This award is given by the department of Plant Pathology at N.C. State University in recognition of outstanding dissertation and scientific research toward the Doctor of Philosophy degree.
| 2008 |
James P. Kerns "Biology and Management of Phythium root dysfunction in North Carolina." Under the direction of Lane P. Tredway and H. David Shew. |
| 2007 |
Nikki D. Charlton "Evolutionary history and population dynamics of the M2 double-stranded RNA of Rhizoctonia solani." Under the direction of Marc A. Cubeta. |
| 2006 |
Jixin Deng "Structural, Functional and Evolutionary Analyses of the Rice Blast Fungal Genome." Under the direction of Ralph A. Dean. |
| 2004 |
Maria Tsompana "Molecular Evolution and Population Genetics of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV)." Under the direction of Dr. James W. Moyer. |
| 2003 |
Elizabeth J. Fitchner "Abiotic pathogen
suppression: physiology and biology of aluminum toxicity to
soilborne fungi." Under the direction of Drs. H. David
Shew and Dean F. Hesterberg, Soil Science. |
| 2001 |
Melissa Goellner Mitchum "Molecular analysis
of cellulolytic enzymes in plant-nematode interactions."
Under the direction of Dr. Eric L. Davis. |
| 2000 |
Ana Maria Romero "Genetic diversity in
pepper bacterial spot pathogen strains in eastern United States
and the effect of induced resistance on dynamics of disease
and pathogen race stability." Under the direction of Dr. David
Ritchie. |
| 1998 |
Sonia Herrero "Characterization of transgenic tobacco
lines resistant to TSWV." Under the direction of Drs. Margo
Daub and Rebeca Rufty. |
| 1997 |
Wenping Qiu "Genetic mechanisms of tomato spotted wilt Tospovirus (TSWV)." Under the direction of Dr. Jim Moyer. |
| 1996 |
Ke Dong "Genetics and molecular aspects of Heterodera
glycines-soybean interactions." Under the direction of Drs.
Charles Opperman and Ken Barker. |
| 1993 |
Kook-Hyung Kim "Ribosomal frameshift regulation of
viral polymerase: Red clover necrotic mosaic virus as a model
system." Under the direction of Dr. Steven Lommel. |
| 1992 |
Scot Nelson "Spatial and temporal ecology of pathogens
in a foliar disease complex on white clover." Under the direction
of Dr. C. Lee Campbell. |
| 1991 |
Marcus Law "The molecular characterization of an ornamental
isolate of tomato spotted wilt virus." Under the direction of
Dr. Jim Moyer). |
| 1990 |
Julie Meyer "The effect of edaphic factors on the incidence
and severity of black root rot of tobacco caused by Thielaviopsis
basicola." Under the direction of Drs. David Shew and C.
Lee Campbell. |
| 1989 |
Albert Culbreath "Spatial and temporal aspects of disease
progress of Cylindrocladium black rot in peanut." Under the
direction of Dr. Marvin Beute. |
| 1988 |
Abdallah Rammah "Morphologic and taxonomic studies
of certain populations of the root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne
arenaria and M. javanica ." Under the direction of
Drs. H. H. Triantaphyllou and J. N. Sasser. |
| 1987 |
Stewart Gray "Resistance in Cucumis melo to
watermelon mosaic virus 2: The effects on the epidemiology and
pathogenesis of the virus." Under the direction of Drs. Jim
Moyer and George Kennedy. |
| 1986 |
Christopher Mundt "Effects of cultivar mixtures on
the increase and spread of plant disease." Under the direction
of Drs. Kurt Leonard and C. Lee Campbell. |
