo Grande resident whose “work has improved the quality of botanical education at a regional, national, or international level” SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A Cal Poly biological sciences professor is a 2026 recipient of the Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award from the Botanical Society of America, one of its highest recognitions in botanical education. Honoring e...