APS Early Career Recognition 10th I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium Awardees
Schroth Faces of the Future Early Career Professionals Symposium Awardees
This prestigious symposium features presentations on graduate thesis work highlighting research aimed at providing a better understanding of the epidemiology, management, and phytosanitary issues of plant diseases caused by pathogens that are seedborne. The symposium is named in honor of Irving E. Melhus, a renowned teacher and outstanding researcher and pioneer in the field of plant pathology at what was then Iowa State College.
The Schroth Faces of the Future in Virology Symposium is designed to acknowledge the “up and comers” in virology. The awardees have the opportunity to highlight their current work and speculate on the future directions of their discipline. This symposium was made possible by a generous donation from Milt and Nancy Schroth. Milt Schroth is an internationally known expert on bacterial diseases, systematics, and biocontrol.
Bhabesh Dutta University of Georgia
Robert Louis (Lou) Hirsch University of Arkansas
Kameka Johnson University of Georgia
Jose Pablo Soto-Arias Iowa State University
Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship Awardee
Olufemi J. Alabi Washington State University
Lucy Stewart USDA-ARS
Ioannis Tzanetakis University of Arkansas
Anna Whitfield Kansas State University
Pioneer Fellowship in Plant Pathology Awardee
This fellowship, awarded for the first time in 2010, was established by former APS Executive Vice President Raymond J. Tarleton to support graduate students in plant pathology research and to encourage students to further their careers in plant pathology.
Jonathan Jacobs University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Pioneer Fellowship in Plant Pathology is a graduate student fellowship through the APS Foundation with gifts from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. to help attract students to careers in plant pathology, emphasizing disease resistance, host-pathogen interactions, and disease etiology. The fellowship provides a $20,000 annual stipend to the student for up to four years. David E. Cook University of Wisconsin-Madison