College of Agriculture
Employee Award Winners
HONORING RECENT AWARD WINNERS
Auburn University’s College of Agriculture honors these outstanding faculty and staff for their excellence. The final selection was made by the COA nomination committee.
DEAN'S GRANTSMANSHIP AWARD
- 2023: Dr. Brendan Higgins, Dr. Sushil Adhikari and Dr. Jasmeet Lamba
- 2022: Dr. Stephen Bullard, Dr. Sushil Adhikari and Dr. Rishi Prasad
- 2021: Dr. Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva, Dr. Shannon Brewer and Dr. Scott Rikard
DEAN'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INSTRUCTION
- 2023: Dr. John Beckmann
- 2022: Dr. Jessica Starkey
- 2021: Dr. Thorsten Knappenberger
DEAN'S AWARD FOR UNDERGRADUATE MENTORING
- 2023: Dr. Terry Brandebourg
- 2022: Dr. Paul Dyce
DEAN'S RESEARCH AWARD
- 2023: Dr. Sushil Adhikari
- 2022: Dr. Ruiqing Miao
- 2021: Dr. Ian Butts
Outstanding Publication in Journal with High Impact Factor
- 2023: Dr. Brendan Higgins
- 2022: Dr. Kevin Wang
- 2021: Dr. Jacek Wower, Dr. John Beckman and Dr. Yi Wang
OUTSTANDING PUBLICATION WITH HIGH SCIENTIFIC IMPACT
- 2023: Dr. Tanzeel Rehman
- 2022: Dr. Jeff Coleman
- 2021: Dr. Rishi Prasad
OUTSTANDING PUBLICATION WITH HIGH ECONOMIC IMPACT
- 2023: Debolina Chakraborty
DEAN'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EXTENSION AND OUTREACH
- 2023: Dr. Steve Li
- 2022: Dr. Anita Kelly
- 2021: Dr. Eve Brantley
RICHARD GUTHRIE AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE
- 2022: Dr. Thorsten Knappenberger
- 2021: Dr. Rex Dunham
OUTSTANDING AAES ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE AWARD
- 2023: Carllee Solomon
- 2022: Jessica Davis
- 2021: Lance Burdette
OUTSTANDING COLLEGE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE AWARD
- 2023: James Johnson
- 2022: Kourtney Gardner
- 2021: Mercedes McKoy
PROJECT TEAM AWARD
- 2023: Wiregrass Research and Extension Center
- 2022: The Our Work Seminar Team
- 2021: Water Resources Center
OUTSTANDING SERVICE STAFF AWARD
- 2023: John Jones
- 2022: Hunter Mote
- 2021: Bobby Bradford
OUTSTANDING COMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
- 2023: Dr. Wilmer Pacheco
Spirit of Ag Award
- 2023: Edward Richards
- 2022: Megan Adamson
- 2021: Jarrod Jones