On April 26, 2013 in the House of the Government of the Russian Federation awards were handed over to the winners of the All-Russian competition "Russian Organization of High Social Efficiency". The Stavropol state agrarian university became the only organization noted simultaneous in two nominations: "For development of social partnership in the organizations of the non-productive sphere"; "For development of staff potential in the organizations of the non-productive sphere".
Awards were handed over by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Olga Yurevna Golodets to the vice rector of the Stavropol state agrarian university Ivan VyacheslavovichAtanov.