About the Award

The Eric Bradford & Charlie Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award

 Established in 2008 through gifts from family and friends, the Eric Bradford and Charlie Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award seeks to provide a lasting legacy of the unique contributions Eric Bradford and Charlie Rominger made in academia and agriculture and to the field of agricultural sustainability. The intent of the Award is to recognize and honor individuals exhibiting the leadership, work ethic and integrity epitomized by Eric and Charlie. Awardees demonstrate leadership with a passion for service as they aim to improve the world through their contributions to agriculture.

ASI is pleased to announce this year's recipient of the

Bradford Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award, Dr. Kenneth Tate

 Ken Tate is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences. He runs the California Rangeland Watershed Laboratory, which focuses on the diverse ecosystems that comprise California rangelands.

“We study and promote management to support the multitude of services that rangelands provide to society and believe that the application of sound science, adaptive range management, and excellent stewardship enhances water quality, soil quality, stream and floodplain function, aquatic and terrestrial habitat, native plant and wildlife species, and agricultural productivity,” said Dr. Tate.

Dr. Tate has developed numerous partnerships with UC Cooperative Extension advisors, ranchers, rangeland managers, other research laboratories and organizations focusing on natural resources conservation, management and regulation. His research and extension program has been exemplary in evaluating scientific information relevant to important issues, contributing new scientific knowledge, extending information to diverse stakeholders, and supplying tools and knowledge to implement on-the-ground solutions.

The impact of his research and service activities on rangeland management and the leadership role he has played in communicating the results to stakeholders and the public are recognized at the state, national and international levels.

Hear Dr. Kelly Garbach, the inaugural recipient of the Bradford Rominger award discuss her research and what it means to be a young leader in sustainability. 

**Please note, the deadline for nominations for this year's award has closed.  This year's recipient will be announced at ASI's annual Bradford-Rominger award ceremony in April. 

For more information about the characteristics of Charlie and Eric that this Award is seeking to recognize in others, click here.

Nominations are welcome for UC farm advisors and Cooperative Extension specialists as well as UC Davis graduate students, faculty members, and in special cases, alumni, for their work toward agricultural sustainability. Award recipients will receive a cash prize and may be invited to give a lecture sponsored by the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis which manages the Award and selection process. Letters of nomination should be submitted to the chair of the selection committee by January 2, 2012.

• Click here to fill out the nomination form online.
  
• Click here to download and print the nomination form.
  
  

Follow the links for more information about the extraordinary lives of Eric Bradford and Charlie Rominger.

Click here for information about past recipients of the award. 

To contribute to the endowed fund, please contact Melissa Haworth, Director of Development at (530) 979-1440 or mdhaworth@ucdavis.edu or simply mail your contribution to: Melissa Haworth, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean’s Office, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 and note that it is for the Bradford Rominger Award.