Graduate Student Awards | Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Graduate Student Awards 2024

Madhusudhan Adhikari	Third-place American Society of Agronomy Graduate Poster Contest – Nutrients and Environmental Quality
Lucia Bonfanti	Second-place ASA, CSSA, SSSA Gradute Oral Presentation – Crop Physiology and Metabolism
Yuvraj Chopra	Widaman Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award
Jensina Davis	Bayer Crop Science Mentorship Program
Janet Falk	Agronomy and Horticulture Distance Education Online Fellowship
Deepak Ghimire	Bayer Crop Science Mentorship Program Corteva Developing Emerging Leaders and Talent in Agriculture (DELTA) Award ASA Nelson Yield-Limiting Factors Graduate Student Scholarship ASA Encompass Fellows Program UNL Graduate Student Association Graduate Travel Award
Dipesh Giri	John and Louise Skala Distinguished Graduate Fellowship First-place SSSA Graduate Student Poster & 5-Minute Rapid Presentation – Soils & Environmental Quality Daniel Walters Travel Grant
Alyssa Hall	AHGSA Outstanding Student Member Bayer Crop Science Mentorship Program Milton E. Mohr Fellowship
Akashdeep Kamboj	Bayer Crop Science Mentorship Program
Vipin Kumar	Milton E. Mohr Fellowship First-place North Central Weed Science Society National Weed Contest Overall Graduate Individual
Stephanie Lugo	Third-place ASA, CSSA, SSSA Graduate Poster Presentation – Forest, Range, and Wildland Soils
Bridget McKinley	Milton E. Mohr Fellowship
Luka Milosevic	ARD John and Louise Skala Fellowship
Jonathan Price	Agronomy and Horticulture Distance Education Online Fellowship
Lauren Quackenbush	Agronomy and Horticulture Distance Education Online Fellowship
Luzviminda Sazon	First-place ASA, CSSA, SSSA Ph.D. Oral Competition – Advances in Nutrient Management
Nikee Shrestha	Center for Plant Science Innovation Heuermann Graduate Recognition Award
Anmol Singh	Fourth-place SSSA Ph.D. Poster Presentation – Soil Fertility-Nutrient Management 54th North Central Soil Fertility Conference Graduate Student Award
Arshdeep Singh	CSSA Gerald O. Mott Meritorious Graduate Student Award 2023 ASA, CSSA, SSSA Agricultural & Environmental Letters Outstanding Reviewer ASA Nelson Yield Limiting Factors Graduate Student Scholarship
Mandeep Singh	North Central Weed Science Society Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Noshin Ara Tunazzina	Widaman Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award Daniel T. Walters Graduate Student Travel Award
Caleb Wehrbein	Shear-Miles Agricultural Fellowship
Scott Womack	Agronomy and Horticulture Distance Education Online Fellowship

Graduate Student Awards 2023

Name	Awards
Kristina Alas	Irvin A. and Agnes E. Nelson Memorial Travel Fellowship Graduate Studies AmeriCorps Alumni Fellowship North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Graduate Student Teaching Award
Tauana Ferreira de Almeida	First-place Soil Science Society of America Cover Crop Community Oral Presentation Shear-Miles Fellowship Third-place Water for Food Global Conference Poster Presentation
Pratiksha Baishya	Farmers National Fellowship
Marina M. D. Betta	First-place Agronomy Society of America Graduate Student Poster – Precision Agriculture Systems
Lucia Bonfanti	First place Agronomy Society of America Applied Soybean Research Community MS Student Paper Contest – Oral
Jensina Davis	Al Moseman International Fellowship Award
Kaitlyn Dozler	Third-place Graduate Student Research Paper Society for Range Management Meeting
Sujani De Silva	Irvin A. and Agnes E. Nelson Memorial Travel Fellowship First-place North Central Soil Fertility Conference Graduate Student Award Third-place USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 2023 Nebraska Soil Health School Research Poster Contest
Rana Farrasati	Widaman Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award Daniel T. Walters Graduate Student Travel Award People’s Choice Award Water for Food Global Conference Poster Competition
Victor de Sousa Ferreira	Second-place Agronomy Society of America Graduate Student Oral Presentation – Cover Crop Management
Deepak Ghimire	Daniel T. Walters Graduate Student Travel Award David H. & Annie E. Larrick Memorial Travel Award
Sydney Graham	Crop Science Society of America Crop Science Turfgrass Science Outstanding Paper Award
Lithma Kariyawasam	Second-place USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 2023 Nebraska Soil Health School Research Poster Contest Irvin A. and Agnes E. Nelson Memorial Travel Fellowship
Ramandeep Kaur	John and Louise Skala Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award
Vipin Kumar	First-place Graduate Student Team Western Society of Weed Science Division Weed Science Society of America National Weed Science Contest First-place Graduate Student Team Sprayer Calibration WSWS Division WSSA National Weed Science Contest First-place Overall Graduate Individual WSWS Division WSSA National Weed Science Contest
Ishani Lal	Widaman Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award University of Nebraska–Lincoln Office of Graduate Studies Dean's Fellowship Agricultural Economics J.B. Hassler M.S. Research Citation
Stephanie Lugo	Chancellor’s Fellowship
Bridget McKinley	First-place Soil Science Society of America Graduate Student Soil Health Community Poster Session
Shohei Oguro	Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
Grace Pacheco	Second-place Soil Science Society of America Graduate Student Soil Health Community Poster Session Daniel T. Walters Graduate Student Travel Fund First-place USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 2023 Nebraska Soil Health School Research Poster Contest
Lauren M. Quackenbush	Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Agronomy Distance Education Fellowship
Roberta Rebesquini	John and Louise Skala Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Soil Science Society of America Soil and Water Conservation Scholarship
Luzviminda Sazon	Widaman Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award Second-place ASA Applied Soybean Research Community PhD Student Paper Contest – Oral David H. and Annie E. Larrick Graduate Student Travel Award
Nikee Shrestha	Widaman Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award
Sheryl N. Sierra	Second-place Nebraska Plant Science Symposium Poster Presentation Larrick Graduate Student Travel Award – American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America, Tri Society Conference Graduate Student Travel Award – American Seed Trade Association and East-West Seed
Mandeep Singh	Milton Mohr fellowship AHGSA Outstanding Student Member First-place Graduate Student Team Western Society of Weed Science division Weed Science Society of America National Weed Science Contest First-place Graduate Student Team Sprayer Calibration Western Society of Weed Science division Weed Science Society of America National Weed Science Contest Third-place Overall Graduate Individual WSWS division WSSA National Weed Science Contest Finalist for the National Division Farmer Problem Solving and Recommendation WSWS division WSSA National Weed Science Contest Honorable Mention at the 10th International IPM Symposium Poster Presentation North Central Weed Science Society Outstanding Graduate Student
Marcos Gonclaves de Souza	Bayer Mentoring Program
Laura Thompson	Bayer Mentoring Program
Michael Tross	Life Sciences Fellowship
Thiago Vitti	First-place Graduate Student Team WSWS Division WSSA National Weed Science Contest First-place Graduate Student Team Sprayer Calibration WSWS Division WSSA National Weed Science Contest First-place Graduate Individual Herbicide Identification WSWS Division WSSA National Weed Science Contest
Vinicius Zuppa	NCR - SARE Graduate Student Grant David H. & Annie E. Larrick Graduate Student Travel Grant Award

Graduate Student Awards 2022

Name	Awards
Anthony Amori	Irrigation Association E3 Program Scholarship
Christopher Anuo	John and Louise Skala Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award
Yuvraj Chopra	Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
Tauana Ferreira De Almeida	Milton Mohr Fellowship
Hafith Furqoni	John and Louise Skala Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award
Deepak Ghimire	Third-place Nitrogen Use Efficiency Workshop Corteva Data Hack-A-Thon Competition Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Graduate Student Support Bayer Crop Science Encompass Scholar Program Fifth-place in 4th Annual Agricultural Research Elevator Speech Contest, UNL Second-place ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Graduate Student Poster Competition, Sensor-Based Nutrient Management Community
Ramandeep Kaur	John and Louise Skala Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award
Rituraj Khound	Life Sciences Fellowship Award
Fernanda Souza Krupek	Dr. Ron Johnson and Dr. Mary Beck Graduate Student Fellowship for Nature Conservation Soil Science Society of America Hans Jenny Soil Field Trip Award Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference Travel Scholarship North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Travel Grant
Jose Pinto	North Central Extension - Industry Soil Fertility Conference 2022 Graduate Student Award
Gonzalo Rizzo	Widaman Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award Graduate Studies Outstanding Research & Creative Activities Award American Society of Agronomy Gerald O. Mott Award
Mandeep Singh	Integrated Pest Management Inspiration Award Honorable mention 10th International IPM Symposium Poster Presentation Larrick Graduate Student Travel Grant
Laura Thompson	Margrave Agricultural Fellowship
Zhikai Yang	Milton E. Mohr Fellowship
Milos Zaric	Milton Mohr Fellowship Srdjan Cirovic's Memorial Scholarship Award AHGSA Outstanding Member Award Second-place WSWS 75th Annual Meeting Agronomic Crops Poster Presentations USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture 10th International Integrated Pest Management Symposium Graduate Student Travel Scholarship Western Hemp IPM Annual Meeting Graduate Student Travel Scholarship

Graduate Student Awards 2021

Name	Awards
AHGSA	UNL Student Impact Award Outstanding Student Organization
Anthony Amori	John and Louise Skala Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Graduate Student Support
Victor de Sousa Ferreira	Bayer Crop Science Encompass Scholar Program
Hafith Furqoni	John and Louise Skala Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award
Deepak Ghimire	Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Graduate Student Support Bayer Crop Science Encompass Scholar Program Widaman Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award UNL Office of Graduate Studies Graduate Student Travel Award
Jesaelen Gizotti de Moraes	Third-place Weed Science Society of America Ph.D. Poster Contest Section 3
Juan David Jimenez Pardo	National Association of Plant Breeders Diversity Enhancement Award
Balpreet Kaur Dhatt	Milton E. Mohr Fellowship Widaman Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
Ramandeep Kaur	North Central Weed Science Society Graduate Student Travel Award
Rituraj Khound	Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
Fernanda Krupek	UNL Student Leadership, Involvement & Community Engagement Student Leadership Award Heuermann Plant Science Fellowship Gerald O. Mott Award Milton Mohr Fellowship Bayer Crop Science Encompass Scholar Program Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Graduate Student Support
Morgan McPherson	Bayer Crop Science Encompass Scholar Program
Jasmine Mausbach	Second-place WSSA Three-Minute Thesis Research Communication Competition Section 2
Joshua Miranda	Western Society of Weed Science Elena Sanchez Outstanding Student Award First-place WSWS Weeds of Agronomic Crops M.S. Poster Contest First-place WSSA Weeds of Agronomic Crops M.S. Poster Contest Section 4
William Hans Neels	North Central Extension-Industry Soil Fertility Conference Graduate Student Award
Osler Ortez	Honorable Mention for University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Affairs 2021 Student Luminary Award
Estefania Gomiero Polli	First-place Weed Science Society of America M.S. Poster Contest Section 1
Gonzalo Rizzo	Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Graduate Student Support
Jose Scarparo de Sanctis	Second-place WSSA Ph.D. Poster Contest Section 3
Arshdeep Singh	Bayer Crop Science Encompass Scholar Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Graduate Student Support National Ecological Observatory Network Soil Sensor Working Group Member Soil Science Society of America 2021 Future Leaders in Science Award
Jaspinder Singh	Milton Mohr Fellowship
Mandeep Singh	North Central Weed Science Society Graduate Student Travel Award
Laura Thompson	First-place American Society of Agronomy Nutrient Management Graduate Student Oral Presentation
Caleb Wehrbein	The Mary and Charles C. Cooper/Emma I. Sharpless Fellowship