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New Mexico State University

Leyendecker Agriculturalist of Distinction

Description/Eligibility:
Any individual who has made an outstanding contribution to agriculture in New Mexico.

Nomination Deadline:
March 1

Nominations:
Any client, alumni, student, or employee of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences may nominate an individual by sending a letter describing the performance and qualities of the nominee warranting the award. Supporting evidence and letters of support are welcome.

Recipient will receive:
A certificate and a medal


Mail letters of nomination to:
Awards Committee c/o
Dean, College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3AG
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003

On-campus address:
Gerald Thomas Hall
Room 220
MSC 3AG

Email:
Typed nomination letters may be sent to The Dean's Office.


Past winners:

  • A. D. Brownfield
  • Floyd W. Lee
  • Albert K. Mitchell
  • Delmar Roberts
  • Wendell P. Thorpe
  • E. O. Moore
  • William H. Gary
  • G. W. Evans
  • G. D. Hatfield
  • George A. Godfrey
  • Noel Rankin
  • Pablo Roybal
  • Alvin M. Stockton
  • A. W. "Bill" Langenegger
  • George Paul Black
  • Morgan Nelson
  • Hoyt Pattison
  • Les Davis
  • Claud Tharp
  • Joseph F. Skeen
  • G. X. McSherry
  • James H. Loper, Jr.
  • Gov. Bruce King
  • Bob Porter
  • Jack F. Darbyshire
  • Emma Jean Cervantes
  • Gabriel Estrada
  • Robert Alton Jones
  • Carl Faubion
  • Gretchen Sammis
  • Phil Bidegain
  • Yetta Bidegain
  • Paulina Salopek
  • Gene Atchley
  • Jupe Means
  • Don Bustos
  • Dino Cervantes
  • Dave Salopek
  • Arden Baltensperger
  • Caren Cowan
  • Tsosie Lewis
  • Jerry G. Schickedanz
  • Joe Nelson
  • Steve Lyles*

*Indicates current recipient