Tifton Campus: Points of Pride: Annual Awards & Recognitions
Individuals FY2007
| Name | Department | Achievement |
| John K. Bernard | Animal & Dairy Science | Member of the Journal Management Committee for the Journal of Dairy Science; co-chair of the National Dairy Heifer and Calf Conference |
| Tim Brenneman | Plant Pathology | SE Pecan Growers Excellence in Research Award; past-president of Southern Division of American Phytopathological Society |
| Yigen Chen | Entomology | First place in Ph.D. student oral presentation, Insect Control session, Beltwide Cotton Conference, 2007 |
| Albert Culbreath | Plant Pathology | July 2005-July 2006 Program Chair, 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Peanut Research & Education Society; July 2006-present, President, American Peanut Research & Education Society; Member, Fellows Committee, American Peanut Research & Education Society; Section Chair for Disease Management, American Phytopathological Society Program Board; Major Professor to Ph.D. candidate Sara Gremillion, who was a finalist in the Fulbright Post Doctoral Fellow selection process. |
| Dewayne Dales | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Reclassified from Agricultural Research Assistant III to Research Professional I |
| James D. Dutcher | Entomology | Won $100 and a certificate from the Southeastern Pecan Growers for the Gold Seal Red Ribbon Award in March for the Best Paper Presentation at the 2006 meeting of the association |
| Greg Fonsah | Agricultural & Applied Economics | Received the 2006 President's Volunteer Service Award |
| Paige Gay | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida and accepted the position of Assistant Research Scientist with BAE; Paige was previously a Research Coordinator II with BAE |
| Sara Gremillion | Plant Pathology | Received the Kenneth E. Papa Outstanding Plant Pathology Graduate Student Award 2006; won second place in the 2006 Graduate Student Oral Presentation Competition at the Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists meeting; won second place in the 2006 Joe Sugg Graduate Student Oral Presentation Competition at the American Peanut Research & Education Society meeting; Rhodes College Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology (2007); Accompanying position: Rhodes College Faculty Fellow (2007-2009) |
| Curt Lacy | Agricultural & Applied Economics | Received the 2007 Outstanding Extension Program Award, Southern Agricultural Economics Association |
| Calvin Perry | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Promoted from Public Service Representative to Public Service Assistant; Serves as Chair, Georgia Section of ASABE; Serves as Chair, ABAC Ag Alumni Council |
| John R. Ruberson | Entomology | Promoted to Professor, effective July 1, 2007 |
| Nathan Smith | Agricultural & Applied Economics | Elected Chair, Southern Extension Public Affairs Committee Board Member, National Public Policy Education Committee Chair, Bailey Award Committee, APRES |
| Nathan Smith Amanda Ziehl |
Agricultural & Applied Economics | 3rd place, 2007 Presented Poster Award, Southern Agricultural Economics Association |
| Katherine Stevenson | Plant Pathology | Nominated for Bailey Award (American Peanut Research & Education Society); Outstanding Presentation Award (Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists); Faculty Recognition Certificate for contributing to the career development of UGA students (UGA Career Center) |
| Jason Todd | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Ph.D. student received best student poster award at the 2007 USDA-CSREES Water Conference |
| Lenny Wells | Horticulture | Received the Young Professional Award, GACAA, Nov. 15, 2006 |
| Jason Woodward | Plant Pathology | Graduate student won the George Washington Carver Award at the 2006 APRES meeting Woodward, J.E., Gremillion, S.K., D.B., Brock, Kemerait, R.C., Langston, J.H., and Williams-Woodward, J.L. 2006. Lilium lancifolium is discovered as a new host of Botryosphaeria parva in Georgia. Plant Health Progress, doi: 10.1094/PHP-2006-1127-02-BR |