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NFREC Faculty Recognized
June 08, 2009
Four faculty members with NFREC were among a group of over 65 researchers recognized and honored with awards for outstanding research at the 2nd annual “Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Banquet” in Gainesville on May 12th.
Mark McLellan, IFAS Research Dean and FAES Director, along with UF President Bernie Machen, addressed the professors and scientists acknowledging each for their dedication and hard work.
Noted for their accomplishments were more than 35 IFAS Research Innovation award winners, two Award of Excellence for Graduate Research winners, six UF Research Foundation Professors, two Richard L. Jones New Faculty Research Award winners, eight researchers who work drew more than $1 million in grants in 2007-08, five plant patent holders and two teams of researchers that received utility plants.
NFREC Recipients Include:
- Dr. Ronald Barnett Extension Specialist, Small Grains - Professor of Agronomy. This plaque was awarded for the development of a new variety that had been patented in the Plant Variety Protection Office of the USDA. "Trophy" is a new Oat variety released several years ago jointly with Louisiana State University and "AGS 104" is a new rye variety released several years ago jointly with the University of Georgia. Both of these new varieties came out of the North Florida Research and Education Center Small Grain Breeding Program that has a history of a number of releases of new and improved varieties of small grains adapted to Southeastern growing conditions.
- Dr. Dan Gorbet, Peanut Breeder/Genetics - Professor Emeritus, Agronomy and Dr. Barry Tillman, Peanut Breeding & Genetics - Assistant Professor of Agronomy. This particular award was given in recognition of the patent issued by the Plant Variety Protection Office of the USDA for the peanut variety “Florida-07”. Florida-07 was released by IFAS/FAES in 2006 and was developed at the Marianna Unit of the North Florida Research and Education Center. The variety has demonstrated excellent yield potential and is adapted to the southeastern United States.
- Nicholas B. Comerford, NFREC Center Director. Dr. Comerford was one of six who were presented awards for their accomplishments as University of Florida Foundation Professors.
For a complete listing of award recipients and more, click on “IFAS News”.
You can find information about these and other NFREC faculty members and their current research programs on the NFREC website at http://nfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/index_faculty.shtml