The 2011 call for applications is now closed.
In its tenth year, the annual Dr. George Washington Carver Award from the National Peanut Board commemorates America’s foremost peanut researcher and rewards a future peanut researcher’s hard work and community spirit.
The standards for judging exemplify the spirit of Dr. Carver—a positive, measurable impact on peanut cultivation or peanut product development and strength of character as reflected by community involvement or service.
A call for applications for each year’s award is announced in the spring and the winner of the award is honored with a special presentation at the annual American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES) conference.
The award is open to undergraduate and graduate students and the winner receives a commemorative plaque and a $1,000 prize, with a matching amount awarded to the winner’s college for peanut research.
Past winners of The Dr. George Washington Carver Award include:
Micah Lewis, University of Georgia, 2011
Dylan Wann, University of Georgia, 2010
Amanda Stephens, North Carolina State University, 2009
Shannon Stoup, Oklahoma State University, 2008
Jamie Ayers, Texas Tech, 2007
Jason Woodward, University of Georgia, 2006
Ekuwa Quist, University of Georgia, 2005
Dimitrios Tsitsigiannis, University of Wisconsin, 2004
Mark Masters, Auburn University, 2003
Bridget Robinson, North Carolina State University, 2002
Find out more about Dr. Carver, his legacy and his famous “300 uses for peanuts.”
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