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K-State agronomy professors earn fellow status, education awardKansas Two Kansas State University agronomists are new Fellows of the American Society of Agronomy, while a third K-State agronomy professor is the recipient of a high honor from the Soil Science Society of America. The awards were presented at the annual meetings of the professional societies, which were both Oct. 5 to 9 in Houston, Texas. Named as 2008 Fellows of the American Society of Agronomy were Kassim Al-Khatib and Alan Schlegel, K-State professors of agronomy. Michel Ransom, K-State professor of agronomy, was recognized with the Soil Science Education Award from the Soil Science Society of America. "We are extremely fortunate to have faculty of this caliber at K-State," said Gary Pierzynski, head of the department of agronomy. "?Drs. Al-Khatib, Ransom and Schlegel have received the highest honors for--research, teaching, extension and service from their professional--societies. They have joined a very elite group." Al-Khatib studies plant-environment-herbicide interactions and herbicide-resistant plants. He is president of the Council of Agricultural Science and Technology and is associate editor for the International Journal of Agronomy. He was president of the Western Society of Weed Science and has also been active in Weed Science of America and the North Central Weed Society. He and a colleague have recently introduced an herbicide-resistant sorghum technology, which will be commercialized in the near future. Al-Khatib received a bachelor's degree from the University of Baghdad and a doctorate from K-State. Schlegel, who is a professor and agronomist at K-State's Southwest Research Extension Center in Garden City, focuses on nutrient and water management in dryland and limited irrigated cropping systems. He has served as associate editor for the Agronomy Journal and is currently serving as associate editor for the Soil Science Society of America Journal. He received a bachelor's degree from K-State and a master's and Ph.D. from Purdue University. The American Society of Agronomy has been naming Fellows since 1924. Members of the society nominate colleagues based on their professional achievements and meritorious service. Only 0.3 percent of the society's active and emeritus members may be elected Fellow. Ransom's Soil Science Education Award recognizes soil scientists who make outstanding educational contributions through activities such as resident, extension, or industrial education. Award recipients use innovative approaches that encourage learning. Ransom is a professor of soil science and assistant head for teaching in K-State's department of agronomy. His research is in pedology. He has served as chair of the Soil Science Society of America's Pedology Division and was on the society's board of directors. He also was an associate editor for Soil Science Society of America Journal. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Arkansas and his doctorate from Ohio State University. 11/17/08 Date: 11/13/08 Advertisement
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