The C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award recognizes a Ðǿմ«Ã½ System faculty member who demonstrates commitment, dedication and effectiveness in advancing the land-grant mission through extension, international education and agricultural economics programs.
The fellowship is presented to a faculty member who personifies the creativity, vision and leadership exhibited by the late Dr. C. Brice Ratchford, president emeritus of the Ðǿմ«Ã½ System and dean of cooperative extension.
The annual award is funded from a permanent endowment created with contributions from the Ratchford family and from numerous colleagues, friends and organizations in recognition of Dr. Ratchford’s memory.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Jo Britt-Rankin |
| 2025 | Robert Meyers |
| 2024 | Corinne Valdivia |
| 2023 | Sara Shipley Hiles |
| 2022 | No fellowship awarded |
| 2021 | David Herzog |
| 2020 | Ray Massey |
| 2019 | Daniel Oerther |
| 2018 | Randall Smith |
| 2017 | David Baker |
| 2016 | Scott Brown |
| 2015 | Frederick (Fritz) Cropp IV |
| 2014 | David Patterson |
| 2013 | Jerry Valentine |
| 2012 | Carl Calkins |
| 2011 | Robert Kallenbach |
| 2010 | A. Curtis Elmore |
| 2009 | Ron Turner |
| 2008 | George McCall |
| 2007 | E. Terrence (Terry) Jones |
| 2006 | Don Day |
| 2005 | Bette Loiselle |
| 2004 | Gerald Hitzhusen |
| 2003 | Kay Gasen |
| 2002 | Glen Easter |
| 2001 | Cassy Dierking Venters |
| 2000 | Michael Cook |
| 1999 | Daryl Hobbs |