Entomology Department Awards & Recognition
2024 Awards
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Faculty Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New faculty member | Pin-Chu Lai | Pin-Chu Lai accepted the position of Assistant Professor of Integrated Pest Management at the Panhandle, Research, Extension and Education Center (PHREEC) in Scottsbluff. |
| Promotion | Doug Golick | Doug Golick was promoted to full professor of Entomology. |
| Promotion | Justin McMechan | Justin McMechan was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor of Entomology. |
| Elected | Troy Anderson | Troy Anderson was elected to the American Committee on Medical Entomology (ACME) Council in the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. |
| Elected | Gary Brewer | Gary Brewer was elected as an Honorary Member of the Entomological Society of America. |
| Award | Doug Golick | Doug Golick received the 2024 Educational Project Award, Certified Entomologists of Mid-America |
| Elected | Pritha Kundu | Pritha Kundu was selected as President for the UNL Collective Research Organization of Plant Scientists (CROPS) board. |
| Appointment | Louise Lynch-O'Brien | Louise Lynch-O’Brien was appointed a Fellow to the National Strategic Research Institute. |
| Award | Julie Peterson | Julie Peterson was named 1 of 2 recipients of the North Central Cooperative Extension Assoc’s 2024 Excellence in Extension Award. |
| Award | Lise Pingault | Lise Pingault was awarded a competitive grant from the UNL Center for Transformative Teaching. |
| Award | Leslie Rault | Leslie Rault was awarded a competitive grant from the UNL Center for Transformative Teaching. |
| Appointment | John Ruberson | John Ruberson was appointed a Fellow to the National Strategic Research Institute. |
| Selected as member | Ana Vélez | Ana Vélez was selected as a member of the 2024-25 cohort of the UNL Research Leaders Program. |
Graduate Student Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer Mentorship program | Sanket Shinde, Ph.D. student mentored by Dr. Joe Louis. | Sanket Shinde was welcomed to the 2024 Bayor Mentorship program. |
Undergraduate Student Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dean's List for Spring 2024 Semester | Carolyn Almonte, Samuel Babcock, Val Bucholz, Victoria DeAngelis, Haley Fleetwood, Karsyn Jaso, Nia Kaufmann, Claire Klein, Emma Knezevic & Sam Spencer. | Tiffany Heng-Moss, the Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, recognizes students who received a 3.75 GPA on 12 graded credit hours. |
| Award | Tyler Babica | Tyler Babica received 1st Place, BS Posters Session II, ESA North Central Branch mtg |
| Award | Tyler Babica | Tyler Babica was awarded for an IANR ARD Undergraduate Research Project $2,500 (Justin McMechan) |
| Award | Mason Hardin | Mason Hardin was awarded for an IANR ARD Undergraduate Research Project $2,500 (Georgina Bingham). |
| Scholarship | Nia Kaufmann | Nia Kaufmann received a Stephen D. Danielson Memorial Scholarship. |
| Summer Research Program | Claire Klein | Claire Klein was Accepted into the very competitive 2024 Summer Research Opportunities Program at The Ohio State University. |
| Award | Emma Knezevic | Emma Knezevic received 3rd Place, BS Posters Session I, ESA North Central Branch mtg. |
| UCARE | Emma Knezevic | Emma Knezevic participated in the UNL Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program (UCARE). |
| Award | Paige Myers | Paige Myers received 1st Place, BS Posters Section I, ESA North Central Branch mtg. |
| Award | Otavio Silva Xavier | Otavio Silva Xavier received 3rd Place, BS Papers, ESA North Central Branch mtg. |
| Award | Grey Smith | Grey Smith was awarded an IANR ARD Undergraduate Research Project $2,500 (Troy Anderson). |
| Scholarship | Sam Spencer | Sam Spencer received an Insect Science Scholarship. |
| Scholarship | Sam Spencer | Sam Spencer received an Ephriam and Veallon Hixson Memorial Scholarship. |
| UCARE | Ozzy Youngblood | Ozzy Youngblood participated in the UNL Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program (UCARE). |
2023 Awards
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Faculty Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New administrative appointment | Julie Peterson | Julie Peterson was named Associate Director of the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center (WCREEC) in North Platte. |
| Retirement | Lance Meinke | Lance Meinke has retired from being an active faculty member and was approved for emeriti status. |
| Retirement | Brett Ratcliffe | Brett Ratcliffe has retired from being an active faculty member and was approved for emeriti status. |
| Service Awards | Brett Ratcliffe, Bob Wright, Doug Golick, and Joe Louis | Four Entomology Faculty members were recognized for their years of service this year: Brett Ratcliffe, Bob Wright, Doug Golick, and Joe Louis. |
| Elected | Ana Velez | Ana Velez was elected vice president-elect of the Physiology, Biochemistry & Toxicology Section of the ESA. |
| Retirement | Gary Hein | Gary Hein has retired from being an active faculty member and was approved for emeriti status. |
| Award | Joe Louis | Joe Louis was selected the 2023 UNL Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award. |
| Publicity | Julie Peterson | Julie Peterson was quoted in the May 15th issue of Knowable Magazine about Bt crops keeping agricultural pests at bay. |
| Promoted | Troy Anderson, Julie Peterson and Ana Velez | Troy Anderson, Julie Peterson and Ana Velez were all recommended for promotion by the IANR Vice Chancellor and UNL Chancellor. |
| Research Award | Joe Louis | Joe Louis was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Gamma Sigma Delta Research Award. |
| Publicity | Louise Lynch-O'Brien | Dr. Louise Lynch-O'Brien was featured in the March 13th Faculty Spotlight. |
| 2023 Professional Awards | Lance Meinke and Robert "Bob" Wright | Drs. Meinke and Wright were recognized for significant career achievements. |
| Travel Grant | Pritha Kundu | Post-doctoral researcher Pritha Kundu awarded a competitive travel grant. |
| Award | Gary Hein | Service to Agriculture Award |
| Awarded Grants | Erin Bauer, Lise Pingault, and Leslie Rault-Bucklin | Awarded competitive grants from the Center for Transformative Teaching. |
| Welcome | Shaonpius Mondal | New Entomologist working on arthropod vectors of plant pathogens. |
| Faculty Spotlight | Troy Anderson | Anderson was featured in the February 20 Faculty Spotlight. |
| Award | Justin McMechan | Jr. Faculty for Excellence in Research winner |
| Reappointment | John Ruberson | Ruberson reappointed as Entomology Department Head |
Staff Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Service Awards | Kathy Schindler, Sheldon Brummel, Elliot Knoell | Three Entomology Staff members were recognized for their years of service this year: Kathy Schindler, Sheldon Brummel and Elliot Knoell. |
Graduate Student Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fellowship Award | Hannah Stowe | Hannah Stowe, Ph.D. student mentored by Julie Peterson & John Ruberson, was the recipient of the Milton Mohr Fellowship. |
| Travel Award | Heena Puri | Heena Puri, mentored by Joe Louis, was the 2023 receipient of a travel award. |
| Research Elevator Speech Contest winners | Pragya Gupta, Sanket Shinde, and Natasha Umezu | The UNL AHGSA, the Bruner Entomology Club, and UNL Plant Pathology Graduate Student Club held the fifth annual Agricultural Research Elevator Speech Contest on Nov. 14 at the Nebraska East Union. |
| Travel Awards | Larrick Student Travel Awards | Four Entomology graduate students were awarded the Larrick Student Travel Awards. |
| Fellowship | Nikhitha "Nikki" Gangavarapu | Nikhitha "Nikki" Gangavarapu is a recipient of the Cooper Sharpless Fellowship. |
| Fellowship | Heather Hernandez | Heather Hernandez is a recipient of a Milton Mohr Fellowship. |
| Poster Contest | Xi Xian Ng | Xi Xian Ng, mentored by Troy Anderson, was awarded 2nd Place in a Graduate Student Poster Competition. |
| Fellowship | Pragya Gupta | Pragya Gupta was awarded the Earl and Bertha Ramsey Memorial Fellowship. |
| Fellowship | Andrea Rilakovic | Andrea Rilakovic was awarded the Fred Clute Memorial Fellowship. |
| Scholarship | Hannah Stowe | Hannah Stowe was awarded the Charles Glenn Murphy Memorial Fellowship. |
| Publicity | Shianne Lindsay | Shianne Lindsay was featured in a March Student Spotlight. |
| Publicity | Sanket Shinde | Sanket Shinde was featured in a March Student Spotlight. |
| Selected as a Mentee | Andrea Rilakovic | Andrea Rilakovic was selected as a member of the inaugural cohoart of mentees in the Bayer Mentoring Program. |
| Publicity | Mikaelison da Silva Lima | Mikaelison da Silva Lima was featured in a February Student Spotlight. |
| Publicity | Heena Puri | Heena Puri was featured in an January Student Spotlight. |
Undergraduate Student Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dean's List | Carolyn Almonte, Samuel Babcock, Victoria DeAngelis, Haley Fleetwood, Linnea Ghazi, Nia Kaufmann, Chance Matlock-Carter, Madeline Morrison, Sam Spencer, Ozzy Youngblood. | Named to the Fall 2023 Dean's list. |
| Dean's List | Nia Kaufmann, Haley Fleetwood, Victoria DeAngelis & Sam Spencer. | Named to the May 2023 Dean's list. |
| U-Care Funds | Emma Knezevic and Sam Spencer | Emma Kenezevic and Sam Spencer, Insect Science majors, were awarded U-Care funds. |
| Scholarship | Claire Klein | Claire Klein was awarded the Insect Science Scholarship. |
| Scholarship | Claire Klein | Claire Klein was awarded the Warren and Una Emerson Memorial Scholarship. |
| Scholarship | Nia Kaufmann | Nia Kaufmann was awarded the Ephriam and Veallon Hixson Memorial Scholarship. |
| Scholarship | Nia Kaufmann | Nia Kaufmann was awarded the Charles Glenn Murphy Memorial Scholarship. |
| Research Slam Finalist | Emma Knezevic | Emma Knezevic, Insect Science major, was selected as one of five finalist for UNL's 2023 Student Research Days Slam. |
Alumni Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Selected to represent ESA section | Dr. Sajjan Grover | Dr. Sajjan Grover was selected to present his doctoral/post-doctoral work at the Early Career Professional Recognition Symposiums for Entomology 2023. |
| 2023 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year | Dr. Neil Spomer | Dr. Neil Spomer was selected as the 2023 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. He is a Crop Protection Field Sciences Innovation & Modernization Leader with Corteva Agriscience, Indianpolis. |
| Developed Online Keys | E.A. "Short" Heinrichs, emeriti and alumnus | E.A. "Short" Heinrichs has completed two important online resources. |
Department and Lab Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge Match during "Glow Big Red" Fundraiser | Insect Science Scholarship Fund | Joe and Chris Stone challenged the department's friends, alumni, and colleagues to get 20 donors to unlock a $750 donation. |
| Both the Agroecology Lab and Bee Lab represented the department at the 2023 Nebraska Aviation Trades Association convention. | Agroecology Lab (led by Julie Peterson) and UNL Bee Lab (led by Judy Wu-Smart). | Both the Agroecology Lab and Bee Lab represented the department at the 2023 Nebraska Aviation Trades Association convention. |
2022 Awards
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Faculty Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Award | Dr. Julie Peterson | Conservation Research Award |
| Named to committee | Dr. Leslie Rault | Named the Physiology, Biochemistry & Toxicology (PBT) section representative to the Awards & Honors Committee for the ESA. |
| ESA Award | Dr. Joe Louis | P-IE Recognition award in Entomology from Entomological Society of America (ESA). |
| Award | Dr. Leslie Rault | Layman Seed Program Award from UNL. |
| Award | Dr. Doug Golick | Distinguished Achivement Award in Teaching. |
| CTT recognition | Erin Bauer | Named Teaching Ambassador by the Center for Transformative Teaching (CTT). |
| Award | Dr. Justin McMechan | Junior Faculty Award from UNL. |
| Award | Dr. Joe Louis | Dr. Louis was appointed as the Eberhard Professor of Agricultural Entomology on Jan. 1, 2022. |
| Publication | Erin Bauer | Erin Bauer, Entomology, and Larry Barksdale, Forensic Science, published a Forensic Science manual for Nebraskans. |
Postdoc Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Award | Lise Pingault | Dr. Lise Pingault was named the University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2021 Outstanding Postdoc Award winner by the UNL Office of Graduate Studies. |
Staff Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Award | Marissa Kemp | Marissa Kemp was named the 2022 was selected one of IANR's Outstanding Employees. |
Graduate Student Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Award | Araceli Gomez Villegas | National Military Fish & Wildlife Association Scholarship and travel scholarship. |
| Travel Award | Molly Darlington | Lillian & Alex Feir Graduate Student Travel award from the Entomological Society of America (ESA). |
| Travel Award | Araceli Gomez, Rogan Tokach & Andrea Rilakovic | Named recipients of the IANR Larrick Memorial Travel Fund awards from the Ag. Research Division at UNL. |
| Award | Heena Puri | ESA P-IE Kenneth & Barbara Starks Plant Resistance to Insects Graduate Student Award from the Entomological Society of America (ESA). |
| Award | Edith Ikuze | Cooper-Sharpless Fellowship |
| Award | Natasha Umezu | Earl & Bertha Ramsey Memorial Fellowship |
| Award | Shianne Lindsay | Charles Murphy Memorial Fellowship and Dr. Ron Johnson & Dr. Mark Beck Graduate Student Fellowship for Nature Conservation. |
| Award | April LeBaron | Chancellor's Fellowship |
| Award | Heena Puri | Fred Clute Scholarship & Widaman Distinguished Graduate Fellowship. |
| Award | Rogan Tokach | Pam-Costco Ph.D. Scholar |
| Award | Gabriela Carmona | Outstanding Graduate Student Award winner |
| Recognition | Araceli Gomez Villegas | Featured in an article from the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship program. |
| Award | Heena Puri | Graduate Student Scholarship |
| Award | Andrea Rilakovic | 1st place poster winner at 10th International IPM symposium. |
| Recognition | Luis Ochoa Cadena | Recognized in the IANR Global Engagement Student Spotlight |
| Award | Heena Puri | Ph.D. student with Dr. Joe Louis was awarded a Life Sciences Graduate Fellowship Award for the Spring 2022 semester. |
Undergraduate Student Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recognition | Ace Cuevas | Congratulations to Ace Cuevas who has been hired by the Lancaster County Health Department to create a series of three sculptures related to litter and pollution in some way. She chose the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle, a Monarch butterfly, and a few eastern Nebraska native plants. |
| Award | Nia Kaufmann | QuickTrip Scholarship |
| Award | Claire Klein | Hixson Memorial Scholarship, Insect Science Scholarship & Charles Murphy Memorial Scholarship |
| Award | Edith Ikuze | (ESA) P-IE Undergraduate Student Achievement Award in Entomology. |
| Award | Fiona Callahan | Callahan was selected as a finalist in this year's Student Research Days SLAM! |
| Recognition | Bennett Grappone | Grappone, a dual microbiology and insect science major, was recognized for earning an Undergraduate Experiential Learning grant through the Center for Transformative Teaching. He is using his grant to classify insects (specifically all species of caddisflies in the order Trichoptera). |
| Recognition | Claire Klein | Klein was featured in the CASNR Change Maker Spotlight at: https://ianrnews.unl.edu/casnr-change-maker-spotlight-claire-klein. |
Alumni Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Award | Dr. Thomas Perring | Congratulations to departmental alumnus, Dr. Thomas Perring, who was named the recipient of the 2022 Department of Entomology Alumni Recognition Award. |
| Recognition | Jennifer Weisbrod | IANR Faculty Spotlight |
Departmental and Lab Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4-H Award | UNL Bee Lab | "Heart of 4-H" Award |
| Challenge Match during "Glow Big Red" Fundraiser | Insect Science Scholarship Fund | Joe and Chris Stone challenged the department's friends, alumni, and colleagues to get 20 donors to unlock a $1,000 donation. |
2021 Awards
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Faculty Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recognition | Dr. Tiffany Heng-Moss | Dr. Tiffany Heng-Moss was recognized for her accomplishments by the Food Systems Leadership Institute during the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) annual meeting in December, 2021. |
| Recognition | Judy Wu-Smart | Entomologist Dr. Judy Wu-Smart was selected to serve as an Entomological Society of America Science Policy Fellow. |
| Recognition | Jody Green | Green is featured in a Nebraska Today article about her unusual career as an urban entomologist. |
| Award | Julie Peterson | Award of Excellence in Integrated Pest Management |
| Grant | Dr. Doug Golick | Received a $19,259 grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust |
| Recognition | Dr. Autumn Smart | Runner-up in the 2019-20 Readers' Choice Award for the Journal of Economic Entomology |
| Recognition | Joe Louis and Jody Green | Promotions |
| Award | John Ruberson and Tom Weissling | Family and Friends Recognition Award |
| Recognition | Dr. Jeff Bradshaw | President-elect of the North Central Branch of the Entomology Society of America |
| Recognition | Dr. Judy Wu-Smart | Media attention for work on environmental contaminants |
Graduate Student Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Award | Sanket Shinde | Chancellor's Fellowship |
| Award | Hannah Stowe | Othmer Fellowship |
| Awards | Heena Puri | 1. Milton E. Mohr Fellowship 2. Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award 3. Other Fellowship |
| Award | Gabriela Inveninato Carmona | Shear-Miles Fellowship |
| Award | Vilma Montenegro | Charles Glenn Murphy Memorial Scholarship |
| Award | Sajjan Grover | ESA Student Activity Award for 2021 |
| Recognition | Annie Krueger | IANR Student Spotlight |
| Award | Matt Greiner | Awarded 1st place in the student paper competition at the recent Ozark-Prairie SETAC meeting. |
| Recognition | Dr. Kristin Lewis | Retirement from Civil Service |
| Recognition | Jordy Reinders | IANR Student Spotlight |
| Recognition | Samantha Daniel | KODY radio interview |
| Recognition | Vilma Montenegro | featured in the "IANR is Global" spotlight series |
Undergraduate Student Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Graduation | Earl Agpawa, B.S. in Insect Science & Biochemistry | December 2021 Graduation |
| Award | Rachel Abbott | Insect Science Scholarship |
| Awards | Earl Agpawa | 1. Warren & Una Emerson Scholarship 2. Charles Glenn Murphy Memorial Scholarship |
| Award | Skyler Gubbels | Ephriam & Veallon Hixon Scholarship |
| Award | Sierra Laverty | Earl & Bertha Ramsey Scholarship |
| Award | Mariah Robinson | Subject of a prize-winning photograph |
| Recognition | Courtney Wallner | Featured in Nebraska Today |
Alumni Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recognition | Justine LaViolette and Erin Bauer | Featured in Nebraska Today |
| Recognition | Jennifer Weisbrod | New Pesticide Safety Education Program coordinator |
| Recognition | Kait Chapman | New urban entomology extension educator for Lancaster County. |
| Recognition | Kait Chapman | Interviewed by Channel 10/11 |
| Award | Dr. Silvana Paula-Moraes | 2021 Department of Entomology Alumni Recognition Award |
Departmental and Lab Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Graduation Celebration | December 2021 Graduates | Congratulations to the December graduates and thanks to everyone who attended the virtual Graduation Celebration on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. |
| Graduation Celebration | August 2021 Graduates | Congratulations to the August graduates and thanks to everyone who attended the virtual Graduation Celebration on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. |
| Portfolio Show | Scientific Illustration Course (ENTO 828) | The Scientific Illustration Course (ENTO 828) is proud to present its 2021 Student Portfolio Show. |
| Graduation Celebration | May 2021 Graduates | Thanks to everyone who attended our virtual Graduation Celebration on Friday, May 14, 2021. |
| Award2021 | UNL Department of Entomology | Seven Seals Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) |
2020 Awards
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Faculty Awards
| Type | Recipients | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Dr. Julie Peterson | Promoted to associate professor of Entomology. |
| Awards | Dr. Justin McMechan | Recipient of the Epsilon Sigma Phi Early Career Leadership Award by the Alpha Upsilon chapter at the University of Nebraska. Epsilon Sigma Phi is a national organization for extension professionals. Recipient of FMC's New Investigator Award for 2020. |
| Elected Fellow | Dr. Susan Weller | Elected a fellow of the Entomological Society of America (ESA). The society noted Weller's internationally-known research on arctiine moths and other Noctuoidea, and her administrative leadership in promoting entomology and science education. See the article at UNL News for more about Weller's recognition. |
| Retirement | Steve Spomer | Spomer retired after 40 years in the Entomology Department. Spomer has identified nearly 700 insect species, including the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle, and taught countless University of Nebraska-Lincoln students. |
| Promotion | Dr. Jeff Bradshaw | Named the Interim Director of the Panhandle Research & Extension Center in Scottsbluff. |
| Elected Representative | Dr. John Ruberson | Elected as the North Central Branch representative to the Governing Board of the Entomological Society of America. |
| Promotion | Dr. Kyle Koch | Appointed to the University of Nebraska Graduate Faculty - the first Extension Educator to be so appointed. |
| Elected Vice President | Dr. Troy Anderson | Elected Vice President Elect for the Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology Section of the Entomological Society of America. |
| Award | Dr. Gary Brewer | 2020 recipient of the Award of Merit from the NCB-ESA. |
| Award | Dr. Joe Louis | Received the Early Career Innovation award from the Entomological Society of America. |
| Fellow Award | Dr. Louise Lynch-O'Brien | Named a UNL Sustainability Fellow. |
| Recognition | Dr. Scott O'Neal | Recognized as the 2019 New Investigator of the Year by the American Chemical Society AGRO Division. |
| Award | Dr. Bob Wright | Recipient of the C.V. Riley Award from the NCB-ESA. |
Staff Awards
| Type | Recipient | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Award | Marilyn Weidner | Recipient of the 2020 IANR Exemplary Service Award. Weidner has roles in administrative support, personnel management, data documentation and archiving, review preparation, promotion and evaluation tracking, payroll for 15 departments, and much more. |
Graduate Student Awards
| Type | Recipient | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scholarship | Rogan Tokach | Rogan Tokach (Master's student co-mentored by Dr. Autumn Smart and Dr. Judy Wu-Smart) on being awarded a $10,000 national Christi Heintz Memorial Scholarship by Project Apis m. |
| Award | Sajjan Grover | Sajjan Grover received the Lillian and Alex Feir Graduate Student Travel Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry, or Molecular Biology. |
| National ESA Conference- Poster Competition Award | Jordan Reinders and Samantha Daniel | Jordan Reinders, Ph.D. student took 1st place in the P-IE IPM Session 1 and Samantha Daniel, M.S. student, took 2nd place it the P-IE IPM Session 1. |
| Award | Bruner Club | Outstanding Graduate Student Organization in CASNR. |
| Award | Déia Montezano | Recipient of the 2020 John Henry Comstock Outstanding PhD Student Award winner from the North Central Branch ESA. |
Undergraduate Awards
| Type | Recipient | Description |
|---|---|---|
| National ESA Conference- Paper Competition Award | Rachel Abbott | 2nd Place award, P-IE General Undergraduate 10-minute paper contest at the 2020 ESA national competition. |
| Award | Earl Agpawa | Recipient of the CASNR Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award. |