BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 21 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Six faculty and staff members from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were honored for their contributions to research, outreach, service, and the university's land-grant mission during the college's 31st annual Faculty and Staff Picnic in September.
Sherif Sherif - Andy Swiger Land-Grant Award
Sherif Sherif, an associate professor in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center, received the Andy Swiger Land-Grant Award. Sherif's research addresses challenges facing Virginia's tree fruit industry, including spring frost, diseases, and disorder...