2024 Award Recipients
EXCELLENCE IN MULTISTATE RESEARCH
NORTH CENTRAL REGION
Controlled Environment Technology and Use (NCERA101)
NORTHEAST REGION
Genetic Bases for Resistance and Immunity to Avian Diseases (NE2334)
WESTERN REGION
Agrochemical Impacts on Human and Environmental Health: Mechanisms and Mitigation (W4045)
SOUTHERN REGION
Advanced Understanding and Prediction of Pollutants in Critical Landscapes in Watersheds (S1089)
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP
ASSOCIATION OF 1890 RESEARCH DIRECTORS
Jewel Bronaugh, Ph.D.
1890 Universities Foundation
formerly Virginia State University
SOUTHERN REGION
Steve Lommel
North Carolina State University
NORTHEAST REGION
Matt Wilson
West Virginia University
WESTERN REGION
Mark McGuire
University of Idaho
NORTH CENTRAL REGION
Karen Plaut
Purdue University
NATIONAL DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AWARDS
INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Elias Quiñonez
Colorado State University
GROUP AWARD
Tracy Dougher
on behalf of The Indigenous Pathways in Agriculture Team
Montana State University
RESEARCH INNOVATION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
ASSOCIATION OF 1890 RESEARCH DIRECTORS
Salina Parveen
Professor, Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
SOUTHERN REGION
Michael R. Strand
H.M. Pulliam Chair and Professor
University of Georgia
NORTH CENTRAL REGION
Barbara Valent
University Distinguished Professor
Kansas State University
WESTERN REGION
Blake Wiedenheft
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology
Montana State University