Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturalists
Established in 1969, the Outstanding Agriculturalist Awards are named after Gerald W. Thomas who served as Dean of Agricultural Sciences from 1958 to 1970. The awards recognize one individual from three categories — Production, Agribusiness, and Public Service — for their accomplishments and contributions to the industry. These awards give us the opportunity to celebrate professionals in agriculture and natural resources while developing relationships across the industry.
| Year | Production | Agribusiness | Public Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Max Swinburn | Kim McPherson | Jimmy Dee Clark |
| 2024 | Trevor Caviness | David Waggoner | Rex Isom |
| 2023 | Peggy Donnell Brown | Fred Underwood | K. Michael Conaway |
| 2022 | Barry Street | Terry Caviness | Charles Perry |
| 2020 | Dan B. Smith | Sam Middleton | Mike Simpson |
| 2019 | Craig Heinrich | Brad Bouma | Stanley Young |
| 2018 | Shawn Holladay | Ron Craft | Jodey Arrington |
| 2017 | Wayne Schilling | Dee Vaughan | Tony Williams |
| 2016 | Edwin Teeter | Gail Kring | Randy Boman |
| 2015 | Frank Price | Les Eubank | Tom Sell |
| 2014 | Glenn Schur | Linda F. Taylor | Patti Jones |
| 2013 | Pierce Miller | Jim Prewitt | Terry J. Crofoot |
| 2012 | Kevin Igo | Joe Donald Hurst | Richard Ridgway |
| 2011 | Donnell Brown | Mike Engler | Jim Conkwright |
| 2010 | Barry Evans | Wally Darneille | Tim Lust |
| 2009 | Dave M. Hopper | Gordon W. Davis | Jimmie Ruth Evans |
| 2008 | Woody Anderson | Richard Ligon | Sam E. Curl |
| 2007 | Mark Williams | Kenneth Bell | William F. Bennett |
| 2006 | Ricky Bearden | Ross Wilson | Jaroy Moore |
| 2005 | Bob Moorhouse | Mike Gilbert | Randy Neugebauer |
| 2004 | Eddie Smith | J. Larry Nelson | Henry Bonilla |
| 2003 | Dan Taylor | Dr. Delbert Hess | Thomas A. Quarles |
| 2002 | Dale V. Swinburn | Graddy Tunnell | Richard McDonald |
| 2001 | Ronnie N. Hopper | Shirley L. Garrison | Delwin Jones |
| 2000 | William Thomas Lovelady | Curtis Griffith | Susan Coombs |
| 1999 | Becky Terry | Marcus E. Hill | Teel Bivins |
| 1998 | Jerry D. Harris | Ron Davenport | Robert L. Duncan |
| 1997 | Paul F. Engler | Loy L. Wylie | D. G. “Bill” Nelson |
| 1996 | Keith Streety | Van May | Steven C. Verett |
| 1995 | Gary T. Ivey | Dan Taylor | Rick Perry |
| 1994 | Jack Lott | Nathan Boardman | John T. Montford |
| 1993 | Wayne Huffaker | Rex McKinney | James E. “Pete” Laney |
| 1992 | Frank B. Jones, Jr. | James O. Gilbreath, Jr. | Dan A. Gattis |
| 1991 | Mary Nan West | Lloyd E. Cline | Elmer Kelton |
| 1990 | James L. Powell | Wayne Martin | John R. Abernathy |
| 1989 | E. C. Crofoot | Wesley Will Masters | Larry Combest |
| 1988 | Tommy Fondren | C. L. Boggs | Don King |
| 1987 | Bill Pfluger | John E. Birdwell | Elbert Harp |
| 1986 | L. C. Unfred | John C. Anderson | Earl W. Sears |
| 1985 | James Mitchell | George Sell | Calvin Pigg |
| 1984 | J. B. Cooper, Jr. | Dan Davis | Bill Sims |
| 1983 | S. M. True, Jr. | A. J. Kemp | Wayne Wyatt |
| 1982 | Robert L. Pfluger | Calvin Brints | Kent R. Hance |
| 1981 | J. D. Smith | Ed Breihan | Bill Clayton |
| 1980 | Don Marble | George Babcock | T. L. Leach |
| 1979 | Rob Brown | Dick Weekley | Charles Stenholm |
| 1977 | Wilmer Smith | Owen Gilbreath | Elmer Hudspeth |
| 1976 | William J. Waldrip | Tom B. Simmons, Jr. | Levi M. Hargrave |
| 1975 | O. J. Barron, Jr. | A. L. Black | Ed Wilkes |
| 1974 | Ray Joe Riley | A. Bruce Maunder | Levin L. Ray |
| 1973 | J. Frank Gray | Don Workman | Duane Howell |
| 1972 | T. Euel Liner | Earl Sergeant | J. Rex Johnston |
| 1971 | Donnell Echols | Charles E. Ball | Donald A. Johnson |
| 1970 | Jim Humphreys | Harold Hinny | Arthur W. Young |
| 1969 | L. D. Don Anderson | Charles Scruggs | John C. White |
Award Nominations
Do you know someone whose accomplishments in agricultural production, business, or service deserve to be recognized? Nominate them for an Outstanding Agriculturalist Award today!
Outstanding Agriculturalist Award Nominations
Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
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Address
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Phone
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