| Year | Faculty | Award |
| 2025 | Sanzhen Liu | Outstanding Research Award, Gamma Sigma Delta KSU Chapter |
| 2025 | Eduard Akhunov | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 2024 | Jim Stack | University Distinguished Professor |
| 2024 | Marty Draper | National Plant Diagnostic Network Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 2024 | Jim Stack | National Plant Diagnostic Network Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 2024 | Jessica Rupp Noller | Early Career Award, North Central Division of the American Phytopathological Society |
| 2024 | Kelsey Andersen Onofre | Early Career Award, Gamma Sigma Delta KSU Chapter |
| 2024 | David Cook | Outstanding Scholar Award, KSU |
| 2024 | Erick DeWolf | Excellence in Mentoring Award, K-State Research and Extension |
| 2024 | Barbara Valent | Excellence in Research Innovation Award, Land Grant University Research AgInnovation national award |
| 2024 | Barbara Valent | North Central Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors AgInnovation Research Innovation Award of Excellence |
| 2023 | Judy O'Mara | Friend of the County Agent Award, K-State Research and Extension |
| 2023 | Eduard Akhunov |
Bikram S. Gill Chair in Wheat Genetics |
| 2022 | Eduard Akhunov | Calvin Sperling Memorial Biodiversity Lectureship Award, Crop Science Society of America |
| 2022 | Kelsey Andersen Onofre | Communicator of the Year Award, K-State Research and Extension |
| 2022 | Marty Draper | Distinguished Service Award, North Central Division - American Phytopathological Society |
| 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 | Endowed Professorship - Biosecurity Research Institute, KSU |
| 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 |
| 2017 | Jim Stack |
Distinguished Service Award, North Central Division - American Phytopathological Society |
| 2016 | Jim Stack |
Science Impact Award, Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre, Australia |
| 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
The Department of Plant Pathology has award-winning faculty who demonstrate outstanding achievement in research, teaching, and extension.