William K. Vencill

Professor and Associate VP Instruction

Crop & Soil Sciences

William Vencill
William Vencill

Areas of expertise

Crop and Pasture ProductionHorticultural Production

About

My research interests are in the area of herbicide interactions in crops, weeds, and soil. Currently, my lab is focusing on fate of cotton herbicides in surface and groundwater; persistence of new classes of peanut herbicides; physiology of herbicide-resistant crops; physiology of acetolactate-synthase inhibiting herbicides on Cyperus spp.; and the integration of herbicide-resistant crops in weed management systems in Georgia, particularly with corn, cotton, and soybean

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Plant Physiology

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University – Blacksburg, VA, United States (1988)

Master of Science, Plant Physiology

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University – Blacksburg, VA, United States (1986)

Bachelor of Science, Ecology

University of Virginia's College at Wise The, VA, United States (1984)

Associate of Science, Biological and Physical Sciences

Southwest Virginia Community College, VA, United States (1982)

Awards and Honors

  • Student Career Success Influencer Award 2023 (2024)
  • Fellow Weed Science Society of America (2016)
  • Outstanding Teacher Award (2013)
  • Selection UGA Senior Teaching Fellow (2012)
  • Election to UGA Teaching Academy (2012)
  • DW Brooks Faculty Award Excellence in Teaching (2011)
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award (2008)
  • Outstanding Educator Award (2004)

Courses

  • FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2025)
  • FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

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Contact

wvencill@uga.edu 706-542-9575

Mailing Address

311 New College
205 Herty Drive
Athens, GA 30602

Shipping Address

311 New College
205 Herty Drive
Athens, GA 30602

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