Undergraduate Student Awards | Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Undergraduate Student Awards 2025

Trey Lamkins

Student Luminary Award

Undergraduate Student Awards 2024

Scout Allen	Sixth-place Team Golf Course Superintendents Association of America 30th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl
Ashton Boehm	Third-place Team Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging
Charlotte Brockman	Nebraska Summer UCARE Award Innocents Society First-place Team in Group Judging National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest Second-place Team Overall National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest
Matt Boyd	Sixth-place Team Golf Course Superintendents Association of America 30th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl
Rachel Clarkson	Second-place Individual Alternates Judging National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest First-place Team in Group Judging National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest Second-place Team Overall National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest
Kevin Dockery	Honors Program Graduate
Daniel Frey	Martin A. Massengale Outstanding Senior Award Third-place Team Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging
Ryleigh Grove	Nebraska Summer UCARE Award Milton E. Mohr Biotechnology Scholarship
Thayer Jonak	Third-place Team Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging
Emma Kuss	2023 Outstanding Senior Scholarship Award of Merit
Trey Lamkins	University of Nebraska–Lincoln Homecoming Royalty Finalist
Elaina Madison	Chancellor’s Scholar Pi Alpha Xi Alpha Gamma Scholarship
Matt Mittman	Chancellor’s Scholar
Logan Nelson	Third-place Team Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging
Anna Newcome	First-place Team in Group Judging National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest Second-place Team Overall National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest
Zach Nienhueser	First-place Helena Agri-Enterprises Northern Business Unit Intern of the Year Scholarship Third-place Team Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging Seventh-place Individual Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging
Mason Rutgers	Honors Program Graduate Third-place Individual Judging National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest First-place Team in Group Judging National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest Second-place Team Overall National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest
Promise Smeal	Seventh-place Individual Region 5 Soil Judging Contest
Will Stalder	Third-place Team Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging Eighth-place Individual Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging
John Tines	Chancellor’s Scholar Sixth-place Team Golf Course Superintendents Association of America 30th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl
Clinton Turnbull	Third-place Team Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging
Alex Uram	Sixth-place Team Golf Course Superintendents Association of America 30th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl
Maggie Walker	Third-place Team Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging
Easton Weber	UNL Agronomy Club Outstanding Underclassmen
Nolan Weber	American Society of Agronomy Outstanding Senior
Kailey Ziegler	Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging

Undergraduate Student Awards 2023

Name	Awards
Cleopatra Babor	Agronomy Society of America, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting Golden Opportunity Scholar Award
Katie Bathke	University Honors Program Interdisciplinarity Undergraduate Honors Award University Honors Program Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Undergraduate Research Poster College Award
Charlotte Brockman	Agronomy Society of America, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting Golden Opportunity Scholar Award Fourth-place Team Overall National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest
Taylor Cammack	Martin A. Massengale Outstanding Senior Award
Rachel Clarkson	Fourth-place Team Overall National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest
Daniel Frey	Seventh-place Tie Team Overall North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference – Crops Judging Fourth-place Team Overall Iowa State University Contest – Crops Judging
Cole Hammett	UCARE Scholarship Recipient Agronomy Society of America, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting Golden Opportunity Scholar Award First-place ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting Golden Opportunity Scholars Poster Competition
Alessandra Meza	UCARE Scholarship Recipient
Logan Nelson	Third-place Overall Four-year College Division West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest Fourth-place Team Overall Iowa State University Contest – Crops Judging Seventh-place Tie Team Overall North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference – Crops Judging
Zach Nienhueser	Third-place Overall Four-year College Division West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest Seventh-place Tie Team Overall North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference – Crops Judging Fourth-place Team Overall Iowa State University Contest – Crops Judging
Lydia Regier	Chancellor’s Scholar Range Management Club Trail Boss Award UCARE Scholarship Recipient
Abigail Ridder	Chancellor’s Scholar
Mason Rutgers	CASNR Holling Family Award for Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Assistant Third-place tie ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting Students of Agronomy, Soil & Environmental Sciences Pedology Contest Fourth-place Team Overall National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest Sixth-place Individually National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest
Will Stalder	Third-place Overall Four-year College Division West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest Fourth-place Team Overall Iowa State University Contest – Crops Judging Seventh-place Tie Team Overall North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference – Crops Judging
Nathan Starr	Pi Alpha Xi Alpha Gamma Scholarship
Maggie Walker	Third-place Overall in Four-year College Division West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest Fourth-place Team Overall Iowa State University Contest – Crops Judging Seventh-place Tie Team Overall North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference – Crops Judging
Kailey Ziegler	Third-place Overall in Four-year College Division West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest Fourth-place Team Overall Iowa State University Contest – Crops Judging Seventh-place Tie Team Overall North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference – Crops Judging

Undergraduate Student Awards 2022

Name	Awards
Charlotte Brockman	First-place Team Jumble Judging Region 5 Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, Milford, IA Ninth-place individual Region 5 Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, Milford, IA
Rachel Clarkson	Sixth-place individual Region 5 Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, Milford, IA
Nathan Donoghue	Agronomy Club Outstanding Senior Third-place Team West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging Third-place Team Kansas State University Crops Judging Contest - Crops Judging
Elizabeth Cunningham	Pi Alpha Xi Outstanding Student Scholarship
Sarina Janssen	Third-place Team West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging Third-place Team Kansas State University Crops Judging Contest - Crops Judging
Korbin Kudera	Third-place Team Kansas State University Crops Judging Contest - Crops Judging First-place overall Individual KSU Crops Judging Contest - Crops Judging Third-place Team West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging Best Individual Score West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Judging First-place West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest – Math Exam First-place West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest – Lab Practical Second-place West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest – Agronomic Exam Third-place West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest – Plant and Seed Identification Third-place Team North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Contest - Crops Judging Third-place Team NACTA Judging Contest - Precision Agriculture First-place Overall Individual, NACTA Judging Contest - Crops Judging Individual Champion, NACTA Judging Contest - Crops Contest Agronomic Knowledge Exam Individual Champion, NACTA Judging Contest - Crops Contest Lab Practical First-place Overall Individual, NACTA Judging Contest - Precision Agriculture Contest Individual Champion, NACTA Judging Contest - Precision Agriculture Contest Knowledge Exam Individual Champion, NACTA Judging Contest - Precision Agriculture Contest Lab Practical
Mason Rutgers	First-place Team Jumble Judging Region 5 Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, Milford, IA Fourth-place individual Region 5 Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, Milford, IA
Katie Steffen	Third-place Team West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging Third-place Team Kansas State University Crops Judging Contest - Crops Judging Martin Massengale Outstanding Senior Award

Undergraduate Student Awards 2021

Name	Awards
Sarah Adam	Milton E. Mohr Scholarship
Katie Bathke	Milton E. Mohr Scholarship Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Undergraduate Student Support
Ryan Beck	Milton E. Mohr Scholarship
Rachel Clarkson	Nebraska Summer Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Award
Nathan Donoghue	Milton E. Mohr Scholarship
Jamie Fuqua	Milton E. Mohr Scholarship
Marissa Fouraker	First-place Student of Agronomy, Soils, & Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Oral Presentation Research Symposium Session II Nebraska Summer UCARE Award
Sarina Janssen	Third-place Team Hutchinson Community College Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging Third-place Team Overall Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging
Korbin Kundera	Third-place Team Overall Hutchinson Community College Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging Fifth-place Individual Overall Hutchinson Community College Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging Third-place Team Overall Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging
Cole McClurg	Fourth-place Golf Course Superintendents Association of America 27th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl
Jacob Ocholik	Fourth-place Golf Course Superintendents Association of America 27th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl
Samuel “Sam” Polk	Chancellor's Scholar
Lizzie Schousek	Nebraska Summer Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Award
Kyle Schumacher	2021 Mid America Croplife Association Young Leader Scholarship
Jared Stander	Third-place Team Hutchinson Community College Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging Third-place Team Overall Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging
Katie Steffen	Third-place Team Hutchinson Community College Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging Third-place Team Overall Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest - Crops Judging
Caleb Wehrbein	Martin Massengale Outstanding Senior Award