ASA Southern Branch award winners

The 2020 Annual Meeting of ASA’s Southern Branch was held Saturday, 1 Feb. through Monday, 3 Feb. 2020 in conjunction with the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) in Louisville, KY.

The Annual Meeting always provides a venue for collaboration and networking among agronomy professionals and students in the Southern Region. It is an excellent opportunity for students to present their research findings and talk with professionals in their area of research/interest.

2020 Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2020 award recipients!

Undergraduate Poster

First: Andrew Russell, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Second: Carrie Ann Followell, Murray State University

Third: Cheyenne Simmons, Mississippi State University

M.S. Poster

First: Sujata Bogati, University of Georgia

Second: Joseph Akins, Auburn University

Third: Mary Durstock, Auburn University

M.S. Oral

First: Caleb Weaver, University of Georgia

Second: Sam Leuthold, University of Kentucky

Third: Lori Hearon, Mississippi State University

Ph.D. Poster

First: Joseph Iboyi, University of Florida

Second: John Williams, Mississippi State University

Third: Mahesh Bashyal, University of Florida

Ph.D. Oral

First: Gene Spencer, Mississippi State University

Second: John Williams, Mississippi State University

Third: Michael Nattrass, Mississippi State University

Career-Professional Awards

Congratulations to Michael Mulvaney, 2020 recipient of the Early Career Technology Transfer Award! This award recognizes an outstanding scientist with at least 10 years of professional service (after completion of the terminal degree) in agronomy, crop science, soil science, environmental science, or a closely related discipline.