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Award Winners

2024 award winners

Honored Guest during the Fall 2024 Awards Ceremony

Pictured from left to right: Aaron Wood, CAFLS Dean Matt Holt, and Bert McCarty.

Also honored was alumna Addie Stone, who was recognized via Zoom.

2024

CAFLS Young Alumni

Addie Stone
Agribusiness, 2020

CAFLS Professional Achievement Award

Aaron Wood
B.S. in Agricultural Education, 2001
M.S. in Human Resource Development, 2003

Distinguished Service Award

Lambert “Bert” McCarty
Agronomy and Soils, 1981

2023

CAFLS Young Alumni

Mallory Maher
B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, 2012
M.A. in Agricultural Education, 2015
M.S in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, 2023

CAFLS Professional Achievement Award

Andrew Hurley
M.A. Packaging Science, 2008
Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Communication and Information Design, 2011

Professional Achievement Award

Don Still
B.S. in Agriculture Education, 1957

Distinguished Service Award

Edgar Woods
Agribusiness, 1983

2022

CAFLS Young Alumni

Zach Snipes
M.S. in Plant Pathology, 2013

CAFLS Professional Achievement Award

Jamie Dozier
B.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Biology, 1994
M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Biology, 1997

Chris Singleton
Masters of Forest Resources, 2001

2021

Young Alumni

Kinsley Miller
Agricultural Education, Class of 2016
Masters in Education, Class of 2021

Sarah Wilbanks
Agricultural Education, Class of 2009
Animal Veterinary Science (PhD), Class of 2018

Professional Achievement

Tim Burcham
PhD, Class of 1989

Boyd Parr
Class of 1974

Distinguished Service Award

Roy McCall
Agronomy, Class of 1953

2020

Young Alumni Award

Justin Ballew
Agricultural Education, Class of 2011

Professional Achievement

Marc Cribb
Plant Sciences, Class of 1977

K. Flint Holbrook
Master's of Agricultural Engineering, Class of 1986

Distinguished Service

Kemp McLeod
Agronomy, Class of 1976

2019

Young Alumni Award

Spencer McLeod
Agricultural Mechanization and Business, Class of 2012, 2014, MBA

Professional Achievement

Dr. Thomas Dobbins
Agricultural Education, Class of 1982
Masters in Dairy Science, Class of 1988

Dr. Matthew Burns
Animal Science, Class of 2005, 2012, PhD

Distinguished Service

Mickey Scott
Forest Management, Class of 1975

2018

Young Alumni Award

Sarah White
Horticulture, Class of 2000, 2007 (PhD)

Timothy Keown
Agricultural Education, Class of 2004, 2009

Professional Achievement

Gene Kodama
Forestry, Class of 1975, 1977

Wayne Beam
Biological Sciences, Class of 1969

Distinguished Service

Ernie Wiggers
Wildlife Biology, Class of 1975, 1979

2017

Young Alumni Award

Will Amick
Applied Economics and Statistics, Class of 2012

Drake Yon
Applied Economics and Statistics, Class of 2014,

Professional Achievement

Blake Berry
Agricultural Education, Class of 2005, 2006

Chalmers Carr
Agricultural Economics, Class of 1990

Distinguished Service

Dr. John Morse
Entomology, Class of 1970

2016

Young Alumni Award

Keenan Adams
Forest Resources, Class of 2007
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Class of 2010

Kevin Sox
Agricultural Education, Class of 2007

Professional Achievement

Pat Earle
Agricultural Education, Class of 1978
Animal Science, Class of 1980

Glenn Stevens
Animal Science, Class of 1983
Agricultural Education, Class of 1988

Distinguished Service

Oscar Lovelace
Zoology, Class of 1981

2015

Young Alumni Award

Dan Rummel
AgriBusiness, Class of 2013

Emma Konkel Klingman
Packaging Science, Class of 2009