Southern Section Committees
2026 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
TN - K. Mason*
GA - J. Duggin
Emerging Young Scholar Award
TX - N. Burdick Sanchez*
NC - D. Poole
NC - E.B. Rajo-Gomez
Distinguished Service Award
TX - N. Burdick Sanchez*
AR - F. Harrelson
FL - N.C. Kertz
MS - C. Lemley
NC - D. Poole
VA - N.K. Valliere-Kopetsky
TX - J. Vendramini
Young Animal Scientist - Education
TX - N. Burdick Sanchez*
TX - K. Pohler
AL - W.B. Smith
NC - A. Weaver
Young Animal Scientist - Research
TX - N. Burdick Sanchez*
GA - P. Fontes
VA - V. Mercadante
Joseph P. Fontenot Travel Scholarship
TX - J. Vendramini*
AL - K. Mullenix
NC - D. Poole
TN - J. Reinhart
OK - P. Beck
2026 Program Committees
Breeding and Genetics
AL - W. Diniz*
FL - A. M. Gonella-Diaza
TX - Z. Contreras-Correa
OK - S. Amorim
Extension
TN - K. Mason*
NC - J. Rogers
AR - M. Justice
Meats
AL - A. Tigue*
FL - T. Scheffler
AL - A. Belk
TN - K. Vierck
Pasture and Forages
OK - P. Beck*
AL - B. Smith
KY - F. Harrelson
TX - A. Norris
Physiology
GA - P. Fontes*
MS - K. Harvey
OK - R. Messman
NC - F.A.C. Carvalho da Silva
Ruminant Animal Production
MS - B. Karisch*
KY - J. Lehmkuhler
MS - B. Roqueto dos Reis
TX - V. Gouvea
Small Ruminant Production
WV - S. Bowdridge*
KY - B. Davis
KY - P. Harrelson
MS - L. Rios
Teaching & Undergraduate Education and Undergraduate Student Competition
TX - N. Mast*
TX - C. Runyan
GA - M. Rivera
AR - M. Snider
Graduate Student Competition
TX - R. Poole*
TX - J. Leatherwood
MS - K. Harvey
AR - K. Midkiff
2026 Other Committees
Advisory
TN - J.D. Rhinehart*
AL - J.T. Sawyer
Academic Quadrathlon
MS - B. J. Rude*
TX - W. Crossland
LA - C. Williams
Necrology
TN - J.D. Rhinehart*
SC - D.H. Poole
AL - M.K. Mullenix
Nominations
NC - D.H. Poole*
AL - M.K. Mullenix
TX - J. M. Vendramini
Resolutions
GA - R.L. Stewart*
KY - F.W. Harrelson
SERA41 Multi-state/Kunkle Symposium
AL - B. Smith*
TN - K. Mason
TX - M. Beck
GA - P. Fontes
