Renee McFee, a three-time alumnus of the Department of Animal Science (B.S. 2001, M.S. 2012, Ph.D. 2015), was named recipient of the Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award as part of the President’s Excellence Awards.
One of the University of Nebraska system’s most esteemed honors for research, creative activity, teaching, and engagement, the awards recognize faculty and units across the NU system whose work embodies the highest ideals of a land-grant institution — excellence in teaching, research, service, innovation, and engagement. Recipients have demonstrated a deep commitment to improving the lives of students, advancing knowledge, building strong communities, and creating new opportunities for Nebraska and the world.
McFee serves as the coordinator for the professional program in veterinary medicine, a collaborative initiative between the University of Nebraska and Iowa State University. In this capacity, she is responsible for the program’s academic standards, admissions processes, curriculum development, student affairs, scholarships, and events.
McFee also coordinates and instructs Animal Physiology I and II, guiding veterinary and graduate students in integrating foundational scientific principles with clinical applications. Her teaching is grounded in evidence-based pedagogical practices, with an emphasis on active learning and assessment techniques that promote long-term knowledge retention. She is passionate about the scholarship of teaching and learning and supports faculty development as associate leader of the university’s Faculty-led Inquiry into Reflective and Scholarly Teaching program.
