Faculty Highlights
Awards and Recognitions
Over this semester, our faculty have been recognized across the academic world for their work in research, teaching, and extension.
- Dr. Cesar Escalante - Fulbright Teaching Fellowship (Japan), U.S. Global Scholar Program
- Dr. Cesar Escalante - UGA Faculty Recognition, Outstanding Teaching Award from CAES
- Dr. Yukiko Hashida - Japanese Female Economist of the Year, awarded by the Japanese Economic Association and funded by Nippon Life Insurance Co.
- Dr. Yangxuan Liu - Distinguished Extension/Outreach Award - Less than 10 years of experience, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
- Dr. Gopi Munisamy - Distinguished Alumni (Borealis) Award, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences, University of Minnesota, 2025.
- Dr. Gopi Munisamy - 2025 Donnie H. Morris Award for Extension Excellence from the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
- Dr. John Salazar - Georgia Marketing Education Association Post Secondary Teacher of the Year Award
- Dr. Lusi Xie - Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) Lone Mountain Fellowship
CARDS Endowment Lecture
This February, Dr. Gopinath Munisamy, the Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Marketing at the department, gave a presentation at the Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development Studies (CARDS) Endowment Lecture at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore, India.
Dr. Muniswamy poses for a photo with Dr. Vidhyavathi, Dr. Mahendran, Dr. Kumar, and Dr. Palanichamy after his lecture.
Composting Blog
This April, Dr. Jeff Mullen, an associate professor for the department, with Derek McNutt, a Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech's Carter School of Public Policy, published a blog, "New Interactive Map Reveals Composting Opportunities Across Georgia." The blog discusses a new interactive map of composting facilities across the state developed by researchers at Georgia Tech, as well as more information about composting in Georgia.