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Awards PagePast Award Winners - Meritorious Service Awards
| 1950 (* indicates
deceased) * Samuel Benton Ninckols, U.S. Department of Agriculture 1952 (* indicates deceased) * Elmer W. Brandes, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Wilford Y. Cannon, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * Dan Gutleben * J. G. Lill, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Wilfred William Robbins, University of California * Anton William Skuderna, American Crystal Sugar Company * Harry Bruce Walker, University of California 1954 (* indicates deceased) * Eubanks Carsner, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Geoffrey S. Childs, Michigan Sugar Company * J. Earl Coke, U.S. Department of Agriculture * George H. Coons, U.S. Department of Agriculture * R. H. Cottrell, The Amalgamated Sugar Company * Henry W. Dahlberg, The Great Western Sugar Company * David J. Roach, The Great Western Sugar Company * Douglas E. Scalley, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * Arthur A. Schupp, Farmers & Manufactures Beet Sugar Association * Herman Edward Zitowski, American Crystal Sugar Company 1956 (* indicates deceased) * Charles E. Cormany, Holly Sugar Corporation * Nahum J. Giddings, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Asa C. Maxson, The Great Western Sugar Company * John C. Overpeck, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts * Forrest V. Owen, U.S. Department of Agriculture 1958 (* indicates deceased) * C. W. Bennett, U.S. Department of Agriculture * H. E. Brewbaker, The Great Western Sugar Company * Ray L. Cook, Michigan State University * Frank A. Kemp, The Great Western Sugar Company * Dewey Stewart, U.S. Department of Agriculture 1960 (* indicates deceased) Roy Bainer, University of California * Vernal Jensen, The Amalgamated Sugar Company * J. C. Keane, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * R. A. McGinnis, Spreckels Sugar Company * Helen Savitsky, U.S. Department of Agriculture * V. F. Savitsky, U.S. Department of Agriculture * LeRoy Powers, U. S. Department of Agriculture * Harold Silver, Silver Engineering Works 1962 (* indicates deceased) * Harvey P. H. Johnson, American Crystal Sugar Company * Phjlljp B. Smith, The Great Western Sugar Company * Bion Tolman, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * H. M. Tysdal, U.S. Department of Agriculture 1964 (* indicates deceased) * Guy Rorabaugh, Holly Sugar Corporation * E. Jackson Maynard, The Great Western Sugar Company * Austin A. Armer, Spreckels Sugar Company 1966 (* indicates deceased) Beverly E. Easton, Canada & Dominion Sugar Company, Ltd. (Retired) * James H. Fischer, Beet Sugar Development Foundation * John 0. Gaskill, U.S. Department of Agriculture * John S. McFarlane,U.S. Department of Agriculture Perc A. Reeve, Farmers & Manufacturers Beet Sugar Association (Retired) 1968 (* indicates deceased) * Herbert L. Bush, The Great Western Sugar Company Robert S. Gaddie, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company (Retired) * Frank H. Peto, British Columbia Sugar Refining Company, Ltd. Albert Ulrich, University of California (Retired) 1970 (* indicates deceased) * Sam C. Campbell, West Coast Beet Seed Company * Charles William Doxtator, American Crystal Sugar Company Harry A. Elcock, The Amalgamated Sugar Company (Retired) * Lloyd T. Jensen, The Great Western Sugar Company George Edward Rush, West Coast Cooling Company (Retired) R. Ralph Wood, The Great Western Sugar Company (Retired) 1972 (* indicates deceased) M. G. Frakes, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) * Russell T. Johnson, Spreckels Sugar Company (Retired) * Arnold A Mast, Western Seed Production Corporation * Lloyd Norman, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative * Hugh G. Rounds, The Amalgamated Sugar Company 1974 No Awardees 1976 (* indicates deceased) Dr. Donald D. Dickenson, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) John W. Hall, Manitoba Sugar Company (Retired) Ernest M. Hartmann, Spreckels Sugar Company (Retired) * Julian R. Johnson, The Amalgamated Sugar Company George W Miles, Jr., Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) * Dr. R. K. Oldemeyer, The Great Western Sugar Company Charles L. Schneider, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) *R. J. Tingley, Holly Sugar Corporation 1978 (* indicates deceased) John T. Alexander, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) Lauren M. Burtch, Spreckels Sugar Company/Amstar (Retired) Dr. Gerald E. Coe, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) * F. J. Hills, University of California Dr. Donald L. Oldemeyer, The Amalgamated Sugar Company (Retired) Davis L. Sunderland, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) Glen W. Yeager, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) |
1981 George W. Cossairt, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. Richard J. Hecker, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) Grant E. Nichol, Monitor Sugar Company (Retired) J. E. A. "Bob" Rich, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) Edward L. Swift, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) M. A. Woods, Union Sugar Company (Retired) 1983 Stewart Bass, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) Sylvester N. Heiner, The Amalgamated Sugar Company (Retired) William Meggitt, Michigan State University (Retired) Dr. Edward Schweizer, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) Freeman W. Snyder, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) 1985 (* indicates deceased) Dr. Stanley E. Bichsel, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. James E. Duffus, ARS, SEA, USDA (Retired) Fredrick G. Eis, (Retired) * Lysle D. Leach, University of California Robert F. Munroe, Riley Stoker Corporation (Retired) Karlheinz W. Schoenrock, The Amalgamated Sugar Company (Retired) 1987 Peter Bergen, Agriculture Canada Research Station (Retired) Roland F. Olson, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. Earl G. Ruppel, U. S. Department of Agriculture Dr. Edward F. Sullivan, Retired 1989 J. Phillip Abbott, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) Elmer Bonetti, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) Dr. Susan Martin, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) Robert Sanborn, Monitor Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. Richard Zielke, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) 1991 (* indicates deceased) Dr. Robert H. Helmerick, Hilleshog Mono-Hy, Incorporated (Retired) * Irvin O. Skoyen, USDA-ARS *Phil B. Brimhall, Michigan Sugar Company Dr. Robert Lewellen, USDA-ARS Dr. Clair Theurer, USDA-ARS (Retired) Dr. Garry Smith, USDA-ARS (Retired) Dr. Devon Doney, USDA-ARS (Retired) 1993 (* indicates deceased) Dr. William M. Bugbee, USDA-ARS (Retired) Dr. Allan W. Cattanach, North Dakota State University, (Retired) American Crystal Sugar Company Dr. Alan G. Dexter, North Dakota State University, University of Minnesota (Retired) *Dr. Joseph W. Saunders, USDA-ARS Gerald M. Simantel, Hilleshog Mono-Hy, Incorporated (Retired) *E. D. "Ike" Whitneäy, USDA-ARS (Retired) 1995 (* indicates deceased) * Dr. Larry Gholson, Western Sugar Company, posthumous Roger Hill, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) Dr. Lynn Hoefert, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) John Kolberg, Spreckels Sugar Company (Retired) Duane Melling, Betaseed, Incorporated (Retired) Dr. James Schulke, Spreckels Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. Larry Smith, North West Experiment Station, University of Minnesota Dr. J. R. Stander, Betaseed, Incorporated Dr. Akio Suzuki, Seedex, Incorporated Dr. Laszlo Toth, Western Sugar Company (Retired) 1997 Del Traveller, Amalgamated Sugar Company Dr. Jim Widner, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (Retired) Richard E. Watkins, American Crystal Sugar Company David Hilde, American Crystal Sugar Company Dr. K. James Fornstrom, University of Wyoming 1999 Dr. Larry Campbell, U.S. Department of Agriculture Dr. Don Christenson, Michigan State University Robert Levos, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. Stephen Miller, University of Wyoming Dr. Steven Winter, Texas A & M University 2001 Douglas Emek, Rogers Sugar Ltd. Dr. Alvin Ericksen, Holly Hybrids (Retired) George Hobbs, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Dr. John Kern, American Crystal Sugar Company Dr. Charlie Rush, Texas A & M University 2003 Dr. Joseph F. Giles, North Dakota State University Dr. Robert Wilson, University of Nebraska Dr. Arthur Quinn, Betaseed, Incorporated 2005 Dr. John Gallian, Univeristy of Idaho Dr. Carol Windels, University of Minnesota George Burt, West Coast Beet Seed Company (Retired) 2007 Dr. Stephen R. Kaffka, University of California Dr. Leonard W. Panella, USDA-ARS Thomas K. Schwartz, Beet Sugar Development Foundation 2009 Dennis D. Costesso, Amalgamated Research, Inc. Barry J. Jacobsen, Montana State University Hsing-Yeh Liu, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service |