Faculty Awards
Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
Jim Leebens-Mack, Plant Biology (2017)
Wayne Parrott, CAGT, Crop & Soil, IPBGG (2017)
CJ Tsai, Forestry, Genetics (2017)
Katrien Devos, Plant Biology, Crop & Soil Sciences (2016)
Esther van der Knaap, Horticulture (2014)
Debra Mohnen, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2013)
Lisa Donovan, Plant Biology (2012)
Scott Jackson, Crop & Soil Sciences (2010)
Alan Darvill, Plant Biology (2010)
Peggy Ozias-Akins, Horticulture (2009)
Robin Buell (2008)
Russell Malmberg, Plant Biology (2008)
Michelle Momany, Plant Biology (2008)
Andrew Paterson, Plant Biology, Crop & Soil Sciences, Genetics (2008)
Sarah Covert, Forestry (2007)
Kelly Dawe, Plant Biology, Genetics (2007)
Michael Arnold, Genetics (2005)
Jeffrey Bennetzen, Genetics (2005)
Richard Meagher, Genetics (2005)
David Knauft, Horticulture (2002)
Roger Boerma, Crop & Soil Sciences (1996)
James Hamrick Plant Biology (1989)
Lee Pratt, Plant Biology (1988)
Peter Albersheim, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (1983)
Stephen Hubbell, Plant Biology (1981)
Clanton Black, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (1976)
Gayther Plummer, Botany (1965)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member
Susan Wessler, Plant Biology, Genetics (2007)
Stephen Hubbell, Plant Biology (2003)
AmericanHort Alex Laurie Award
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi (2016)
American Peanut Council Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Peanut Industry
Ye Chu (2022)
David Bertioli (2019)
American Peanut Research and Education Society Corteva Agriscience Award for Excellence in Research
Ye Chu (2020)
David Bertioli (2019)
American Seed Trade Association Distinguished Service Award
Wayne Parrott (2020)
American Society for Horticultural Science Graduate Educator of the Year
Marc van Iersel, Horticulture (2016)
American Society for Horticultural Science Outstanding Cross-Commodity Publication Award
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi (2017)
American Society for Horticultural Science Outstanding Fruit Publication Award
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi (2021)
American Society for Horticultural Science Outstanding Graduate Educator
Cecilia McGregor (2023)
American Society of Plant Biologists Fellow
Wayne Parrott (2023)
Robin Buell (2016)
Peter Albersheim, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2009)
Clanton Black, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2009)
Joe Key, Plant Biology (2007)
American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Adolph E. Gude Jr. Award
Joe Key, Plant Biology (2016)
American Society of Plant Biologists Charles Albert Shull Award
Bob Schmitz (2024)
Lee Pratt, Plant Biology (1981)
Peter Albersheim, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (1973)
American Society of Plant Biologists Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award
Joe Key, Plant Biology (2000)
Cotton Genetics Research Award
Peng Chee, Crop & Soil Sciences (2016)
Andrew Paterson, Crop & Soil Sciences, Plant Biology, Genetics (2008)
Crop Science Society of America Fellow
Katrien M. Devos (2019)
Wayne Parrott (2002)
Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Grower Association Donnie H. Morrison Award
Bhabesh Dutta (2023)
Maize Genetics Cooperative Advocacy Committee McClintock Prize
Robin Buell (2022)
Mycological Society of America Fellow
Michelle Momany (2020)
Mycological Society of America W.H. Weston Award for Excellence in Teaching
Marin Brewer (2022)
Society for In Vitro Biology Fellow
Wayne Parrott (2010)
Southern Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Best Idea Award
Bhabesh Dutta (2019)
University of Florida Junior Faculty International Educator Award
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi (2019)
Vidalia Onion Committee Excellence in Service Award
Bhabesh Dutta (2022)
National
Cell Press 40 under 40
Bob Schmitz (2014)
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) New Innovators in Food and Agriculture Research
Jason Wallace, Crop & Soil Sciences (2018)
Fulbright Scholar
Lisa Donovan, Plant Biology (2009)
Jeffrey Bennetzen, Genetics (2008)
Clanton Black, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (1998)
Guggenheim Fellow
Jeffrey Bennetzen, Genetics (2008)
Andrew Paterson, Plant Biology, Crop & Soil, Genetics (2007)
Irrigation Foundation National Water and Energy Conservation Award
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi (2017)
Molecular Plant Rising Stars in Plant Sciences
Bob Schmitz (finalist, 2022)
Monsanto Company Above and Beyond Award
Zenglu Li (2010, 2007)
Monsanto Company Research Innovation Award
Zenglu Li (2008)
National Academy of Sciences Member
Jeffrey Bennetzen, Genetics (2004)
Susan Wessler, Plant Biology, Genetics (1998)
National Science Foundation Career Award
Alex Bucksch, Plant Biology, Forestry, Bioinformatics (2019)
Brian Kvitko,Plant Pathology (2019)
Jill Anderson, Genetics, Ecology (2016)
David Nelson, Genetics (2014)
Andrea Sweigart, Genetics (2014)
New York Academy of Sciences Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
Bob Schmitz (finalist, 2022)
Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences
Robert Schmitz, Genetics (2015)
Georgia Research Alliance, University of Georgia (UGA), State of Georgia
Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Grower Association Donnie H. Morrison Award
Bhabesh Dutta (2023)
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
Robin Buell, Crop Genomics (2021-)
Scott Jackson, Crop & Soil (2011-)
Chung-Jui Tsai, Forestry and Genetics (2008-)
Steve Knapp, Crop & Soil (2004-2010)
Jeffrey Bennetzen, Genetics (2003-)
Georgia Research Alliance Lars G Ljungdahl Distinguished Investigator
Bob Schmitz (2017)
UGA Active Learning Leader Certificate Award
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi (2023)
UGA Athletic Association Professorship
Kelly Dawe, Plant Biology, Genetics (2019)
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor
Peggy Ozias-Akins, Horticulture (2015)
Richard Hussey, Plant Pathology (1992)
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences D.W. Brooks Diversity Award
Ron Walcott, Plant Pathology (2016)
Scott Gold, Plant Pathology (2010)
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences D.W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Global Programs
Wayne Parrott, Crop & Soil (2016)
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences D.W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Research
Zenglu Li (2021)
Esther van der Knaap (2020)
Katrien M. Devos (2017)
Tim Brenneman, Plant Pathology (2016)
Andrew Paterson, Crop & Soil (2005)
Wayne Parrott, Crop & Soil (1997)
H. Roger Boerma, Crop & Soil (1994)
Richard S. Hussey, Plant Pathology (1991)
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences D.W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Teaching
Marin Brewer (2022)
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Early Career Teaching Award
Marin Brewer (2019)
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
Marin Brewer (2019)
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences William Terrell Distinguished Professor
Marin Brewer (2022)
UGA Creative Research Medal
Bob Schmitz, Natural Sciences and Engineering (2020)
Lisa Donovan, Plant Biology (2006)
Kelly Dawe, Plant Biology, Genetics (2000)
Katrien Devos, Plant Biology, Crop & Soil (2017)
Jim Leebens-Mack, Plant Biology (2016)
Peggy Ozias-Akins, Horticulture (2015)
John Burke, Plant Biology (2013)
Michael Hahn, Plant Biology (2012)
Scott Merkle, Forestry (2011)
UGA Distinguished Research Professor
Esther van der Knaap (2022)
Katrien M. Devos (2020)
John Burke, Plant Biology (2019)
Peggy Ozias-Akins, Horticulture (2017)
Lisa Donovan, Plant Biology (2014)
Michael Arnold, Genetics (2012)
Kelly Dawe, Plant Biology, Genetics (2011)
Richard Meagher, Genetics (2007)
Stephen Hubbell, Plant Biology (2003)
Andrew Paterson, Plant Biology, Crop & Soil, Genetics (2002)
Wayne Parrott (2018)
Roger Boerma, Crop & Soil (1994)
Susan Wessler, Plant Biology, Genetics (1994)
James Hamrick, Plant Biology (1990)
Peter Albersheim, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (1985)
Clanton Black, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (1982)
UGA Entrepreneur of the Year
Marc van Iersel (2019)
UGA Fred C. Davison Early Career Scholar Award
Breeanna Urbanowicz (2023)
Caterina Villari (2022)
UGA Gary A. Herzog Award for Excellence in Research
Bhabesh Dutta (2020)
UGA Graduate School Outstanding Mentoring Award
Harald Scherm, Plant Pathology (2016)
UGA Inventor’s Award
Kelly Dawe (2025)
Roger Boerma, Crop & Soil (2011)
Richard Meagher, Genetics (2004)
UGA Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor
Rodney Mauricio, Genetics (2016)
UGA Lamar Dodd Award
Jeffrey Bennetzen, Genetics (2014)
Andrew Paterson, Plant Biology, Crop & Soil, Genetics (2009)
Stephen Hubbell, Plant Biology (2006)
Richard Meagher, Genetics (2001)
UGA Non-Tenure Track Faculty Research Excellence Award
Soraya Leal-Bertioli (2024)
UGA Office of Global Engagement Richard Reiff Internationalization Award
Wayne Parrott (2008)
UGA Office of Global Engagement Study Abroad Director of the Year
Wayne Parrott (2003)
UGA Public Service and Outreach Fellow
Marin Brewer (2016)
UGA Regents Professor
Andrew Paterson, Plant Biology, Crop & Soil, Genetics (2012)
James Hamrick, Plant Biology (2008)
Susan Wessler, Plant Biology, Genetics (2005)
Alan Darvill, Plant Biology (2003)
UGA University Professor
Russell Malmberg, Plant Biology (2014)
International
Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development Fellowship
David Bertioli (2009-2012)
British Ecological Society Marsh Award
Stephen Hubbell, Plant Biology (2004)
CIGR Award and Armand Blanc Prize
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi (2016)
CSIRO Distinguished Visiting Scientist Fellowship
Katrien M. Devos (2018)
International Academy of Wood Science Fellow
Chung-Jui Tsai, Forestry (2013)
Jeffrey Dean, Forestry (2008)
International Peanut Genome Consortium Recognition for Distinguished Contributions to Research
David Bertioli (2019, 2015)
Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat Munchen Center for Advanced Study - Fellow
Bob Schmitz (2023)
Molecular Plant Rising Stars in Plant Sciences
Bob Schmitz (finalist, 2022)
New Phytologist Foundation Tansley Medal
Anny Chung (runner-up, 2023)
Technical University of Munich Hans Fischer Fellow
Bob Schmitz (2018)