Southern Section Committees

2024 Award Committees

Award committees and participation on the committees is defined in the rules associated with an award. Award committees are posted after all nominations are received for the year, as the structure of the committee often changes to avoid conflict of interest.

*Designated Chair

Extension Award
NC - D. Harmon*
MS - B. Karisch
NC - D. Poole
VA - V. Mercadante
TN - K. Mason

Emerging Young Scholar Award
AL - K. Mullenix* 
CO - E. Melchior
FL - E. Palmer
TX - M. Cravey

Distinguished Service Award
AL - K. Mullenix*
FL - J. Vendramini
NC - D. Poole

Young Animal Scientist - Education
AL - K. Mullenix*
AL - W.B. Smith
VA - B. Wilson
NC - D. Poole

Young Animal Scientist - Research
AL - K. Mullenix* 
TN - P. Myer
VA - V. Mercadante
FL - P. Moriel

Joseph P. Fontenot Travel Scholarship

NC - D. Poole*
TN - J. Reinhart
OK - P. Beck
TX - J.A. Carroll

2025 Program Committees

Breeding and Genetics 
AL - O. Ajogbor*
AL - W. Diniz
FL - A. M. Gonella-Diaza
TX - Z. Contreras-Correa

Extension (2024)
VA - V. Mercadante*
LA - A. Edwards
TN - K. Mason
NC - J. Rogers

Meats
GA - A. Stezleni*
AL - A. Tigue
FL - T. Scheffler
AL - A. Belk

Pasture and Forages
AL - L. Dillard*
OK - P. Beck
AL - B. Smith
KY - F. Harrelson

Physiology
TX - G. Perry*
GA - P. Fontes
MS - K. Harvey
OK - R. Messman

Ruminant Animal Production
TX - B. Clemmons*
MS - B. Karisch
KY - J. Lehmkuhler
MS - B. Roqueto dos Reis

Small Ruminant Production
AR - J. Burke*
WV - S. Bowdridge
KY - B. Davis
KY - P. Harrelson

Graduate Student Competition
AR - B. Littlejohn*
TX - R. Poole
TX - J. Leatherwood
MS - K. Harvey

Teaching & Undergraduate Education and Undergraduate Student Competition
NC - C. L. Pickworth*
AL - C. Heaton
TX - N. Mast
TX - C. Runyan

2025 Other Committees

Advisory
TX - C.L. Bratcher*
AL - J.T. Sawyer

Academic Quadrathlon
MS - B. J. Rude*
TX - W. Crossland

Necrology
MS - C.L. Bratcher*
TN - J.D. Rhinehart
SC - D.H. Poole

Nominations
TN - J.D. Rhinehart*
NC - D.H. Poole
AL - M.K. Mullenix

Resolutions 
GA - R.L. Stewart*
KY - F.W. Harrelson