Annual Recognition Program March 6, Awards U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service

Distinguished Senior Research Scientist Thomas A. Foglia North Atlantic Area, Wyndmoor, PA

Herbert L. Rothbart Outstanding Early Career Research Scientist Douglas D. Bannerman Beltsville Area, Beltsville, MD

Area Senior Research Scientist Carlos V. Alonso Mid South Area, Oxford, MS

Area Senior Research Scientist Franklin E. Barton II South Atlantic Area, Athens, GA

Area Senior Research Scientist Leslie C. Lewis Midwest Area, Ames, IA

Area Senior Research Scientist Frederick J. Muehlbauer Pacific West Area, Pullman, WA

Area Senior Research Scientist Jeff Pedersen Northern Plains Area, Lincoln, NE

Area Senior Research Scientist Debra C. Peters Southern Plains Area, Las Cruces, NM

Area Senior Research Scientist Walter J. Rawls Beltsville Area, Beltsville, MD

Area Early Career Research Scientist Justin D. Derner Northern Plains Area, Cheyenne, WY

Area Early Career Research Scientist Gennaro Fazio North Atlantic Area, Geneva, NY

Area Early Career Research Scientist Niklaus J. Grunwald Pacific West Area, Corvallis, OR

Area Early Career Research Scientist Yulin Jia Southern Plains Area, Stuttgart, AR

Area Early Career Research Scientist Eric A. Schmelz South Atlantic Area, Gainesville, FL

Area Early Career Research Scientist Brian C. Small Mid South Area, Stoneville, MS

Area Early Career Research Scientist Heping Zhu Midwest Area, Wooster, OH

Kris Havstad Southern Plains Area, Las Cruces, NM Administrator’s Equal Employment Opportunity / Civil Rights Awards

Kathleen Parker Pacific West Area, Pullman, WA

T.W. Edminster Research Associate Award Hong Lin Pacific West Area, Parlier, CA

Excellence in Information Award Yvette Alonso National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD

Office Professional of the Year Mary Goleski Beltsville Area, Beltsville, MD