Undergraduate Student Awards

Trey LamkinsStudent Luminary Award

Undergraduate Student Awards 2024

Scout AllenSixth-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 BoydSixth-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 DockeryHonors 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 JonakThird-place Team Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging

Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging
Emma Kuss2023 Outstanding Senior Scholarship Award of Merit
Trey LamkinsUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln Homecoming Royalty Finalist
Elaina Madison

Chancellor’s Scholar

Pi Alpha Xi Alpha Gamma Scholarship

Matt MittmanChancellor’s Scholar
Logan NelsonThird-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 SmealSeventh-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 TurnbullThird-place Team Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging

Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging
Alex UramSixth-place Team Golf Course Superintendents Association of America 30th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl
Maggie WalkerThird-place Team Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging

Third-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging
Easton WeberUNL Agronomy Club Outstanding Underclassmen
Nolan WeberAmerican Society of Agronomy Outstanding Senior
Kailey ZieglerThird-place Overall Team Hutchinson CC Collegiate Crops Contest – Crops Judging

Undergraduate Student Awards 2023

NameAwards
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

NameAwards
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

NameAwards
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