2025 Announcements

 

2025 Class of Fellows
2025 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 Toronto at the 2025 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.
 


2025 Class of ASABE Fellows


Carmen Agouridis, PE
Sandun D. Fernando, PE
Richard W. Job, PE
Changying “Charlie” Li
Marybeth Lima, PE
Christopher M. U. Neale
Scott Osborn, PE
Maury Salz
Kelly R. Thorp, PE
Donghai Wang
 
 
Nominations for the 2026 Class of Fellows closes April 15.
 
 
Fellows Nominations
 

2025 Major Awards



Gold Medal Winners

John Deere Gold Medal
Roger M. Hoy

Massey-Ferguson Educational Gold Medal 
Ann L. Kenimer, PE

McCormick Case Gold Medal 
Robert T. Burns, PE
 
 
Pharos of Alexandria Global Learning
Hannah Rockwell

Yoerger Preprofessional Engineer of the Year
Mario Molina

Robert E. Stewart Engineering-Humanities
Savannah A. Roth

Gale A. Holloway Professional Development
Sushant Mehan

New Holland Young Researcher
Yuzhen Lu

Larry W. Turner Young Extension Professional
Simerjeet Virk

A.W. Farrall Young Educator
Shawn Ehlers

Sunkist Young Designer
Matt Wold

Evelyn E. Rosentreter Standards
Randall Renze

James R. and Karen A. Gilley Academic Leadership
Amy Kaleita, PE

IDEA Award
Sibel Irmak

Kishida International
Akindele Folarin Alonge, PE
 
Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in Global Engagement
Manjit K Misra

PEI Professional Engineer of the Year
Robert J. Gustafson, PE

Sukup Global Food Security Award
P. Kumar Mallikarjunan

ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Engineering
Kyle R. Mankin

G.B. Gunlogson Countryside Engineering
Amy Millmier Schmidt, PE

SMV Technologies Ergonomics, Safety, and Health
Kingsly Ambrose

Mayfield Cotton Engineering
Dennis S. (Dusty) Findley, Jr

Rain Bird Engineering Concept of the Year
Travis Burgers and Matt Horne

International Food Engineering
Rakesh K. Singh

Netafim Microirrigation
Yunkai Li

Henry Giese Structures & Environment
Qiang Zhang, PE
 
Nominations for our 2026 major awards will open September 1, 2025.
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 2025 ASABE Annual International Meeting to be held July 13–16 in Toronto. 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

 
 
 

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