Congratulations to our 2025 Award winners!
L-R: Tim Rials (Susan Duncan Meritorious Service Award), Hongwei Xin (Excellence in Leadership), Yang Zhao (Southern Region Excellence in Agricultural Research Innovation Award)
agInnovation South Awards
Nomination information for the 2026 Susan E. Duncan Meritorious Service Award can be found at: https://saaesd.org/susan-duncan-meritorious-service-award/.
agInnovation Awards
Descriptions of each award and corresponding evaluation criteria are hyperlinked as follows:
2026 Excellence in Multistate Research Award Guidelines
2026 Excellence in Leadership Award Guidelines
2026 Excellence in Research Innovation Awards Guidelines – Note that new categories have been included for nominations – Early Career, Mid-Career, Life-time Career. Please nominate in each category.
Nominations for all awards are due in the agInnovation South office by February 28, 2026.