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MACA Honors Bradley as Educator of the Year
Missouri Ag Connection - 09/12/2019

The Mid America CropLife Association (MACA), St. Louis, Mo., honored an academic leader at its recent annual meeting in Indianapolis, Ind.

The MACA Educator of the Year Award was presented to Dr. Carl A. Bradley, University of Kentucky. The award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated significant contributions to American agriculture, especially in the MACA region. Also, the person has demonstrated evidence of consistency in educating the public on the value of production agriculture.

Bradley received his Doctor of Philosophy in Crop Sciences, Plant Pathology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2001. Carl has worked as a Post-Doc at the University of Idaho; as an Assistant Professor/Extension Plant Pathologist at North Dakota State; Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology/Extension Specialist at the University of Illinois, Department of Crop Sciences; and is a Professor/Extension Specialist at the University of Kentucky, Department of Plant Pathology.

Also, Dr. Bradley is a guest lecturer for several courses at the University of Kentucky. He speaks at numerous venues throughout the year, including pest forums, university field days at various Midwestern universities and extension outreach throughout Kentucky. He's been the major adviser for nine graduate students and five Ph.D. students at North Dakota State University, University of Illinois, and University of Kentucky as well as serving on advisory committees of over 30 graduate students.

Carl has always worked well with industry leaders as a collaborative partner in product use and development and is considered a leader among row crop plant pathologists.

In summary, Carl has given more than 400 presentations as a faculty member at the University of Kentucky, the University of Illinois, and North Dakota State University. is presentations have reached thousands of people by using on-line meeting platforms in addition to "in-person" presentations in 14 states plus Australia, Canada, China and South Africa.

A highly regarded row crop plant pathologist at UK's Grain and Forage Center of Excellence, Bradley serves as a guest lecturer for several courses at UK. He is invited to speak at numerous engagements each year including pest forums, university field days at various Midwestern universities and extension outreach events throughout Kentucky. He has given more than 400 online and on-site presentations that have reached thousands of people in 14 states plus Australia, Canada, China and South Africa.

Over the course of his career, he's been the major advisor for nine graduate students and five doctoral students and served on the advisory committees of over 30 graduate students.

The Mid America CropLife Association is a nonprofit association of manufacturers, distributors/formulators and allied industry of crop protection products in 13 Midwestern states. MACA works to research issues relating to crop production and to work together to improve the crop life cycle, via health, safety and public education.


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