Dr. Robert Grisso

Since leaving Auburn University, Grisso spent 16 years at the University of Nebraska, earning full professor status in 1996. Then, in June of 2001, he joined the faculty at Virginia Tech. While at Nebraska, he received the 1999 Nebraska Farmer Magazine Safety Award for the Nebraska AgrAbility Project. He was a member of the Turfgrass Science Team that received the 1999 Herbert H. Davis Special Recognition Award from Nebraska Golf Hall of Fame. Other awards include: Faculty Service award, University of Nebraska, 1997; Distinguished Service Award, Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association, Specialists' Section, 1996; Nolan Mitchell Young Extension Worker Award of the American Society of Agricultural Engineering (ASAE) in 1994; and the Outstanding Young Specialist Award from the Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association, University of Nebraska, 1989. He was a participant in the 1991 Institute of Agricultural and Natural Resources (IANR) Team Award and recognized for his work in the accurate placement of pesticides on turfgrass. Grisso received the 2013 SMV Technologies Ergonomics, Safety and Health Award and has twenty-seven career Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence for outstanding extension materials. In 2014, he was recognized with the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Auburn University. He has served in college administration with over 7 years as Associate Director of extension and most recently served as interim department head.