agInnovation Award for Excellence in Leadership
Purpose. To recognize those who have served the Southern Experiment Stations, agInnovation South, and the national Land-Grant System with exemplary distinction. Through this person’s leadership he/she shall have personified the highest level of excellence by enhancing the cause and performance of the agInnovation South in achieving its mission, the vision for the Southern Agricultural Experiment Stations and the Land-Grant ideal.
2026-Leadership-Award-Guidelines
https://escop.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2026-Leadership-Award-Guidelines.pdf
agInnovation South Leadership Award Recipients
- 2003 – James R. Fischer
- 2004 – William Brown, LA, and Charles J. Scifres, TX
- 2005 – Richard Jones, FL
- 2006 – D.C. Coston, OK, and Gale Buchanan, GA
- 2007 – Nancy Cox, KY, and Vance Watson, MS
- 2008 – Gerald (Jerry) F. Arkin, GA
- 2009 – Tom Klindt, TN, and David Morrison, LA
- 2010 – David Boethel, LA, and Richard Guthrie, AL
- 2011 – Clarence E. Watson, OK
- 2012 – Mark McLellan, FL
- 2013 – Bob Shulstad, GA
- 2014 – Craig Nessler, TX
- 2015 – Eric Young, agInnovation South
- 2016 – Bill Brown, TN
- 2017 – George Hopper, MS
- 2018 – John S. Russin, LA
- 2019 – Saied Mostaghimi, VA
- 2020- Bob Godfrey, VI
- 2021- Keith Owens, OK
- 2022- Jean-Francois Meullenet, AR
- 2023- Henry Fadamiro, TX
- 2024- Steve Lommell, NC
- 2025- Hongwei Xin, TN