Student Awards 2018

Graduate Students

Name	Awards
Ethann Barnes	Third-place Weed Science Society of America Ph.D. Oral Presentation David H. & Anne E. Larrick Memorial Student Travel Fund Award
Madhav Bhatta	Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Competitive Student Research Program Award Crop Science Society of America Gerald O. Mott Meritorious Graduate Student Award in Crop Science Widaman Distinguished Graduate Assistantship
Clint Beiermann	Second-place Weeds of Agronomic Crops Graduate Student Paper Contest Western Society of Weed Science Elena Sanchez Memorial Outstanding Student Scholarship
Brooke Blessington	U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security Doris & Bill Lohry Fellowship Award
Daniel Carvalho	Henry M. Beachell Fellowship Plant Science Innovation Travel Award
Brittany Dueker	Irvin A. and Agnes E. Nelson Memorial Fellowship
Thais Egreja	Milton E. Mohr Fellowship–Biotechnology Degree Program Recipient Dr. and Mrs. Robert Goss Memorial Scholarship Plant Science Initiative Travel Award American Phytopatological Society Larry W. Moore Student Travel Award
Nikita Gambhir	First-place North Central American Phytopathological Society Poster Presentation Dr. and Mrs. Robert Goss Memorial Scholarship Larrick and Whitmore Travel Award
Vinicius Castelli Garnica	Dr. and Mrs. Robert Goss Memorial Scholarship
Nicholas Garst	Al Moseman International Fellowship Award Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Graduate Student Funding Support
Jesaelen Gizotti de Moraes	Second-place North Central Weed Science Society Research Student Video Contest Larrick and Whitmore Graduate Student Travel Support Funds WSSA Travel Enrichment Experience Scholarship for Graduate Students
Mary Happ	U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security Othmer Fellowship
Samuel Koeshall	Third-place ASA Semi-Arid Dryland Cropping Systems Graduate Student Poster North Central Region-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Graduate Student Grant David H. & Annie E. Larrick Graduate Student Travel Grant
Luqi Li	Pi Alpha Xi Scholarship
Samuel Koeshall	North Central Region-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Graduate Student Grant
Samantha McConaughy	American Society of Agronomy–Crop Science Society of America–Soil Science Society of America Future Leaders in Science Award
Anthony Muhle	Dr. and Mrs. Robert Goss Memorial Scholarship
Osler Ortez-Amador	ASA Nelson Yield-Limiting Factors Graduate Scholarship Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Graduate Student Funding Support International Plant Nutrition Institute Scholar Award Third-place American Society of Agronomy–Crop Science Society of America–Canadian Society of Agronomy Ph.D. Oral Competition – Applied Soybean Research Division Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award
Dinesh Panday	Milton E. Mohr Fellowship Fellowship–Biotechnology Degree Program Recipient Maize-Asia Youth Innovators Awards North Central Extension-Industry Soil Fertility Conference Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Estefânia G. Polli	First-place North Central Weed Science Society Extension/Education Graduate Student Video Contest
Elise Reid	Organic Crop Improvement Association Research & Education Graduate Scholarship Norden Club of Lincoln Foundation Scholarship
Raquel Rocha	Widaman Distinguished Graduate Assistantship Dr. and Mrs. Robert Goss Memorial Scholarship
Manny Saluja	David H. & Annie E. Larrick Student Travel Award
Jaspreet Sandhu	Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Milton E. Mohr Fellowship
Mitchell (Ben) Samuelson	Agronomy and Horticulture Graduate Student Association Outstanding Member Award
Jose Scarparo De Sanctis	North Central Weed Science Society Student Travel Award
Aaron Shropshire	Holling Family Award Program for Teaching Excellence, Teaching Assistant Teaching Excellence Award
Adam Striegel	Milton E. Mohr Fellowship
Alexandre Tonon Rosa	Shear-Miles Fellowship First-place North Central Weed Science Society Graduate Student Poster – Agronomic Crops I - Corn Second-place American Society of Agronomy–Crop Science Society of America–Canadian Society of Agronomy Ph.D. 5-minute Talk – Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Third-place ASA–CSSA–CSA Ph.D. Poster – Crop Ecology, Management & Quality David H. & Annie E. Larrick Graduate Student Travel Grant North Central Region SARE Graduate Student Grant

Undergraduate Students

Name	Awards
Agronomy Club	Second-place American Society of Agronomy and Crop Science Society of America Meeting with the Canadian Society of Agronomy International Meeting – Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Studies Session – Presidents' Trophy, presented by Samantha Teten
Bryant Biskup	Second-place team North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference National Collegiate Competition – Precision Agriculture Third-place team Oklahoma Panhandle State University Regional Collegiate Competition – Crops Judging
Michaela Cunningham	American Society of Agronomy–Crop Science Society of America–Soil Science Society of America Golden Opportunity Scholar
Rodger Farr	Milton E. Mohr Awards Program for Biotechnology Scholarship ASA–CSSA–SSSA Golden Opportunity Scholar Second-place team NACTA Judging Conference National Collegiate Competition – Precision Agriculture Second-place team ASA–CSSA–CSA Meeting SASES Session – Quiz Bowl Second-place team ASA–CSSA–CSA Meeting SASES Session – Crops Judging Third-place team NACTA Judging Conference National Collegiate Competition – Crops Judging Third-place NACTA Judging Conference National Collegiate Competition – Precision Agricultural Individual Analysis Third-place team Kansas State University Regional Crops Judging – Four-year Academic Crops Third-place team Oklahoma Panhandle State University Regional Collegiate Competition – Crops Judging Ninth-place ASA–CSSA–CSA Meeting SASES Session – Crops Judging
Megan Franklin	Martin Massengale Outstanding Senior Award
Kolby Grint	ASA–CSSA–SSSA Golden Opportunity Scholar First-place team Region V Soil Judging Competition Second-place team ASA–CSSA–CSA Meeting SASES Session – Quiz Bowl Second-place team ASA–CSSA–CSA Meeting SASES Session – Crops Judging Third-place Region V Soil Judging Competition – Individual Competition Third-place team Region V Soil Judging Group Contest Third-place team NACTA Judging Conference National Collegiate Competition – Crops Judging Third-place team Kansas State University Regional Crops Judging – Four-year Academic Crops
Moriah Herten	Third-place team University of Nebraska–Lincoln Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Sciences Collegiate Competition – Crops Judging
Dalton Johnson	Second-place team ASA–CSSA–CSA Meeting SASES Session – Quiz Bowl
Jake Krings	Second-place team NACTA Judging Conference National Collegiate Competition – Precision Agriculture Third-place team University of Nebraska–Lincoln Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Sciences Collegiate Competition – Crops Judging
Chad Lammers	Milton E. Mohr Awards Program for Biotechnology Scholarship
Ryan Langemeier	First-place NACTA Judging Conference National Collegiate Competition – Agronomic Exam Second-place team ASA–CSSA–CSA Meeting SASES Session – Quiz Bowl Second-place team ASA–CSSA–CSA Meeting SASES Session – Crops Judging Third-place ASA–CSSA–CSA Meeting SASES Session – Crops Judging Third-place team NACTA Judging Conference National Collegiate Competition – Crops Judging Third-place team University of Nebraska–Lincoln Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Sciences Collegiate Competition – Crops Judging
Olivia Fiala	Joseph Shinoda Award Research Summer Internship with Cornell University professor Susan Brown
Adam Leise	North Central Weed Science Society Student Travel Award
Jasmine Mausbach	Second-place North Central Weed Science Society Undergraduate Poster – Agronomic Crops II Soybean North Central Weed Science Society Student Travel Award
Shawn McDonald	Third-place team Kansas State University Regional Crops Judging – Four-year Academic Crops
Nathan Peterson	Agronomy Club Outstanding Student Member
Cecile Renfro	Range Club Trail Box Award Eighth-place Society for Range Management Undergraduate Range Management Exam Sixth-place team Society for Range Management Range Management Exam
Samantha Teten	ASA–CSSA–SSSA Greenfield Scholar Semifinalist University of Nebraska–Lincoln Outstanding Student Leadership Award First-place Region V Soil Judging Competition – Individual Competition First-place team Region V Soil Judging Competition Second-place team ASA–CSSA–CSA Meeting SASES Session – Crops Judging Third-place team Region V Soil Judging Group Contest Third-place team NACTA Judging Conference National Collegiate Competition – Crops Judging Third-place team Kansas State University Regional Crops Judging – Four-year Academic Crops Third-place team Oklahoma Panhandle State University Regional Collegiate Competition – Crops Judging Seventh-place ASA–CSSA–CSA Meeting SASES Session – Crops Judging
Aliksander York	Third-place team University of Nebraska–Lincoln Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Sciences Collegiate Competition – Crops Judging
Mitch Zobel	Second-place NACTA Judging Conference National Collegiate Competition – Precision Agricultural Individual Analysis Third-place NACTA Judging Conference National Collegiate Competition – Precision Agricultural Individual Overall

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