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AIP awards  Team awards  |  Scientist awards  Team awards **Year**
**Award**
**Presenter**1991
Unit Award for Distinguished Service  |  Photo
USDA1991
Award of Special Appreciation
National DHIA1997
50 consecutive evaluations released on scheduled date(last missed release date was October 1974)1998
Government Technology Leadership Award
*Government Executive* magazine2000
Hammer Award(award given by Vice President Al Gore to employees who participated in a team effort that contributed dramatically to improving the way government works; the hammer is a symbol both of tearing down and building up and how Federal government is working with citizens, State, and local government to build a government that works better and costs less)
National Parternership for Reinventing Government2000
Superior Effort Technology Transfer Award  |  Photo
ARS, USDA2010
Secretary's Honor Award for Helping America Promote Sustainable Agricultural Production and Biotechnology Exports as America Works to Increase Food Security  |  ARS members of the Cattle Genomics Consortium, Program
USDA2011
Exemplary Case Selected for Special Recognition(case studies of selected collaborative research projects that have yielded significant impacts for taxpayers through benefits to agriculture, food, nutrition or natural resources)
Agriculture, Food, Nutrition and Natural Resources R&D Round Table2015
Award of Recognition(award in recognition of international development of genomic predictions for dairy cattle; "Your sustained dedication has improved the lives of U.S. farm families and consumers significantly.")
Board of Directors, Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding2020
Letter of Recognition(letter in recognition of outstanding scientific achievement and excellence for the research case study “Genetic Improvement of Economic Traits in Dairy Cattle,” which was selected as one of top 3 most successful and economically impactful projects among 1,330 projects over 40 years)
BARD 40-Year External Review, Research Impact Assessment, United States–Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund  Scientist awards **ADGA (American Dairy Goat Association) Mary L. Farley Award***(recognizes an individual, couple, or partnership for outstanding work on behalf of the dairy goat industry; named in honor of Mary L. Farley, former secretary and past president, ADGA)*1985
Frank N. Dickinson
2000
George R. Wiggans **ADSA (American Dairy Science Association) Distinguished Service Award***(recognizes an individual for outstanding and consistent contributions to the welfare of the dairy industry based on broad national or international contributions)*2011
H. Duane Norman  |  *Journal of Dairy Science* **ADSA Fellow Award***(recognizes a Dairy Foods Division and a Production Division member of the American Dairy Science Association who have rendered distinguished service to the dairy industry over 20 years or more)*2001
H. Duane Norman  |  *Journal of Dairy Science*2005
Rex L. Powell  |  *Journal of Dairy Science*2012
George R. Wiggans  |  *ARS & You*  |  *Journal of Dairy Science*2016
Curtis P. Van Tassell  |  *Journal of Dairy Science* **ADSA International Dairy Production Award***(recognizes his research activity and international expertise in the field of dairy sciences)*2009
Rex L. Powell  |  *Journal of Dairy Science* **ADSA Jay L. Lush Award***(recognizes outstanding research in animal breeding that had the potential for improvement of dairy cattle; named in honor of Jay L. Lush, former professor, Iowa State University)*1995
H. Duane Norman  |  *Journal of Dairy Science*1996
George R. Wiggans1997
Rex L. Powell2000
Paul M. VanRaden  |  *Journal of Dairy Science*2012
Curtis P. Van Tassell  |  *ARS & You*|*Journal of Dairy Science*2015
John B. Cole  |  *Journal of Dairy Science* **ADSA JDS Club 100 Award***(recognizes individuals who have authored or coauthored 100 or more papers in the Journal of Dairy Science)*2017
Robert H. Miller (retired), H. Duane Norman (retired), and George R. Wiggans (retired)  |  Members of inaugural group  |  *Journal of Dairy Science*2020
Paul M. VanRaden  |  *Journal of Dairy Science* **ADSA Land O'Lakes, Inc./Zinpro Award for Excellence in Dairy Science***(recognizes outstanding research in dairy production or manufacturing contributing to improvement or care of dairy cattle, development and improvement of processes, products, equipment, methods, handling, and sanitation)*2007
H. Duane Norman  |  *Journal of Dairy Science*2019
Paul M. VanRaden  |  *Journal of Dairy Science* **ADSA Most Cited Award (Genetics and Breeding)***(recognizes contributors to the Journal of Dairy Science whose work is significantly impacting research and the dairy industry)*2011
Paul M. VanRaden  |  Press release2012
Paul M. VanRaden  |  *ARS & You* *|  Journal of Dairy Science*2014
George R. Wiggans  |  *Journal of Dairy Science*2016
Paul M. VanRaden  |  *Journal of Dairy Science* **ADSA NDHIA (National Dairy Herd Information Association) Award***recognizes outstanding contributions to the Dairy Herd Improvement Program)*1983
Frank N. Dickinson  |  *Journal of Dairy Science* **AJCA (American Jersey Cattle Association)-NAJ (National All-Jersey) Award for Meritorious Service***(recognizes a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed and the livelihood of Jersey owners in the United States through research, education, development, marketing, or other significant activities of the allied dairy industry)*2012
H. Duane Norman  (retired) and Curtis P. Van Tassell  |  *ARS & You* **ARPAS (American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists), Washington DC Chapter, Dr. Vernon G. Pursel Memorial Distinguished Service Award***(recognizes distinguished service to the animal sciences and professional character and career accomplishments that serve as a model for professional animal scientists)*2008
Robert H. Miller (retired)
2015
George R. Wiggans  | Photo2009
H. Duane Norman
2018
Paul M. VanRaden **ARS Outstanding Early Career Scientist of the Year***(recognizes creative efforts of individuals or teams of research scientists who have at least one contribution of major impact or with potential for major impact on science and technology*)1995
Paul M. VanRaden
2003
Curtis P. Van Tassell **ARS Science Hall of Fame***(recognizes ARS scientists that have produced a major impact on agricultural research, have made accomplishments that continue to be recognized, possess the character and record of achievement worthy of emulation, and have made achievements that were nationally or internationally recognized by peers*)2020
Paul M. VanRaden **IBM Supercomputing Competition, Life and Health Sciences Division, 3rd place***(recognizes those individuals whose imagination has elevated the state of the art in analysis and modeling)*1989
George R. Wiggans and coauthors Paul M. VanRaden and Suzanne M. Hubbard ***Journal of Dairy Science* Featured Article of the Month (Editor's Choice)***(displayed on journal's home page for the month of publication)*2013
Paul M. VanRaden and coauthors Daniel J. Null, Mehdi Sargolzaei, George R. Wiggans, Melvin E. Tooker, John B. Cole, Tad S. Sonstegard, Erin E. Connor, Marco Winters, Johannes (Jan-Thijs) B.C.H.M. van Kaam, Alessio Valentini, Brian J. Van Doormaal, Marjorie A. Faust, and Gordon A. Doak  |  Genomic imputation and evaluation using high-density Holstein genotypes (January)Paul M. VanRaden and coauthors Tabatha A. Cooper, George R. Wiggans, Jeffrey R. O'Connell, and Lillian R. Bacheller  |  Confirmation and discovery of maternal grandsires and great-grandsires in dairy cattle (March)Joel I. Weller and coauthors Paul M. VanRaden and George R. Wiggans  |  Application of a posteriori granddaughter and modified granddaughter designs to determine Holstein haplotype effects (August)2014
John B. Cole and coauthors Benno Waurich, Monika Wensch-Dorendorf, Derek M. Bickhart, and Hermann H. Swalve  |  A genome-wide association study of calf birth weight in Holstein cattle using single nucleotide polymorphisms and phenotypes predicted from auxiliary traits (May)Kristen D. Gay and coauthors Nicole J. Olynk Widmar, Tamilee D. Nennich, Allan P. Schinckel, John B. Cole, and Michael M. Schutz  |  Development of a Lifetime Merit-based selection index for US dairy grazing systems (July)Paul M. VanRaden and coauthors Melvin E. Tooker, Janice R. Wright, Chuanyu Sun, and Jana L. Hutchison  |  Comparison of single-trait to multi-trait national evaluations for yield, health, and fertility (December)2015
George R. Wiggans and coauthors Paul M. VanRaden, and Tabatha A. Cooper  |  Technical note: Rapid calculation of genomic evaluations for new animals (March)2016
Heather A. Adams and coauthors Tad S. Sonstegard, Paul M. VanRaden, Daniel J. Null, Curtis P. Van Tassell, Denis M. Larkin, and Harris A. Lewin  |  Identification of a nonsense mutation in *APAF1* that is likely causal for a decrease in reproductive efficiency in Holstein dairy cattle (August)John B. Cole and coauthors Daniel J. Null and Paul M. VanRaden  |  Phenotypic and genetic effects of recessive haplotypes on yield, longevity, and fertility (September)Karun Kaniyamattam and coauthors Mauricio A. Elzo, John B. Cole, and Albert De Vries  |  Stochastic dynamic simulation modeling including multitrait genetics to estimate genetic, technical, and financial consequences of dairy farm reproduction and selection strategies (October)2017
Kristen L. Parker Gaddis and coauthors Serdal Dikmen, Daniel J. Null, John B. Cole, and Peter J. Hansen  |  Evaluation of genetic components in traits related to superovulation, in vitro fertilization, and embryo transfer in Holstein cattle (April)M. Sofia Ortega and coauthors Anna C. Denicol, John B. Cole, Daniel J. Null, Jeremy F. Taylor, Robert D. Schnabel, and Peter J. Hansen  |  Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate genes previously related to genetic variation in fertility with phenotypic measurements of reproductive function in Holstein cows (May)Nathanael M. Thompson, and coauthors Nicole Olynk Widmar, Michael M. Schutz, John B. Cole, and Christopher A. Wolf  |  Economic considerations of breeding for polled dairy cows versus dehorning in the United States (June)2019
Maci L. Mueller and coauthors John B. Cole, Tad S. Sonstegard, and Alison L. Van Eenennaam  |  Comparison of gene editing versus conventional breeding to introgress the *POLLED* allele into the US dairy cattle population (May)Daniel J.A. Santos and coauthors John B. Cole, Thomas J. Lawlor, Jr., Paul M. VanRaden, Humberto Tonhati, and Li Ma  |  Variance of gametic diversity and its application in selection programs (June)Bingjie Li, Lingzhao Fang, Daniel J. Null, Jana L. Hutchison, Erin E. Connor, Paul M. VanRaden, Michael J. VandeHaar, Robert J. Tempelman, Kent A. Weigel, and John B. Cole|High-density genome-wide association study for residual feed intake in Holstein dairy cattle (December)2020
Taylor M. McWhorter, Jana L. Hutchison, H. Duane Norman, John B. Cole, Gary C. Fok, Daniela A.L. Lourenco, and Paul M. VanRaden  |  Investigating conception rate for beef service sires bred to dairy cows and heifers (November) ***Journal of Dairy Science* Top 100***(recognizes papers as being among the most highly cited of those published during the previous 3 years)*2021
Li Ma, John B.Cole, Yang Da, and Paul M. VanRaden. 2019. Symposium review: Genetics, genome-wide association study, and genetic improvement of dairy fertility traits.John B.Cole and Paul M. VanRaden. 2018. Symposium review: Possibilities in an age of genomics: The future of selection indices.2020
Bjorg Heringstad, Christa Egger-Danner,  Noureddine Charfeddine, Jennie E. Pryce,  Kathrin F. Stock, Jonathan Kofler, Åse M. Sogstad, Menno Holzhauer, Andrea Fiedler, Kerstin Müller, Pia Nielsen, Gilles Thomas, Nicolas Gengler, Gerben de Jong, Cecilie Ødegård, Francesca Malchiodi, Filippo Miglior, Maher Alsaaod, and John B.Cole. 2018. Invited review: Genetics and claw health: Opportunities to enhance claw health by genetic selection. **NAAB (National Association of Animal Breeders) Research Award***(recognizes a significant contribution to the furtherance of the artificial insemination industry during the last 5 years)*1988
Frank N. Dickinson  |  Website
2002
Paul M. VanRaden  | Website1993
H. Duane Norman |Website
2014
Curtis P. Van Tassell  |  Website1994
Rex L. Powell  |  Website
2020
John B. Cole1996
George R. Wiggans  |  Website **National Dairy Shrine Guest of Honor Award***(recognizes a contemporary dairy leader for outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the dairy industry)*2007
H. Duane Norman  |  Website **National Dairy Shrine Pioneer Award***(recognizes an individual who has been a pioneer of the dairy industry)*2007
Frank N. Dickinson (retired)  |  Website
2010
Rex L. Powell (retired)  |  Website **NDHIA Outstanding Service Award***(recognizes an individual who has over many years been dedicated to the improvement of, and has provided notable leadership to, the advancement of DHIA)*1999
H. Duane Norman  |  Website2005
Rex L. Powell|Website2006
George R. Wiggans |Website2010
Lillian R. BachellerandLeigh M. Walton| Photo| News release|Website2018
John B. Cole|News release|Website **Northeast ADSA-ASAS (American Society of Animal Science) Distinguished Service Award***(recognizes outstanding contributions to the broad field of animal/dairy science by a scientist who has long and distinguished service)*2006
Rex L. Powell (retired)  |  Newsletter
2011
H. Duane Norman  |  Newsletter2009
RobertH. Miller (retired)  |  Newsletter **Northeast ADSA-ASAS Young Scientist/Research Award***(recognizes outstanding contributions to the broad field of animal/dairy science by a young scientist as a researcher)*1997
Paul M. VanRaden
2003
Curtis P. Van Tassell  |  Newsletter **Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers***(recognizes demonstrated excellence and promise of future success in scientific or engineering research and the potential for eventual leadership of the awardees in their respective fields)*2003
Curtis P. Van Tassell  |  Website **Stanford University's World's Top 2% of Scientists***(recognizes researchers who represent the top 2% of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines)*2020
Paul M. VanRaden, John B. Cole, George R. Wiggans(retired), and Curtis P. Van Tassell  |  2019 and career citations  |  Website **Thomson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics' Highly Cited Researchers***(recognizes researchers who ranked in the top 1% for total citations for articles published in their respective fields)*2014
Paul M. VanRaden  |  Articles published 2002–12 in agricultural sciences  |  Website2015
Paul M. VanRaden  |  Articles published 2003–13 in agricultural sciences  |  Website2016
Paul M. VanRaden and George R. Wiggans (retired)  |  Articles published 2004–14 in agricultural sciences  |  Website2017
Paul M. VanRaden and George R. Wiggans (retired)  |  Articles published 2005–15 in agricultural sciences  |  Website2018
Paul M. VanRaden, George R. Wiggans (retired), and Tad S Sonstegard (former BFGL/AGIL scientist) |  Articles published 2006–16 in agricultural sciences or across fields |  Website2019
Curtis P. Van Tassell, Paul M. VanRaden, and George R. Wiggans (retired)  |  Articles published 2008–18 in agricultural sciences or across fields  |  Website2020
Paul M. VanRaden and George R. Wiggans (retired)  |  Articles published 2009–19 in agricultural sciences  |  Website **World Dairy Expo Industry Person of the Year***(recognizes excellence in research, development, education, marketing, or other fields that are part of the dairy industry)*2011
H. Duane Norman  | World Dairy Expo video  |  Brownfield interview  |  World Dairy Diary interview  |  Website2014
Curtis P. Van Tassell  |  Animal.AgWired.com interview  |  Website **World Jersey Cattle Bureau Distinguished Achievement Award***(recognizes outstanding contribution to the breeding, development, or promotion of the Jersey breed or its products at an international level)*2014
H. Duane Norman (retired)  |  Website *Compiled by Paul VanRaden and Suzanne Hubbard*


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