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Colorado Senator Ken Salazar Receives Soil Stewardship Award
Award Recognizes His Support for Agriculture, Conservation
WASHINGTON, DC, JULY 22, 2008 – Recognizing his strong support for agriculture and the conservation of Colorado’s and the nation’s lands, Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO), received the 2008 Excellence in Soil Stewardship Award presented by the Soil Science Society of America on July 17.
“It is a great honor to present the Soil Science Society of America’s 2008 Excellence in Soil Stewardship Award to Senator Ken Salazar,” said SSSA President Gary A. Peterson, Colorado State University. “As a farmer and rancher, Senator Salazar has learned the importance of proper soil management to ensuring the long-term productivity of agricultural lands.”
Peterson presented the award to Senator Salazar at a luncheon in the U.S. Capitol and was joined by the leadership of SSSA and the Crop Science Society of America, both scientific societies based in Madison, Wis. Read Full Story
Congratulations, Dr. Paustian
Keith Paustian, Professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences is one of the Colorado State University scientists who has been closely involved in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared the Nobel Peace Prize.
Congratulations, Dr. Haley
Scott Haley, Wheat Breeder in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State University, received the Millers Award from Tim Aschbrenner of Cereal Food Processors for the best set of wheat lines in this year’s evaluations at the 2008 Wheat Quality Council annual meeting.
Congratulations to the following students for being recognized by the College of Ag and the Department of Soil & Crop Sciences for their outstanding achievements during school year 07/08:
ASA-Red Leonard Oustanding Senior: Jacob McDaniel
Scotty Robertson (Crops Senior Award): Karla Dunham
Rocky Mountain Plant Food and Ag Chemical Award (Soils Senior Award): William Luke Meier
Brewbaker Oustanding Juniors: Darci Giacomini & Michael Johns
Tak Tsuchiya Graduate Student Achievement Award: Elizabeth Castlebaum & Leon Van Eck
Hunter Follett Graduate Student Achievement Award: Jens Blotevogel
