Beltsville Area Senior Research Scientist of the Year
Dr. Walter J. Rawls - Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory,Animal and Natural Resources Institute

Recognized for research and international leadership in the development and application of soil hydraulic properties in agricultural hydrology.

Beltsville Area Early Career Scientist of the Year
Dr. Douglas D. Bannerman - Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory,Animal and Natural Resources Institute

Recognized for outstanding performance in the development of a highly productive and innovative research program that is defining the role of the immune response to intramammary infection.

New Mastitis Treatment May Offer Alternative to Antibiotics - ARS Magizine

Beltsville Area Techonology Transfer Award
Alma Solis, David Chitwood, Amy Rossman, M. Catherine Aime, Lisa Castlebury, David Farr, Erin McCray , Zafar Handoo, Lynn Carta, Andrea M. Skantar, Donna Ellington, John Brown, Robert Carlson, Michael Gates, Thomas Henry, Ethan Kane, Alex Konstantinov, Steven Lingafelter, Stuart McKamey, Douglass Miller, Mark Metz, Gary Miller, David Nickle, Allen Norrbom, Ronald Ochoa, Michael Pogue, Sonja Scheffer, F. Christian Thompson, Natalia Vandenberg, Norman Woodley, David Adamski, Terry Nuhn, and Lisa Roberts - Plant Sciences Institute

A team of Scientists is being recognized for providing extraordinary assistance to APHIS/PPQ at ports in the U.S. and around the world.

Beltsville Area Support Scientist of the Year
Dr. Stanislaw Kahl - Growth Biology Laboratory,Animal and Natural Resources Institute

Recognized for outstanding support to the mission and functional role of the Agricultural Research Service in addition to maintaining high standards for the performance of his work and his professional interactions that reflect so highly back on ARS.

Beltsville Area Technician of the Year
Stephen T. Rogers - Nematology Laboratory,Plant Sciences Institute

Recognized for exceptional support of the research performed in the Nematology Laboratory.

Beltsville Area Equal Opportunity, Workplace Diversity, and Outreach Award
David A. Prevar - Safety, Occupational Health and Environmental Staff,Facillities Management and Operations Division

Recognized for demonstrating a true commitment to supporting the objectives and goals of Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights and to workforce diversity.

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Dr. Jerry C. Ritchie - Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory,Animal and Natural Resources Institute

Recognized for leadership in the development of programs to foster participation of underrepresented groups in soil science, hydrology, and remote sensing at Tuskegee University and North Carolina A&T University.

Beltsville Area Support/Service Employee of the Year
Ralph T. Roberts - Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory,Animal and Natural Resources Institute

Recognized for research and international leadership in the development and application of soil hydraulic properties in agricultural hydrology.

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Beltsville Area Office Support Professional of the Year
Helen Fleshman - Office of the Director,Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center

Recognized for meritorious and outstanding support of the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center.

Beltsville Area Preston Tisdale Safety Award
Dawn J. Harrison - Diet and Human Performance Laboratory,Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center

Recognized for excellence, leadership and vigilance in promoting safety in the Diet and Human Performance Laboratory.