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Juan Alzona, Romulo Aquino, Teodoro Atienza, Lilia Villanueva, and Dennis Villegas, Quality Evaluation Team, GQNC Received the IRRI Award for Outstanding Research Support Roland Buresh, principal scientist, CESD Received the 2011 Norman Borlaug Award from the International Fertilizer Industry Association for his work in transforming the scientific concept of site-specific nutrient management to innovative knowledge transfer tools based on decision-support software, the Internet, mobile phones and field practices readily usable by rice growers, May. ecology with psychology, communication, and the social sciences to develop simple heuristics and for using entertainment education and media to motivate thousands of rice farmers to make better decisions in pest management, November. John Carlos Ignacio, PBGB; Pamella Marie Sendon, PBGB; Darlene Sanchez, PBGB; Abdelbagi Ismail, CESD; David Mackill, PBGB; and Endang Septiningsih, PBGB Won second prize in the Best Poster competition (Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) identification and fine mapping of a major QTL for submergence tolerance during germination in rice derived from a tolerant variety, Ma-zhan (red)), Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, May.

Sonia Asilo, Andy Nelson, Jorrel Khalil Aunario, Alice Laborte, Yann Chemin, and Robert Hijmans, PBGB Won the Best Poster Award for Automated mapping of rice paddies using multitemporal modis images and R, Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, May.

Tara Chand Dhoundiyal, manager, STRASA Project, IRRI-India Received the IRRI Award for Outstanding Administrative Support, April.

P. Stephen Baenziger, BOT member Given the University of Nebraskas Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award, March.

Evangelina Ella, Maribel Dionisio-Sese, and Abdelbagi Ismail, CESD Won third prize in the Best Poster competition (Seed priming improves crop establishment of rice in flooded soils), Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, May. IRRI

Emmy Ballesfin, records management specialist, PMMS Appointed member of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) of the Philippine government, August.

Jaymee R. Encabo, former IRRI scholar Awarded third prize in the Talent Search for Young Scientists of the Philippines of the National Academy of Science and Technology, July.

Won US$550,000 in the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards 2010 for mobilizing rice knowledge to alleviate hunger. The Institute won in the Development Cooperation category for its contribution to reducing poverty and hunger in the world by means of rice research and farmer training, February. Given the Top OJT Organization Award by the Colegio de San Juan Letran, Calamba City, Philippines, in recognition of the high level of support given by IRRI to students in on-the-job training placements, March. Won the award for Best Initiative by a Governmental or Statutory Body during the UK Climate Week for its Department for International Development-funded project Scuba Rice, March. 1 of 3

Nguyen Cao Quan Binh, research scholar, PBGB Received the Best MS Thesis Award from the Philippine chapter of the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture of the USA (Molecular and biochemical characterization of germin-like protein in rice), May.

Kong Luen Heong, senior scientist- insect ecology, CESD Inducted into TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, for his contributions to agricultural science and sustainable development, particularly for his transdisciplinary work to integrate insect

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Recipient of the firstMobile Bayani Award for the development of the Nutrient Manager for rice application, which enables farmers and extension agents to obtain site-specific fertilizer advice using a simple mobile phone, August. and cooperation between RDA and IRRI, December. Joyce Kikafunda. BOT member Presented with a Council Award as an outstanding scientist by the African Crop Science Society, October. Honored by farmers of West Champaran District, north Bihar, India, for his important role in the development of submergencetolerant rice variety Swarna-Sub1, April.

Noel Magor, head, TC Recognized during the 7th International Integrated Rice Duck Farming Conference in Sylhet, Bangladesh, for playing a very important role as then project manager of the PETRRA (Poverty Elimination through Rice Research Assistance) Project, March.

IRRI Communication and Publications staff Won two gold awards (first place) in the Publishing Category of the 2011 Critique and Awards (C&A) Program of the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE). IRRIs 2009 Annual Report won in the Electronic Publishing Class and The IRRI Pioneer Interview series, conducted by Gene Hettel, won in the Editing Class. Members of the 2009 Annual Report production team were Gene Hettel, managing editor; Lanie Reyes, editor; Alaric Francis Santiaguel, associate editor; Bill Hardy and Tess Rola, copy editors; Emmanuel Panisales, design and layout; Juan Lazaro IV, cover design; Chris Quintana and Isagani Serrano, photography; Joe Ibabao and Jessieca Narciso, videographers; Darell Sison, webmaster; Antonette Abigail Caballero and Cynthia Quintos, production assistants; and Lourdes Columbres, distribution. Contributing writers were Lanie Reyes, Alaric Santiaguel, Gene Hettel, Mutya Frio, Trina Leah Mendoza, Katherine Nelson, and Albert Borrero.

Gurdev S. Khush, former principal scientist and former head, PBGB Received a Doctor of Science (honoris causa) degree from the Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, January.

Jagdish K. Ladha, principal scientist, CESD Received the 2011 International Service in Agronomy Award from the American Society of Agronomy for his work in research, training, and extension especially in South Asia, October.

Youngjun Mo, visiting research fellow, and Yoo Jin Lee, scholar, PBGB Won, for their respective paper, the Excellent Presentation Award given by the Korean Society of Breeding during the Science Symposium Plant Breeding Strategy to Prepare for Climate Change, July.

Jong-Hee Lee, visiting research fellow, PBGB Received the Best Paper Award in 2010 from RDA, February.

Sam Mohanty, head, SSD Received the prestigious Glory of India Award from the Delhi-based India International Friendship Society, July.

David Mackill, former principal scientist and plant breeder Given a plaque of appreciation for his contributions to rice research and development in South Asia (India, Bangladesh, and Nepal) and Africa. Also cited was his strong commitment to rice improvement for unfavorable rice ecosystems and his pioneering efforts as initiator and leader of the Stress-Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA) project, January.

Rowena Oane, assistant scientist, PBGB Received the IRRI Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, April.

Kshirod K. Jena, senior scientist-plant breeding and IRRI representative to the Republic of Korea Received an award from the Rural Development Administration (RDA) for his outstanding contribution and service to the development of agricultural research

Sushil Pandey, senior scientist, SSD Recognized by the Nepal Agricultural Research Council for his contributions to rice research, April.

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Honors, AwArds, And Appointments for irs, nrs, And Bot in 2011 William Padolina, deputy director general for operations and support services Named by the municipal government of Los Baos as one of the Outstanding Los Baos Citizens for exemplary achievement in his chosen field of endeavor, January. Nikolaos Tsakirpaloglou, Manish Raorane, Kurniawan Rudi Trijatmiko, Nguyen Cao Quan Binh, Mia Desiree Azanes, Akshaya Kumar Biswal, Joan Narciso, Rowena Oane, Achim Treumann, Martin Edwards, Liza Conrad, Angharad MR Gatehouse, Venkatesan Sundaresan, Inez Slamet-Loedin, and Ajay Kohli, PBGB Won the Best Paper Award (upstream research) for the paper entitled A developmentally upregulated rice germinlike protein: a bifunctional essential gene, Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, May.

Julius Raada, Glenn Dimayuga, Angelito Lape, Marilou Barrios, Marimi San Pedro, Jan Michael Orlina, Ric Catangay, Rommel Hibek, Joey Panopio, Jacque Dionora, John Sheehy, and Paul Quick, CESD Won first place in the scientific poster competition (The challenges of engineering growth chambers to investigate 50 million years of CO2 change in rice [Oryza sativa]), 61st Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers National Convention, April.

Robert Zeigler, director general Awarded a degree of doctor of science (honoris causa) by the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India, May. Received the International Plant Protection Award of Distinction from the International Association for Plant Protection Sciences for his outstanding contributions to international plant protection, August. Awarded a plaque of recognition by the Los Baos municipal government for his untiring support of the local government units solid waste management program, September.

Edilberto Redoa, INGER global coordinator Received the CSSP Achievement Award-2011 William D. Dar Award in Research Management for generating new resources for INGERs revitalization and heat tolerance breeding at IRRI through innovative activities funded by donors and his past achievements as PhilRice deputy director for research, Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, May.

Frank W. Sheppard, Jr., former research systems analyst and project leader (Bangladesh) Received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Texas A&M University, November.

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