Awards for Excellence
2024
- Senior Scientist — Mark Abney
- Junior Scientist — Lisa Baxter
- Post-Doc — Marcelo Barbosa Junior
- Graduate Student, Ph.D. — Joshua Lee
- Graduate Student, M.S. — Nabin Poudel
- Technical Support - Senior — Jenna Vance
- Technical Support - Junior — Zach Cromer
- Service Unit Support — Steven Hudson
- Administrative Support — Renae Woods
- Student Employee — MaKayla Huttinger
2023
- Senior Scientist — Xinzhi Ni (USDA)
- Junior Scientist — Simer Virk
- Post-Doc — Osariyekemwen Uyi
- Graduate Student, Ph.D. — Ved Parkash
- Graduate Student, M.S. — Coleman Byers
- Technical Support - Senior — John Paulk
- Technical Support - Junior — Earl Keel (USDA)
- Service Unit Support — Dewayne Dales
- Administrative Support — Christy Foster
- Student Employee — Maggie Yates
2022
- Senior Research Scientist — Karen Harris-Shultz
- Junior Research Scientist — Cristiane Pilon
- Junior Extension Scientist — Yangxuan Liu
- Teaching — Mickey Dunlap (Athens)
- Technical Support - Senior — Mike Hudson
- Technical Support - Junior — Shauni Nichols
- Service Unit Support — Matthew Liles
- Administrative Support — Lina Flor Paclibar Young
- Student Employee — Mallory Marchant and Hannah Mosher
2021
- Senior Research Scientist — Timothy Grey
- Junior Research Scientist — Emran Ali
- Senior Extension Scientist — Claudia Dunkley
- Junior Extension Scientist — Abolfazi Hajihassani
- Teaching — Barry Croom
- Technical Support - Senior — Bob Brooke and Andy Dunn
- Technical Support - Junior — Stephanie Botton
- Service Unit Support — Tracey Vellidis
- Administrative Support — Ashley Golden and Mimi Baldree
- Student Employee — Samantha Bowen
2020
- Senior Research Scientist — Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez
- Junior Research Scientist — Bhabesh Dutta
- Senior Extension Scientist — Esendugue Greg Fonsah
- Junior Extension Scientist — 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 — Representative Penny Houston
2019
- Senior Research Scientist — Ye (Juliette) Chu
- Junior Research Scientist — Jennifer Tucker
- Senior Extension Scientist — W. Scott Monfort
- Junior Extension Scientist — Wesley M. Porter
- Teaching — Ashley Michelle Yopp
- Technical Support - Senior — Melissa Thompson
- Technical Support - Junior — Sarah Hobby
- Service Unit Support — Vickie Garrick
- Administrative Support — Katie Wilson
- Student Employee — Jesse Adams
- Tifton Campus Ambassador — Physical Plant Team
2018
- Senior Research Scientist — Joann Conner
- Junior Research Scientist — Jason Schmidt
- Senior Extension Scientist — Dave Moorhead
- Junior Extension Scientist — Bhabesh Dutta
- Teaching — Jacob Segers
- Technical Support - Senior — Amanda Webb
- Technical Support - Junior — Ray Boyd
- Service Unit Support — Karen McBrayer
- Administrative Support — Pat Thompson
- Student Employee — Pyne Greene
- Tifton Campus Ambassador — UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center Team
- Friend of the Campus — Jimmy Champion
2017
- Senior Research Scientist — Baozhu Guo
- Junior Research Scientist — Joe Knoll
- Senior Extension Scientist — Lenny Wells
- Technical Support - Senior — Lola Sexton
- Technical Support - Junior — Tim Richards
- Service Unit Support — Nate Flader
- Administrative Support — Glenda Thomas
- Student Employee — Kory Herrington
- Friend of the Campus — Bob Shulstad
2016
- Senior Research Scientist— Bill Anderson
- Junior Research Scientist — Pingsheng Ji
- Junior Extension Scientist — Jacob Segers
- Teaching — Amanda Smith
- Technical Support — Frank Davis
- Service Unit Support — Sephus Willus
- Administrative Support — Donna Abad
- Student Employee — Lindsey Hall
- Tifton Campus Ambassador — Clint Thompson
- Friend of the Campus — Aimtrac
2015
- Senior Research Scientist — Albert Culbreath
- Senior Extension Scientist — Bob Kemerait
- Junior Research Scientist — Karen Harris-Shultz
- Teaching — Katherine Stevenson
- Technical Support — Michael Heath
- Service Unit Support — David Adcock
- Administrative Support — Ann Wiggins
- Student Employee — Jesse Boland
- Friend of the Campus — Steve (Bug) Brown
2014
- Senior Research Scientist — Glen Rains
- Senior Extension Scientist — Greg Fonsah
- Junior Research Scientist — Brian Schwartz
- Junior Extension Scientist — Jared Whitaker
- Technical Support — Patsie Cannon and Jenna Smith
- Service Unit Support — Ulysses Flagg, Jr. and Kim Giddens
- Administrative Support — Staci Mullis and Debbie Rutland
- Student Employee — Samuel Smith
- Friend of the Campus — Senator John Crosby
2013
- Senior Research Scientist — W. Carroll Johnson
- Senior Extension Scientist — Alton"Stormy" Sparks
- Junior Research Scientist — Rajagopalbabu "Babu" Srinivasan
- Junior Extension Scientist — Guy Collins
- Teaching — Diana King
- Technical Support — Russell P. Griffin and Lara Lee Hickman
- Service Unit Support — Steve LaHue and Robert Marchant
- Administrative Support — Jolain Luke and Kathy Marchant
- Student Employee — Michasia Harris
- Tifton Campus Ambassador — Unessee Hargett, Jr.
- Friend of the Campus —The Stripling Family of Camilla, Ga.
2012
- Senior Research Scientist — George Vellidis
- Senior Extension Scientist — Don Shurley
- Junior Research Scientist — Scott Tubbs
- Junior Extension Scientist — Claudia Dunkley
- Teaching — Jason Peake
- Technical Support — Dan Evarts, Penny Tapp and Trevor Perla
- Service Unit Support — Billy Mills and Sylvia Marrotti
- Administrative Support — Evelyn Folds
- Student Employee — Tiffany Wiggins
- Tifton Campus Ambassador — Benjamin H. Baldree
2011
- Senior Research Scientist — Timothy Brenneman
- Senior Extension Scientist — Eric Prostko
- Junior Research Scientist — Changying Li
- Teaching — Timothy Grey
- Technical Support — George Stone and Randy Williams
- Service Unit Support — Duncan McClusky and Gary Whiddon
- Administrative Support — Jenny Granberry
- Student Employee — Brandon Wilson
- Tifton Campus Ambassador — Duncan McClusky
- Friend of the Campus — Georgia Department of Transportation - District 4
2010
- Senior Research Scientist — David Riley
- Senior Extension Scientist — Phillip Roberts
- Junior Research Scientist — Michael Toews
- Junior Extension Scientist — Amanda Smith
- Teaching — Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez
- Technical Support — Alana Franklin and David Griffin
- Service Unit Support — Ronnie Kailing and Glenn Sizemore
- Administrative Support — Teri Hughes
- Tifton Campus Ambassador — Charles Douglas
- Friend of the Campus — Kelley Manufacturing Company
2009
- Senior Research Scientist — Bob McPherson
- Senior Extension Scientist — Keith Douce
- Junior Research Scientist — Ye Chu
- Junior Extension Scientist — Curt Lacy
- Teaching — John Ruberson
- Technical Support — Evelyn Morgan and Ronnie Pines
- Service Unit Support — David Tyson and Earl Whitley
- Administrative Support — Sandra McNeil
- UGA Tifton Student MVP — Abraham Fulmer
- Tifton Campus Ambassador — Rocky Jones
- Friend of the Campus — Bill Brim
2008
- Senior Research Scientist — Alex Csinos
- Senior Extension Scientist — Gerard Krewer
- Junior Research Scientist — Claudia Nischwitz
- Junior Extension Scientist — Bob Kemerait
- Teaching — Don Shurley
- Technical Support — Donnie Cook, Mike Keeler and Melissa Thompson
- Service Unit Support — Brad Haire and Robert McNeil
- Administrative Support — Alice Pitts and Carol C. Walker
2007
- Senior Research Scientist — John Ruter
- Senior Extension Scientist — Gary Burtle
- Junior Research Scientist — Meng Luo
- Junior Extension Scientist — Nathan Smith
- Teaching — Glen Harris
- Technical Support — Larry Baldree, Vickie Garrick, Charles Joyner and John Paulk
- Service Unit Support — Dana Cheek and Mike Stephenson
- Administrative Support — Leslie Cromer
- Friend of the Campus — Julie Hunt
2006
- Senior Research Scientist — Joe West
- Senior Extension Scientist — J. Michael Moore
- Junior Research Scientist — Tim Grey
- Junior Extension Scientist — Johnny Rossi
- Teaching — Jim Dutcher
- Technical Support — Jackie Davis, Lorine Lewis, Neal Roberson and Harmon Tawzer
- Service Unit Support — Thomas Walker and Donna Webb
- Administrative Support — Kathy Patterson
2005
- Senior Research Scientist — Ron Gitaitis
- Senior Extension Scientist — John Beasley
- Junior Research Scientist — Peng Chee
- Junior Extension Scientist — Stanley Culpepper
- Teaching — Steve L. Brown, Steve M. Brown and Kenny Seebold
- Technical Support — Patsie T. Cannon, Travis Ingram, Lola C. Sexton and Melissa A. Tawzer
- Service Unit Support — Bobby Goodman and Dickie Hilton
- Administrative Support — Cynthia Harrison
2004
- Senior Research Scientist — Craig Kvien
- Senior Extension Scientist — Paul Sumner
- Junior Research Scientist — Baozhuo Guo
- Junior Extension Scientist — Eric Prostko
- Teaching — George Vellidis
- Technical Support — Stan Diffie, Charlie Hilton, Lewis Mullis, Bobby Shiver and Bruce Tucker
- Clerical Support — Debbie Dotson and Carol Ireland
2003
- Senior Research Scientist — Jim Dutcher
- Senior Extension Scientist — Paul Bertrand
- Junior Research Scientist — Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez
- Junior Extension Scientist — David Langston
- Technical Support — Mike Beggs, Dudley Cook, Steve LaHue and Norman Parks
- Administrative Support — Josie Durden, Jenny Granberry and Alice McDuffie
2002
- Senior Scientists — Will Hudston and Peggy Ozias-Akins
- Junior Scientists — George Boyhan and Patrick Conner
- Technical Support — Sidney Cromer, Sylvia Marrotti, Jimmy Mixon and Julian Ragan
- Clerical Support — Lucy Brooks and Ann Goodwin
2001
- Senior Scientists — John Baldwin and Al Purvis
- Junior Scientists — Laura Johnson and Ted Webster
- Research Support — William (Billy) Mills, III
- Technical Support — Cindy Esco, Robert R. Marchant, Kip McMillian and Joel Thad Paulk
- Clerical Support — Linda Atwater and Priscilla Dolney
2000
- Senior Scientists — Sharard Phatak and Robert Stewart
- Junior Scientists — Craig Bednarz and Phillip Roberts
- Technical Support — Earl Cook, Lloyd Copeland, Betty Cushion and Harvey Kendrick
- Clerical Support — Jan Howell and Barbara Johnson
1999
- Senior Scientists — David Adams and Gary Hill
- Junior Scientist — Terry Kelly
- Technical Support — Bert Crowe, Jim Graham, Walter Harvey, Del Taylor and Ed Troxell
- Clerical Support — Wanda Draughon and June Womack
1998
- Senior Scientists — H.C. Ellis and Wayne Hanna
- Junior Scientists — Greg MacDonald and Hanu Pappu
- Technical Support — Freddie Cheek, Peggy Goodman, Tony Oliver and Mike Weldon
- Clerical Support — M. Lynn Benton and Annette Sumner
1997
- Senior Scientists — R. Donald Wauchope and John Woodruff
- Junior Scientists — Michael J. Bader and David G. Riley
- Technical Support — Edwina Goff, Unessee Hargett, M. Lynne Hester and Kell D. Whitley
- Clerical Support — Renae Hall and Joan Ann Holden
1996
- Senior Scientists — Danny Gay and Neil W. Widstrom
- Junior Scientists — Steve L. Brown and John Ruberson
- Technical Support — Benjamin H. Baldree, Robert J. Caldwell, Thomas L. Hilton and Annette Thompson
- Clerical Support — Carol S. Ireland and Gloria Moyer
1995
- Senior Scientist — Billy R. Wiseman
- Junior Scientist — John M. Ruter
- Technical Support — James T. Gibbs, Charles E. Joyner, Timothy Ross and Bruce Shiver
- Clerical Support — Deborah J. Osborne
1994
- Senior Scientist — Norman A. Minton
- Junior Scientist — John W. Wilcut
- Technical Support — Leila M. Hargett, Larry G. Thompson and Sheran Thompson
- Clerical Support — Margaret L. Clements
1993
- Senior Scientist — David M. Wilson
- Junior Scientist — Albert K. Culbreath
- Technical Support — Teresa Kim Giddens, Jacolyn Merriman and Van Tucker
- Clerical Support — Joann B. Hamilton
1992
- Senior Scientist — Ray E. Worley
- Junior Scientist — Philip L. Bruckner
- Technical Support — Fred K. Barnes, Elaine W. Belk, Simeon P. McKeown and Russell J. Ottens
1991
- Senior Scientist — James W. Todd
- Junior Scientist — Timothy B. Brenneman
- Technical Support — Waldene Barnhill, W. Lamar Dickens, Mary Jane Hays and Charles Welsh
1990
- Senior Scientist — Donald R. Sumner
- Junior Scientist — Joe W. West
- Support Personnel — Betty E. Golden and Clayton Pate
1989
- Senior Scientist — Doyle A. Smittle
- Junior Scientists — Rodney W. Beaver and Keith D. Haydon
- Support Personnel — Gearldean B. Harris and Carroll E. Merchant
1988
- Senior Scientist — Clyde C. Dowler
- Junior Scientist — James E. Carpenter
- Support Personnel — Edwin L. Clements and Bobby V. Young