Tifton Campus: Points of Pride: Annual Awards & Recognitions
Individuals FY2004
| Name | Department | Achievement |
| John Beasley | Crop & Soil Sciences | Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy; Certificate of Excellence (as co-author) from the American Society of Agronomy for the publication, "Minimizing Spotted Wilt of Peanut;" and Nominated for the Bailey Award for the best paper presented in Production Technology Session in the American Peanut Research and Education Award |
| John Bernard | Animal & Dairy Science | President, Southern Branch of the American Dairy Science Association; and Conference Chair, The Eighth National Dairy Calf and Heifer Conference, Roanoke, VA, March 31-April 3, 2004 |
| Kaine Bondari | Experimental Statistics | Served as one of the coordinators of the "Statistics and Data Analysis" section - Monday AM Session of the 11th Annual Conference of the South East SAS Users Group (SESUG 2003), Sept. 22-24, 2003, St. Pete Beach, FL |
| George Boyhan | Horticulture | Promoted to Associate Professor effective 7/1/04; and Named Associate Editor of HortTechnology - 2004 |
| W.C. Branch | Crop & Soil Sciences | 2003 - Registration of 'Georgia-02-C' Peanut. Crop Science 43: 1883-1884 |
| Tim Brenneman | Plant Pathology | Received the Excellence in Research Award from the Southeastern Pecan Growers Association; and Elected Vice-President (President-elect) of the Southern Division of the American Phytopathological Society |
| Patrick J. Conner | Horticulture | Promoted to Associate Professor effective 7/1/04 |
| Alex Csinos | Plant Pathology | 2003 Extension Service Award from the Georgia Tobacco Growers Association |
| James Dutcher | Entomology | Elected Secretary for Regional Research Project S-293 for 2003-04; and Editor of a major pecan reference: Dutcher, J.D., M.K. Harris, A. Dean (eds). 2003. Integration of Chemical and Biological Insect Control in Native, Seedling, and Improved Pecan Production. Southwestern Entomologist Suppl. No. 27, 142 pp. |
| Gary Hawkins | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Elected: Pres-Elect of GA Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS); and Pres-Elect of GA Chapter Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP) Secretary of the GA Section of ASAE |
| Rodney Hill | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Reclassification to Senior Agricultural Specialist |
| Carol Ireland | Entomology | 2004 Sigma Xi Outstanding Service Award to Research |
| Gerard Krewer | Horticulture | Dr. Krewer along with USDA and University of Florida collaborators involved in the Peach Breeding Project at the Attapulgus Station received a Plant Patent for two new peach varieties - 'GulfKing' and 'GulfCrest' |
| Dewey Lee | Crop & Soil Sciences | Promotion to Professor |
| Duncan McClusky | Library | Promoted to Librarian IV; and Received Environmentalist Citation from Woodmen of the World |
| Robert McPherson | Entomology | Elected President-Elect 2004-05, Georgia Entomological Society of America |
| Peggy Ozias-Akins | Horticulture | Received 2004 Sigma Xi Tifton Chapter Distinguished Service Award |
| David Riley | Entomology | Appointed 2004 Chair of the Membership Committee of the Entomological Society of America, which is a national level appointment; and Received a joint extension publication award from the American Society of Horticultural Science for the "Georgia Vegetable Extension - Research Report," 2004 |
| Neal Roberson | Entomology | 2004 Sigma Xi Outstanding Technical Support Award |
| John Ruberson | Entomology | Program Chair for the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America in 2004; Subject editor for the journal Environmental Entomology; and Serves on the Editorial Board of the journal Biological Control |
| John M. Ruter | Horticulture | 4/03 - State Winner, Special Award for Outstanding Commercial or Industrial Design awarded to the Coastal Plain Research Arboretum, Landscape Design Consultants Council of Georgia, Garden Clubs of Georgia |
| Don Shurley | Agricultural & Applied Economics | UGA D.W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Extension; and Chairman, Economics and Marketing Conference, Beltwide Cotton Conferences |
| Nathan Smith | Agricultural & Applied Economics | Outstanding Achievement in Public Issues Education Farm Foundation; and Administrators Award Farm Service Agency |
| Del Taylor | Entomology | 2004 Sigma Xi Outstanding Technical Support Award |
| George Vellidis | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Promotion to Professor |