Awards

Awards

Awards

Our department and the college host a variety of awards for faculty, students, staff, alumni and the community. Our faculty and staff have also earned numerous honors in our industry.
David McNear works on a computer with students

Faculty Awards

Faculty awards include the CAFE Bobby Pass Excellence in Grantsmanship Award, CAFE High Impact Research/Extension Award, CAFE Master Teacher Award, CAFE Prestigious Research Paper Award and more.

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Travis Banet (left) stands with the other National Corn Growers Association research ambassadors.

Student Awards

Student awards include the Dr. Doyle E. Peaslee and Dr. Ronald E. Phillips Graduate Student Award, Gerald O. Mott Meritorious Graduate Student Award in Crop Science, IPSS Outstanding Student Awards and more.

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The Martin-Gatton CAFE celebrates Staff Appreciation Day during the 2023 Roundup week.

Staff Awards

The Dr. Lisa P. Collins Outstanding Staff Awards is held annually as part of Staff Appreciation Day during Roundup week. Each year, seven individuals are honored for their dedicated, steadfast and outstanding service to the college.

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2022 IPSS Alumni Early Career Award

Alumni Awards

Alumni awards include the Distinguished Alumnus, selected annually in recognition of exceptional career achievements, and the IPSS Alumnus Early Career Award, presented by the IPSS Graduate Student Association.

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Retired Union County Cooperative Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Rankin Powell was awarded the 2023 S.H. Phillips Distinguished Lecture in No-Till Agriculture Award by Plant and Soil Sciences Chair Professor Rebecca McCulley. Dr. Chad Lee (left) nominated Powell.

Community Awards

Community awards include the S.H. Phillips Distinguished Lecture in No-Till Agriculture, in recognition of exceptional contributions toward advancement of the science and practice of no-tillage agriculture.

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Dr. Dave Van Sanford works in a field

Professorships

Honors include the Philip Morris Professor, S. Lawrence & Elizabeth Ritchey Yost Lea Professorship, John H. Heick Professorship in Soil Science and the Harold R. Burton Endowed Professorship in Plant Biochemistry.

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Contact Information

Rebecca McCulley, Ph.D.
Department Chair

105 Plant Sciences Building Lexington, KY 40546-0312

(859) 218-0742