The Agronomy and Horticulture Alumni Advisory Council (AHAAC) invites nominations of Department of Agronomy and Horticulture alumni who exemplify excellence in contributions, service and engagement.
The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed upon graduates of the department who have made significant contributions to their community, state and nation through professional service, public service and/or civic engagement. The award was founded by the AHAAC in 2016 to recognize alumni who have enhanced the reputation of the department and the university by distinguishing themselves in their careers. Honorees are selected by the AHAAC.
Nominations are due September 18, 2026.
Past nominees will also be considered, renomination is not necessary. Those currently nominated include: William (Bill) Biggs, Glenn Burton, Kenneth D. Frank, Francis A. Haskins, Virgil Johnson, Tiffany Heng-Moss, Bob Nielsen, Gary Petersen, and Ray Ward.
Two 2026 Honorees will be announced in January 2027.
Past recipients include the following:
- 2025: Calvin O. Qualset, Thomas S. Payne, James (Jim) S. Schepers and James “Jim” Eugene Specht
- 2024: Joseph W. Keaschall, William (Bill) Robert Raun and James J. Vorst
- 2023: Theodore Alexander Kiesselbach and David McGill
- 2022: Fredrick A. Bliss and Charles William Stuber
- 2021: Arden Albert Baltensperger and Robert "Bob" Sorensen
- 2020: Warren “Buck” Gabelman and Wayne F. Keim
- 2019: George W. Beadle, William Wesley Burr, Steve A. Eberhart, Kimberly Erusha, Franklin D. Keim, A. Bruce Maunder, Monica Norby and Robert A. Olson
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