ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
1991. Junior Faculty Certificate of Merit. WVU Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta.
1993. Conservation Education Award. Monongahela Soil Conservation District.
1993. Outstanding Faculty Teaching and Advising. West Virginia University Agriculture and Forestry Council.
1993. Honorary State FFA Degree. West Virginia Future Farmers of America Organization.
1994. Heebink Beginning Service Award. West Virginia University.
1996. Honorary American FFA Degree. National Future Farmers of America Organization.
1997. Outstanding Service Award. College of Agriculture and Forestry, West Virginia University.
1999. Reclamation Researcher of the Year. American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation.
2000. Outstanding Service to Chapter. WVU Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta.
2001. Outstanding Service Award. WVU Division of Plant and Soil Sciences
2002. Outstanding Research Award. WVU Division of Plant and Soil Sciences.
2004. Senior Faculty Certificate of Merit. WVU Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta.
2006. Lifetime Conservation Service (Frank Glover Award).Monongahela Conservation District.
1990. Chairman, Eastern Section of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation.
1991. President, American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation.
1994. President, Soil and Water Conservation Society, West Virginia Chapter.
1996. President, Gamma Sigma Delta, West Virginia University Chapter.
1996-02. Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Quality. Madison, WI.
2003-04. President, American Society of Mining and Reclamation.
