2020
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to reduce the amount of personnel on campus, a majority of UGA-Tifton personnel worked remotely from mid-March to mid-August. As a result, campus events - the 2020 Awards of Excellence Ceremony among them - had to be cancelled. However, nominations were still accepted and a slate of winners selected!
To welcome back Tifton faculty, staff and students, a special "drive-thru" breakfast and awards recognition event was held on August 10, 2020.
Awards and Recognitions presented for FY2020
(Beginning July 1, 2019 — Ending June 30, 2020)
Awards for Excellence
| Award | Recipient |
| Senior Scientist - Research | Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez |
| Junior Scientist - Research | Bhabesh Dutta |
| Senior Scientist - Extension | Esendugue Greg Fonsah |
| Junior Scientist - Extension | Andre da Silva |
| Teaching | Gary Burtle |
| Technical Support - Senior | Billy Wilson |
| Technical Support - Junior | Charles Gruver |
| Service Unit Support | Michael Pippin |
| Administrative Support | Tiffany Wiggins |
| Student Employee | Haley Pulsifer |
| Friend of the Campus | Rep. Penny Houston |
Certificates of Service
35 Years of Service
- Sephus Willis - Field Research Services
30 Years of Service
- David Adcock - Physical Plant
- Mike Crumley - Horticulture
- Albert Culbreath - Plant Pathology
- J. Michael Moore - Crop & Soil Sciences
- George Vellidis - Crop & Soil Sciences
25 Years of Service
- Glen Harris - Crop and Soil Sciences
- Cindy Tucker - Office of Information Technology
20 Years of Service
- John Bernard - Animal & Dairy Sciences
- Jason Brock - Plant Pathology
- Patrick Conner - Horticulture
- Alfred Stanley Culpepper - Crop & Soil Sciences
- Juan Carlos Diaz Perez - Horticulture
- Timothy Grey - Crop & Soil Sciences
- Gunawati Gunawan - Horticulture/NESPAL
- Teri Hughes - Assistant Dean’s Office
- John Paulk - Precision Agriculture
15 Years of Service
- Ye (Juliet) Chu - Horticulture/NESPAL
- Caleb Clements - Plant Pathology
10 Years of Service
- Andy Carter - Field Research Services
- Dustin Dunn - Crop & Soil Sciences
- Steven Hudson - Field Research Services
- David Rooks - Animal & Dairy Sciences
- Brian Schwartz - Crop & Soil Sciences
- Renae Woods - Agricultural & Applied Economics
- Lina Flor Paclibar Young - Plant Pathology
Fall, 2019
- Brandon E. Dowling - Agribusiness
- Danielle N. Taylor - Agricultural Education
- Robert B. Holden - Agriscience and Environ Sys
- Pete Perrin - MAB, Agribusiness
- Lissi Carr - Agricultural and Environmental Education (MAEE)
- Justin Lanier - MPPPM, Plant Protect and Pest Mgmt
- Sarah C. Hobby - MPPPM, Plant Protect and Pest Mgmt
- Jason E. Mallard - MPPPM, Plant Protect and Pest Mgmt
- Sydni C. Barwick - MS, Entomology
- Carson L. Bowers - MS, Entomology
- Shanshan Cao - MS, Horticulture
- Dario Di Genova - MS, Crop and Soil Sciences
- Lauren Perez - MS, Entomology
- Taylor M. Randell - MS, Crop and Soil Sciences
- Arianna Toffanin - MS, Crop and Soil Sciences
- Will H. Hemphill - MS, Plant Pathology
- Davis M. Gimode - PhD, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
Spring, 2020
Agribusiness (BSA)
Mary Mikelyn Bruorton, Cum Laude
Ethan Cobb
Owen Kimbrel
Bailey Leger
Agricultural Education (BSA)
Makenzie Cioffi
Makenzie Cioffi
Lindsey Stone
Austin Swinamer
Biological Science (BSA)
Cassidy Ingram
Cassidy Ingram
Agriscience and Environmental Systems (BSA)
Lauren Dubberly
Lauren Dubberly
Shelby Sangster
Master of Agricultural and Environmental Education (MAEE)
Master of Agricultural and Environmental Education (MAEE)
Cliff Collins (Dr. Barry Croom, faculty advisor)
Sarah Hand (Dr. Ashley Yopp, faculty advisor)
Justin Hand (Dr. Ashley Yopp, faculty advisor)
Ami Harrington (Dr. Ashley Yopp, faculty advisor)
Sarah Hand (Dr. Ashley Yopp, faculty advisor)
Justin Hand (Dr. Ashley Yopp, faculty advisor)
Ami Harrington (Dr. Ashley Yopp, faculty advisor)
Master of Plant Protection and Pest Management (MPPPM)
John Bennett (Dr. David Riley, faculty advisor)
Chelsea Matewe (Dr. Jonathan Oliver, faculty advisor)
Ryan Weredyck (Dr. Alton Sparks, faculty advisor)
John Bennett (Dr. David Riley, faculty advisor)
Chelsea Matewe (Dr. Jonathan Oliver, faculty advisor)
Ryan Weredyck (Dr. Alton Sparks, faculty advisor)
Master of Science – Animal and Dairy Science (MS)
Kaylyn Groce (Dr. Jennifer Tucker, faculty advisor)
Master of Science – Crop and Soil Sciences (MS)
Alessandro Ermanis (Dr. John Snider, faculty advisor)
Nick Hurdle (Dr. Timothy Grey, faculty advisor)
Caleb Weaver (Dr. Scott Monfort, faculty advisor)
Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD)
Kadeghe Fue (Dr. Changying Li – College of Engineering, faculty advisor)
Simerjeet Virk (Dr. Changying Li – College of Engineering, faculty advisor)
Kadeghe Fue (Dr. Changying Li – College of Engineering, faculty advisor)
Simerjeet Virk (Dr. Changying Li – College of Engineering, faculty advisor)
Summer, 2020
- Cassidy A. Ingram - Biological Science
- Mary M. Bruorton - Agribusiness
- Lindsey H. Stone - Agricultural Education
- Seth T. McAllister - MPPPM, Plant Protect and Pest Mgmt
- Alessandro Ermanis - MS, Crop and Soil Sciences
- Anukul Bhattarai - MS, Agriculture and Applied Econ
- Matthew Stuart - MS, Crop and Soil Sciences
- Simerjeet Virk - PhD, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Kadeghe G. Fue - PhD, Engineering