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May 2024, Part 2
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This issue of Purdue Agriculture InFocus is devoted to celebrating the 2023-2024 award winners within our college's departments and units.
Congratulations to all!
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Faculty
Dennis Buckmaster: Exceptional Event Award, Purdue Learning Communities
Shawn Ehlers: Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers William Field: Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Nadia Gkritza: Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
Klein Ileleji: Finalist, NBA Foundation Pitch Competition
Caitlin Proctor: International Water Association Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering Early Career Award
Undergraduate Students Mia Wilhite: ABE Outstanding Freshman Tyler Kilmer: ABE Outstanding Sophomore Sarina Lee: ABE Outstanding Junior Noah Berning: ABE/CoA Outstanding Senior
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Faculty
Kwamena Quagrainie: Fulbright Specialist, United States Department of State
Meilin Ma, Carson Reeling, Megan Hughes, Shalamar Armstrong (Agronomy), Richard Roth (Agronomy): 2023 Outstanding Journal Paper Award, European Review of Agricultural Economics
Staff
Tracy Buck: Agricultural Economics Department's Outstanding Service Award
Kim Mullen: Agricultural Economics Department's Outstanding Service Award
Graduate Students
William Wells, Jenisis Moreland and Ariana Lazo (Agronomy): 2nd place, Business PItch Competition (Graduate Level), MANRRS38 National Conference Undergraduate Students Reagan Koester: Outstanding Freshman Nicholas Newman: Outstanding Sophomore Olivia Reynolds: Outstanding Junior Elizabeth Peila: Outstanding Transfer Student
Abigail Meier: Outstanding Senior
Purdue Student National Agri-Marketing Club (NAMA): First Place, NAMA Student Chapter Marketing Competition
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Faculty
Julia Bello-Bravo: ASEC Outstanding Early Career Award
Natalie Carroll: $1M Grant Award (team), USDA
Neil Knobloch: NC AAAE Outstanding Teacher Award; ASEC Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
Sarah LaRose: ASEC Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor Award
Linda Pfeiffer: ASEC Excellence in Teaching Innovation Award; $1M Grant Award (team), USDA_NIFA
Mark Russell: 2023 Vision Award, CILMAR; 2024 Unsung Diversity Hero AwardB Allen Talbert: Indiana FFA Distinguished Service Award; ASEC Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award Hui-Hui Wang: NCAAAE Outstanding Researcher Award
Staff
Kevin Smith: ASEC Outstanding Teacher Award for Lecturers Amy Conrad: ASEC Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award Leslie Fairchild: ASEC Outstanding Service to Students Award
Graduate Students
Favour Ojike: 2024 Unsung Diversity Hero Award
Sarah Thies: Outstanding Master's Thesis Award
Lauren Murfree: Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
Oluwatosin Benjamin Fakunle: COA Pathmaker Award
Undergraduate Students
Camille Thopy: ASEC Outstanding Freshman Lucas Lyons: ASEC Outstanding Sophomore Ainsley Kratochvil: ASEC Outstanding Junior Kayla Bonert: ASEC Outstanding Senior
Erin Anderson: ASEC/COA Outstanding Transfer Student
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Faculty
Eileen Kladivko: 2023 Soil Science Society of America Presidential Award
Linda Lee: 2023 Soil Science Society of America Presidential Award
Diane Wang: Jane Silverthorne Early Career Award, American Society of Plant Biologists Undergraduate Students
Kaia Wright: Outstanding Freshman
Jason Emsweller: Outstanding Sophomore Emily Harker: Outstanding Junior Claire King: Outstanding Senior; Golden Opportunity Scholar, ASA-CSSA-SSSA
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Faculty Kolapo Ajuwon: 2024 Animal Growth and Development Award, American Society of Animal Science Luis Brito: 2024 Early Career Achievement Award, American Society of Animal Science Candace Croney: 2023 Humane Award, American Veterinary Medical Association Marcos Fernandez: 2023 Murray Brown NACTA Leadership Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Greg Fraley: 2023 Mark Cook Pullet-izer for Excellence in Teaching, Midwest Poultry Consortium Darrin Karcher: Dr. Charles Beard Research Excellence Award, USPOULTRY; Maple Leaf Farms Duck Research Award, Poultry Science Association Elizabeth Karcher: 2023 Novus International Teaching Award, Poultry Science Association; APS Innovative Teaching Award, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
Undergraduate Students
Alexis Benson: ANSC Outstanding Freshman Kylie Bedel: ANSC Outstanding Sophomore Erica Long: ANSC Outstanding Junior Shayden Jones: ANSC Outstanding Senior
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Faculty
Mark Hall: 2023 Book of Great Teachers
Undergraduate Students
Alice Westerman Villwock: 2023 ASPB SURF Fellow
Elise Denger: Outstanding Freshman
Caroline Chandler: Outstanding Sophomore Shelby Sliger: Outstanding Junior; 2023 Goldwater Scholar Grace Estep: Outstanding Senior
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Faculty
M. Catherine Aime: Josef Adolf von Arx Award, Westerdjik Fungal Biodiversity Institute and Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Janna Beckerman: Distinguished Service Award, North Central American Phytopathological Society
Darcy Telenko: Excellence in Multistate Research Award for North-Central Region Research Alliance on Soybean Diseases (NCERA-137)
Graduate Awards
Brenden Lane: D. Woods Thomas Award, International Programs in Agriculture
Undergraduate Awards
Emmeline Seest: Outstanding Freshman
Jonathan Lu: Outstanding Sophomore
Morgan Murff: Outstanding Junior
Keila Jellings: Outstanding Senior
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Faculty
Ian Kaplan: Teaching Award of Merit, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
Krystal Hans: Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching, Entomological Society of America, North Central Branch
Undergraduate Students
Jacob Nielsen: Outstanding Freshman
Levi Baker: Outstanding Sophomore
Brianna Gast: Outstanding Junior
Meghan Jerke: Outstanding Senior
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Faculty
Bruce Applegate: Outstanding Graduate Educator - Department of Food Science
Arun Bhunia: 25 Years of Service
Carlos Corvalan: 20 Years of Service
Amanda Deering: Exceptional Event or Experience Award - Purdue University Learning Communities
Yaohua "Betty" Feng: Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor - College of Agriculture; Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor Award - Department of Food Science
Bruce Hamaker: Harald Perten Prize, awarded by the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology
Jozef Kokini: 10 Years of Service
Stephen Lindemann: Fulbright Specialist, United States Department of State
Lavanya Reddivari: Jack Long Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Fernanda San Martin: 15 Years of Service
Staff
Cory Brenner: 20 Years of Service
Mike Caffee: Outstanding Service to Students Award - Department of Food Science
Tari Gary: Outstanding Service to the Department - Department of Food Science
Brenda Pickett: 15 Years of Service
Graduate Students
Harrison Helmick: B.J. Liska Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award - Department of Food Science
Anh Nghi Minh Le: 2023 Kirleis Graduate Student Award - Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research
Dongqi Liu: 2023 Kirleis Graduate Student Award - Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research
Busayo Oluyem: Unsung Diversity Hero Award - College of Agriculture; MANRRS Region IV and V Cluster interview contest - 2nd Place
Manoj Sawale: International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT) scholarship; Charles R. Stumbo paper competition presented by the Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists 2024 (IFTS) - 1st Place; 2023 Kirleis Graduate Student Award - Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research
Undergraduate Students
Talaya Thomas: MANRRS Region IV and V Cluster impromptu public speaking contest - Honorable Mention
Manya Kadiwala: Outstanding Freshman
Natcha Ngaosuphanvongs: Outstanding Sophomore Ashley Mohammed: Outstanding Junior Alexandria Neikirk: Outstanding Senior
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Faculty
John Couture: University Scholar; AgSeed Grant Recipient
Barny Dunning: William L. Hoover Exemplary Faculty Service Award
Songlin Fei: Fellow Award, AAAS
Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: 2023 TEAM Award
Staff
Carolyn Foley: Outstanding Administrative/Professional Staff Member Award
Brian McGowan: Hoosier Wildlife Award, Indiana Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Telaina Minnicus: Outstanding Clerical/Service Staff Member Award
Graduate Students
Katy Dix: D. Woods Thomas Award, International Programs in Agriculture
Jue Mo: Outstanding Graduate Student Service Award
Undergraduate Students
Lydia Pultorak: Outstanding Freshman
Rebeca Applemann: Outstanding Sophomore
Alyssa Johnson: Outstanding Junior
Alexandra Dudley: Outstanding Senior
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Faculty
Kathryn Orvis: Induction into Purdue Book of Great Teachers; PUCESA Career Award
Mike Dana: Induction into Purdue Book of Great Teachers
Steve Hallett: Induction into Purdue Book of Great Teachers
Cale Bigelow: Induction into Purdue Book of Great Teachers; 2023 NACTA Educator Award
Elizabeth Maynard: Outstanding Factsheet Award, American Society for Horticulture Science - Extension Division
Stephen Meyers: Young Weed Scientist - Distinguished Achievement Award, North Central Weed Science Society; Outstanding Young Alumni Award, North Carolina State University Department of Horticultural Science
Celina Gomez and Cary Mitchell: 2024 North Central Multistate Award, North Central Regional Association
Staff
Ashley Adair: Seed for Success Acorn Award
Jada Powlen: 2023 NACTA teaching awards
Kyle Daniel: Teaching Award of Merit, North American Colleges & Teachers of Agriculture
Graduate Students
Shivika Aggrawal: 1st place winner in the interview contest. MANRRS Regional (IV & V Cluster); 2nd place winner in the USAID - Student Research Seminar Series; 3rd place winner in the Graduate Business Pitch. MANRRS 38th Annual Training Conference & Research Expo; ESE-IGP Travel award and 2024 IASNR Conference Scholarship Award to attend International Association for Society and Natural Resources (IASNR) Conference
Jeanine Auxiliador Arana Cordonero: 3MT Purdue Graduate School Top 10 Finalist and People’s Choice Awardee; 2nd place for oral presentation at the 10th Annual Agricultural and Biological Engineering Graduate Industrial Research Symposium “Advancing Technology: From Models to Molecules, Machines and More”; PUCESA Student in Extension Award; First place in the North Central Weed Science Society (NCWSS) meeting competition in the horticulture poster section; Dr. Stephen Weller Travel Grant awardee at Purdue University; Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) Travel Enrichment Experience - US North Central Region awardee
Emmanuel Cooper: First place Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) Student poster contest; Dr. Stephen Weller Graduate Endowment for weed science travel award; Third place – WSSA 64th annual conference student Single Slide Talk (SST) contest; First place – Corteva DELTA symposium graduate student poster contest; First place – NCWSS 78th Annual conference student oral contest; Outstanding Graduate MS Research Award – HLA department; First place – MS poster competition HLA Research and Design retreat; First place – poster contest at the Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE) Symposium
Wanting Zhang: INASLA Award of Excellence (Planning and Analysis); INASLA Merit Award (Design Works Category); ASLA Honor Award (Communication)
Dhuha Mohamed: 2nd place in the PhD poster competition, 2023 HLA Research and Design Retreat
Undergraduate Students
National American Society of Landscape Architecture Competition, Student Communication Honor Award + Indiana Chapter ASLA Student Award (Excellence) "Children's Book and Learning Games on Indiana Native Plants and Habitats"
Autumn McNinch, Chloe Kennedy, Molly Wimberg, Kayla Kramer, Wanting Zhang.
Indiana Chapter ASLA Student Collaboration Honor Award. "Carmel Chinese Garden Co- Envisioning."
Autumn McNinch, Chloe Kennedy, Molly Wimberg, Kayla Kramer, Jeffery Tseng, and Wanting Zhang
Outstanding Undergraduates in Sustainable Food and Farming Systems
Freshman: Ella Pegg
Sophomore: Ren Rund
Junior: Camille Kristinik
Senior: Faith Hartman
Outstanding Undergraduates in Turf Management and Science
Freshman: Abe Tebbe
Sophomore: Otto Hoehl
Junior: Brody Piel
Senior: Jacob E. Tower
Outstanding Undergraduates in Landscape Architecture
Freshman: Erika Grams
Sophomore: Danielle Hewitt
Junior: Serine Kao
Senior: Yahan You
Outstanding Undergraduates in Horticulture
Freshman: Cy Wolheter
Sophomore: Isaac Damer
Junior: Lauren Harmon
Senior: Ian J. Kelly
2023-24 College of Agriculture Outstanding Student Nominees
Freshman: Ella Pegg
Sophomore: Danielle Hewitt
Junior: Lauren Harmon
Senior: Faith M. Hartman
Transfer Student: Stephen C. Mills
2024-25 American Society of Landscape Achitects (ASLA) Academic Merit Awards: Benjamin Henschen, Gabriela Stephanie Nivar
2024-25 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Academic Honor Awards: Rachael Herring, Yahan You
2024-25 Olmsted Scholar (Landscape Architecture): Rachael Herring
2024-25 Excellence in Design Awards
Freshman: Gabriela Damiecka, Isabella Thompson
Sophomore: Katie Wilson, Madison Pitts
Junior: Grace Ackerman, Grace Wagner
American Society of Horticulture Science Awards
Collegiate Scholars Award: Blake Belter, Gianna Buono, Lafayette, Aubrey Dague, Jennifer Flesher, Kaylee Guerrero, Lauren Harmon, Faith Hartman, Ian Kelly, Morgan Klein, Camille Kristinik, Stephen Mills, Matthew Smits
Outstanding Undergraduate Student: Lauren Harmon
2023-24 Faculty Nominated HLA Awards
Best Undergraduate Researcher: Ian Kelly
Best Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Noelle Dennis
Best Departmental Service: Wil Grimm-Brown
Best Promoter of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives: Faith Hartman
Best Undergraduate Leadership: Brody Piel
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Undergraduate Students
Mia Schecter: Outstanding Freshman
Marley White: Outstanding Sophomore
Abigail Seybert: Outstanding Junior
Kendall Daniels: Outstanding Senior
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Faculty
Millionaire’s Club FY2022-23 Jacquelyn Boerman, Somali Chaterji, Songlin Fei, Mark Hall, Lori Hoagland, Luiz Fernando Brito, Tomas Höök, Jen-Yi Huang, Shihuan Kuang, Dharmendra Mishra, Linda Prokopy, Kurt Ristroph, Gerald Shively, Shweta Singh, Mitch Tuinstra, Ron Turco, Mohit Verma, Vikki Weake, and Gyeong Mee Yoon
Staff
Brad Shelton, Feldun Purdue Ag Center: Cattleman of the Year, Lawrence County Cattlemen's Association |
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Faculty
Jacob Ricker-Gilbert, Agricultural Economics: Lowell S. Hardin Award for Excellence in International Agriculture
2024 Legendary Leaders Award Colleen Brady, Michael Dana, Barny Dunning, Steven Hallett, Elizabeth Karcher, and Mark Russell
Graduate Students
Mary Kathryn "Katy" Dix, Forestry and Natural Resources: D. Thomas Woods Scholarship
Brenden Lane, Botany and Plant Pathology: D. Thomas Woods Scholarship
Undergraduate Students
23-24 International Agriculture Ambassadors
Joshua Hardy, Sydney Hefty, Diana Ikanovic, Matteo Mereu, Andrew Murray, Andrew Parker, Arlene Polar, Ava Ralston, Allison Schimpf, Kylie Soniak, and McKenna Wilson
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James Wolff, Molley Hasenour, Bryan Overstreet: Distinguished Service Award, 2023 NACAA AM/PIC Conference
Indiana Extension Educators Association (IEEA) Awards
Katie Whiteford, Clark County: Bob Amick Award
Richard Beckort, Jackson County: Program Area Career Award - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Mitch Wagoner, Knox County: Program Area Individual Award - 4-H Youth Development
Max Fitzpatrick, Johnson County: Friend of Extension Award
Sheep & Goat Field Day: Program Area Team Award - Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Robby Kelly, Elysia Rogers, Mark Kepler
Digital Ready Businesses: Program Area Team Award - Community Development
- Roberto Gallardo, Emily Del Real, Cheyanna Geideman
Food as Medicine: Program Area Team Award - Community Wellness Coordinator
- Erin Meyer, Ashlee Sudbury, Katelyn Kutemeier, Annie Eakin, Karina Moore, Maddie Underwood
New Times, New Methods…Delivering Education Through Social Media During a Pandemic and Beyond: Program Area Team Award - Health and Human Sciences
- Pandora Taylor, Susan Peterson, Mandy Gray, Beth Switzer, Amanda Veenhuizen, Ashley Piland, Kevin Davis, Diana Stone
4-H Camp Counselors Gained Life Skills: Program Area Team Award - 4-H Youth Development
- Joanne Lytton, Kelsey Holt, Lynn Korniak, Caren Crum, Josh Winrotte, Sara Badger, Kathryn Weiss, Samantha Williams, Megan Skiba, Molly Childers
Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care: CES Team Award
- Courtney Stierwalt, Casey Mull, Colleen Brady, Marisa Erasmus, Stacy Zuelly, John Blanton, Jeff Pell, Mark Kepler, Julie Wilson, Abby Morgan, Rebecca Wilkins, Robby Kelly, Christie Jacob, Cora Reinbolt, Brian Howell, Kyle Weaver
Juntos 4-H: Diversity Award
- Heather VonDielingen, Molly Marshall, Richard Beckort, Jennifer Haynes,; Rebecca Koetz, Rachael Smith, Lauren Fenneman, Sthele Greybar, Luis Santiago
Farmer-to-Farmer – Making Baking Flour out of Root Vegetables: International Award
- Abigail Creigh, Molly Hoag
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Specialists Association (PUCESA) Awards
Parents Forever: PUCESA Ann Hancock Award
Kelsie Muller, Chelsea Brewer, Jo Gilreath, Brooke Goble, Megan Jaspersen, Jamie Jo Lowder, Kristen Lowry, Olivia Morgan, Meagan Salomon, Dana Stanley, and Jennifer Stefancik
Farm Stress Team PUCESA Team Award
Angela Sorg, Richard Beckort, Amanda Bullion, Shannon Chipman, Rachel Dillhof, Jonathan Ferris, Kelly Heckaman, Abby Heidenreich, Jane Horner, Mathias Ingle, Robert Kelly, Emily Kresca, Kurt Lanzone, Kelsey Meyers, Bryan Overstreet, Marcia Parcell, Gail Peitzmeier, Zoe Robinson, Elysia Rodgers, Brittney Schori, Tonya Short, Adam Tyler, and Elisa Worland
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