Research Awards


Dr. Pete Andersen

  • Annual Achievement Award for Team Reserach, Florida Entomological Society, 1994

Dr. Ann Blount

  • Florida Cattlemen’s Researcher of the Year, 2009
  • Soybean Reserach Award, Florida Soybean Association, 1996

Dr. Joe Funderburk

  • Honor Award for Excellence, USDA, 2004
  • Team Research Award, Florida State Horticultural Society, 2004
  • Research Achievement Award, Florida Entomology Society, 2005

Dr. Cliff Lamb

  • Outstanding Animal Science Graduate Faculty Member, U of Minnesota Animal Science Graduate Student Association, 2007
  • Early Career Achievement Award, American Society of Animal Science, 2009

Dr. James Marois

  • CIBA-GIEGY Award, American Phytopathological Society, 1990
  • Tomato Research Award, The Council Memorial 2004, Florida State Horticultural Society, 2005

Dr. Russ Mizell

  • Annual Achievement Award for Team Research, Florida Entomological Society, 1994
  • Entomologist of the Year Award, Florida Entomological Society, 1996

Dr. Steve Olson

  • Pioneer Award, Award given by the Americn Society for Plasticulture at the 31st National Agricultural Plastics Congress for exemplary research or development efforts that have contemporary and future impacts to the field of Plasticulture, 2003
  • Researcher of the Year Award, Florida Fruit and Vegetable Associatioon, 2004
  • USDA Honors Award, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Research Team, 2004
  • Tomato Research Award, Florida State Horticultural Society 2004 Council Memorial, For paper published in Plant Disease entitled "Integrated Management of Tomato Spotted Wilt on Field-grown Tomatoes", 2005

Dr. Jim Rich

  • Outstanding Contributions to Agriculture Award, Society of Nematologists, 1993
  • Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture in Latin America Award, Organization of Nematologists of Tropical American, 1996

Dr. David Wright

  • Research Award, Southern Conservation Agricultural Systems, 2005
  • 2001 Green Chemistry Challenge Award, presented by C.T. Whitman, Administrator, US Environmental Proteection Agency
  • Research Award, Florida Soybean Association, 1999
  • Ciba Geigy Award, American Society of Agronomy, 1986