Category: Awards

The South Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society held its annual meeting on October 21, celebrating the outstanding accomplishments of students and faculty within the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation (FEC). Several members of our community were honored for their dedication, leadership, and contributions to the field of wildlife management. Lauren Lusk, a Wildlife […]

Clemson College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences (CAFLS) master’s and doctoral students learned valuable communication skills by participating in the 2025 CAFLS Graduate Research Symposium. This event was held at the Edisto Research and Education Center (REC) near Blackville, South Carolina, and consisted of 3-minute thesis and poster competitions related to each participating student’s […]

The Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) proudly announces Alba J. Collart, a Clemson University associate professor of agricultural economics, as the recipient of the prestigious Frank Panyko Distinguished Service Award, recognizing her decade-long dedication to advancing food distribution research, student engagement and professional service. Collart received the award during the 2025 FDRS Conference Award Ceremony […]

Jacob is a senior majoring in Forest Resource Management from Rock Hill, South Carolina. He is a dedicated student in the Clemson Honors College and an active CAFLS Ambassador. Jacob continually demonstrates his commitment to academic excellence, leadership, and service within the forestry community. The SAF scholarship recognizes students who excel both in and outside […]

BLACKVILLE, S.C. – Congratulations to Clemson University doctoral student Bennett Harrelson who received a first-place award for his presentation in the Applied Soybean Research Community oral contest for doctoral students during the 2024 American Society of Agronomy Meeting held Nov. 10-13, in San Antonio, Texas. Harrelson’s presentation was based on his dissertation work that involves […]

Christian Blackburn, a senior Wildlife and Fisheries Biology major and management minor from Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, was awarded an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in the Czech Republic. A National Scholar and Honors student, Blackburn served as an instructor in the South Carolina Teacher Cadet program, a statistics tutor at Clemson through the University’s Academic […]

Clemson Extension brought home 20 awards from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA)! The NACAA Achievement Award recognizes excellence in the field of professional Extension for members with less than 10 years of service. Mallory Maher and Sarah Scott earned the Achievement Award. Maher is a Natural Resources Extension Associate with Clemson Extension. […]

Payton Davis, a Ph.D. student at Clemson University, has been honored with the prestigious Gerald O. Mott Meritorious Graduate Student Award in Crop Science. This award, presented by the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), recognizes outstanding graduate students in crop science disciplines based on academic achievements, research, teaching contributions, leadership accomplishments, service activities, and […]

On April 20th, the South Carolina Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) held its largest State Contest to date at the Clemson Sandhill REC. WHEP is a national, hands-on environmental education program dedicated to teaching youth about wildlife and fisheries habitat conservation and management. The program allows youth to form teams of 3-4 members at the […]

Jeremy Greene from the Edisto Research & Education Center received the Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension from the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Additionally, Francis Reay-Jones from the Pee Dee Research & Education Center received the Southeastern Branch Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management. Congratulations to Jeremy and Francis! Distinguished Achievement […]