Hort Award Highlights
Faculty
- Patrick Conner – Senior Member in the National Academy of Inventors
- Donglin Zhang – Shiu-Ying Hu Award Recipient from the Holly Society of America
- John Ruter – SR-ASHS Julian C. Miller Distinguished Research Award.
- Tim Coolong – SR-ASHS Henry M. Covington Extension Award.
- Leo Lombardini – SR-ASHS Paul Smeal Leadership and Administration Award.
- Leo Lombardini – ASHS Outstanding Leadership and Administration
- Carol Robacker – Emeritus status
- Rhuanito Ferrarezi – ASHS Outstanding Graduate Educator
- Juan Carlos Diaz Perez – ASHS Fellow
- Luan Oliveira – 1st place Farm Robotics Challenge; 3rd place Young Scholar poster competition award
SR-ASHS Blue Ribbon Extension Communication Awards to:
- Ping Yu, Julie Campbell. 2024. Hurricane and Storm Damage to Greenhouse and Greenhouse Crops. University of Georgia, Cooperative Extension.
- Lowder, S.R., Brannen, P., Blaauw, B., Lockwood, D., Cline, B., Threlfall, R., Hoffman, M., Coneva, E., Worthington, M., McWhirt, A., Cato, A., Conner, P. 2024. Southern Regional Small Fruits Consortium Muscadine Management Poster. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Circular C1303.
- Deltsidis, A., Z. Rubio Ames, and N. Espinoza. 2023. Blueberry harvesting and postharvest handling.
- Rubio Ames, Z., A. Godara, and A. Deltsidis. 2024. Blueberry Fruit Set, Development and Ripening. University of Georgia Extension.
Graduate Students
- Lauren Eberth (M.S.) - 1st place oral presentation student awards at the International Symposium: Germplasm of Ornamentals
- Greta Gallina (Ph.D.) - 2nd place oral presentation student awards at the International Symposium: Germplasm of Ornamentals
- Tanner Hamerling (M.S. IPGG) - 3rd place oral presentation student awards at the International Symposium: Germplasm of Ornamentals
- Madison Love (Ph.D.) – Advisor: B. Pennisi. Received the Sydney B. Meadows Scholarship
- Jordan Knapp-Wilson (IPBGG, Chavez) – 2025 First Place Ph.D.3 Minute Thesis Award
- Jordan Knapp-Wilson (IPBGG, Chavez) – 1st place in the Warren S. Barham Ph.D. Graduate Student Oral Competition
- Caitlin McCann (IPBGG, Chavez) – 2nd place in the Norman F. Childers M.S. Graduate Student Oral Competition
- Stephanie Botton (PBGG, Ozias-Akins) – 2025 First Place M.S. 3 Minute Thesis Award
- Stephanie Botton (PBGG, Ozias-Akins) – 2025 M.S. People’s Choice 3 Minute Thesis Award
- Yan Zhang (Yu)-2025 Vivian Munday Scholarship (IPPS-SR)