OFFICE MANAGING THE AWARD PROCESS: Counseling and Advising, Office of Academic Programs.
DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT: Late February.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Mid March.
ELIGIBILITY: All professors and lecturers in CALS.
SPECIFICS: Recognizes excellence in undergraduate teaching. Every year since 1947, the Senior Class of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has had the privilege of selecting a Professor of Merit. This award is considered prestigious by faculty because it is awarded by students.
PRESENTED AT: Dean's Awards Reception.
| 1948 | Stanley W. Warren, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1949 | H. O. Buckman, Agronomy | |
| 1950 | Herrell DeGraff, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1951 | John Peter Willman, Animal Science | |
| 1952 | Loren Clifford Petry, Botany | |
| 1953 | Nyle C. Brady, Agronomy | |
| 1954 | Cedric Hay Guise, Natural Resources | |
| 1955 | Lawrence Bryce Darrah, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1956 | Chester Highby Freeman, Communication | |
| 1957 | Thomas Cobb Watkins, Entomology | |
| 1958 | George Eric Peabody, Communication | |
| 1959 | Kenneth Leon Robinson, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1960 | Thomas Rud Nielsen, Agronomy | |
| 1961 | Russell Dickinson Martin, Communication | |
| 1962 | Arthur John Pratt, Vegetable Crops | |
| 1963 | Harlan Parker Banks, Plant Biology | |
| 1964 | Daniel Gene Sisler, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1965 | Kendall Sewall Carpenter, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1966 | William Tinsley Keeton, Neurobiology and Behavior | |
| 1967 | Adrian M. Srb, Genetics and Development | |
| 1968 | Robert H. Foote, Animal Science | |
| 1969 | Thomas W. Scott, Soil, Crop and Atmospheric Sciences | |
| 1970 | Louise Daniel, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology | |
| 1971 | Joseph B. Bugliari, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1972 | Robert S. Smith, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1973 | Thomas Eisner, Neurobiology and Behavior | |
| 1974 | Gottfried Schatz, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology | |
| 1975 | George J. Conneman, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1976 | Richard D. Aplin, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1977 | Wendell G. Earle, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1978 | William C. Kelly, Vegetable Crops | |
| 1979 | Dwight A. Webster, Natural Resources | |
| 1980 | George L. Good, Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture | |
| 1981 | William B. Duke, Agronomy | |
| 1982 | Verne N. Rockcastle, Education | |
| 1983 | Dana C. Goodrich, Jr., Agricultural Economics | |
| 1984 | Gene A. German, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1985 | Richard G. Warner, Animal Science | |
| 1986 | David M. Galton, Animal Science | |
| 1987 | Ari van Tienhoven, Poultry and Avian Sciences | |
| 1988 | Edward W. McLaughlin, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1989 | Margaret J. Hubbert, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1990 | Robert G. Mower, Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture | |
| 1991 | Syed S. H. Rizvi, Food Science | |
| 1992 | Joan R. Egner, Education | |
| 1993 | Dale A. Grossman, Agricultural Economics | |
| 1994 | Richard A. Baer, Jr., Natural Resources | |
| 1995 | Ronald E. Pitt, Agricultural and Biological Engineering | |
| 1996 | Lois S. Willett, Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics | |
| 1997 | Cindy L. van Es, Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics | |
| 1998 | Brian O. Earle, Communication | |
| 1999 | Barbara L. Peckarsky, Entomology | |
| 2000 | Harold F. Hintz, Animal Science | |
| 2001 | Richard T. Curtis, Applied Economics and Management | |
| 2002 | Deborah H. Streeter, Applied Economics and Management | |
| 2003 | George W. Hudler, Plant Pathology | |
| 2004 | Rita A. Calvo, Molecular Biology and Genetics | |
| 2005 | James E. Blankenship, Molecular Biology and Genetics | |
| 2006 | Debra J. Perosio, Applied Economics and Management | |
| 2007 | Debbie J. Cherney, Animal Science | |
| 2008 | Michael E. Van Amburgh, Animal Science | |
| 2009 | Dennis D. Miller, Food Science |
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| 2010 |
Peter J. Trowbridge, Landscape Architecture |
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| 2011 | Evan G. Cooch, Natural Resources | |
| 2012 | Antonio DiTommaso, Crop and Soil Sciences |

