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Awards

Recognizing NPB Members

The NPB seeks to recognize excellence in the work of our members and other employees of our member agencies. Each year the NPB seeks nominations from each region for three awards.

APHIS Administrator Award

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2022 Recipient: Chris Logue, New York

The APHIS Administrator award is an annual award established in 2007 and presented by APHIS at the National Plant Board (NPB) Annual Meeting. The purpose of this award is to recognize significant contributions in the plant health arena by NPB members or their representatives in dealing with a current plant health issue (occurring within the past 24 months).
NOMINATION FORM


​Chris Logue (left), Director, Department of Plant Industry, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, receives the 2022 APHIS Administrator Award from Dr. Mark Davidson, Deputy Administrator for Plant Protection and Quarantine ​of the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Carl E. Carlson Distinguished Award in Regulatory Plant Protection 

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2022 Recipient: Eric Biddinger, Indiana

The Carl E. Carlson award is an annual award, established in 1994 in remembrance of Carl E. Carlson (State Entomologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship from 1979 to 1992).  The purpose of this award is to recognize and honor individuals that have distinguished themselves in regulatory plant protection through service and contributions made at the field level. 
NOMINATION FORM & PAST WINNERS

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​Eric Biddinger (left), Nursery and Compliance Officer, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, receives the ​2022 Carl E. Carlson Distinguished Award in Regulatory Plant Protection from NPB President Steven Long, South Carolina. They are joined by Megan Abraham, Indiana.

NASDA ​Honor Award, James A. Graham Award for Outstanding Service to Agriculture

2022 Recipient: An award was not given out in 2022.

Since 1972, NASDA has conducted an annual honor awards program for employees of the state departments of agriculture. It has become an important part of the annual meeting program and gives recognition to outstanding professionals who work for NASDA members.
NOMINATION FORM

NPB Retiree ​Recognition & Notice of Passing

In an effort to recognize past National Plant Board members, USDA State Plant Health Directors, and other state and federal employees and cooperators, the NPB Awards Committee requests information on the retirements or deaths that have occurred since the previous NPB Annual Meeting, from NPB members each year. You may send this information to the National Plant Board Executive Administrator at admin@nationalplantboard.org.
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    • State Law & Regulation Summaries
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        • 2022 Annual Meeting - Lancaster, PA
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        • 2019 Annual Meeting - Kalispell, MT
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