Tifton Campus: Points of Pride: Annual Awards & Recognitions
Individuals FY2003
| Name | Department | Achievement |
| Jerry Baker | Animal & Dairy Science | Inducted into AGHON, honor society for agriculture, forest resources, and veterinary medicine. On the Board of Directors, American Society of Animal Science; Vice President, Southern Section of ASAS |
| John Baldwin | Crop & Soil Sciences | D.W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Extension; and Gamma Sigma Delta Distinguished Extension Award for Merit |
| John Beasley | Crop & Soil Sciences | Fellow of the American Peanut Research and Education Society |
| George Boyhan | Horticulture | Awarded tenure, effective July 1, 2003, and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, Horticulture Department, UGA |
| Tim Brenneman | Plant Pathology | Southeastern Pecan Growers Association Excellence in
Research Award; and
Elected Vice President of the Southern Division of the American Phytopathological Society |
| Anna Cathey | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | National Science Foundation Fellowship under a grant entitled, "Resources for Learning: The Science Behind Our Food" |
| Alex Csinos | Plant Pathology | Tobacco Growers Association of Georgia Extension Service Award |
| Keith Douce | Entomology | Received a favorable review from Science Science Vol. 298 for The Bugwood Network; and Received an A+ review from Education World in January 2002 for Forestry Images |
| Jim Dutcher | Entomology | Awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Tifton Chapter of Sigma Xi for 2002 |
| Wayne Hanna | Crop & Soil Sciences | 2002 Outstanding Technology Transfer Award by USDA/ARS; 2003 C. Reed Funk Achievement Award by National Turfgrass Breeders Association; and 2003 Inventor of the Year Award by University of Georgia Research Foundation |
| Glen Harris | Crop & Soil Sciences | Awarded a 2-month Sabbatical in Australia to Examine Potassium Problems in Cotton |
| Gary Hawkins | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Recognized for outstanding work promoting water quality in the Suwannee River Basin by the Seven Rivers RC&D Council |
| Gary Hill | Animal & Dairy Science | Elected 2003-2004 Secretary, IEG 75 Regional Exchange Group, CSREES, Supplementation Strategies for Southern Forages |
| Rodney Hill | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Patent No. 6525276 Crop Yield Monitoring System |
| Duncan McClusky | Library | Honorary member of Circle K, member of Circle K International Large Scale Service Project Planning Committee, voted into the David Kelley Hall of Fame by the Georgia District of Circle K; and Chair of the Keep Tift Beautiful Advisory Board |
| Robert McPherson | Entomology | Co-Chair of the local committee for the Nov. 2002 Entomological Society of America's Annual Meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| J. Michael Moore | Crop & Soil Sciences | Promotion to Full Professor, Crop & Soil Sciences Department, UGA |
| Russell Ottens | Entomology | Awarded the Sigma Xi Outstanding Technical Support Award 2002 |
| Calvin Perry | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Public Service Representative in Bio. & Ag. Engineering, graduated from the Georgia Agri-Leaders Forum leadership development program; and Patent No. 6525276 Crop Yield Monitoring System |
| Sharad Phatak | Horticulture | Named an Honorary Member of the Georgia Conservation Tillage Alliance |
| David Riley | Entomology | Awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor, Entomology Department, UGA; Received the Sigma Xi Creative Research Award in 2002; and Recognized by the American Society for Horticulture Science Southern Region in an Extension Publication Award |
| John Ruberson | Entomology | Awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor, Entomology Department, UGA; and Awarded the O.I. Snapp Award for Best Non-student Research Paper presentation, Annual Meeting, Georgia Entomological Society |
| Matt Smith | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Appointed REI Coordinator, Biological & Agricultural Engineering Dept., Tifton Campus |
| Paul Sumner | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Blue Ribbons for Publications from the American Society for Horticulture Science:
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| Dan Thomas | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Appointed Department Head of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University; and Patent No. 6525276 Crop Yield Monitoring System |
| George Vellidis | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Patent No. 6525276 Crop Yield Monitoring System |