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Department announces awards during annual meeting

January 20, 2023 by Rob Williams

Ambika Chandra, Ph.D. (center) with her award. Standing with Chandra is B.B Singh, Ph.D. (left) and David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head.

Ambika Chandra, Ph.D. (center) receiving the B.B. Singh Award for Outstanding Research in Crop Sciences. Standing with Chandra is B.B Singh, Ph.D. (left) and David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head.

Congratulations to all our faculty, staff and students who received awards during the Soil and Crop Sciences’ annual meeting held on January 14 in College Station.

The department recognized the retirement of Dr. Jaroy Moore, Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Lubbock. Moore has been with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for 53 years. He served as the station leader in Pecos in 1977, then became resident director in El Paso in 1995 before he became the director in Lubbock in 1998.

Fifteen faculty, staff, and students were also recognized and presented with the following awards:

Special Award

B.B. Singh Award for Outstanding Research in Crop Sciences: Ambika Chandra, Ph.D.

Administrative

Administrative Support: Alisa Hairston

Extension Awards

Extension Faculty Award: Scott Nolte, Ph.D.

Collaborating County Extension Agent: Shane McLellan, Ph.D.

Technical/Extension Staff Support: – Field Support: Kyle Turner

Special Service/Recognition: Texas Wheat Producers Board and Association, Amarillo, TX
Rodney Mosier, Executive Vice President and Ms. Steelee Fischbacher, Director of Policy

Research Awards

Research Faculty: Paul DeLaune, Ph.D

Graduate Student Research – Agronomy: Chengsong Hu

Graduate Student Research – Plant Breeding: Zhen Wang

Graduate Student Research – Soil Science: Harrison Cocker

Research Support – Field Support: Dale Mott

Research Support – Lab Support: Chantel Scheuring

Technical Staff Support: Vicki Gergeni

Postdoctoral Research: Heng-An Lin, Ph.D.

Teaching Awards

Teaching – Faculty: William (Bill) Rooney, Ph.D.

Graduate Student Teaching: Andrew Osburn

Clayton Moore standing with standing with David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head. They are both holding an award.
Clayton Moore – Special Achievement Award – Undergraduate Student Support
Jaroy Moore, Ph.D., left, with standing with David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head with a gift basket.
Jaroy Moore, Ph.D., left, with David Baltensperger, Ph.D.
Alisa Hairston standing with Dr. David Baltensperger, professor and department head. They are both holding an award.
Alisa Hairston – Special Achievement Award for Administrative Support

Vicki Gergeni standing with standing with David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head. They are both holding an award.
Vicki Gergeni – Special Achievement Award for Technical Staff Support – Lab
Kyle Turner standing with David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head. They are both holding an award.
Kyle Turner – Special Achievement Award – Technical Staff Support Field
Scott Nolte, Ph.D., standing with David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head. They are both holding an award.
Scott Nolte, Ph.D. – Extension – Faculty

Heng An Lin standing with David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head. They are both holding an award.
Heng An Lin – Postdoctoral Research
Harrison Cocker standing with David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head. They are both holding an award.
Harrison Cocker – Graduate Student Research in Soil Science
Andrew Osburn standing with David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head. They are both holding an award.
Andrew Osburn – Graduate Student Teaching

Chantel Scheuring standing with standing with David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head. They are both holding an award.
Chantel Scheuring – Research Support
William (Bill) Rooney, Ph.D., standing with David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head. They are both holding an award.
William (Bill) Rooney, Ph.D. – Teaching
Shane McLellan, Ph.D., standing with David Baltensperger, Ph.D., professor and department head. They are both holding an award.
Shane McLellan, Ph.D. – Collaborating County Extension Agent

Filed Under: Awards, celebration, Faculty, Research, Students

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