CSES Awards Guidelines
Click on link for instructions and guidelines. Note deadline dates; approximate dates, so verify.* Indicates awards for which the CSES Awards Committee must identify a nominee or winner.
For others, the committee may urge deserving individuals to apply, but anyone may nominate.
There are many other outside awards and scholarships not listed that faculty may know about.
Faculty and Staff awards:
Tri-Societies awards and fellowships: https://www.agronomy.org/awards/award/ March 24
Southern Branch ASA Six awards total: https://www.agronomy.org/membership/branches/southern/
Early Career and Career-Professional Awards in Research, Teaching, and Technology Transfer January ?
Bumpers College: http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/138.htm for the following awards
Classified Support Personnel Award September 30
Non-Classified Support Personnel Award September 30
Alumni Society Outstanding Advising Award September 30
John W. White Awards - Research, Teaching, Extension, Team September 30
Jack G. Justus Endowment for Teaching Excellence September 30
Spitze Land Grant University Faculty Award for Excellence September 30
Note: Only one person from the department may be nominated per award. Coordinate through the CSES Awards Committee.
Gamma Sigma Delta http://www.uark.edu/misc/gsdhonor/; guidelines not linked yet. February
USDA-CSREES Excellence in University Teaching
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/business/other_links/serdteachaward.html March 15
Undergraduate Student Awards:
Tri-Societies award, scholarships, and fellowships http://www.agronomy.org/students/ Jan. 15 (CSES), Feb. 3 (ASA)
Candidates for Tri-Societies National Student Recognition Award are identified by CSES Club Advisors.
Winner is selected by CSES Faculty, then submits documents to Tri-Societies. CSES Outstanding Senior is applied for at the same time. The winner may or may not be the same as the NSRA winner.
Guidelines for the following three awards are found at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/138.htm
John W. White Outstanding Student Award February 1
Spitze Public Policy Legislative Internship Award February 1
Alumni Society Ring Scholar (one male and one female rising senior) February 1
Alumni Society Scholarship February 1
Bumpers Scholar Transfer Student Award. February 1
Graduate Student Awards:
* CSES Outstanding MS and Outstanding PhD Students. See Graduate Student Handbook for award description and application guidelines. See document p. 53 and p. 54. Submit documents electronically to Dr. C. West by noon on January 8.
* Dale Bumpers Distinguished Scholar Graduate Student Awards, M.S. and Ph.D. See pdf from this URL:
http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/138.htm January 15 to DBAFLS Dean's office. Winners of CSES M.S. and Ph.D. awards are nominated for the Bumpers Scholar Awards.
* CSES Spooner Scholar. See Graduate Student Handbook for award description and application guidelines. See document p. 35-36. Submit electronically to Dr. C. West by February 1.
* Crop Science Society Gerald O. Mott Scholarship https://www.crops.org/awards/award/detail/?a=10
Click on "Graduate Student Scholarships" for guidelines. Also see Graduate Student Handbook p. 55 for application guidelines. CSES Awards Committee identifies nominee independently from other department graduate student awards. Submit application materials to Awards Committee by December 18. Local winner will apply to CSSA by January 19?.
Awards for Outsiders:
Bumpers College Outstanding Alumnus(a) http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/138.htm Fall
Oustanding CSES Alumnus(a). For guidelines contact Joda Parent (jparent@uark.edu) Summer
Friend of CSES Department. For guidelines contact Joda Parent Fall
Compiled by Dr. Chuck West, Chair, CSES Awards Committee. cwest@uark.edu
Revised: August 20, 2009