Notables

William J. Cox, professor of crop and soil sciences, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA). The award was presented at the 2001 annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America held Oct. 21-25 in Charlotte, N.C. Cox's research has focused on whole plant physiological responses to management inputs, corn silage quality responses to management inputs and evaluation of cropping systems. He served on the International CCA board and chaired the Northeast region CCA board. The ASA has been electing members, chosen for their professional achievements and meritorious service, to the position of fellow since 1924.

Alan Lakso, professor of horticultural sciences at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y., has been chosen a 2001 fellow by the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS). Lakso seeks to understand the environmental and physiological limitations of the biological and economic productivity of apples and grapes, with a focus on growth and development, stress physiology and the effects of cultural practices. The information is used to establish economically feasible, efficient and environmentally sound cultural practices to obtain high yields of the highest quality fruit. Lakso has been a member of ASHS since the mid-1970s, and he has served on and/or chaired many of the society's working groups, committees and task forces. He has conducted peer reviews for papers and manuscripts submitted to the Journal of American Society for Horticultural Science and to HortScience, two of the society's three serial publications. Members of ASHS are elected to be fellows in recognition of contributions both to horticultural science and to the society