Agronomy Graduate Student Awards 2026

Congratulations to the latest graduate students to receive awards for their work in Agronomy!

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College of Ag Awards

College of Ag Excellence in Teaching - Narciso Zapata

College of Ag Excellence in Teaching Award

▶  Narciso Zapata

Department of Agronomy - Internal Awards

 

Graduate Student Awards - Full Group 2026

Outstanding Awards for MS & PhD Research & Extension - Awarded to Evan Cohagan, Sri Veda Patibandla, Marguerite Bolt, and Maliheh Shaltouki Rizi

Agronomy Outstanding Research MS & Ph.D.

▶  Sri Veda Patibandla (MS)
▶  Maliheh Shaltouki Rizi (Ph.D.)

Agronomy Outstanding Extension MS & Ph.D.

▶  Evan Cohagen (MS)
▶  Marguerite Bolt (Ph.D.)

Dr. Jerry V. Mannering Award in Soil Conservation & Management - Awarded to Charlee Williams, Yang Chen, Lizeng Zhao, and Jude Addo-Chidie

Dr. Jerry V. Mannering Award in Soil Conservation & Management

▶  Charlee Williams, Yang Chen, Lizeng Zhao, & Jude Addo-Chidie

Joe L. White Graduate Student Award in Soil Chemistry & Mineralolgy - Awarded to Camilla Emanuella Borba Pereira and Adewumi Odeniran

Joe L. White Graduate Student Award in Soil Chemistry & Mineralogy

▶  Camilla Emanuella Borba Pereira & Adewumi Odeniran

Marvin & Barbara Phillips Scholarship - Awarded to Bruno Paulus Scheffer and Jeferson Pimentel

Marvin & Barbara Phillips Scholarship

▶  Bruno Paulus Scheffer & Jeferson Pimentel

Stanley A. Barber Memorial Scholarship in Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition - Awarded to Anita Beltrame, Mayara Dos Santos Rocha, and Leonardo Bosche

Stanley A. Barber Memorial Scholarship in Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition

▶  Anita Beltrame, Mayara DOs Santos Rocha, & Leonardo Bosche

John Axtell Graduate Student Award in Plant Breeding & Genetics - Awarded to Sri Veda Patibandla, Sujata Bogati, Viswanadh Sudarsanam, and Maliheh Shaltouki Rizi

John Axtell Graduate Award in Plant Breeding & Genetics

▶  Sri Veda Patibandla, Sujata Bogati, Viswanadh Sudarsanam, & Maliheh Shaltouki Rizi

Dr. Wyman E. Nyquist Scholarship - Awarded to Venkata Hemanth Limmada and Christopher Barron

Dr. Wyman E. Nyquist Scholarship

▶  Venkata Hemanth Limmada & Christopher Barron

Alvin J. Ohlrogge Graduate Scholarship - Awarded to Narciso Zapata, Binod Joshi, and Ariana Lazo

Alvin J. Ohlrogge Graduate Scholarship

▶  Narciso Zapata, Binod Joshi, & Ariana Lazo

Wayne P. Rothgeb Memorial Scholarship - Awarded to Natalia de Silva Vopato, Marguerite Bolt, Evan Cohagan, Erick Daniel Oliva Fuentes, and Annie Benson

Wayne P. Rothgeb Memorial Scholarship

▶  Natalia de Silva Vopato, Marguerite Bolt, Evan Cohagen, Erick Oliva Fuentes, & Annie Benson

Dow AgriSciences Graduate Student Scholarship - Awarded to Anelise Brun, Erin Widener, Amare Hailessilase, and Vinicius Winnikes de Barros

Dow AgriSciences Graduate Student Scholarship

▶  Anelise Brun, Erin Widener, Amare Hailessilase, & Vinicius Winnikes de Barros

External Awards

Dipesh Giri

IndianaView Student Scholarship

▶  Dipesh Giri

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Lizeng Zhao

IndianaView Student Scholarship

▶  Lizeng Zhao

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Adewumi Odeniran - One Health Poster Award

One Health Poster Competition Bronze Distinction Award

▶  Adewumi Odeniran

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