| Year | Faculty | Award |
| 2020 | Barbara Valent | Endowed Professorship - Biosecurity Research Institute, KSU |
| 2021 | Bikram Gill | Inaugural Chair - Bikram S. Gill Chair in Wheat Genetics |
| 2021 | Eduard Akhunov | University Distinguished Professor |
| 2021 | Barbara Valent | Commerce Bank and WT Kemper Foundation Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award |
| 2021 | Barbara Valent | Dr. Ron and Rae Iman Outstanding Faculty Award for Research |
| 2021 | Alina Akhunova | Excellence in Graduate Teaching - KSU College of Agriculture |
| 2020 | Barbara Valent | Elected as member of National Academy of Sciences |
| 2019 | Harold Trick | Distinguished Scientist Award, Society for In Vitro Biology |
| 2018 | Jim Stack | Fellow, American Phytopathological Society |
| 2018 | Tim Todd | Excellence in Graduate Teaching, KSU College of Agriculture |
| 2018 | Barbara Valent | Noel T. Keen Award for Research Excellence in Molecular Plant Pathology. American Phytopathological Society |
| 2017 | David Cook | Young Faculty Award, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) |
| 2017 | Judy O'Mara | Excellence in Mentoring, K-State Research and Extension |
| 2016 | William Bockus | Marty Vanier and Bob Krause Biosecurity Research Institute Research Fellow, Kansas State University |
| 2016 | Jim Stack | Marty Vanier and Bob Krause Biosecurity Research Institute Research Fellow. Kansas State University |
| 2016 | Barbara Valent | Marty Vanier and Bob Krause Biosecurity Research Institute Research Fellow. Kansas State University |
| 2016 | Barbara Valent | Pathologist of Distinction. Honorary Presentation. American Phytopathological Society |
| 2016 | Anna Whitfield and Dorith Rotenberg | Diversity Award, K-State Research and Extension |
| 2016 | Jesse Poland | National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) Early Career Scientist Award |
| 2016 | Eduard Akhunov | 2016 Outstanding Papers in Plant Genetic Resources, Crop Science Society of America |
| 2016 | Bikram Gill | Honorary Fellow, Genetics Society of Japan |
| 2016 | Bikram Gill | Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwar, India |
| 2016 | Frank White | Fellow - American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 2015 | Barbara Valent | “Top Author,” American Society of Plant Biologists. Based on publication of highly cited papers in The Plant Cell from 2009 to 2013 |
| 2015 | Erick De Wolf | Communicator of the Year, KSU College of Agriculture |
| 2015 | Megan Kennelly | Paula Ford Award for Top Proposal, North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (USDA-SARE) |
| 2015 | Doug Jardine | North Central Region, Distinguished Service Award. Epsilon Sigma Phi |
| 2015 | Harold Trick | Fellow, Society for In Vitro Biology |
| 2014 | Jardine, D.J. | Distinguished Service Award, Alpha Rho Chapter, Epsilon Sigma Phi |
| 2014 | White, F.F. | Irvin Youngberg Award in Applied Sciences. Higuchi Research Achievement Award. University of Kansas. |
| 2014 | Akhunov, E. | USDA NIFA 2014 Partnership Award for Program Improvement Through Global Engagement. Triticeae Coordinated Agricultural Project. |
| 2014 | Whitfield, A.E. | College of Agriculture Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award-Kansas State University |
| 2013 | Jardine, D.J. | Fellow – American Phytopathological Society |
| 2013 | Leslie, J.F. | Fellow - American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 2013 | Jardine, D.J. | Extension & Education Community Award for Publications, Agronomy Society of America (team award with K.L Roozeboom, D, Ruiz-Diaz, R.J. Whitworth and C. Thompson) |
| 2013 | Rotenberg, D | University Distinguished Faculty Award for Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in Research |
| 2012 | Kennelly, M | Lee M. Hutchins Award, American Phytopathological Society |
| 2012 | Jardine, D | Team Award: International IPM Award of Excellence – Soybean Rust – Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (PIPE) |
| 2012 | Jardine, D | Team Award: ESCOP Science and Technology Committee’s 2012 National Multistate Research Award for Excellence, NCERA-208 |
| 2012 | Valent, B | John S. Karling Lecture, Mycological Society of America |
| 2012 | Gill, B.S. | Friendship Award-People's Republic of China. This is the highest award given by the PRC to foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to the country's economic and social progress. |
| 2012 | Bockus, W.W. | National Excellence in Teaching Award from the American Phytopathological Society. |
| 2012 | Leslie, J.F. | Whetzel-Westcock-Dimcock Lecturer, Cornell University |
| 2012 | Valent, B. | Distinguished Lectures in Microbiology, University of Wisconsin |
| 2011 | Leslie, J.F. | University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University |
| 2011 | Whitfield, A.E. | Ad Astra Top 150 Kansas Scientists, both past and present |
| 2011 | Gill, B.S. | Frank Mayr Medal, Crop Science Society of America |
| 2010 | Todd, R.B. | First Award-Kansas NSF EPSCoR |
| 2010 | Kennelly, M.M. | Early Career Award - Gamma Sigma Delta, KSU |
| 2010 | Whitfield, A.E. | Schroth Faces of the Future of Virology - American Phytopathological Society |
| 2010 | Gill, B.S. | Jiangsu Province Friendship Award, China |
| 2010 | Bockus, W.W. | Distinguished Service Award - North Central division, American Phytopathological Society |
| 2010 | Whitfield, A.E. | CAREER Award - National Science Foundation |
| 2010 | White, F.F. | Commerce Bank Distinguished Graduate Faculty Member Award |
| 2010 | White, F.F. | Fellow, American Phytopathological Society |
Faculty Awards & Grants
The Department of Plant Pathology continues to excel in winning extramural support and faculty awards for its outstanding research program. Use the award reports tool to explore grant funding for our department over the years.