Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the 2011 recipients of the ANR Distinguished Service Awards, which are given biennially for outstanding contributions to the teaching, research and public service mission of the Division.

Awards were given in six areas:

• Outstanding Extension – Walt Bentley, area IPM advisor based at Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center
• Outstanding Research – Steve Koike, plant pathology farm advisor for Monterey and Santa Cruz counties
• Outstanding New Academic – Jim Bethke, floriculture and nursery advisor for San Diego and Riverside counties
• Outstanding Team – Money Talks. The Money Talks team is composed of Charles Go, workgroup chair...