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May 2021, Part 2
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From the Dean
This issue of Purdue Agriculture InFocus is devoted to celebrating the 2020-2021 award winners within our college's departments and units.
Congratulations to all!
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IEEA Awards
Bob Amick Award: Jennifer Mayo
4-H Individual Award: Meagan Hoffher
4-H Team Award: Indiana State House Civic Engagement
Kelsey Guadarrama, Rachel Rawls, & Sthele Greybar
ANR Individual Award: Valerie Clingerman
ANR Team Award: Core & Category 14 Pesticide Training
Amanda Mosiman, Kenneth Eck, Luis Santiago, Valerie Clingerman, Hans Schmitz, Nick Held, Sara Dzimianski, Andrew Smith, David Ackley, & Addie Thornley
HHS Individual Award: Olivia Western
HHS Team Award: Cooking Under Pressure
Tonya Short, Abigail Creigh, Monica Nagele, Amber Noll, Karen Richey, Atina Rohzon, Abbigail Sampson, Annette Lawler, & Alicia Criswell
CD Individual Award: Dena Held
CWC Individual Award: Allison Finzel
CWC Team Award: IEEA Health & Wellness Subcommittee
Theresa Mince & Jeff Walker
CWC Team Award 2019: Community Gardens
Caroline Arnett, Veronica Jalomo, and Theresa Mince (awarded retroactively)
CES Team Award: Teens as Teachers
Elizbeth Beiersdorfer, Cheryl Casselman, Jenny Clark, Xiomara Diaz-Vargas, Katie Frew, Angie Frost, Jose Garcia-Bravo, Kelsey Guadarrama, Cara Harbison, Rachel Haselby, Robert Kelly, Steve McKinley, Kelsie Muller, Kathryn Orvis, Rachel Rawls, Danielle Sands, Rena Sheldon, Courtney Stierwalt, Olivia Western, Katie Whiteford, Melessa Wiesehan, & Pandora Woodward
Career Award:
ANR, Bob Yoder
4-H, Carla Kidwell
Diversity Award: Navigating Difference
Kris Parker, Xiomara Diaz-Vargas, Amanda Dickson, Bill Horan, Samm Johnson, Amy Nierman, Tamara Ogle, Marcia Parcell, Luis Santiago, Brittney Schori, Laurynn Thieme, Heather VonDielingen, Steve Yoder, & Bob Bruner
International Award: Costa Rica: Lessons Learned as a Traveler, Not a Tourist
Cathy Boerste
Friend of Extension Award: Iveth Vasquez, Jackson County
PUCESA Awards
Career Award: James R. Mintert
Early Career Award:
Amanda Deering
Kyle Daniel
Stephanie Woodcox
Mid-Career Award: Michael Wilcox
Leadership Award: Brian MacGowan
Student in Extension Award: Orlando Rodriquez
Team Award: Landscape Report Team
Todd Abrahamson, Janna Beckerman, John Bonkowski, Tom Creswell, Gail Ruhl, Elizabeth Barnes, Cliff Sadof, Lindsey Purcell, Kyle Daniel, Lori Jolly-Brown, Kirby Kalbaugh, Rosie Lerner, Aaron Patton
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Top Global BRM – BRM Institute
Mark Sullivan
Leanne McGiveron
Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP)
Brandon Reese
Certified Business Relationship Manager (CBRM)
Brandon Reese
Bravo Award
Mark Sullivan
Lowell Williams
Aaron Walz
Leanne McGiveron
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Faculty & Staff Recognition and Awards
2020-2021 ABE Outstanding Department Teacher – Agriculture: Dennis Buckmaster
2020-2021 ABE Outstanding Department Teacher – Engineering: Abby Engelberth
2020-2021 ABE Outstanding Department Counselor: Albert Heber
2020-2021 ABE Outstanding Teacher Award for Clinical Faculty: Robert Stwalley
2020-2021 ABE Outstanding Service to Students: Nathan Engelberth
2020-2021 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award: John Evans
2021 Dean H.T. Yang Leadership in Service Award: David Umulis
Most Impactful Inventors Award from College of Engineering: Jian Jin
MAHA Fluid Power Faculty Chair: Andrea Vacca
2020 Seeds of Success (Excellence in Research) Award
Margaret Gitau
Mohit Verma
Fellow, Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow: Margaret Gitau
Fellow, ASABE: Jane Frankenberger
FFAR – New Innovator Award - 2020: Mohit Verma
ASABE Superior Paper Award: Shawn Ehlers and Roger Tormoehlen
Joseph Bramah Medal: Andrea Vacca
2021 Faculty Promotions
Sadegh Dabiri to Associate Professor
Meng Deng to Associate Professor
Undergraduate Scholarship / Award Recipients
ABE CNH Scholarships
Daniel Foley, Agricultural Engineering
Charles Trainor, Ag. Systems Management
Alumni & Friends of ABE Scholarships
Emily Aicher, Biological Engineering
Amanda Blankenberger, Biological Engineering
Matthew Chan, Biological Engineering
Andres Dextre, Biological Engineering
Ella Ditslear, Biological Engineering
Katherine Krick, Biological Engineering
Hyunbeen Lee, Biological Engineering
Haoyue Li, Biological Engineering
Jacob Long, Biological Engineering
Garret Manquen, Biological Engineering
Julia Mollenhauer, Biological Engineering
Sangavi Subramani, Biological Engineering
Hailey Szadowski, Biological Engineering
Bartlett Family ABE Scholarships
Brecken Beyer, Ag. Systems Management
Heidi Phelps, Ag. Systems Management
Nathan Sprague, Agricultural Engineering
Bridgestone/Firestone Scholarship
Nikira Lane, Agricultural Engineering
Jason and Jenny Brown Scholarships
Lucas Johnson, Biological Engineering
Kate Sorg, Biological Engineering
John R. Brubaker Scholarships
Benjamin La Belle, Agricultural Engineering
Clare McNicholas, Agricultural Engineering
Bill Carteaux Scholarships
Justin Lammers, Ag. Systems Management
Clare M. McNicholas, Agricultural Engineering
Consolidated Grain and Barge (CGB) Scholarships in Ag
Justin Johnson, Ag Systems Management
David Taylor, Ag Systems Management
Decker Family Scholarship
Alexa Stern, Biological Engineering
Bernie and Andrea Engel Scholarships
Agenor Kouame, Ag. Systems Management
Emerson Lemberis, Agricultural Engineering
Brad and Brenda Fife Scholarship
Austin Conrad, Ag Systems Management
GEAPS Scholarships
Andrew Kelham, Ag Systems Management
David Taylor, Ag Systems Management
Jill & Michael Gough Scholarships
Allison Ayers, Biological Engineering
Emma Keesling, Biological Engineering
Greiner Scholarships
Maansi Asthana, Biological Engineering
Zachary Bebar, Biological Engineering
Allison Biddinger, Biological Engineering
Sonya Dervishian, Biological Engineering
Jacob Klein-Cohen, Biological Engineering
Emme Longman, Biological Engineering
Peyton Shafer, Biological Engineering
Rebecca Slaughter, Biological Engineering
Larry & Lola Huggins Scholarships
Charles Patterson, Ag. Systems Management
Nathan Sprague, Agricultural Engineering
Noah Spear, Ag. Systems Management
Gerald W. and Phyllis J. Isaacs Scholarships
Jackson Brady, Biological Engineering
Michael McGovern, Biological Engineering
G.W. Krutz Scholarships
Benjamin La Belle, Agricultural Engineering
Nikira Lane, Agricultural Engineering
Michael and Christine Ladisch Scholarships
Hannah Mitchell, Biological Engineering
Kunming Shao, Biological Engineering
Ray Lien/Gary Krutz Legacy Scholarships
Nikira Lane, Agricultural Engineering
Elizabeth Zelt, Agricultural Engineering
Larry and Molly Loehr Scholarships
Jenna Bradford, Biological Engineering
Laura Flandermeyer, Biological Engineering
Madhumitha Prakash, Biological Engineering
Bruce A. McKenzie Scholarships in Agriculture
Brecken Beyer, Ag. Systems Management
David Clark, Ag. Systems Management
Garrett Glassburn, Ag. Systems Management
Agenor Kouame, Ag. Systems Management
Justin W. Lammers, Ag. Systems Management
New Century Scholars Scholarships
Funded by Bart and Karen Nelson, John B. Greiner and
Alumni & Friends of ABE
MarySara Albert, Biological Engineering
Grant Allyn, Ag. Systems Management
Lucy Baker, Agricultural Engineering
Kara Benbow, Biological Engineering
Noah Berning, Ag. Systems Management
Caroline Brown, Biological Engineering
Greyson Brown, Ag. Systems Management
Reagan Bushok, Biological Engineering
Santiago Canova, Agricultural Engineering
Sarah Carreon, Biological Engineering
Jonah Carter, Biological Engineering
Stephanie Colby, Biological Engineering
Kaitlyn Dougherty, Biological Engineering
Gavin Duffy, Biological Engineering
Gavin Dyson, Biological Engineering
Andrew Frels, Biological Engineering
Andrea Garcia Duran, Biological Engineering
Alexis Gies, Biological Engineering
Nathaniel Greenland, Biological Engineering
Jenna Hans, Biological Engineering
Michael Heraty, Biological Engineering
Caleb Huffmeyer, Agricultural Engineering
Hanna Inoue Goes, Agricultural Engineering
Jason Mair, Agricultural Engineering
Rebecca Mold, Agricultural Engineering
Olivia Murchie, Agricultural Engineering
Athulya Nair, Biological Engineering
Owen Nifong, Agricultural Engineering
Kayla Osen, Agricultural Engineering
Dev Patel, Agricultural Engineering
Alessandro Paz Hernandez, Agricultural Engineering
Layton Randolph, Ag. Systems Management
Ava Riaziat, Biological Engineering
Matthew Spinazze, Biological Engineering
Tobias Spitz, Biological Engineering
Sebastian Stambaugh, Biological Engineering
Gabrielle Tanner, Biological Engineering
Elouise White, Agricultural Engineering
Amanda Willis, Biological Engineering
Autumn Wuebben, Agricultural Engineering
Alicia Zeh, Biological Engineering
Binwen Zhang, Agricultural Engineering
Ni Family Scholarships in ABE
Jianxiang Tao, Agricultural Engineering
Yaqiao Wei, Agricultural Engineering
Wen-Han Ni Memorial Scholarship
Haley Thomas, Agricultural Engineering
Martin Okos Biological & Food Process Engr. Scholarships
Alyssa Easton, Biological Engineering
Haley M. Kitchell, Biological Engineering
Madeline Mauer, Biological Engineering
Grant Springer, Biological Engineering
Miles Thompson, Biological Engineering
Matthias Voglewede, Biological Engineering
Martin Okos Biological & Food Process Engr. Scholarships
College of Agriculture Awardee: James Derloshon
College of Engineering Awardees: Nicole Duncan and
Hannah Culp
Leroy & Mary Joyce Pickett Scholarship
in honor of Bruce Liljedahl in ABE
Dhruv Khanna, Biological Engineering
William Schmitt, Biological Engineering
Matthew and Lesa Reynolds Scholarships
Sofia Alfieri, Biological Engineering
Brecken Beyer, Ag. Systems Management
Allison Murray, Biological Engineering
Charles Patterson, Ag. Systems Management
Noah Spear, Ag. Systems Management
Reynolds Field of Dreams Scholarships
Josephine Bauer, Biological Engineering
Haley Etheridge, Agricultural Engineering
Cassidy Lurk, Biological Engineering
Heidi Phelps, Ag. Systems Management
Harold Schramm Memorial Scholarships
Austin Conrad, Ag. Systems Management
Tyler Hilgeman, Agricultural Engineering
Clare McNicholas Agricultural Engineering
Spillman ABE Scholarships
Natalia Rodriguez, Biological Engineering
Galina Tennant, Biological Engineering
Dr. Mack and Anna Strickland Scholarship
Andrew Kelham, Ag Systems Management
Ed and Pilar Vondell ABE Scholarship
Haley Etheridge, Agricultural Engineering
Haley Thomas, Agricultural Engineering
Ziga Family Legacy Scholarships
Sydney Fisher, Biological Engineering
Mari Leland, Biological Engineering
Terrill Schwab, Agricultural Engineering
2020-2021 ABE Outstanding Undergraduate Students
Freshman:
Noah Berning, Agricultural Systems Management
Katie Reichard, Pre-ABE
Sophomore:
Heidi Phelps, Agricultural Systems Management
Nikira Lane, Agricultural Engineering
Ella Ditslear, Biological Engineering
Junior:
Chase Trainor, Agricultural Systems Management
Nathan Sprague, Agricultural Engineering
Emma Keesling, Biological Engineering
Senior:
Chaela Minor, Agricultural Systems Management
Megan Casey, Agricultural Engineering
Marina Mehling, Biological Engineering
Graduate Student Recognition and Awards
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship: Jennifer Rackliffe
2020 Ford Dissertation Fellowship: Rachel Scarlett
2020 ARGE Fellowship: Trevor Shoaf
2020 Andrews Fellowship: Steven Doyle
2020 Ross Fellowship: Glen Morris
2020 Chappelle Fellowship: Alec Watkins
2021 College of Agriculture Excellence in Teaching Award: Troy Tonner
2021 Magoon Award Honorees: Eric Kong
2021 College of Agriculture Summer Research Grant: Grace Baldwin, Kevin Lee
2021 College of Engineering Outstanding Service Award: Kok Zhi Lee
2021 College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award: Tanzeel Rehman
2021 College of Engineering Outstanding Postdoc Award: Jingqiu Chen
2021 Bilsland Dissertation Award: Camila Jange, Yan Zhu
2020-21 ABE Outstanding Graduate Student – M.S.: Mark Gee
2020-21 ABE Outstanding Graduate Student – Ph.D.: Camila Jange
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Faculty Bhagyashree Katare: Promoted to Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics Carson Reeling: Promoted to Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics Nathan Thompson: Promoted to Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics Farzad Taheripour: Promoted to Research Professor of Agricultural Economics Jake Ricker-Gilbert: Promoted to Full Professor Lionel "Bo" Beaulieu: Office of Engagement Faculty Engagement Fellow Award Maria Marshall: AgSeed Recipient Rural Small business resilience: The role of personal relationships with community banks Nathan DeLay: AgSeed Recipient Producer farm data valuation, capitalization and sharing Craig Dobbins: FFA VIP Award Brady Brewer: 2020-2021 Scholarship of Engagement Fellow Jayson Lusk: Lu Ann Aday Award Staff Jo Thomas: Purdue Academic Advising Association (PACADA) Outstanding New Advisor Andy Oppy: Purdue Academic Advising Association (PACADA) Outstanding Advisor Undergraduate Hilary Vrba: Deb Brown Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Honors Thesis Mason Gordon: Deb Brown Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Honors Thesis
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Faculty Awards
Sarah LaRose: IACTE Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year, Indiana Association of Career and Tech. Education; ASEC Outstanding Early Career
Hui-Hui Wang: Early Career Award, NC AAAE American Association of Agricultural Educators
Mark Russell: Frederick L Hovde Award of Excellence, Indiana Farm Bureau; Murray Brown, NACTA
Allen Talbert: ASEC Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Kathryn Orvis:ASEC Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor
Mark Tucker: ASEC Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher
Levon Esters: Jefferson Award, Office of Engagement
Neil Knobloch: Outstanding Agricultural Educator, AAAE American Association of Agricultural Educators
Staff Awards
Beth Forbes: ACE Professional Award
Amy Conrad: ASEC Outstanding Service to Students
Kimber Nicoletti: Jefferson Award, Office of Engagement
Melissa Geiger: Rose Award, Purdue Mortar Board
Graduate Student Awards
Brandon Allen: ASEC Outstanding Dissertation Award
Elizabeth Alexander: ASEC Outstanding Thesis Award
Undergraduate Student Awards
Allison Lund: ASEC Outstanding Freshman
Brittany Gonzales: ASEC Outstanding Sophomore
Emily Kilmer: ASEC Outstanding Junior
Snehe Jogi: ASEC Outstanding Senior
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Undergraduate Awards Outstanding Agronomy Undergraduates: Freshman- Kayla Grennes Sophomore- Breawna Caldwell Junior- Andrew Thurman Senior- Audrey Kruse ASA Outstanding Student: Claire Schloemer M.O. Pence Undergraduate Scholarship Award: Audrey Kruse Becks Scholarship Award
Freshman- Jillian Zurcher Sophomore- Andrew Thurman Junior- Audrey Kruse Graduate Awards M.O. Pence Graduate Scholarship Award: Ana Gabriela Morales Ona Mary and Barb Phillips Scholarship Award: Diana Salguero Garrett Verhagen Joe White Scholarship Award: Christina Shilling Stanley Barber Scholarship Award: Richard Roth Dow Agrosciences Award: Diana Escamilla Garret Verhagen Kai-Wei Yang Outstanding Graduate PhD Research: Richard Roth Outstanding Graduate Teaching and CIE Excellence in teaching award: Maria Christina Schilling-Costello Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship: Meng-Yang Lin Breeding and Genetics: Meng-Yang Lin Fabiana Moreira Wyman E. Nyquist Scholarship: Liyang Chen Jerry V. Mannering Award in Soil Conservation and Management: Daniel Welage
Faculty / Staff Awards
Spotlight Education Award: Corey Gerber Mortar Board Honorary Award: Lee Schweitzer College of Ag Outstanding Counselor: Laura Bowling Unsung Diversity Hero Award: Linda Lee
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Faculty Dr. Candace Croney is a University Faculty Scholar. Dr. Jay Johnson received the 2021 Midwest Section American Society of Animal Science Outstanding Young Researcher Award. Students Claire Fisher: ANSC and CoA Outstanding Freshman Undergraduate Award winner Junior Cheng: Cordova Award - University Award Jason Graham: 2021 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Fellowship (National level) Pedro Freitas: 2020 Journal of Dairy Science Editor’s Choice (National Level); 2020-ICQG US-Based Early Career Researcher Scholarship; 2021 University of Washington Summer Institute of Statistical Genetics Scholarship Jason Graham: Targeting Excellence Scholarship; 2021 University of Washington Summer Institute of Statistical Genetics Scholarship Amanda Alvarenga: 2020-ICQG US-Based Early Career Researcher Scholarship Stephanie Dijak: 2nd place for poster presentations at the spring Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference in College of Agriculture
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Faculty
Millionaire’s Club - Andy Mesecar
Brian Dilkes - University Faculty Scholars
Mark Hall, Joe Ogas, Stefan Paula - PK-12 Outreach and Engagement Award
Beth Tran - Purdue Cancer Research Award
Andy Mesecar - Outstanding College of Agriculture Graduate Mentor and Teacher
Orla Hart - Education Fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Staff
Joe Levell - Linda Siersema Staff Excellence Award
Pan Liao - Don Carlson Award recognizing post-doc or research staff for outstanding research accomplishments in the lab
Graduate Students and Postdocs
Rui (Gary) Gan - Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Department of Biochemistry
Juan (Jupa) Jauregui - Ross-Lynn Research Scholar Award
Youssef Hegazy - Beach Family Travel Grant
Luopin Wang - Henry Weiner Travel Grant
Trevor Boram - Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship
Luopin Wang - Henry A. Moses Award
Eliana Torres-Zelada - Arnold K. Balls Award
Isiah Menseh - Global Ambassador for the Graduate School
Sherlene Brown - T32 Fellowship, Drug Discovery
Ryan Benke - USDA NIFA Predoctoral Fellowship
Jiaxin Long - Bioinformatics Assistantship, Purdue Center for Cancer Research
Undergraduate Students
Outstanding Biochemistry Freshman - Amirah Haweit
Outstanding Biochemistry Sophomore - Caden Tuinstra
Outstanding Biochemistry Junior - Clayton Hicks
Outstanding Biochemistry Senior - Ana-Pascual Garrigos
Honor Society of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) - Kimaya Bakhle
Graduate Certificate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Isabella Prislusky
Bernard Axelrod Memorial Scholarship - Abigail Sipes
Dr. Stephan P. and Charlotte A. Coburn Undergraduate Scholarship in Biochemistry
Colin Hemme, Mario Perez-Ahuatl
Ray W. Fuller Memorial Scholarship - Emily Johnson
Patrick C. Matchette Scholarship in Biochemistry - Lauren Urban
Edwin T. Mertz Memorial Scholarship - Adam Schluttenhofer, Ogechukwu Ezenwa
David and Mary Scheible Scholarship in Biochemistry -
Clayton Hicks, Jocelyn Sheets, Caden Tuinstra
Kwok Yip Tso Scholarship - Katelyn Macknyk
Donald and Rita Weeks Scholarship - Micah Lehe
Zhao-Herrmann Scholarship in Biochemistry - Amirah Haweit
Ogechukwu Ezenwa - Charles O. McGaughey Leadership Award
Spring 2021 Research Talks College of Agriculture (Undergraduates):
1st Place - Ana Pascual-Garrigos - Low-cost User-friendly Biosensors for Bovine Respiratory Disease Based on Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)
3rd Place - William Hadjis, Autumn Denny, and Julia Mollenhauer - Investigation into the Structural and Functional Effects on Phage Proteins based on Cross-Genome Differences/Mutations
3rd place - Jocelyn Sheets - in the undergraduate oral competition of the Midwest Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science |
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Faculty
Drs. Cathie Aime and Jin-Rong Xu, were elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Please join me in congratulating Cathie and Jin-Rong on this well-deserved honor and recognition of major contributions to the advancement of science in their respective disciplines.
Dr. Lei Zhang, was recently awarded an APS Foundation award. The Schroth Faces of the Future Award supports up and coming individuals in specific areas of plant pathology for the "Faces of the Future" symposium held at Plant Health 2021 Online. The 2021 discipline focus is Nematology.
COA Spring Awards:- Dr. Mike Mickelbart, BTNY Recipient David C. Pfendler Outstanding Counselor
- Dr. Bryan Young, BTNY Recipient Kohls Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher
- Dr. Scott McAdam, BTNY Recipient Kohls Early Career Teaching Award
- Lisa Gross, BTNY Recipient Outstanding Service to Student Award
- Dr. Jeneen Fields-Abrams, BTNY Recipient Outstanding Teacher Award for Clinical Faculty
- Dr. Cathie Aime, BTNY Recipient Outstanding Graduate Mentor and Teacher Award
- Yufan Zhou, BTNY Recipient Outstanding Senior
- Mia Brann, BTNY Recipient Outstanding Junior
- Ben Binstock, BTNY Recipient Outstanding Sophomore
- Emma Miller, BTNY Recipient Outstanding Freshman
Staff
Darcy Allen received the Rose Award from the Barbara Cook Chapter of Mortar Board at Purdue University
Shelli Taylor received the Purdue University Years of Service Award for her 15 years of service.
John Cavaletto and Julie Young were both recognized as COVID-19 Heroes
Students
Tiffana Ross, Ph.D. Student, was featured in October 2020 in the Graduate Ag Research Spotlight.
Samira Fatemi, PhD student, was recognized with the 2020 Pathmaker Award to recognize effective mentoring of undergraduate researchers-in-training and fellow graduate students.
Undergraduate Awards and Scholarships
Yufan Zhou, BTNY Recipient Outstanding Senior
Mia Brann, BTNY Recipient Outstanding Junior
Ben Binstock, BTNY Recipient Outstanding Sophomore
Emma Miller, BTNY Recipient Outstanding Freshman
Mitchell Scholarship
$2,500.00 Bethany Madore
$1,500.00 Kristin Sauder
$3,000.00 Mia Brann
$2,500.00 Josh Randall
$3,000.00 Ethan Smiley
$2,000.00 Isabelle Turner
$3,000.00 Drew Wennmacher
$3,000.00 Alexandra Wassgren
$4,500.00 Lindsey Berebitsky
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Faculty Brock Harpur: USDA NIFA CARE grant; 2021 AgSEED funding recipient Grzegorz Buczkowski: 2020 Crown Leadership Award Clifford Sadof: Outstanding Educational Materials Award from the American Society of Horticultural Science Laura Ingwell: Grant from University of Minnesota, NCR SARE Elizabeth Y. Long: Indiana State Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant Program; North Central Integrated Pest Management Center Critical Issues Grant Program Douglas Richmond: Excellence in Extension Award, American Society of Agronomy Ian Kaplan: 2021 AgSEED funding recipient Staff Elizabeth Barnes: 2020 Outstanding Education Materials Award from American Society of Horticultural Science; 2020 Ecological Society of America Communication & Engagement Section’s Science Communication Poster Award; 2020 Team award for Purdue Landscape Report from Purdue Cooperative Extension Specialists Association Holly Fletcher-Timmons: Covid Hero Award Tammy Luck: Covid Hero Award Amanda Wilson: Outstanding Service Award in Entomology Post Doctorate Students Andrew Sweet: Purdue Libraries Open Access Fund Graduate Students Aaron Ashbrook: Pest Management Professional Magazine Scholarship; Robert O. & Norma Y. Williams Pest Control Conference Award; NCUE & IPA Travel Award Kaitlyn Brill: A-Mark Pest Management/Eli Lilly Scholarship Sujan Dawadi: A-Mark Pest Management/Eli Lilly Scholarship; Veseris (formerly Univar) Scholarship Mathew Dittmann: Norm Ehmann/Van Waters & Rogers Scholarship; A-Mark Pest Management/Eli Lilly Scholarship Sudip Gaire: Bilsland Fellowship Wadih Ghanem: Outstanding Entomology Student Service Award Madison Gits: Gerald Leeb Scholarship Taylor Nelson: Outstanding MS Student in Entomology Raquel Peron: Outstanding PhD Student in Entomology Teomie Rivera-Miranda: Carver Fellowship Aaron Rodriques: Duane Edwards Scholarship Rajani Sapkota: A-Mark Pest Management/Eli Lilly Scholarship; National Conference on Urban Entomology (NCUE)/ Student travel award; 2020 College of Agriculture Dr. Dagnatchew Yirgou Endowment Travel Award; Pi Chi Omega Norm Ehmann Award; Pest Control Magazine Scholarship Zachery Wolfe: Norm Ehmann/Van Waters & Rogers Scholarship; BASF Professional Pest Control Scholarship Undergraduate Students Nathan Ballard: John J. Davis Memorial Scholarship; George E. Gould Scholarship Allison Beach: Robert A. Oakes Memorial/B & D.A. Weisburger Scholarship Julia Betz: Austin M. Frishman Scholarship Connor Brescia: J.T. Eaton & Company Scholarship; George E. Gould Scholarship Nicola Cazzaniga: Oser Family Scholarship Jerry (Yingxuan) Cheng: J. Edwin Sameth Memorial Scholarship Vanessa Cooper: John J. Davis Memorial Scholarship Michael Crippen: C. C. Alexander Memorial Scholarship Holly Fletcher-Timmons: George E. Gould Scholarship Eric Gadberry: Austin M. Frishman Scholarship April Grummer: J.T. Eaton & Company Scholarship Kaleigh Hall: George E. Gould Scholarship Dayne Hill: George E. Gould Scholarship; John J. Davis Memorial Scholarship Noah James: John J. Davis Memorial Scholarship Meghan Jerke: C. C. Alexander Memorial Scholarship Ziyan Jin: Rhodes Scholarship William (Andre) Le Van: Robert A. Oakes Memorial/B & D.A. Weisburger Scholarship; George E. Gould Scholarship; John J. Davis Memorial Scholarship Maia Leach: J.T. Eaton & Company Scholarship Kristen Lenfestey: George E. Gould Scholarship Yi hang Li: Indiana Pest Management Association Memorial Scholarship Jenna Mason: Indiana Pest Management Association Memorial Scholarship Elliott Masterson: William L. Brehm Memorial Scholarship; Rhodes Scholarship Joellen McClain: John J. Davis Memorial Scholarship Mitchell McKesson: George E. Gould Scholarship Meredith Mitchell: Rhodes Scholarship Jessica Newton: George E. Gould Scholarship; John J. Davis Memorial Scholarship George Ogilvie-Russell: Robert A. Oakes Memorial/B & D.A. Weisburger Scholarship Savanna Ploessl: Robert A. Oakes Memorial/B & D.A. Weisburger Scholarship, John J. Davis Memorial Scholarship August Publow: John J. Davis Memorial Scholarship Cassidy Rehmel: John J. Davis Memorial Scholarship Hannah Ritter: George E. Gould Scholarship Karina Rodriguez: George E. Gould Scholarship Kylie Schofield: C. C. Alexander Memorial Scholarship Yijie Shen: J. Edwin Sameth Memorial Scholarship Dane Stahlhut: C. C. Alexander Memorial Scholarship Jack Stevens: Austin M. Frishman Scholarship; J. Edwin Sameth Memorial Scholarship Gretchen Thomas: C. C. Alexander Memorial Scholarship Drew Wennmacher: William L. Brehm Memorial Scholarship; Oser Family Scholarship Candace Wessinger: John J. Davis Memorial Scholarship
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Faculty Amanda Deering: PUCESA Outstanding Early Career Extension Specialist Award Bruce Hamaker: Corinne Alexander Spirit of the Land Grant Award; Lowell Hardin Award Kee-Hong Kim: Department of Food Science Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor Haley Oliver: Department of Food Science Outstanding Graduate Educator; 2021 University Faculty Scholar Staff Cory Brenner: Covid Hero Award; Staff Unsung Diversity Hero Award Young-Hee Cho: Outstanding Teacher Award for Clinical Faculty and Continuing Lectures Allie Kingery: Covid Hero Award; Outstanding Service to the Department Erik Kurdelak: Covid Hero Award Adrian Peacock-Downey: Covid Hero Award Anton Terekov: Behind the Research- feature article Laurie Van Keppel: Outstanding Service to Students Award Graduate Students Xiangjian Bai: OIGP Bilsland Fellowship Maria Belen Salazar Tijerno: International Society of Beverage Technologist (ISBT) Scholarship Brianna Britton: IFT Graduate Student Scholarship; IAFP Student Travel Scholarship; Meat Industry Suppliers Alliance Scholarship; USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative-Predoctoral Fellowship Jingfan Chen: PRF Grant Sarah Corwin: College of Agriculture Graduate Spotlight Javier Cruz Padilla: ISBT Scholarship Enrico Federici: ABE Purdue Industrial research symposium Biotechnology, Regulations, Food Processing, poster competition 1st place Anna Hayes: IFT Carbohydrate Division, Outstanding Service Award; Purdue Graduate Student Government Travel Grant Recipient (Top Tier); Phi Tau Sigma Dr. Gideon ‘Guy’ Livingston Scholarship Recipient Morgan Malm: Indiana Statehouse Honoree - Soybean Product Innovation Award Natalie Mudd: Ross Fellowship Carine A Nkemngong: Graduate Teaching Award; B.J. Liska Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Adrianna Pilch: ARGE Fellowship Adam Quinn: ARGE Fellowship Monica Richmond: Lynn Fellowship Manalee Samaddar: PRF Grant, Fellowship Phi Tau Sigma (The Honor Society of Food and Technology): Outstanding Chapter of the Year Pablo Torres Aguilar: Commission on Dietetic Registration Second Century Scholarship Adrienne Voelker: OIGP Bilsland Fellowship Travest Woodbury: Krannert Applied Management Principles (AMP) Program Bruce Zhang: Certificate of Excellence Award, Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Paige Smith: ARGE Graduate Diversity Research Assistantship Cindy Mayorga (FSGSA President): Team (FSGSA) Unsung Diversity Hero Award Connie Muniandy: ΦΤΣ Student Achievement Scholarship Undergraduate Students Caroline Edmondson: Martin Agriculture Research Fund Undergraduate Research Scholar Julia Schmidt: CATE $500 Faculty Research Grants; Phi Tau Sigma Hoosier Chapter Outstanding Senior Award Fernanda Pedroza-Altamirano: Outstanding Food Science Undergrad (Freshman) Zach Hoag: Outstanding Food Science Undergrad (Sophomore) Kelden Cook: Outstanding Food Science Undergrad (Junior) Erin Sukala: Outstanding Food Science Undergrad (Senior) IFTSA: Outstanding Chapter, Support: Purdue University
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Faculty Elizabeth Flaherty: U.S. Department of Agriculture Excellence in College and University Teaching Award for Food and Agricultural Sciences; The Wildlife Society Student Chapter Advisor of the Year Songlin Fei: 2020 Purdue Agricultural Research Award Brady Hardiman: 2020-21 recipient of the Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Early Career Teaching Award Jeff Dukes: Fellow, Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Rob Swihart: Outstanding Reviewer Award from Natural Sciences Education Linda Prokopy: Named as the new department head for Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Jason Hoverman: Promoted to full professor of vertebrate ecology; Seed for Success Award for securing an external sponsored award in excess of $1 million Mo Zhou: Promoted to associate professor of forest economics and management with tenure Pat Zollner: 2021 Seed for Success Award for securing an external sponsored award in excess of $1 million Eva Haviarova: 2021 Distinguished Educator Award from the Society of Wood Science and Technology Mike Jenkins: William L. Hoover Faculty Service Award Staff Lindsey Purcell: 2020 Meritorious Award from the Indiana Arborist Association Julie Pluimer: Learning Community Instructor Advocate Award by Purdue University Residences Brian MacGowan: Purdue Cooperative Extension Specialists’ Association (PUCESA) Leadership Award Jarred Brooke: College of Agriculture PK-12 Council Staff Excellence Award Carolyn Foley: 2021 Purdue College of Agriculture Unsung Diversity Hero Award Jennifer Spitznagle: Outstanding Clerical/Service Staff Member Award Matt Hamilton: Outstanding Administration/Professional Staff Member
The Tipping Point Planner Team, a collaborative effort between Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue Extension, received the 2020 College of Agriculture TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) Award. Dr. Bryan Pijanowski, professor of landscape and soundscape ecology; Kara Salazar, assistant program leader and extension specialist for sustainable communities; Lydia Utley, data analyst; and Daniel Walker, community planning extension specialist, are the project leaders for the Tipping Point Planner. Postdocs Lizz Allmon: Exemplary Graduate Student Service Award; College of Agriculture Graduate Student Pathmaker Award Graduate Students Jessie Elliott: Esri Student of the Year Madeline Montague: College of Agriculture Graduate Student Pathmaker Award Undergraduate Students Kamryn Dehn: 2020 Tyler Trent Courage and Resilience Award Amanda Heltzel: Outstanding Wildlife Undergraduate Student Award from the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society Lucas Wilson: FNR Outstanding Freshman Phoebe Soldi: FNR Outstanding Sophomore Emilie Washer: FNR Outstanding Junior Rachel Brummet: FNR Outstanding Senior Winners for the annual FNR Poster Competition: - For undergraduate research:
- 1st Place – Alexandia Hicks, “Monitoring freshwater mussel health using stable isotope analysis” (co-authors are Nancy Boedeker, Brant Fisher, Casey Maynard, and Elizabeth Flaherty)
- For graduate research,
- 1st Place – Elizabeth Allmon, “Oil induced cardiac effects in embryonic sheepshead minnows, Cyprinodon variegatus” (co-authors are Grace Walker, Robert Griffitt, and Maria Sepulveda)
- 2nd Place – Sylvia Park, “Hyperspectral analysis of foliar chemical and physiological responses to abiotic and biotic stress” (co-authors are Lorenzo Cotrozzi, Geoffrey Williams, Matt Ginzel, Michael Mickelbart, Doug Jacobs, and John Couture)
- 3rd Place – Geoffrey Williams, “Wood moisture content predicts the fate of Juglans nigra threatened by thousand cankers disease” (co-author is Matt Ginzel)
- Hon. Men. – Sarah Cuprewich, “Effects of prescribed fire on mycorrhizal fungi abundance and diversity in the Central Hardwood Region” (co-author is Mike Saunders)
- Hon. Men. – Ben Rivera, “The self-pollination of Amur honeysuckle” (co-authors are Mike Jenkins and Rick Meilan)
- For graduate extension:
- 1st Place – Jue Mo, “Hardwood CLT product development and fabrication” (co-author is Eva Haviarova)
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Faculty - Dave M. Barbarash: Junior level winner of Excellence in Design Studio Teaching, Council of Educators for Landscape Architecture
Cale A. Bigelow: Crop Science Teaching Award, Crop Science Society of America -
Wenjing Guan: Forty under Forty Award, fruit and vegetable industry’s next generation of leaders -
Lori A. Hoagland: Acorn Seed of Excellence, Purdue University; Millionaire's Club award -
Yiwei Huang: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 9th Campus RainWorks Challenge. Honorable Mention (design beauty and elegance). Undergraduate Student team: Chris Curnell, Ethan Fleig, Harland Nadeau, and Jeffery Tseng (junior Landscape Architecture students) - Ying Li: Seeds for Success
- Elizabeth T. Maynard: Outstanding Service Award, Indiana Horticultural Conference & Expo; 2020 Outstanding Fact Sheet Award, American Society for Horticultural Science Extension Division
- Stephen L. Meyers: 2nd Place Graduate Student Poster Contest (to my MS student Jeanine Arana), North Central Weed Science Society. MS graduate student, Jeanine Arana, placed second in her section at the North Central Weed Science Society Annual Meeting graduate student poster contest
- Krishna Nemali: Scholarship of Engagement Fellow, Purdue Extension
- Kathryn S. Orvis: ASEC Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor Award, College of Agriculture
- Aaron J. Patton: University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University; Exemplary Service Award, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; Team Award, Landscape Report Team, 2020, Purdue Univ. Cooperative Extension Specialists Association; Winning extension publication (Certificate of Excellence. American Society of Agronomy. Extension Education Materials Contest (>16 Page Publication Category)), American Society of Agronomy
- Sean M. Rotar: Outstanding Counselor in HLA- Nominee for Pfendler Award, College of Agriculture; Outstanding Teacher in HLA- Nominee for Kohl's Award, College of Agriculture
- Aaron Thompson: Merit Award in Analysis and Planning, Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture. (September 2020). Indiana ASLA Merit Award in Analysis & Planning, David Armbruster, (Lead Designer), Dr. Aaron Thompson (Advisor), “Out of Isolation: Gary's Path to Social and Environmental Justice”; Senior Capstone project received award from the Indiana chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture. Due to COVID-19 disruptions that resulted in delayed, and minimal, advertising only 1 senior project was submitted this year; Completed the Scholarship of Engagement Fellowship sponsored by the Office of the Provost in 2020
- Ariana P.Torres Bravo: 2020 Southern Region Award for Excellence in Multi-State Research, Association of Public Land-Grant Universities; 2020 PUCESA Student in Extension Award, PUCESA; 2020 Extension Graduate Student Competition - Mentor, AAEA; 2020 Outstanding Extension Education Materials Award, American Society for Horticultural Science. (August 2020). MS graduate student (Jose Enrique Velasco Ortiz) received the 3rd place in the 2020 Extension Graduate Student Competition; 2020 Outstanding Extension Education Materials Award, American Society for Horticultural Science; 40 Under 40 Class of 2020, Fruit Growers News, Vegetable Growers News
- Joshua Widhalm: Unsung Diversity Hero Award; Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust Award
Graduate Students
George Meyer: Ross-Lynn Fellowship
Orlando Rodriguez: 2020 PUCESA Student in Extension award; finalist at the 2020 AAEA Graduate Student Extension Competition Enrique Velasco: 3rd place at the 2020 AAEA Graduate Student Extension Competition Sanchez Philocles: finalist at the 2020 AAEA Graduate Student Extension Competition Liang Tang: CPB Graduate Research Awards
Undergraduate Students
Holden Doane: CATE Research Grant
Wenyi Ran: Martin Agriculture Research Fund Scholarship
Emily Kuhn: Martin Agriculture Research Fund Scholarship
ASLA Honor Awards
Ellen Joseph
Sydney King
ASLA Merit Awards
Megan Hedges
Samantha Du
Gilbert Award Megan Hedges, Landscape Architecture, and Kaitlyn Castleman, Horticulture
REA Scholarship
Ben Henschen
Doug Hoerr Scholarship
Molly Wimburg
Student Service Award
Sydney King
Olmsted Scholar
Megan Hedges
Sigma Lambda Alpha
Quiyue (Samantha) Du
Megan Hedges
Ellen Joseph
Juyeon Kim
Sydney King
Kelli Varney
Design Excellence (Junior)
Harland Nadeau
Design Excellence (Sophomore)
Noelle Dennis
Design Excellence (Freshmen)
Raphael Rose
College of Agriculture Outstanding Undergraduate Nominees
Anna Hildebrand, Prelandscape Architecture, Freshman
Deniz Camli-Saunders, Sustainable Food and Farming Systems, Sophomore
Bryan Stapleton, Landscape Architecture, Junior
Megan Hedges, Landscape Architecture, Senior
Outstanding Students in Horticulture
Aubrey Dague, Concentration: Horticulture Production and Marketing, Freshman
Deniz Camli-Saunders, Sustainable Food and Farming Systems, Sophomore
Kathleen Zapf, Concentration: Production and Marketing, Junior
Grace Torrence, Sustainable Food and Farming Systems, Senior
Outstanding Students in Landscape Architecture
Anna Hildebrand, Prelandscape Architecture, Freshman
Yahan You, Landscape Architecture, Sophomore
Bryan Stapleton, Landscape Architecture, Junior
Megan Hedges, Landscape Architecture, Senior
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Outstanding Students
Senior – Ally Jacoby
Junior – Scarlett O’Brien
Sophomore – Olivia Wyrick
First Year – Emma Summers
Citizenship Award
Senior – Taylor Doehrman
Junior – Serae Neidigh
Sophomore – Anna Hampton
First Year – Kendall Daniels
Ambassador of the Year
Mya Smith
Scholarship Recipients
Abigail Celentano
Sierra Conley
Avery Fess
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2021 Lowell S. Hardin Award: Bruce Hamaker
IPIA Staff Excellence Award: Lynn Cornell
International Agriculture Ambassadors:
Brooke Evans, Agricultural Economics
Emily Evers, Agricultural Education
Grace Hasler, Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Communication
Kylee Lindsey, Animal Sciences
Cameron Matthews, Biochemistry and Agricultural Communication
Sadie Schmitt, Agricultural Economics
Mallory Swanson, Animal Sciences
Emily Zimmer, Forestry & Natural Resources
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