The Excellence in International Service Award recognizes outstanding contributions to plant pathology by APS members for countries other than their own.
Nominees must be current APS Professional Members who have made outstanding contributions to plant pathology for a country beyond their home country.
Nominee's contributions may have been made through collaborative projects, sabbaticals, short- and long-term assignments with educational or governmental agencies, including, but not limited to, international centers and research institutes.
Supporting nomination information may include descriptions of plant pathology programs that have been established, collaborative efforts with scientists in the host country, publications resulting from work done in the host country, and effective coordination of educational programs for universities or government agencies.
Fellows are not eligible to be nominated for this award except when the new nominations are for accomplishments different from that on which the Fellow nomination was based, and the new accomplishment has occurred after recognition as a Fellow.
Nomination Guidelines
The award consists of a crystal inscribed award that is presented to the award recipient during the award ceremony at the APS Annual Meeting.
$1,000 USD award honorarium to awardee and $1,000 USD to an international program recommended by the awardee. Honorarium funds made possible through the APS Foundation John and Ann Niederhauser fund.
2025 C. D. Cruz
2022 P. O. Firpo
2021 R. Kemerait
2020 J. Brown
2019 C.M. Deom
2018 J. E. Bowman
2017 R. Bandyopadhyay
2016 J. B. Ristaino
2015 R.J. Nelson
2014 V. Verdier
2013 J. C. Comstock
2012 L. E. Datnoff
2011 M. Babadoost
2009 R. Sikora
2008 R. Ploetz
2007 N. Rayapati
2006 H. D. Thurston
2005 J. Steadman
2004 H. Czosnek
2003 K. Cardwell
2002 S.A. Miller
2001 R.S. Zeigler
2000 C.C. Mundt
1998 B.E. Lockhart
