When the Department of Agronomy at the Colorado Agricultural College was established in 1909 as a separate administrative unit, Alvin Kezer was appointed as its first Department Head. \u00a0He earned his Bachelor\u2019s (1904) and Master\u2019s (1906) degrees at the University of Nebraska and served as Professor of Soils there before moving to Fort Collins. He was a Charter Member of the American Society of Agronomy in 1907 and was highly regarded professionally among his peers. \u00a0At Nebraska his research interests were yellow berry disease in hard winter wheat, copper sulfate for pond scum, and inoculation of soils with alfalfa bacteria. In Colorado, he investigated a wide range of problems in soils and crops, including a genetic study on wheat and barley crosses just 18 years after Gregor Mendel had published his Mendellian Laws of Inheritance.<\/p>\n
During World War I Mr. Kezer legally changed his name from Keyser to Kezer allegedly because the pronunciation of Keyser was too similar to the German Kaiser! \u00a0Mr. Kezer served as department Head for 47 years, a remarkable record. \u00a0He was justifiably proud of his contributions in building the framework for the successful Department that is ours today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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B.S. University of Manitoba, Canada \u2013 1918
M.S. University of Minnesota \u2013 1920
Ph.D. University of Minnesota \u2013 1928
Years at CSU -1920-1969<\/p>\n
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Fellow, American Association Advancement Science, 1920
First Ph.D. Agronomy Faculty Member, CSU, 1928
Fellow, American Society Agronomy, 1941
Head, Department Agronomy, CSU 1946 to 1959
President, American Society Agronomy, 1952 to 1953
Outstanding Achievement Award, University of Minnesota, 1957
Faculty Award of Merit, Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society for Agriculture, 1969<\/p>\n
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David \u201cScotty\u201d Robertson served the people of Colorado, the nation, and the world in many ways. He was Head of the Department for 13 years. He was the first scientist in the Department to hold a Ph.D., the first person in Colorado to be elected a Fellow in the American Society of Agronomy, and the first Coloradoan to serve as President of that august Society. He conducted early research on a broad range of topics including alfalfa, sudangrass, sorghums, soybeans, pasture and forage crops, wheat, barley, rye, corn, sugar beets, field beans, among others. Collaboratively with colleagues he studied the milling, baking, and chemical properties of wheat grown in Colorado, the diseases of alfalfa, the nitrogen requirements of sugar beets, and the basic principles for maintaining soil fertility on irrigated lands. Also, long-term studies on the longevity of crop seeds were conducted.<\/p>\n
The main thrust of Dr. Robertson\u2019s research efforts was barley genetics. He established the seven linkage groups for the seven haploid chromosomes in barley, and for the following forty years published over 100 papers. He also produced five new barley varieties for the farmers of Colorado. He was selected and elected to maintain the world\u2019s barley genetic stocks, and to serve as overall coordinator for genetic linkage studies in barley. Dr. Robertson was selected and pressed into service as the Editor of a newly-found publication, The Barley Genetics Newsletter. This compilation of barley research and news was published yearly and circulated to more than 100 libraries in 29 countries. This activity gave much recognition to Colorado State University and the Department of Agronomy.<\/p>\n
Scotty Robertson, a native of Scotland, was a most colorful individual. Many stories were repeated concerning his activities. As Department Head, and even after that time period, he continued his extensive research program. With somewhat limited financial resources, he suggested, yes urged, fellow faculty and graduate students to join him in the field for planting and harvesting activities. It is reported that he had a good response to his invitations. Many non-barley laboratory scientists reportedly gained valuable field experience!<\/p>\n
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B.S. Colorado Agriculture College \u2013 1926
M.S. University of Nebraska \u2013 1930
Ph.D. University of Minnesota \u2013 1940
Years at CSU \u2013 1926 to 1966<\/p>\n
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Harris T. Guard Distinguished Service Award, CSU, 1966
Fellow, American Society of Agronomy, 1957
Legion of Merit, U.S. Army, 1947
Commendation for Meritorious Civilian Service, U.S. Army, 1949
Honorary Member, Japanese Society of Breeding, 1963<\/p>\n
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Warren Leonard, known as \u201cRed\u201d by most everyone, was a long-time champion crops and genetics teacher in the Department. He graduated from the Colorado Agricultural College with a B.S. degree in 1926 and began his career as Assistant Extension Agronomist and then Assistant Editor of Publications. In 1929, he joined the Department of Agronomy as Assistant Professor. He taught several courses in crop production and genetics including the introductory course in genetics. His research resulted in papers on barley genetics, corn, sorghum, sunflowers, flax, buckwheat, applied statistics, and world food problems. Dr. Leonard was recognized professionally in numerous ways, but especially for his dedication to student teaching and advising. Many returning alumni have declared that Dr. Red Leonard was the person who motivated them to continue their careers in agronomy, crops and plant breeding.<\/p>\n
Dr. Leonard possessed a unique talent in writing and speaking. Many students throughout the world received instruction from three major textbooks authored and co-authored by him, \u201cPrinciples of Field Production,\u201d \u201cCereal Crops,\u201d and \u201cField Plot Techniques.\u201d<\/p>\n
During World War II, Dr. Leonard served as Chief, Agriculture Division, Natural Resources Section, General Headquarters, Japan, on General Douglas MacArthur\u2019s staff.\u00a0 For this work he was presented with several prestigious awards. He was closely associated with Japanese land reform. Dr. Leonard was especially proud of his role in reestablishing support for basic work in genetics and plant breeding in postwar Japan.<\/p>\n
Dr. Leonard died in 1966 at age 60 after an illustrious 40-year career. Each year since 1979 he is remembered when the Warren \u201cRed\u201d Leonard Award is presented to the \u201cOutstanding Senior\u201d in the Department in conjunction with the American Society of Agronomy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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B.S. Colorado Agricultural College \u2013 1934
M.S. Cornell University \u2013 1939
Ph.D. Cornell University \u2013 1951
Years at CSU \u2013 1934 to 1975<\/p>\n
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Fellow, American Association Advancement Science, 1951
Fellow, American Society Agronomy, 1961
President, American Society Agronomy , 1966
Oliver Pennock Outstanding Teaching Award, CSU, 1957
Honor Alumnus Award, College Agricultural Sciences, 1975
Fellow, Soil Science Society of America, 1976<\/p>\n
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Robert Whitney was \u201cMr. Colorado State\u201d all the way, born in Fort Collins and lived his entire life except for military duty and graduate student leaves. Upon completion of his B.S. degree from the Colorado Agricultural College in 1934, Bob joined the Department of Agronomy faculty. It was the beginning of a long and effective career in teaching, research, extension, administration, and service. He pioneered research on the effect of carbon dioxide partial pressure on soil pH, and the reclamation of eroded soils and subsoils exposed by land leveling. He was an international authority on the management of irrigated soils. His early research on the use and management of animal wastes for increased crop production was reemphasized during the times of increased concern for pollution control. He published over 75 technical and general papers.<\/p>\n
Whitney was granted leaves of absence to pursue graduate studies at Cornell University, earning an M.S. in 1939 and a Ph.D. in 1951. His major studies were Soil Fertility and Plant Physiology. From 1942 to 1946 he served in the U.S. Air Force as a Weather Officer. Bob taught Introductory Soils for 22 years, and also Soil Chemistry and Soil Physics. In 1959 he was named Head of the CSU Agronomy Department. His effective dedication to his responsibilities over the years is reflected in the following humorous comment. Bob was a single man. It was said that the faculty was his wife and the students were his children! Bob Whitney enjoyed teaching and advising and was sensitive to the needs and problems of his students. He was presented with many honors and awards over the years. Bob told his colleagues that his greatest joy and achievement came from teaching and associating with some 5300 students over the years.<\/p>\n
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B.S. Agronomy, Colorado of Agricultural College \u2013 1943
Years at CSU \u2013 1939 to 1976<\/p>\n
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Manager, Colorado Certified Seed Program, 1951
Coordinator, Extension Agronomy, 1959 to 1976
A. Anderson Distinguished Career Award, 1973<\/p>\n
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William Stewart was a Colorado boy born in the San Luis Valley in 1914. He graduated from high school in Pueblo and from the Colorado Agricultural College in 1943. He first served as a County Extension in Washington and Montrose Counties. He emphasized mountain meadow fertility and crops testing. He also was successfully involved with fairs and seed shows.<\/p>\n
In 1951 Bill moved to Fort Collins as Assistant State Extension Agronomist and Manager of the Certified Seed Program. He became Manager of the Colorado Pure Seed Show, and was heavily involved with the Colorado State Fair. In 1959, Stewart became Extension<\/p>\n
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Agronomy Coordinator. He initiated projects with companies and organizations involved with Colorado agriculture including the Tennessee Valley Authority on soil fertility, the Great Western Sugar Company, The Colorado Mill and Elevator Company, the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, among others.<\/p>\n
He became heavily involved with the milling and baking quality of wheat. He obtained data on these qualities for Colorado wheats. This led to determination for the need of a more focused wheat research program at CSU.\u00a0 The need was met when the Department hired Dr. Byrd Curtis from Oklahoma State as the wheat research leader in 1963. This humble beginning led to the development of the current extensive wheat research program today some 46 years later.<\/p>\n
Bill Stewart, working cooperatively with others, also initiated an extensive program to determine the feasibility of producing soft white wheat in Colorado to be used in making pastries, cookies, and crackers. It was determined that these wheats could be irrigated and produce good yields of high-quality wheat in the San Luis Valley and elsewhere.<\/p>\n
Mr. Stewart and others developed successful programs for the production, storage, and shipment of wheat to Denver for milling and baking.\u00a0 It became feasible for bakeries to expand their production. This is just one of many programs that Bill Stewart initiated and developed during his tenure. He was \u201cMr. Enthusiasm\u201d for sure! Bill retired in 1976 and died in 1999 at age 85.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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B.S. Colorado A & M University \u2013 1948
M.S. Cornell University \u2013 1950
Ph.D. \u2013 University of Illinois \u2013 1955<\/p>\n
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Shepardson Award for Excellence in Teaching, CSU College of Agricultural Sciences, 1977
Outstanding Faculty Award, Dept. of Agronomy, 1978
Chairman, Soil Physics Division, Soil Science Society of America, 1979
Fellow, American Society of Agronomy, 1980
Fellow, Soil Science Society of America, 1980
President, CSU Chapter, Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society for Agriculture, 1983-1984
Oliver P. Pennock Distinguished Service Award, CSU, 1984
President, Western Society of Soil Science, 1984
Faculty Certificate of merit, Gamma Sigma Delta, Colorado Chapter, 1985<\/p>\n
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Bob Danielson was raised on a farm near Wiggins, Colorado.\u00a0 He enrolled at Colorado A & M College in the Department of Agronomy and graduated with a B.S. in 1948.\u00a0 He was attracted to Cornell University for graduate studies where he completed an M.S. in 1950.\u00a0 He then followed his Major Professor from Cornell to the University of Illinois for a Ph.D. in Soil Physics.\u00a0 Not many scientists can list the same Major Professor for two different graduate degrees at two different universities!\u00a0 When Bob completed his Ph.D. in 1955, he returned to Colorado State University as Assistant Professor of Agronomy.\u00a0 In those early days at CSU, he taught Introductory Soils, Soil Fertility, and Soil Microbiology with Laboratory.\u00a0 In later years he taught Soils Physics with Laboratory, and Irrigation Science.<\/p>\n
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Bob\u2019s research interests centered around the physical condition of the soil in relation to plant growth and crop production with soil water of most significance among these physical properties.\u00a0 He developed expertise in irrigation and water requirements of crops involving field studies, greenhouse investigations, and controlled environments in the laboratory and with growth chambers.\u00a0 One area of interest was the effect of aeration on plant growth.\u00a0 He showed that there were optimal levels of aeration, above which additional aeration decreased crop growth causing excessive root and microbial respiration, and in turn consuming substrate that decreased the supply available for plant growth.\u00a0 Bob\u2019s finding of luxury respiration and its negative effects on crop growth and soil organic matter have been used to help explain the beneficial effects of no-till cropping systems and other practical phenomena.<\/p>\n
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Dr. Danielson served as Major Professor for 14 Ph.D. and 29 M.S. students, the highest number of M.S. students among all Agronomy Faculty.\u00a0 He also served on the graduate committees of 132 Ph.D. and M.S. candidates, mostly from departments other than Agronomy.\u00a0 This is a remarkably large number.\u00a0 With all the evidence of Dr. Danielson\u2019s obvious successes and contributions, he once wrote to a colleague, \u201cIt\u2019s not easy to come up with anything that I have been unique in.\u00a0 I have enjoyed teaching and advising, and my most pleasing experiences have been when students expressed satisfaction with my relation to them.\u201d\u00a0 Bob Danielson was a modest giant!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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B.S. Utah State University \u2013 1952
M.S. Utah State University \u2013 1953
Ph.D. Cornell University \u2013 1956
Years at CSU \u2013 1960-1995<\/p>\n
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Fellow, American Society of Agronomy (ASA), 1969
Centennial Professor, CSU, 1970
Andrew Clark Faculty Award, Excellency and Creativity in Research, CSU, 1970
Fellow, Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), 1976
Sigma Xi Honor Scientist, CSU, 1980
Soil Science Award SSSA, 1980
Shepardson Faculty Teaching Award in Agriculture, CSU, 1983
National USDA Superior Service Award, 1987
Oliver Pennock Award, CSU, 1987
University Distinguished Professor, CSU, 1989
Soil Science Distinguished Service Award, Soil Science Society of America, 2002<\/p>\n
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Upon completion of his Ph.D. in 1956, Dr. Lindsay accepted a position as Soil Chemist with the Tennessee Valley Authority Fertilizer Development Authority at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. In 1960, he began his long career at Colorado State University. He first taught soil fertility and plant nutrition and worked on identifying micronutrient deficiencies in Colorado soils.<\/p>\n
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The major thrust of Dr. Lindsay\u2019s professional career was to provide stimulating instruction to graduate students, and to participate with them in scholarly research. He served as Major Professor for 30 Ph.D. graduates, the largest number in Agronomy Department history, and 11 M.S. graduates. Many of his graduates now hold important teaching and research positions at universities and research institutions throughout the world. In addition, he attracted over 20 visiting professors, post doctoral fellows, and colleagues who came to CSU specifically to take his graduate course and\/or to participate with him in joint research.<\/p>\n
Dr. Lindsay made classic contributions in many areas of soil chemistry and plant nutrition. Key contributions were made in identifying phosphate minerals and their solubility relationship in soils. He and his graduate students pioneered in the development of stability diagrams for predicting the stability relationships of metal chelates in soils and aqueous environments. Dr. Lindsay and his associates developed the DTPA micronutrient soil test which became a world standard. He also introduced the use of pe&pH as a useful redox parameter for understanding redox relationships in soils and natural environments.<\/p>\n
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A significant scientific contribution was Dr. Lindsay\u2019s textbook Chemical Equilibria in Soil published in 1979. The book was the result of more than 20 years of integrated graduate teaching and research. It has been used in many universities and research laboratories around the world. It offered a new approach for understanding soil chemistry and for developing research hypotheses that can be tested in the laboratory and field. Dr. Lindsay has presented over 240 lectures and paper presentations in more than 20 countries on six continents. His unique approach for examining the equilibrium relationships in soils has been widely disseminated through the classroom, publications, special lectures, visits, and students.<\/p>\n
In 1989, Dr. Lindsay was promoted to the rank of University Distinguished Professor, the highest recognition bestowed on any CSU faculty.<\/p>\n
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B.S. Agric Gifu Agricultural College, Japan \u2013 1943
B.S. Agric Kyote (Imperial) University, Japan \u2013 1947
Doctor Agrie-Kyoto (Imperial) University \u2013 1960
Years at CSU \u2013 1969 to 1992<\/p>\n
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Fellow, American Society Agronomy, 1982
Fellow, Crop Science Society America, 1985
Crop Science Research Award, Crop Science Society America, 1986
Oliver Pennock Distinguished Service Award, CSU, 1986
Honorary Foreign Membership, Genetics Society Japan, 1986
Foreign Scientific Fellow, Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1986
Faculty Achievement Award, Burlington Northern Found, CSU, 1987
Sigma Xi Honor Scientist Award, CSU, 1987
President, Sigma Xi, CSU Chapter, 1991
Dekalb Genetics Distinguished Career Award, Crop Science Society of America, 1991
University Distinguished Professor, CSU, 1991<\/p>\n
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Dr. Takumi Tsuchiya is recognized for his outstanding contributions to plant genetics and cytogenetics through basic scientific research, graduate education, and professional service. His formal education was gained in Japan. He came to CSU in 1968 to conduct research on barley genetics and cytogenetics and to manage the World Genetics Stock Center, a position previously held by Dr. David \u201cScotty\u201d Robertson. Dr. Tsuchiya established an international reputation working with barley, triticale, sugar beet, and other plant species. His career spanned a 43-year period.<\/p>\n
Dr. Tsuchiya\u2019s most significant accomplishment was his research in barley genetics and cytogenetics. He established the first complete set of primary trisomics and other trisomics and anouploido, and their uses in genetic\/linkage analyses for the development of linkage maps. These genetic stocks were maintained yearly by Dr. Tsuchiya for research and education. He shared them with scientists throughout the world. In his later years, he was engaged in chromosome engineering research in triticale, sugar beet, Metasequoia tree species and others. Also he investigated genetic changes during long-term storage of seed germplasm.<\/p>\n
Dr. Tsuchiya was a co-founder of the Barley Genetics Newlsletter; he played a key role in collecting research contributions, editing, publishing, and distributing the Newsletter throughout the world for many years. He knew every barley scientist in the world!<\/p>\n
Tak contributed significantly to the education of primarily graduate students. His unique way of teaching his courses, by use of original scientific papers, and by his dedication to educating and training students, resulted in highly active and productive Ph.D. and M.S. students.<\/p>\n
In 1991, Dr. Tsuchiya was promoted to the rank of University Distinguished Professor, the highest recognition bestowed on any CSU faculty.<\/p>\n
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B.S. University of Nebraska \u2013 1947
M.S. Cornell University \u2013 1949
Ph.D. Cornell University \u2013 1952
Years at CSU \u2013 1975 to 1992<\/p>\n
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Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1960
Best Teacher Award, Purdue University, 1965 & 1968
Fellow American Society Agronomy, 1968
Harbison-Danforth Teaching Award, Purdue University, 1970
Agronomic Education Award, American Society of Agronomy, 1971
President, Crop Science Society of America, 1984
Fellow, Crop Science Society America, 1985
Fellow, National Assoc. of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, 1987
Agronomic Service Award, American Society of Agronomy, 1991<\/p>\n
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Dr. Wayne F. Keim is truly an agronomic legend. In his 45 year career of teaching, research and administration at Cornell, Iowa State, Purdue, and Colorado State universities he made superior contributions as a teacher, researcher, and administrator.<\/p>\n
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scientific agriculture. He is particularly proud of the large number of students who, after taking his genetics course at Purdue, chose genetics as a career. He remains in close contact with many of them and delights in telling of their career successes. Even in retirement his interest in the training and development of young men and women has not waned. You can often find him in our Department coffee room visiting with students and asking those thought provoking questions about the student\u2019s future plans.<\/p>\n
He certainly earned \u201clegend\u201d status by his teaching achievements alone, but there is much more to his story. In 1975 he was named Head of the CSU Department of Agronomy where he began retooling the Department so it could move into an elite leadership position in soil and plant science teaching and research. Dr. Keim enjoyed the challenges of serving the Department at CSU during the decade when undergraduate and graduate enrollments and faculty member numbers reached all-time highs. He was instrumental in developing a huge international presence for the Department. It was also the days of \u201cblue sky\u201d salaries, where he always hoped things would turn out okay by the end of the fiscal year! Sometimes it was close!<\/p>\n
Using his great people skills, Wayne was able to make significant additions to the Agronomy faculty. To this day he remains very proud of the people \u201che hired\u201d at CSU. Wayne brought esprit de corps to the Department by encouraging both old and new faculty members to excel in their professions and to become active in their professional scientific societies. Things as simple as encouraging attendance at professional meetings, even if the person was not giving a paper that year, brought about a new attitude. He also saw to it that modern copying equipment was purchased, which although was a simple thing, brought about an attitude of \u201cwe are on the move\u201d. The Department also purchased its first computer during his tenure as Head.<\/p>\n
Dr. Wayne Keim is truly a legend in so many ways. Thank you Wayne for the boost you gave to the agronomic profession locally, regionally, and nationally.<\/p>\n
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B.S. Purdue University \u2013 1960
M.S. Purdue University \u2013 1976
Ph.D. Purdue University \u2013 1976<\/p>\n
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\u201cPat on the Back\u201d, Excellence in Teaching, Associated Students, CSU, 1980
Outstanding Teaching Award, Agronomy Club, 1981, 1982, 1993, 1994 and 2004
Alumni Honor Faculty award, College of Agriculture, 1986
Jack Cermak Advising Award, College of Agricultural Sciences , 1986
Undergraduate Outstanding Advising Award, Alpha Zeta, 1987
Academic Advising Award, 1987
Charles A. Shepardson Faculty Teaching Award, College of Agricultural Sciences, 1991
Outstanding Faculty member, Farmhouse Fraternity, 1992
Outstanding Teaching, Leadership and Service Award, Mortar Board, 1995
Oliver Pennock Distinguished Service Award, CSU, 2000
Teacher Fellow Award, NACTA, 2000
Meritorious Faculty Award, College of Agricultural Sciences and Colorado Farm Bureau, 2001
Crop Science Teaching Award, Crop Science Society of America, 2003
Agronomic Resident Education Award, American Society of Agronomy, 2003
Greek Life Faculty Educator Award, CSU, 2005
Fellow, American Society of Agronomy, 2006<\/p>\n
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Jack Fenwick grew up on a farm in northwestern Indiana where production of corn, soybeans and livestock occupied his early life. His 4-H projects in coordination with his Vocational Agriculture teacher influenced him to enroll in the School of Agriculture at Purdue University. He earned a B.S. degree in 1960 and then taught Vocational Agriculture and Biology at Remington, Indiana High School for three years. He returned to Purdue where he earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Agronomy.<\/p>\n
Dr. Wayne Keim successfully recruited Jack to join the faculty of Agronomy at CSU as Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Resident Instruction program in 1976, where he also had the role of Administrative Assistant to the Department Head. For 33 years Dr. Fenwick provided effective teaching leadership in the Department and College. He started \u201cpracticing\u201d retirement in a transitional appointment on 1 July 2009.<\/p>\n
Dr. Fenwick taught the General Crops course for more than three decades and was co-creator of two innovative, highly successful, team-taught senior level classes in Crop and Soil Management Systems. Jack has served as the Department\u2019s key undergraduate student advisor during his tenure at CSU. This role included being the Department\u2019s lead recruiter, which he has done at exceptional level; when enrollment in Agronomy programs across the nation declined to historic lows, the Soil and Crop Sciences program has now grown back to a position of strength. In addition, he has been the \u201csparkplug\u201d for a super successful Agronomy Club. As if this wasn\u2019t enough to keep him busy, Jack effectively represented the Department on the College Curriculum Committee for over 25 years.<\/p>\n
Dr. Jack Fenwick is truly a student\u2019s friend. Numbers can never reflect Jack\u2019s effectiveness as an advisor; he has truly shaped many students\u2019 lives with his solid advice and caring manner. When any of our faculty members meet Department alums, the first question is, \u201cHow is Dr. Fenwick doing?\u201d and followed by the statement \u201cHe really made a difference for me during my time at CSU\u201d.<\/p>\n
Dr. Jack Fenwick has touched the lives of more students in the modern history of the Department than any other faculty member; he is the epitome of the legend status.<\/p>\n
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B.S. Agronomy, North Dakota State University (NDSU) \u2013 1962
M.S. Plant Breeding and Genetics, Purdue University \u2013 1965
Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Genetics, Purdue University \u2013 1966
Years at CSU \u2013 1981-2003<\/p>\n
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Durum Industry Achievement Award, U.S. Durum Growers Association, 1976
Member, US-USSR Spring-Wheat Visit Team, 1976
Sabbatical Leave, Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1977-1978
Fellow, American Society of Agronomy, 1985
Fellow, Crop Science Society of America, 1986
Shepardson Instruction Development Grant Award, CSU, 1985
Distinguished Toastmaster Award, Toastmasters International
Australian Wheat Research Council Grant Award, 1987
Faculty Certificate of Merit, Gamma Sigma Delta Award, 1987
Honor Society of Agriculture, CSU, 1989
USDA NCISE-IARC Award for Study at CIMMYT, Mexico, 1995
Agronomic Achievement Award, crops, American Society of Agronomy, 1996
Agronomic Research Award, American Society of Agronomy, 2002<\/p>\n
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Jim Quick has distinguished himself in the field of plant breeding and genetics for the past 40 years.\u00a0 He grew up on a North Dakota farm that produced crops and livestock.\u00a0 His interest in plant breeding began with 4-H crops projects and continued through his undergraduate experience with the wheat genetics project at NDSU and the USDA.\u00a0 Upon completion of his Ph.D., he served in India with the Rockefeller Foundation in sorghum research for three years and then returned to NDSU as Associate Professor.\u00a0 He made significant research contributions in durum wheat breeding and methodology during his 12-year tenure there.<\/p>\n
In 1981 Jim Quick joined Colorado State University as a Professor and Leader of the Wheat Investigations project. In the next 23 years he made significant contributions in several areas: hard red winter wheat breeding and improved methodology, and herbicide tolerance.\u00a0 Jim and his associates released more than 30 new wheat cultivars and several improved germplasm lines.\u00a0 He is especially proud to have served as major professor for 23 Ph.D. and M.S. candidates at NDSU and CSU.\u00a0 He also served the Crop Science Society of America including a term of \u00a0Associate Editor of Crop Science. He was the Editor of the Annual Wheat Newsletter from 1983 to 1994.\u00a0 Jim also had considerable research experiences in India, Morocco, Mexico, and other countries.<\/p>\n
Dr. Quick served as the Soil and Crop Sciences Department Head from 1996 to 2003.\u00a0 Under his leadership a major renovation of the Plant Science building was completed as well as renovations in Shepardson Hall to accommodate the Colorado Seed Laboratory and the Colorado Seed Growers Association.<\/p>\n
Since retirement from CSU in 2003, Jim has been employed as a consultant\/durum wheat breeder for the Dakota Growers Pasta Company, and has helped developed two new cultivars.<\/p>\n
Jim is an avid skier and world traveler. His weekly adventure to the ski slopes has a definite priority in the winter months!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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B.S. University of Nebraska \u2013 1963
M.S. University of Nebraska \u2013 1965
Ph.D. Iowa State University \u2013 1967
Years at CSU \u2013 1984-2011<\/p>\n
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Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Nebraska, 1973
Ciba-Geigy Award, American Society of Agronomy, 1974
Fellow American Society of Agronomy, 1982
Fellow Soil Science Society of America, 1982
Colorado State Agronomy Club \u201cOutstanding Educator of the Year\u201d, 1985, 1990, 2000, 2003
Soil Science Applied Research Award, Soil Sci. Soc. of Am., 1987
Research Team Award by Great Plains Agriculture Council, 1990
Agronomic Achievement Award \u2013 Soils, Am. Soc. of Agron., 1990
Outstanding Educator Award \u2013 Rocky Mountain Plant Food Assn., 1992
NACTA\/Shepardson Outstanding Teaching Award, 1993
Researcher of the Year Award \u2013 Fluid Fertilizer Foundation, 1996
Gamma Sigma Delta Research Merit Award, 1999
President Soil Science Society of America, 2008
Fellow Soil and Water Conservation Society, 2008
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
College of Agricultural Sciences Distinguished Career Award, 2011
Distinguished Individual Award, Rocky Mountain Agribusiness Association, 2012
Soil Science Distinguished Service Award, Soil Sci. Soc. of Am., 2012
Distinguished Service Award, Am. Soc. of Agronomy, 2014<\/p>\n
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\u201cPete\u201d was born at Holdrege, Nebraska in 1940, and grew up on a small irrigated corn farm two miles north of Funk, NE.\u00a0 His formative education was in a one-room, one-teacher school in Phelps County.\u00a0 Pete graduated from Holdrege High School, \u201cThe Dusters\u201d, in 1958.<\/p>\n
The first 17 years (1967-1984) of Dr. Peterson\u2019s career were at the University of Nebraska teaching Introductory Soil Science, Soil Management, and Soil Chemistry Methods.\u00a0 His research in Nebraska focused on soil fertility for wheat and sugar beet production.\u00a0 Pete\u2019s interest in no-till and water conservation was sparked by interactions with Nebraska Prof. C.A. Fenster.\u00a0 His career research emphasis was on applications of soil science principles to the solution of field related soil management problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cPete\u201d joined the Department of Agronomy at CSU as a Full Professor in 1984.\u00a0 His move from Nebraska to CSU came as a direct result of the leadership of Dr. Wayne Keim, and he filled the position of the recently retired Dr. Ken Brengle, leader of the CSU dryland agricultural research program.<\/p>\n
Pete was co-creator with Dr. Jack Fenwick of two innovative, highly successful, team-taught senior level classes in Crop and Soil Management Systems.\u00a0 In 1985, \u201cPete\u201d and Dr. Dwayne Westfall created the \u201cDryland Agroecosystem Project\u201d at CSU, which achieved international recognition and was a collaborative effort with the USDA-ARS.\u00a0 Pete was major professor for 22 M.S. and 18 Ph.D. students. \u00a0He served as Editor, Soils-Technical Editor, and Soils-Associate Editor of Agronomy Journal, and Editor-in-Chief of ASA. \u00a0He served as President of the SSSA in 2008.\u00a0 After 19 years at CSU in teaching and research Pete became Head of the Soil and Crop Sciences Department at CSU in 2003 from which he retired in 2011. \u00a0\u00a0Pete currently serves as Historian for the American Society of Agronomy. Pete\u2019s career personified the land-grant philosophy: he was a truly exceptional teacher in the classroom; his research addressed problems faced by production agriculture using the latest available technologies; he engaged with clientele and scientists and communicated with all audiences using a highly effective style; and his administrative approach fostered teamwork and advancing all faculty and their programs.\u00a0 A truly outstanding faculty member and administrator!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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B.S. University of Arizona \u2013 1974
M.S. University of Arizona \u2013 1975
Ph.D. Colorado State University \u2013 1979
Years at CSU \u2013 1979-2017<\/p>\n
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Gardner Faculty Award, 2006-2010
USPEA Clean Water Act National Recognition Award, 2005
USDA-NASULGC Excellence in Teaching Award, West. Reg., 2004
USPEA Clean Water Act National Recognition Award, 2003
University Distinguished Teaching Scholar CSU, 2001
Gamma Sigma Delta, Senior Faculty Award of Merit, 2000
Co-winner Am. Metro. Sewerage Assoc. Nat. Env. Achievement Award with Cities of Littleton and Englewood, CO, 2000
Co-winner USEPA National Wastewater Management Research Award with cities Littleton and Englewood, CO, 1999
Rocky Mountain Water Environment Assoc., State of CO Biosolids Management Merit Award, 1998
ESCOP\/ACOP Leadership Internship, 1993-1994
Fellow Soil Science America, 1992
USEPA Outstanding Achievement Award, Region VIII, 1991
Fellow American Society of Agronomy, 1991
Soil Science Education Award, Soil Sci. Soc. of Am., 1991
Agronomic Resident Education Award, Am. Soc. of Agron., 1990
NACTA Teacher Fellow Award, 1988
USEPA Beneficial Sewage Sludge Use Award, 1988
CIBA-GEIGY Award American Society of Agronomy, 1987
CSU Shepardson Faculty Teaching Award, 1984
CSU Alumni Faculty Award for Teaching, 1982
CSU Agronomy Club Outstanding Professor Award, 1981, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2008<\/p>\n
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Dr. Ken Barbarick was born in Arizona and graduated from Mingus High School in 1969. After completing his Ph.D. degree at CSU, Ken joined the CSU Agronomy Department as an Assistant Professor in 1979 and retired in 2017 as Associate Dean for Agriculture (Academic Programs).<\/p>\n
Professor Barbarick had an incredibly impactful teaching career! He taught the high enrollment Introductory Soil Science course at CSU from 1979 to 2017. His teaching skill made his large Introductory Soil Science course feel like a small-class experience. Taking photos of the students and learning their names was the first step in the process. He routinely taught 3 or 4 lab sections out of the 8 offered where he had personal contact with individual students. Frequent exams based on behavioral objectives were one of his most effective tools; he gives 10 exams, weekly quizzes, plus a final each semester to keep students on task.<\/p>\n
Ken received his most prestigious teaching award in 2001, when he was named a \u201cUniversity Distinguished Teaching Scholar\u201d. His having received both ASA \u2013 \u201cAgronomic Resident Education Award\u201d (1990) and the SSSA- \u201cSoil Science Education Award\u201d (1991) evidences national recognition of his teaching prowess. Ken served as ASA President in 2012, but perhaps even more impactful was his unselfish service to our Society\u2019s publication mission. He provided continuous service and leadership to ASA publications for a total of 21 years! He served on the Editorial Board of the Agronomy Journal as Associate Editor, Tech Editor \u2013Soils, and Editor, and then served six years as ASA Editor-in-Chief. In retirement, he serves as Editor of \u201cNatural Sciences Education\u201d.<\/p>\n
Dr. Barbarick\u2019s research had an immediate application in the \u201creal world\u201d of biosolids as evidenced by his 34 years of collaborative work with the cities of Littleton and Englewood CO for which he received several USEPA Awards. He also was a highly respected member of the W-170 Regional Research Committee. Ken authored or co-authored 90+ Refereed publications, 65+ Agric. Exp. Stn. Reports; a Study Guide to Introductory Soil Science in its 9th Edition; and a Laboratory Manual that is in its 10th Edition; plus numerous non-refereed proceedings and outreach publications.<\/p>\n
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B.S. University of Idaho \u2013 1961
Ph.D. Washington State University, 1968.
Years at CSU \u2013 1978-2010<\/p>\n
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Fellow American Society of Agronomy, 1986
Agronomic Achievement Award \u2013 Soils\u201d American Society of Agronomy, 1987
Fellow Soil Science Society of America, 1988
Distinguished Service Award by the Great Plains Conservation Tillage Task Force, 1990
Werner L. Nelson Award by National Fertilizer Solution Association, 1990
Honorary Member Award by Agricultural Retailers Association, 1992
Soil Science Applied Research Award Soil Science Society of America, 1993
Faculty Award of Merit by Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society, CSU Chapter, 1994
Researcher of the Year by the Fluid Fertilizer Foundation, 1995
Robert E. Wagner Award by The Potash and Phosphate Institute, 2005
Great Plains Soil Fertility Leadership Award, 2006
Leadership Award Western Nutrient Management Conference, 2009
College of Agricultural Sciences Distinguished Career Award, 2010<\/p>\n
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Dwayne Westfall was born in Aberdeen Idaho and grew up on a potato \/grain farm. After high school, he enrolled at the University of ID in Moscow where he received his B.S. degree. Dwayne served as 2nd Lieutenant\/1st Lieutenant, U. S. Army Chemical Corp, U. S. Army Biological Laboratory, Fort Detrick, MD from 1961-1963. He then received a \u201cNational Defense and Education Fellow\u201d grant to study Soil Science at Washington State University. Upon completion of his Ph.D. he joined the faculty of Texas A&M University and was located at the Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Beaumont, TX. His research included soil fertility and chemistry for rice and pasture production and the pollution from irrigation water return flow. Dwayne left Texas A&M in 1973 and joined the Great Western Sugar Company, Longmont, Colorado, as Senior Plant Nutritionist, where he was responsible for research and educational activities in soil fertility and N plant nutrition of sugar beets in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, and Ohio.<\/p>\n
In March 1978 Dwayne joined the CSU faculty and was posted in Lahore, Pakistan on a two-year assignment with the On-Farm Water Management Development Project. Upon his return to CO he began his outstanding career in Soil Fertility at CSU. Dr. Westfall is regarded as one of the \u201cDeans\u201d of nutrient management across the United States, and he is highly recognized by his international peers. Throughout his career he focused on efficient management of nutrients within cropping systems with the end goal of helping producers increase their bottom line. He has always believed that the success of an applied research program depends on a close link between the researcher, industry, growers, and Cooperative Extension.<\/p>\n
Dwayne had a reputation as an excellent, but demanding teacher. His experiences in field and laboratory research made him highly credible in the eyes of his students. In addition to his undergraduate teaching, he advised\/co-advised 31 M.S and 19 Ph.D. degree students. He did his best to instill in them the importance of the technology transfer step and that \u201cresearch is wasted\u201d if doesn\u2019t get to the user in printed form! In 1985, Dr. Westfall became a co-leader of a research team that developed the highly productive \u201cDryland Agroecosystem Project\u201d. He also helped build an interdisciplinary, interagency, precision agriculture team at CSU. Dwayne also provided excellent service and leadership in scientific journal editing. He served in the roles of Assoc. and Tech. Editor for Agronomy Journal and the Soil Science Society to America Journal for more than 10 years and as Editor of Journal of Production Agriculture, for an additional 6 years. He truly is a Legend of our Department.<\/p>\n
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B.S. Wisconsin State Univ. \u2013 Platteville, 1966
M.S. University of Wisconsin, 1969
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1971
Years at CSU \u2013 1985-2013<\/p>\n
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Fellow, Soil Science Society of America, 1985
Fellow, American Society of Agronomy, 1986
Environmental Quality Research Award, American Society of Agronomy, 1987
President, Soil Science Society of America, 1998
Agronomic Science Foundation Board of Directors, 1996-1999; 2007-2011
Member, U.S. National Committee for Soil Science, National Research Council, National Academy of Science, 1996-1999
Co-chair, Organizing Committee for 18th World Congress of Soil Science, Philadelphia, 2006
Chair, Search Committee for Executive Vice President, ASA-CSSA-SSSA, 2002
President, American Society of Agronomy, 2005
Agronomic Service Award, American Society of Agronomy, 2010
Soil Science Professional Service Award, Soil Science Society of America, 2010
Distinguished Extension Award, Colorado State University Alumni Association, 2015
Soil Science Distinguished Service Award, Soil Science Society of America, 2015
Chair, Experiment Station Section, Assoc. Public & Land Grant Univ., 2012
Inductee, Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame, 2018<\/p>\n
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Lee Sommers grew up on a southern Wisconsin dairy\/mixed crop farm. After receiving his B.S. degree, he studied under Dr. R. F. Harris in Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin for his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Lee accepted a position in the Agronomy Department at Purdue in 1970. At Purdue he taught soil microbiology, soil chemistry, and soil, air, and water contamination. His research program addressed the role of soils and lake sediments in lake eutrophication, recycling industrial wastes and municipal sewage sludges on cropland, and transformations of inorganic and organic compounds in soils and lake sediments. He is a worldwide authority on the beneficial use of biosolids in agriculture. Lee\u2019s early research was foundational in setting the US-EPA standards regarding permissible levels of heavy metals in biolsolids for application to agricultural land. In 2017, 30+ years after he left bench science for administration, scientists and technologists are still reading, quoting, and relying on his papers.<\/p>\n
Lee became Head of the Agronomy Department at CSU in 1985 and served in that role until 1996, when he became Director of the CSU Agric. Expt. Sta. He served in that role until his retirement in 2013.<\/p>\n
Dr. Sommer\u2019s career contributions represent a unique mix of superior intellectual attainment, uncommon service to clientele, and superior leadership skills. He excelled as an educator, a research scientist, and an administrator. As an educator, he actively promoted the use of the latest technology and approaches in teaching and outreach programs at CSU. He also has promoted the development of resident and distance learning approaches in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University. As a research scientist, he published papers on the environmentally sound application of biosolids to agricultural soils; his peers regard these papers as classic in nature. As an administrator, Dr. Sommers excelled as a Department Head, Agricultural Experiment Station Director, and in two assignments as interim Dean. Professors and staff who worked under his direction regarded Lee as a forward looking leader, who welcomed their input, and a man they trusted to do the right thing in difficult situations.<\/p>\n
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B.S. Washington State University, 1983
M.S. Colorado State University, 1989
Ph.D. Colorado State University, 1992
Years at CSU \u2013 1989-1992; 1999-2022<\/p>\n
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Faculty Memorial Award, CSU Department of Agronomy, 1990
Gerald O. Mott Scholarship, Crop Science Society of America, 1991
Annual Miller\u2019s Award, Hard Winter Wheat Quality Council, 1999, 2008, 2010
Honored Researcher, Colorado State University Research Foundation, 2001, 2010, 2014
CSU College of Agricultural Sciences Team Award, 2010
Fellow, American Society of Agronomy, 2010
Fellow, Crop Science Society of America, 2010
Director-Wheat Research, Outreach, and Education Program PRSE, CSU OVPR, 2016
Interdisciplinary Scholarship Team Award, CSU Vice President for Research, 2018
Who’s Who in Colorado Agriculture, Colorado Farm Bureau, 2019
Innovative Excellence Award, Colorado State University Research Foundation, 2019
Outstanding Associate Editor, Journal of Plant Registrations, 2020
Crop Science Research Award, Crop Science Society of America, 2020<\/p>\n
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Scott, a native of the state of Washington, found his interest in agriculture while studying botany at Washington State University. In a recent interview Scott said, \u201cI grew up in the suburbs, far away from agriculture, and initially wanted to work in international agriculture helping subsistence farmers in developing countries.\u201d So, upon completing his B.S. degree in 1983 he joined the Peace Corp and spent two years in Burkina Faso, West Africa. After the Peace Corp, he completed graduate degrees at CSU under the direction of Dr. Jim Quick. He joined the wheat breeding faculty at South Dakota State University. His excellent record at South Dakota made him the targeted candidate for the CSU position in 1999.<\/p>\n
When he joined the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences in 1999, CO wheat farmers were facing severe Russian Wheat Aphid infestations and major wheat market discrimination because of poor baking and milling quality. He immediately set out to address both issues. Scott was dramatically successful in addressing both problems, especially the extremely challenging wheat quality issue. Today CO wheat producers have some of the highest quality hard red winter wheat varieties in the USA.<\/p>\n
Scott applied the newest molecular genetic technology available to develop wheat varieties. This was a new and unique way to approach winter wheat breeding, and it was a large step forward relative to the standard wheat breeding practices of the time. He diligently searched for new ways to approach wheat quality issues and used them in his program at CSU. His innovative approaches have been recognized by his wheat breeder peers, and they are now using much of what he pioneered.<\/p>\n
Scott always had a strong cadre of undergraduate and graduate students working with him in the laboratory, greenhouse, and field. Students leave his program with a strong technical background, but most of all they are motivated to work hard and work ethically. Graduates who have worked in his program continue to compliment Dr. Haley because he helped prepare them for successful careers.
In addition to being an outstanding scientist, Dr. Scott Haley is also recognized as a legend because he cares for people as illustrated by two recent quotes: \u201cI think about what I do in terms of helping the farmer\u201d, and \u201cbeing a fair, supportive, and understanding project leader and mentor was very important to me\u2019. <\/p>\n
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B.S. Cornell University, 1983
M.S. Texas Tech University, 1984
Ph.D. Texas A & M University, 1989
Years at CSU \u2013 1995-2026<\/p>\n
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President-Elect, American Society of Agronomy \u2014 Received, 2016<\/p>\n
Board of Directors (re-elected for another three-year term), American Society of Agronomy \u2014 Received, 2015<\/p>\n
Educational Materials Certificate of Excellence (16+ page publications category), American Society of Agronomy \u2014 Received, 2012<\/p>\n
Educational Materials Certificate of Excellence (Video category), American Society of Agronomy \u2014 Received, 2012<\/p>\n
Team Award, Colorado State University Extension \u2014 Received, 2012<\/p>\n
Board of Directors (elected), American Society of Agronomy \u2014 Received, 2011<\/p>\n
Fellow, Soil and Water Conservation Society \u2014 Received, 2009<\/p>\n
Agronomic Extension Education Award, American Society of Agronomy \u2014 Received, 2004<\/p>\n
Fellow, American Society of Agronomy \u2014 Received, 2004<\/p>\n
Fellow, Soil Science Society of America \u2014 Received, 2004<\/p>\n
F.A. Anderson Distinguished Service Award, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension \u2014 Received, 2000<\/p>\n
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Dr. Davis is an Agronomist and Soil Scientist. Originally from Philadelphia, she received her B.S. in Agronomy and International Agriculture from Cornell University in 1983. She then quickly completed an M.S. degree at Texas Tech University a year later. Her Master\u2019s research focused on sorghum-cowpea intercrops. Her interest in pulse crops and nitrogen fixation would re-emerge multiple times throughout her career. She received her Ph.D. degree from Texas A&M University, conducting research on soil physical and chemical variability effects on millet and sorghum root systems.
Her first academic appointment was at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Georgia, where she received tenure and promotion, before she came to CSU in 1995 as an Associate Professor and Extension Soil Specialist. In recognition of her pioneering leadership in research, teaching, and extension, she became the first fully-promoted female professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences in 2001. She was the first CSU female faculty fellow of any of the Tri-Society organizations. She is an elected fellow of the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, and the Society of Soil and Water Conservation.<\/p>\n
Jessica was a pioneer and leader of numerous initiatives during her time at CSU. Due to her focus on soil fertility and manure management, she built bridges between the Departments of Soil and Crop Sciences and Animal Sciences. She established the Institute of Livestock and the Environment, an inter-disciplinary team of 30 faculty at CSU that evaluated the environmental, economic, and social impacts of animal feeding operations on rural and urban communities to develop solutions to emerging problems. She also developed several courses co-listed in Animal Science and Soil and Crop Sciences. Jessica braved new and politically challenging territory while working to solve environmental challenges within the animal industry. She led and had significant influence amid this dynamic landscape.<\/p>\n
One of Jessica\u2019s key contributions was her self-less commitment to creating opportunities for others. She had an extraordinary ability to see and support the realization of potential and excellence in people around her. She fostered international research collaborations that have supported training the next generation of scientists at multiple levels. For example, she created opportunities for CSU students to understand and gain training in international agriculture by establishing the department\u2019s International Agriculture concentration for undergraduate students and serving as the Coordinator of the Peace Corps Masters Internationalist program for the College of Agricultural Sciences. Jessica also developed and launched the Interdisciplinary Minor in Organic Agriculture in 2006 as a response to increased demand from undergraduate students due to the newly developed USDA certification program. She led the $20 million USAID Collaborative Research Support Program on Adapting Livestock Systems to Climate Change that supported 16 diverse projects across Africa and Asia. Jessica had 42 grad students throughout her career, including 13 PhD and 29 Master\u2019s students from Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Libya, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Thailand. And 4 of the Master\u2019s students completed the Peace Corps Masters in Ecuador, Lesotho, Paraguay, Senegal.<\/p>\n
Her research spanned diverse subject areas and geographies, while always maintaining a focus on serving the needs of producers of all scales. Always an innovator, she led phosphorus pollution management research by evaluating compost and struvite as value-added products. She pioneered work evaluating the potential of cyanobacteria cultivation to serve as an alternative nitrogen fertilizer for small-holder farmers. Through this work, her team identified novel effects of cyanobacterial fertilizers on plant hormone expression and crop quality. She also contributed to some of the first analysis that showed the presence of antibiotic resistance genes in run-off from farms. In more recent years, her research has focused on pulse agronomy, bringing her work full circle back to her initial Master\u2019s degree research topic. She built an effective team that has been evaluating the full supply chain from agronomy to baking qualities to human health impacts of different pulse crops.<\/p>\n
Jessica has made a lasting impact through her leadership within CSU and through her professional service. She was elected as the President of American Society of Agronomy in 2016. During her tenure as president, she helped establish the first LGBQT+ community in the Tri-Societies and established the Women Farmers Presidential Award. She was one of the first female department heads in the CSU College of Agricultural Sciences, leading the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture from 2016-2021. The department, college, university, national, and global agricultural communities have all benefited from Dr. Davis\u2019 visionary and self-less contributions. She is truly a legend who\u2019s impacts will be felt for generations.<\/p>\n
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