HomePublicationsCSA NewsIssuesCSA News: Volume 69, Issue 102024 Awards and Fellows October 9, 2024 P.V. Vara PrasadEmerging Leaderfor AfricanAgriculturalTransformationAward Linda S. LeeMentoring Award Brandon BarkerAcademicUndergraduateScholarship Ashlynn HartmanAcademicUndergraduateScholarship Paul HermansInternationalCertified CropAdviser of the YearAward Daniel W. SweeneyASA DistinguishedService Award James AndersonCSSA PresidentialAward David D.BaltenspergerCSSA DistinguishedService Award Robert GrahamSSSA PresidentialAward Robert HortonSSSA PresidentialAward Jean L. SteinerSSSA DistinguishedService Award Paul B. DeLauneTexas A&M AgriLifeResearch Michael H. YoungUniv. of Texas-Austin Daren D. RedfearnUniv. of Nebraska-Lincoln Xinhua (Frank) YinUniv. of Tennessee-Knoxville Kelly A. NelsonUniv. of Missouri-Columbia Cristine L. S.MorganSoil Health Institute Fabian G. FernandezUniv. of Minnesota-Twin Cities Garry J. O'LearyUniv. of Melbourne Maysoon M. MikhaUSDA-ARS Donald C. JonesCotton Incorporated Julie A. HoweTexas A&M Univ. Jason P. de KoffAgronomicEducation &Extension Award Alexandre TononRosaAgronomic IndustryAward Keren BrooksAgronomy JournalOutstanding PaperAward Dianna K. BagnallASA Early CareerAward Ignacio AntonioCiampittiCarl SprengelAgronomic ResearchAward H. Allen TorbertEnvironmentalQuality ResearchAward Christopher BarronFrank D. KeimGraduate Fellowship Duncan McSorleyFrank D. KeimGraduate Fellowship Patricio GrassiniInternationalAgronomy Award Gabriella BurkettJ. Fielding ReedScholarship Suduan GaoKingentaAgricultural ScienceAward Deepak GhimireNelson Yield-Limiting FactorsGraduate StudentScholarship Arshdeep SinghNelson Yield-Limiting FactorsGraduate StudentScholarship Shuyu LiuTengtou AgriculturalScience Award D. Brian ArnallNelson Award forDiagnosis of Yield-Limiting Factors A GO Scholars program sponsored by ASA & ICCA, supports outstanding undergraduates in a B.S. or A.S. program. Noah DanielChristensenSouth Dakota StateUniv. Sadie AnnaleseKolsenBrigham Young Univ Jimena QuezadaFresno State Jacob V RodenUniv. of Wisconsin-Madison Members of the Society nominate worthy colleagues based on their professional achievements and meritorious service. Up to 0.3% of the Society’s active and emeritus members may be elected Fellow. Jeffrey T. EdwardsFayetteville, AR Daren D. RedfearnUniv. of Nebraska-Lincoln Qingwu XueTexas A&M AgriLifeResearch Abdelbagi M. IsmailIRRI-InternationalRice ResearchInstitute Raj KhoslaKansas State Univ Lee TarpleyTexas A&M AgriLifeResearch Jairo A. PaltaUniv. of WesternAustralia Ambika ChandraTexas A&M AgriLifeResearch Carlos MessinaCrop ScienceJournal OutstandingPaper Award Arron CarterCrop ScienceJournal OutstandingPaper Award J. Bryan UnruhCrop ScienceExtension EducationAward Navdeep GodaraCrop ScienceGraduate StudentScholarship William L. RooneyCrop ScienceResearch Award Katherine CarsonCrop ScienceTeaching Award Chrissie SegarsCSSA Early CareerAward Georgia C. EizengaFrank N. MeyerMedal for PlantGenetic Resources Michael A. FidanzaFred V. GrauTurfgrass ScienceAward Matthew P.ReynoldsInternational CropScience Award Héctor PerezSeed Science Award Members of the Society nominate worthy colleagues based on their professional achievements and meritorious service. Up to 0.3% of the Society’s active and emeritus members may be elected Fellow. Daniel MarkewitzAthens, GA Jan VanderborghtJulich, Germany Stuart GrandyUniv. of NewHampshire Thomas M.DeSutterNorth Dakota StateUniv. Daniel G. StrawnUniv. of Idaho Terry J. GentryTexas A&M Univ. Maria Lucia A.SilveiraUniv. of Florida Jizhong ZhouNorman, OK Vadakattu V. S. R.GuptaCSIRO Bruce A. LinquistUniv. of California-Davis Veronica Acosta-MartinezUSDA-ARS Isaac NelsonSoil and WaterConservationScholarship Isabel ChristySoil Science JournalOutstanding PaperAward Margaret BoozerSSSA HonoraryMembership Chiara SmoradaClark Soil BiologyGraduate StudentScholarship Vanessa Saldana-LopezDellavalleScholarship Ying OuyangDon and BettyKirkham SoilPhysics Award Camilla DittonGary "Pete"Peterson DrylandSoil ManagementScholarship Phillip R. OwensInternational SoilScience Award Deb P. JaisiJackson SoilChemistry andMineralogy Award Zhiming QiL.R. Ahuja AgSystems ModelingAward DeAnn RicksPresleyLloyd R. FrederickSoil Teaching TravelStudy Award H. Allen TorbertSoil Science AppliedResearch Award Eric BremerSoil ScienceIndustryProfessionalLeadership Scott X. ChangSoil ScienceResearch Award UdayakumarSekaranSSSA Early CareerAward Matthew T AmatoTruog Soil ScienceOutstandingDissertation Award Bridge ScholarsThe Bridge Scholars Program encourages scientific development in agricultural and environmental sciences through scholarship, networking, and professional development for historically excluded groups. Richmond KofiAppiahDelaware StateUniv. Yaslin GonzalezUniv. of Florida Olayemi C. OjeokunKansas State Univ Ketsira PierreUniv. of Florida Ester CristinaRickenUniv. of Florida Luz A. RoblesUniv. of California-Davis Egondu C. UmeobiThe Ohio State Univ. The ASA, CSSA, SSSA GO Scholars Institute matches undergraduates with scientist-mentors and encourages students to pursue careers in the agronomic, crop, and soil sciences. It is supported through the Agronomic Science Foundation. Aidan KarlBobholzIowa State Univ. Ben Leonard BridgeMichigan State Univ. Hannah LynnChamberlinFresno State Megan MarieCulpittUniv. of Wisconsin-River Falls Sarah MdeBeaumontBristol, PA Hazel MagnoliaFritzUniv. of Minnesota Abigail Laura GuzaMichigan State Univ. Victor DanielHernandezTexas A&M Univ. Bryce HimmelbergUniv. of Missouri Ryon MatthewHowellPortales, NM John J KohlerOhio State Damon BrooksLeMasterWest Virginia Univ. Audrey PlaucheUniv. of Florida Isabella DonnaRabacMichigan State Univ. Gabriela RiosFresno State Caden JosephSeelyBrigham YoungUniv. Elizabeth CarolSeversonIowa State Univ. Fiona ToddUniv. of Minnesota -Twin Cities Landon TroutWheat StateAgronomy Club Rianne WagnerUniv. of Wisconsin-Madison Text © . The authors. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Except where otherwise noted, images are subject to copyright. Any reuse without express permission from the copyright owner is prohibited.Share this: Related articles In memoriam: Michael H. B. 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