2026 Fellows and Major-Award Winners

2026 Announcements

2026 Class of Fellows
2026 Major-Award Winners

Cheers to those whose achievements and contributions represent the best of the profession!

Join us in congratulating this year's class of Fellows, as well as the winners of the Society's major awards.

We hope to see you in Indianapolis at the 2026 ASABE Annual International Meeting, where you'll have an opportunity to congratulate the honorees in person, at the Fellows induction ceremony and the awards luncheon.

2026 Class of ASABE Fellows

Danielle Julie Carrier
Scott C. Cedarquist
Dwayne R. Edwards, PE
Sanjay Shukla
Travis Tsunemori
Lingjuan Wang-Li
Gregory D. Williams, PE
Qiang Zhang, PE

Nominations for the 2027 Class of Fellows close April 15.

Fellows Nominations

2026 Major Awards

Gold Medal Winners

John Deere Gold Medal
Paul Corcoran

Massey-Ferguson Educational Gold Medal
Deepak Keshwani

McCormick Case Gold Medal
John F. Reid

Pharos of Alexandria Global Learning
Roselle Barretto

Yoerger Preprofessional Engineer of the Year
Grant Johnson

Robert E. Stewart Engineering-Humanities
Rio Bonham

Gale A. Holloway Professional Development
Joe Sagues

New Holland Young Researcher
Natalie Nelson

Larry W. Turner Young Extension Professional
John T. McMaine

A.W. Farrall Young Educator
Ana Martin-Ryals

Sunkist Young Designer
John T. Evans IV

Evelyn E. Rosentreter Standards
Edwin Kreis

James R. and Karen A. Gilley Academic Leadership
Oladiran Fasina, PE

IDEA Award
No recipient 2026

Kishida International
Dirk E. Maier, PE

Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in Global Engagement
Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan

Professional Engineer of the Year
Brady D. Lewis, PE

Sukup Global Food Security Award
Klein E. Ileleji

ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Engineering
Michael D. Dukes, PE

G.B. Gunlogson Countryside Engineering
Joe D. Luck, PE

SMV Technologies Ergonomics, Safety, and Health
Farzaneh Khorsandi

Mayfield Cotton Engineering
J. Alex Thomasson, PE

Rain Bird Engineering Concept of the Year
Jian Shi, Yuxuan Zhang, Ning Wei, and Kailong Zhang

Advancement of Surface Irrigation
Vijay P. Singh, PE

Heerman Sprinkler Irrigation
R. Troy Peters

International Food Engineering
P. Kumar Mallikarjunan

Netafim Microirrigation
Sandra M. Guzmán-Gutierrez

Henry Giese Structures & Environment
Jody Purswell, PE

Nominations for our 2027 major awards will open September 1, 2026.

ASABE Major Awards

ITSC Community Paper Awards

The Information Technology, Sensors & Control Systems (ITSC) technical community is pleased to announce the ITSC Meeting Paper Award for the 2026 ASABE Annual International Meeting to be held July 12–15 in Indianapolis. Deadline for entry is April 20.

To be considered for the award, papers must:

Be submitted to ASABE via the standard conference paper submission process detailed at asabemeetings.org
Be associated with an abstract approved for presentation (any format) during an ITSC-sponsored or -cosponsored session at that year's AIM
Use the most current annual meeting paper template

Successful submission is ultimately the responsibility of the contact author. For questions, email AIMpapers@asabe.org.

Student Competitions On Tap

Hey students, get ready to shine! Our competitions are a great opportunity to boost the hard and soft skills that will make you a standout job prospect.

Note the entry deadlines!

April
Bioprocess Startup Competition
Deadline: April 15

Fountain Wars
Deadline: April 15

Student Honor Award
Deadline: April 20

May
International 1/4 Scale Tractor Student Design Competition
Deadline: May 15

AGCO National Student Design Competition
Deadline: May 15

K.K. Barnes Student Paper Award Competition
Deadline: May 15

Gunlogson Environmental Design Open Competition
Deadline: May 15

June

Robotics Student Design Competition
Deadline: June 1

NEW THIS YEAR!

Student Competitions and More Take Center Stage

Most student competitions hosted at the 2026 annual meeting will take place at Center Stage, a new venue conveniently located in the exhibit hall. Center Stage will be our hub for student competitions and award announcements. Plan to join us—enjoy the speakers and celebrate the winners!

You, Too, Can Take Center Stage

Center Stage will also feature industry-focused, lunch-hour programming on Monday and Tuesday, and we’re looking for presenters.

If you're inspired to take the stage yourself, you’re invited to submit a proposal for a presentation. Short engineering talks, panel discussions, and single-speaker breakout sessions—we’re open to your great ideas. Apply by May 15. Notification of acceptance will go out by May 30.

Learn More about Center Stage

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