2024 Award Recipients
EXCELLENCE IN MULTISTATE RESEARCH

NORTH CENTRAL REGION
Controlled Environment Technology and Use (NCERA101)
NORTHEAST REGION
Genetic Bases for Resistance and Immunity to Avian Diseases (NE2334)
WESTERN REGION
Agrochemical Impacts on Human and Environmental Health: Mechanisms and Mitigation (W4045)
SOUTHERN REGION
Advanced Understanding and Prediction of Pollutants in Critical Landscapes in Watersheds (S1089)
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP

ASSOCIATION OF 1890 RESEARCH DIRECTORS
1890 Universities Foundation (formerly of Virginia State University)

SOUTHERN REGION
North Carolina State University

NORTHEAST REGION
West Virginia University

WESTERN REGION
University of Idaho

NORTH CENTRAL REGION
Purdue University
NATIONAL DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AWARDS

INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Colorado State University

GROUP AWARD
Tracy Dougher, on behalf of The Indigenous Pathways in Agriculture Team
Montana State University
RESEARCH INNOVATION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

NORTH CENTRAL REGION
(National Winner)

ASSOCIATION OF 1890 RESEARCH DIRECTORS
Salina Parveen
Professor, Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

SOUTHERN REGION
Michael R. Strand
H.M. Pulliam Chair and Professor
University of Georgia

WESTERN REGION
Blake Wiedenheft
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology
Montana State University