Auburn University College of Agriculture

College of Agriculture Awards Timeline

NOMINATION DATE	AWARD	GROUP	AWARD TYPE	NOMINATION GROUP	AWARD PRESENTATION
January	Alumni Professorship	Faculty	University Award	Department Heads
January	External Consulting Award	Faculty	University Award	Department Heads and/or Faculty
January	Gerald & Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching	Faculty	University Award	Department Heads and/or Faculty
January	President’s Outstanding Collaborative Units Award	Faculty	University Award	Department Heads and/or Faculty
Jan/Feb	Claude Hardee Award	Undergraduate	College Award	Department Heads	Spring Graduation
Jan/Feb	Presidential Award	Undergraduate	University Award	Scholarship Committee makes selection	Spring (Ceremony held in April-Academic Dean attend ceremony)
Jan/Feb	Comer Award	Undergraduate	College Award	Scholarship Committee makes selection	Spring (Ceremony held right before graduation)
Jan/Feb	Dean’s Award	Undergraduate	College Award	Scholarship Committee makes selection	Spring Graduation Ceremony
Jan/Feb	Student Graduation Marshal	Undergraduate	College Award	Scholarship Committee makes selection	Spring Graduation Ceremony
February	Outstanding Graduate Student Awards	Graduate	University Award	Department Head/Chairs	Given at the Spring Graduate Awards Ceremony
February	Merriwether Fellowships	Graduate	University Award	Department Head/Chairs	Given at the Spring Graduate Awards Ceremony
Feb/March	SGA Outstanding Faculty Award	Faculty	University Award	Students nominate Ag Council selects	SGA Awards program in April
March	Joel Hardee Award	Undergraduate	College Award	Automatically goes to Ag Council President	Ag Hill Picnic held during Ag Week (Spring)
March	C.L. “Shot” Senn Fellowship	Graduate	University Award	Department Head/Chairs
March/April	International Undergraduate and Graduate Students Awards*	Graduate	University Award	Department Head/Chairs	Nominees will be recognized at the International Student Recognition Banquet
March/April	Distinguished Dissertation Award	Graduate	University Award	Department Head/Chairs	Given at the Spring Graduate Awards Ceremony
June	Dean’s Award	Undergraduate	College Award	Scholarship Committee makes selection	Summer Graduation Ceremony
June	Student Graduation Marshal	Undergraduate	College Award	Scholarship Committee makes selection	Summer Graduation Ceremony
July	Master’s Thesis Award	Graduate	University Award	Department Head/Chairs	Given at the Graduate Awards Ceremony
September	Alumni Service Award	Alumni	College Award	Department Head/Chairs	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in February
September	AU Creative Research & Scholarship Awards	Faculty	University Award	Department Heads and/or Faculty
September	Outstanding Alumni Awards	Alumni	College Award	Department Head/Chairs	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in February
September	SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program	Faculty	University Award	Department Heads and/or Faculty
September	Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) Distinguished Scientist Award	Faculty	University Award	Department Heads and/or Faculty
Sept/Oct	Dean’s Award	Undergraduate	College Award	Scholarship Committee makes selection	Fall Graduation Ceremony
Sept/Oct	Student Graduation Marshal	Undergraduate	College Award	Scholarship Committee makes selection	Fall Graduation Ceremony
Sept/Oct	Novus International Research Award	Graduate	College Award	Department Head/Chairs	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in February
October	Presidential Administrative Fellowship Program	Faculty	University Award	Department Heads and/or Faculty
October	Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium Faculty Achievement Awards Program	Faculty	University Award	Department Heads and/or Faculty
Nov/Dec	AAES Directors Research Award	Faculty	College Award		College of Agriculture Awards Program held in February
Nov/Dec	Club Advisor of the Year	Undergraduate	College Award	Ag Council Officers make selection	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in February
Nov/Dec	Club of the Year Award	Undergraduate	College Award	Ag Council Officers make selection	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in February
Sept/Oct	Dean’s Award for Advising Excellence	Faculty	College Award	Department Head/Chairs or Faculty	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in December
Sept/Oct	Dean’s Award for Excellence in Extension and Outreach	Faculty	College Award	Department Head/Chairs or Faculty	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in December
Sept/Oct	Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence	Faculty	College Award	Department Head/Chairs or Faculty	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in December
Sept/Oct	Dean’s Grantsmanship Award	Faculty	College Award	Department Head/Chairs or Faculty	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in December
Sept/Oct	Staff Employee of the Year Award	Staff	College Award	Department Head/Chairs, Faculty, or Staff	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in December
Sept/Oct	Guthrie Award for Achievement in International Agriculture	Faculty	College Award	Department Head/Chairs or Faculty	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in December
Nov/Dec	High Impact Paper of the Year Award	Faculty	College Award	Department Head/Chairs or Faculty	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in February
Nov/Dec	Outstanding College of Agriculture Student	Undergraduate	College Award	Departments Head	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in February
Nov/Dec	Project Team Award	Faculty/Staff	College Award	Department Head/Chairs or Faculty	College of Agriculture Awards Program held in February
Nov/Dec	SGA Outstanding Student	Undergraduate	University Award	Departments Head	Spring (SGA Awards Ceremony in April-Academic Dean attend ceremony)

* International Undergraduate and Graduate Students Awards – One nomination per department for each category. College will select and forward the names of up to 3 nominees per category to the Student Affairs Office.