MADISON, WI, NOV. 13, 2003 Thirty members of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) have received the honor of Fellows of the American Society of Agronomy. The prestigious awards were presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of ASA, held in conjunction with the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) from Nov. 2-6, in Denver, CO. Named as Fellows are:

• Nicholas T. Basta, Professor, Soil and Environmental Chemistry, The Ohio State University.
• John P. Beasley, Professor and Extension Peanut Agronomist, University of Georgia.
• Mark A. Brick, Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University.
• Roy G. Cantrell, Vice President, Agricultural Research Division of Cotton Inc., Cary, NC.
• John L. Cisar, Professor, Turfgrass Management and Water, University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
• Peter H. Dernoeden, Research and Extension Turfgrass Specialist, University of Maryland.
• Steven R. Evett, Soil Scientist and Lead Scientist, USDA-ARS Soil and Water Management Research Unit, Bushland, TX.
• Paul Gepts, Professor, Agronomy, University of California, Davis.
• Jay M. Ham, Professor, Environmental Physics, Kansas State University.
• James L. Heilman, Professor, Environmental Physics, Texas A&M University.
• Nicholas S. Hill, Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia.
• Robert L. Hill, Professor, Soil Physics, University of Maryland.
• Bingru Huang, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University.
• Frederic L. Kolb, Professor, Plant Breeding, the University of Illinois.
• Robert J. Kremer, Microbiologist, USDA-ARS Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit, Columbia, MO.
• Linda S. Lee, Professor, Environmental Chemistry, Purdue University.
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Contact: Sara Uttech
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608-273-8080
American Society of Agronomy
13-Nov-2003


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