APS Awards Raymond D. Martyn, Jr. was born in Washington, DC, and spent his childhood in Indiana and Florida. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Florida Atlantic University and was awarded his Ph.D. degree by the University of Florida. Martyn then accepted a position as assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Texas A&M University (TAMU), rising to the rank of professor in 1992. At TAMU, Martyn quickly established a reputation as an exceptional instructor, recognized three times as outstanding professor by the students. In 1995, he also was recognized at the college level at TAMU as an outstanding teacher. In 1997, Martyn accepted the position of professor and head of the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University. Martyn is recognized internationally for his research on diseases of melons and watermelons, with special emphasis on Fusarium wilts and Monosporascus vine decline. It is in the area of service that Martyn has truly excelled. Throughout his career, he has devoted his time and energies to the service of our science and professional societies. Martyn has served APS and several of its divisions in numerous appointed and elected roles, including councilor for the North Central Division; vice president/president of the Southern Division; and vice president/president-elect/president of APS. As president of APS in 2008, he led the society to a successful centennial meeting and a record society membership of more than 5,000. Sally A. Miller received a B.S. degree in biology from The Ohio State University (OSU) and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in plant pathology from the University of Wisconsin. She worked in the plant biotechnology industry until 1991, when she joined the faculty of the Department of Plant Pathology at OSU in Wooster. Miller is a pioneer in the development and application of plant disease diagnostic assays. She and her coworkers were among the first to apply monoclonal antibody technology to the detection of fungal and oomycete pathogens. After joining OSU, she continued to demonstrate leadership in this area and has made major advances in the use of serological and molecular assays to detect pathogens in vegetable crops. Miller has also maintained a strong applied research program that directly supports vegetable producers worldwide. Her research has focused on sustainable disease management and food safety, including the use of biocontrol and induced resistance mediated by organic amendments in traditional and organic systems. Miller is committed to solving critical problems and building phytopathology capacity in the developing world and has become firmly established as an international authority on diagnostics and management and of vegetable diseases. She has led long-term projects in 15 countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Central America and is in great demand as a speaker and advisor around the world. She currently serves as director of the APS Office of International Programs and was the 2002 recipient of the APS International Service Award.
Timothy D. Murray is professor of plant pathology at Washington State University (WSU). He earned a B.S. degree in plant science from the University of CaliforniaDavis in 1978 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in plant pathology from WSU in 1980 and 1983, respectively. He joined WSU in 1983 as a small grains pathologist. He teaches General Plant Pathology, has directed 17 students to M.S. or Ph.D. degrees, and served on the committees of 35 other students. His research focuses on control of winter wheat diseases. Murray has studied fungicide resistance and population genetic structure of the eyespot pathogens, use of seeding date changes and soil pH adjustment to control Cephalosporium stripe, and breeding for resistance to eyespot, Cephalosporium stripe, snow mold, and wheat streak mosaic diseases. His innovative use of pathogens transformed with the GUS reporter gene and has resulted in a seedling test for eyespot resistance that provides reliable phenotypes in two months compared to one year in field plots and has led to the identification of new genes for eyespot resistance in six wild relatives of wheat. Murray has a long history of service to APS. As the founding editor-in-chief of Plant Health Progress, his visionary leadership led to the publication of the first APS electronic-only journal and the establishment of the multijournal, multidisciplinary Plant Management Network. He is author of A Colour Handbook of Diseases of Small Grain Cereal Crops and coeditor of The Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology. He currently chairs the committee developing the U.S. recovery plan for wheat stem rust race Ug99. Krishna V. Subbarao obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in plant pathology from the University of Mysore, India, and a Ph.D. degree in plant pathology from Louisiana State University (LSU). Subbarao had postdoctoral stints at LSU and the University of California-Berkeley prior to joining the faculty of the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California-Davis, where he is currently a professor. Subbarao’s impressive career achievements have come through the study of two fungal pathogens, Sclerotinia spp. and Verticillium spp. He has utilized these systems to develop pioneering research programs in the assessment of contemporary and changing production practices on plant diseases. Subbarao’s seminal and widely acclaimed contributions have come from his studies concerning the ecology of Sclerotinia. His research provided answers to long-standing questions concerning the distribution of two Sclerotinia species in California and the innovative means of managing diseases caused by these species. His significant and ongoing accomplishments have also come from the study of Verticillium dahliae. His demonstration of the mechanisms of broccoli-induced V. dahliae suppression using a combination of soil microbiology, soil chemistry, and molecular cytology is highly noteworthy. Subbarao possesses a prolific publication record with more than 120 refereed journal articles, a review in Annual Review of Phytopathology (2009), and invited book