College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Awards

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Awards

We will host a virtual celebration to recognize all award recipients and nominees on Thursday, May 6 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. PST | 6:30-7:30 p.m. MST via Zoom: https://uidaho.zoom.us/j/88277076847.

Congratulation to all the winners and nominees!

Freshman

• Hannah Pettyjohn — Agricultural and Extension Education
• Kort Skinner — Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
• Daniel Dixon — Soil and Water Systems
• Zoe Froh — Family and Consumer Sciences
• Mark Hooste — Plant Sciences
• Jessica Mayer — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Sophomore

• Avelardo Vargas — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences
• Abbygael Weller — Plant Sciences
• Lauren DeVries — Agricultural and Extension Education
• Gavin Merritt — Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
• Derrick Pomi — Soil and Water Systems
• Emily Romanowski — Family and Consumer Sciences

Junior

• Kaitlin Mirkin — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences
• Gavin Newtson — Soil and Water Systems
• Savannah Stroebel — Agricultural and Extension Education
• Katelyn Hettinga — Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
• Montana Keating — Family and Consumer Sciences
• Jacob Meeuwsen — Plant Sciences

Senior

• Taythen Larson — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

• Carson Sass — Soil and Water Systems

• Lauren Stubbers — Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology

• Bishal Thapa — Agricultural and Extension Education

• Alicia Fanning — Family and Consumer Sciences

• Sarah Hale — Plant Sciences

GSD Graduate Research

• Jessica Lancaster — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Graduate: Teaching

• Jessie VanBuren — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Student Leader of the Year

• Madison Machen — Family and Consumer Sciences

Club of the Year

• Student Idaho Cattle Association (SICA)

• Dairy Club

Service/Maintenance

• Ginger Valdez — Kimberly Research and Extension Center

• Kevin Park — Aberdeen Research and Extension Center

Technical Support

• Kendall Kahl — Soil and Water Systems

• Jenny Knerr — Plant Sciences

Professional Support

• Jim Davis — Plant Sciences

Administrative Support

• Heather Fisher — Plant Sciences

• Kathy Garofano — Twin Falls Research and Extension Center

• Dawn Pollard — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

• Erin Argyle — UI Extension, Ada County

Heimsch Outstanding Research Award

• Essie Fallahi — Plant Sciences

• Saad Hafez — Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology

• Brenda Murdoch — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

• Shelley McGuire — Family and Consumer Sciences

RM Wade Excellence Teaching

• Denise Konetchy — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

• Brenda Schroeder — Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology

• Katie Miner — Family and Consumer Sciences

• Tim Prather — Plant Sciences

• Kasee Smith — Agricultural and Extension Education

Advisor

• Bob Tripepi — Plant Sciences