The College of Agricultural Sciences hosted the 2024 Celebrating Excellence Event on May 13, 2024 from 4:00-6:00pm in the Memorial Union Horizon Room. We recognized:
- CAS faculty award recipients
- CAS club award recipients
- CAS student award recipients
- CAS student leaders
- CAS graduates who finished Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024
Congratulations to those recognized and all 2024 AgSci graduates!
Welcome
- Christopher Bateman, National Director IAAS, Agricultrual Sciences Student
- Tai-Renée King, Natrual Resources Student
- Elia Rybolt, AGvocate, Agricultural Sciences Student
Dean’s Remarks
Dr. Staci Simonich, Dean
Faculty Awards
Distinguished Professor of the Year
Dr. Timothy Hazzard, Senior Instructor 1, Animal and Rangeland Sciences
Distinguished New Professor of the Year
Whitney Stone, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resource Communications
Distinguished Club Advisor of the Year
Melissa Millhollin, Advisor, Collegiate Farm Bureau, and Steer-a-Year
Club of the Year Award
Bug Club
Alexander Butcher – President
Undergraduate Research Awards
- Celeste Groth
- Zachary Kowash
- Louisa Malnor
- Maria Nanau
- Jaiden Sakamoto
- Sofia Vazquez-Fernandez
Student Awards
Savery Outstanding Doctoral Student
Scott Mitchell, Wildlife Sciences
Savery Outstanding Master’s Student
Michelle Borges, Agricultural Education and Sciences
Outstanding Senior
Carissa O'Donnell, Environmental Economics and Policy
Burlingham Undergraduate Student of Excellence
Zachary Kowash, BioResource Research
Diversity Commitment Award
Victoria Flores Parra, Animal Sciences
EOU Outstanding Senior Award for the Eastern Oregon Agriculture and Natural Resources Program
Claira Goracke, Agricultural Sciences
OSU Outstanding Senior Award for the Eastern Oregon Agriculture and Natural Resources Program
Ellie Justice. Agricultural Sciences
Student Leader Recognition
Club Leadership Team 2023/2024
- Serena Li
- Deborah Miller
- Madalynn Sweet
- Kylie Wolff
- Summer Wong
- Emily Ammeraal - Student Director
Corvallis/Ecampus Ambassador Team 2023/2024
- Sydney Bowne
- Brianna Coughlin
- Dustin Cooper
- Elena Ferraiuolo
- Zachary Kowash
- Brianna Rimmy
- Georgia Rojas-Kerbow
EOU/La Grande Ambassador Team 2023/2024
- Saira Amaral-Ramierez
- Claira Goracke
- Elizabeth (Ellie) Hanson
- Cassin Pittmann
EOU La Grande Ambassador Team 2024/2025
- Amy Carpenter
- Marygrace Dudek
- Sydney Pek
Registry of Distinguished Students
- Giselle Brasseur
- Paola Estribi-Mendez
- Charlotte Hussain
- Janelle Layton
- Sophia Loureiro
- Hayden Matzger
- Lian Moy
- Micaela Munoz
- Adie Rang
- Victor Ribeiro
- Kayla Ruth
- Jaiden Sakamoto
- Xavier Tacker
- Dragomira Zheleva
- Nina Zweifel
Leadership Academy
Prestigious Scholarship Winners
- Camden Schmidt - US Fulbright José Naranjo Mendez – Goldwater Scholarship
- Roberto Ponce Velez - Goldwater Scholar and Udall Scholar
- Xavier Tacker – NSF- Graduate Research Fellowship Program and GEM Fellowship
National MANRRS OSU Chapter Award Winners
- Victoria Flores Parra – MANRRS 2023-24 Region VI Undergraduate Vice President.
- Jaiden Sakamoto – 1st Place Interview Contest
- Guadalupe Lincona – 3rd Place Interview Contest
- Felice Yarbough – Graduate Interview Contest and Cluster Award Recipient.
Thank you to all the students, faculty, staff, industry leaders, donors, and friends who support our college in so many ways! Our college is filled with students with diverse backgrounds, aspirations, and experiences. Without the generous donations of time, energy, and resources by so many people, we would not be able to honor and recognize our students and faculty who contribute to our college's success.