National Soils Organization Honors Two NRCS Soil Scientists

The National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) honored two soil scientists and a professor for their soil science achievements during its annual conference this month in Madison, Wisconsin.

John Doll, a major land resource area update mapping coordinator for NRCS in Illinois, was named Soil Scientist of the Year.  James M. Greenwade, a soil data quality specialist for NRCS in Texas, received the Soil Scientist Achievement Award.  Martin C. Rabenhorst, professor of pedology at the University of Maryland at College Park, was named Cooperator of the Year.

Doll is well known nationwide for his soils expertise and dedication to his profession.  During his 31-year career, he has accumulated spectacular numbers of edited soils manuscripts, official series description revisions, soil interpretations, and soil correlations.

During Greenwade’s 40-year career, he helped to complete nearly 20 county soil survey areas in Texas, trained numerous soil scientists nationwide, and updated the soil survey information for Fort Hood.  Some of his work was used to document the need for erosion control measures that were subsequently installed on the base. Rabenhorst has advised NRCS soil scientists on the genesis and classification of soils for soil surveys in Maryland and other Mid-Atlantic states.

The NCSS, a nationwide partnership of Federal, regional, State, and local agencies and institutions that investigate, inventory, document, classify, and interpret soils as well as distribute, publish, and promote the use of soils information.  NCSS’ work is carried out on national, regional, and State levels.
Your contact is Sylvia Rainford, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 202-720-2536.