Graduate Student Awards 2023

NameAwards
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

NameAwards
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

NameAwards
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