Tim Coolong, left, received the Donnie H. Morris Award of Excellence in Extension.
Tim Coolong, vegetable horticulturist in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, received the Donnie H. Morris Award of Excellence in Extension during the recent Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah. The annual award is presented by the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association to a UGA Cooperative Extension employee for contributions made to the Georgia fruit and vegetable industries and is named for Donnie Morris, a blueberry grower in Baxley and past president of the association.
Coolong has worked with more than 25 different vegetables, ranging from popular crops like watermelons and peppers to obscure commodities like kalettes, a cross between kale and brussels sprouts.