About our Awards
Throw out everything you think you know about the College of Agriculture Employee Awards. With awards presented in the spring, the COA Employee Awards program is designed to celebrate the outstanding employees we have here in the College of Agriculture and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.

Nominations

Open for nominations Monday, November 4 through Tuesday, December 31*. Don’t have access to a computer? No problem. Get a paper nomination form from your station or business office.

*No early or late nominations will be accepted.

Nomination Form

Employee Awards

Select an award below to find out more info:

  • Dean’s Award for Excellence in Extension & Outreach
  • Dean’s Award for Excellence in Instruction
  • Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Student Mentoring
  • Dean’s Grantsmanship Award
  • Dean’s Research Award
  • Guthrie Award for Achievement in International Agriculture
  • Outstanding Publication Award
  • Outstanding AAES Administrative & Professional Employee Award
  • Outstanding COA Administrative & Professional Employee Award
  • Outstanding Service Staff Award
  • Spirit of AG Award
  • Team Award

Recent Winners

  • 2024: Dr. Ash Bullard, Dr. Dianna Bourassa, Dr. Rishi Prasad, Dr. Brenda Ortiz, Dr. Nathan Whelan, Dr. Leanne Dillard, Dr. Geoff Williams, Dr. Phillip Waters, Dr. Marnin Wolfe, Dr. Joel Cuffey and Dr. Rex Dunham
  • 2023: Dr. Brendan Higgins, Dr. Sushil Adhikari and Dr. Jasmeet Lamba
  • 2022: Dr. Stephen Bullard, Dr. Sushil Adhikari and Dr. Rishi Prasad
  • 2021: Dr. Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva, Dr. Shannon Brewer and Dr. Scott Rikard

  • 2024: Dr. Brandon Smith
  • 2023: Dr. John Beckmann 
  • 2022: Dr. Jessica Starkey
  • 2021: Dr. Thorsten Knappenberger

  • 2024: Dr. Jay Spires
  • 2023: Dr. Terry Brandebourg
  • 2022: Dr. Paul Dyce

  • 2024: Dr. Brandon Higgins
  • 2023: Dr. Sushil Adhikari
  • 2022: Dr. Ruiqing Miao
  • 2021: Dr. Ian Butts

  • 2024: Dr. Wenying Li
  • 2023: Dr. Brendan Higgins
  • 2022: Dr. Kevin Wang
  • 2021: Dr. Jacek Wower, Dr. John Beckman and Dr. Yi Wang

  • 2024: Dr. Allen Davis and Dr. Alan Wilson
  • 2023: Dr. Tanzeel Rehman
  • 2022: Dr. Jeff Coleman
  • 2021: Dr. Rishi Prasad

  • 2023: Debolina Chakraborty

  • 2024: Dr. Dianna Bourassa
  • 2023: Dr. Steve Li
  • 2022: Dr. Anita Kelly
  • 2021: Dr. Eve Brantley

  • 2024: Dr. Allen Davis
  • 2022: Dr. Thorsten Knappenberger
  • 2021: Dr. Rex Dunham

  • 2024: Lisa McCullough
  • 2023: Carllee Solomon
  • 2022: Jessica Davis
  • 2021: Lance Burdette

  • 2024: Leticia Fantini Hoag
  • 2023: James Johnson
  • 2022: Kourtney Gardner
  • 2021: Mercedes McKoy

  • 2024: Miller Poultry Center and the Alabama Heirs Property Alliance
  • 2023: Wiregrass Research and Extension Center
  • 2022: The Our Work Seminar Team
  • 2021: Water Resources Center

  • 2024: Bethanie Gulley
  • 2023: John Jones
  • 2022: Hunter Mote
  • 2021: Bobby Bradford

  • 2023: Dr. Wilmer Pacheco

  • 2024: William Thompson
  • 2023: Edward Richards
  • 2022: Megan Adamson
  • 2021: Jarrod Jones
Nomination Form
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