Celebrating CPSS/C certification milestones

March 2, 2026
CPSS/C certification milestones

We recognize, congratulate, and thank the following Certified Professional Soil Scientists and Classifiers (CPSS and CPSC) who reached the following milestones over the last year (February 2025 through January 2026): 40, 35, 30, 25, and 20 years of certification. Thank you for your continuing dedication, service, and commitment to excellence.

40 years

Campbell, Steven B., Portland, OR, CPSS, CPSC

Cate, Bradley J., Savanna, IL, CPSS, CPSC

Elmer, Steven Lowell, Geneseo, IL, CPSS, CPSC

Mueller, Laurel F., Forksville, PA, CPSS, CPSC

Ratvasky, Timothy T., Washington, PA, CPSS

Shields, Walter J., Seattle, WA, CPSS

Wade, Steven L., Linton, IN, CPSS

35 years

Benzel, Tracy C., Mercer, WI, CPSS

Downard, Ralph B., Wilmington, DE, CPSS

Kitzrow, Gary A., Oakland, OR, CPSS, CPSC

Lenz, Gary Ward, Glasford, IL, CPSS, CPSC

Noel, Joseph W., South Berwick, ME, CPSS, CPSC

Quist, Aron A., Blythe, CA, CPSS

Rahn, Bryan L., Angwin, CA, CPSS

Smith, Gerald W., Elizabethtown, NY, CPSS

Sullivan, Kevin J., Vero Beach, FL, CPSS, CPSC

Taskey, Ronald D., Atascadero, CA, CPSS, CPSC

30 years

Adams, Thomas F., Anderson, IN, CPSS

Gibas, Dawn R., Fredericktown, OH, CPSS

Rabe, Brian T., Baker City, OR, CPSS

Ross, Stephen S., Cardington, OH, CPSS

Schladweiler, Brenda K., Gillette, WY, CPSS

West, Larry T., Fayetteville, AR, CPSS, CPSC

Williams, Lisa L., Pasadena, MD, CPSS

 

25 years

Andrasko, Ronald R., Jeannette, PA, CPSS

Craig, Edward M., Bradenton, FL, CPSS

Fellon, Jason D., Lewisburg, PA, CPSS

Gollany, Hero T., Adams, OR, CPSS

Gramm, Larry Lee, Peachtree City, GA, CPSS

Kimmelshue, Joel E., Sacramento, CA, CPSS

Laboski, Carrie A.M., University Park, PA, CPSS

Langford, Rebecca L., Evansville, IN, CPSS

Packee, Edmond C., Fairbanks, AK, CPSS

Patel, Shailesh K., Port Orange, FL, CPSS

Romig, Douglas E., Albuquerque, NM, CPSS

20 years

Brewer, Linda Joan, Corvallis, OR, CPSS

Burton, Priscilla, Cleveland, UT, CPSS

Elliott, Troy Philip, Yakima, WA, CPSS

Fisher, Justin L., Knoxville, TN, CPSS

Franti, Jason Michael, Rixeyville, VA, CPSS

Heilmann, Michaelynde H., Sacramento, CA, CPSS

Henson, Deborah J., South Deerfield, MA, CPSS

Lane, Michael Edward, Honey Brook, PA, CPSS

Liebig, Mark A., Mandan, ND, CPSS

Raley, Kevin D., Franklin, TN, CPSS

Rebernak, Carla, Sugar City, ID, CPSS

Roberson, Mark Joseph, Sacramento, CA, CPSS

Sansoni, Nancy Patricia, Bermuda Run, NC, CPSS

Tillman, Stephanie K., Saskatoon, SK, CPSS

Vierra, Steven Michael, Paso Robles, CA, CPSS, CPSC

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