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Department of Plant Pathology

E.C. Stakman Award

The Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Minnesota requests nominations for the E.C. Stakman Award. The award is granted to individuals of any country and nationality for outstanding achievements in plant pathology. The award may be given for documented achievements in the areas of research, teaching, outreach, international development, or for any combination of these areas. Preference is given to candidate actively engaged in these areas; only occasionally will lifetime achievement awards be considered.

Complete nominations must include a nomination form (including a brief biographical sketch of the nominee), a current curriculum vitae and two letters from persons who can address the scientific contributions of the candidate.

Please send nominations or direct your inquiries to:

Dr. Linda Kinkel
Acting Department Head
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Minnesota
495 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108-6030
USA

Email: lages001@umn.edu
Office telephone: 612-625-8200
Fax number: 612-625-9728

Award Recipients

2012

Jonathan D.G. Jones

Senior Scientist, Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK
Professor, University of East Anglia

2011

Dr. Martin B. Dickman

Director, Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology and Professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University

2010

Dr. Ravi Prakash Singh

Distinguished Scientist & Head, Irrigated Bread Wheat Improvement & Rust Research, CIMMYT, Mexico

2009

Dr. Robert S. Zeigler

Director General of the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines

2007

Sir Bent Skovmand

Director of the Nordic Gene Bank, Alnarp, Sweden and for participation in the design and construction of the Svalvard International Seed Bank, Spitsbergen, Norway

2006

Dr. John W. Gibler

Leader in Latin American Crop Development, Alumnus - Plant Pathology and Plant Breeding, University of Minnesota

2005

Dr. Laurence V. Madden

Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio

2004

Dr. Jan E. Leach

Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

2003

Dr. Jeremy J. Burdon

CSIRO, Canberra, Australia

2002

Dr. Robert A. McIntosh

Plant Breeding Institute, Cobbitty, Australia

2001

Dr. James DeVay

Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, California

2000

Dr. William Bushnell

Department of Plant Pathology, Cereal Disease Lab, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

1999

Dr. Malcolm C. Shurtleff

Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, and Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University

1993

Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram

Germplasm Improvement Subprogram International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, CIMMYT, Mexico

1992

Dr. Luis Sequeira

Departments of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin

1991

Dr. Allen Kerr

Department of Crop Protection, The University of Adelaide, South Australia

1990

Dr. Thor Kommedahl

Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota

1989

Dr. R. James Cook

USDA, Regional Cereal Disease Research Lab, Washington State University, Pullman

1988

Dr. Theodor O. Diener

USDA, Plant Virology Lab, Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland

1987

Dr. Arthur Kelman

Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin

1986

Dr. J.M. Daly

Department of Agricultural Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

1985

Dr. J.E. VanderPlank

Pla5t Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa

1982

Dr. E.J. Wellhausen

Special Staff Member, The Rockefeller Foundation, Mexico

1982

Dr. J.F. Fulkerson

Plant Pathologist and Microbiologist, USDA, Washington, DC

1981

Dr. C.M. Christensen

Regents Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota

1972

Dr. D.L. Bailey

Professor Emeritus, Department of Botany, University of Toronto, Canada

1972

Dr. J.C. Walker

Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison

1971

Dr. C.S. Holton

Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman

1971

Dr. H. Asuyama

Department of Plant Pathology, University of Tokyo

1969

Dr. George J. Harrar

President, Rockefeller Foundation

1968

Dr. Donald G. Fletcher

former Executive Vice-President, Crop Quality Council, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1968

Sir Frederick C. Bawden

Director, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts, England

1967

Dr. H.H. Flor

Research Plant Pathologist, USDA, Fargo, North Dakota

1966

Dr. I.A. Watson

Dean, College of Agriculture, Sydney University, Australia

1965

Dr. J.A. Rupert

In charge of the Rockefeller Foundation's agricultural improvement program in Chile

1964

Dr. J.H. Craigie

Former Head, Canadian Rust Research Laboratory, Winnipeg

1963

Dr. Helen Hart

Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota

1961

Dr. Norman E. Borlaug

Renown wheat breeder and plant pathologist with the Rockefeller Foundation=s agricultural improvement program in Mexico

1960

Mr. Jose Vallega

Argentina Department of Agriculture, FAO in Rome

1959

Dr. J.J. Christensen

Head, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota

1958

Dr. T. Johnson

Head, Canadian Rust Research Laboratory, Winnipeg

1957

Dr. H.A. Rodenhizer

USDA, Washington, DC, (formerly Deputy Administrator for Farm Research)

1956

Dr. W.L. Waterhouse

Professor, University of Sydney, Australia

E.C. Stakman Nomination Form

Due by December 15th

PLPA-honorsawards-ecstakmanaward-nominationform

Click here to download the nomination form. (.pdf)

E.C. Stakman Award Recipient 2012

Jonathan D.G. Jones

Senior Scientist, Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK, and Professor, University of East Anglia