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Awards & Nominations Committee (ANC)

The Awards and Nominations committee is responsible for two main activities: (1) coordinating nominations for the elected Board of Director positions and (2) conducting the nomination and selection process for awards (Early Career, Mid-Career, Lifetime, Cooperator, Leadership, and McClintock).

2024 Committee Members

  • Andrea Eveland (ANC Chair, BOD liason, Rhoades Early-Career Awardee) - Danforth Plant Science Center - 2025
  • Paula McSteen (Ex-Officio, Stadler Mid-Career Awardee) - University of Missouri
  • Jim Birchler (McClintock Awardee) - University of Missouri - 2024
  • Eli Borrego - Rochester Institute of Technology - 2024
  • Marja Timmermans (Stadler Mid-Career Awardee) - University of Tubingen - 2024
  • Jianming Yu - Iowa State University - 2025
  • Graziana Taramino - Bayer Crop Science - 2025
  • John Fowler (CODIE liaison, Leadership Awardee) - Oregon State University - 2026
  • Matt Hufford (Rhoades Early-Career Awardee) - Iowa State University - 2026
  • Carolyn Rasmussen - University of California, Riverside - 2026