2021-2022 Award recipients within the department of food science

Congratulations to the Purdue Food Science faculty, staff, and students who received award recognition in 2021-2022! The exhaustive list of award and scholarship recipients is below.

faculty award recipients

Dr. Christian Butzke

2022 North Central Region's Excellence in Extension Award
2021 Purdue Online Excellence in Course Design and Teaching

Dr. Betty Feng

Central Region Food Safety Award, the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Societal Impact Fellow, Purdue University
2022 Larry Beuchat Young Researcher Award- International Association of Food Protection (IAFP)

Dr. Bruce Hamaker

2022 Morrill Award

Dr. Jen-Yi Huang

Promoted to Associate Professor

Dr. Kee-Hong Kim

Grant Award from EFIL Bioscience

Dr. Andrea Liceaga

The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science: Paper Award 2021

Dr. Steve Lindemann

2022 University Faculty Scholar
Promoted to Associate Professor

Dr. Lisa Mauer

Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Fellow

Dr. Eun Joong Oh

2020-2021 Outstanding Graduate Educator Award

Dr. Haley Oliver

2021 Showalter Faculty Scholar
Purdue's 150th Anniversary Professor
2022 James M. Jay Diversity in Food Safety Award- International Association of Food Protection (IAFP)

Dr. Lavanya Reddivari

2020-2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor Award

Dr. Fernanda San Martin

2020-2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor Award

Dr. Senay Simsek

2022 Distinguished Woman Scholar
Dean's Chair in Food Science

Dr. Yuan Yao

2021 Showalter Faculty Scholar

Staff Award Recipients

Mitzi Barnett

Outstanding Service to Students

Katie Benner

2021 Wine Industry Leader from Wine Industry Spectator
2022 Recognition of Women in Wine

Young-Hee Cho

2020-2021 Jack Long Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in the Food Science Department
The Clinical and Lecturers Teaching Award, College of Agriculture
Award for Exceptional Teaching and Instructional Support, Purdue University Teaching Academy

Allie Kingery

Teaching Academy Award for Exceptional Teaching and Instructional Support

Ben Paxson

College of Agriculture Behind the Research Feature

Postdoctoral researchers award Recipients

Thaisa Cantu-Jungles

2022 Young Researcher Fundamental and Applied Research Grant Recipient

Rishi Drolia

American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2022 Peggy Cotter Award for Early Career Branch Member

Graduate Student Award Recipients

Miguel Alvarez Gonzales

Kirleis Graduate Student Award

Juan Archila

Student Scholars for the 2021 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference (CFSEC)

Neseybe Bulut

Cereals & Grains Product Development Competition 2021, Third Place

Harrison Helmick

Graduate Industrial Research Symposium Poster Competition, First Place
Student Research Competition, Pulse Division, Cereals and Grains Conference, First Place
Article submission in InnovatED

Gurpreet Kaur

Cereals & Grains Product Development Competition 2021, Third Place

Sora Kim

Human and Health Science Spring Research Event Outstanding Poster Award
A.H. Ismail Interdisciplinary Program Doctoral Research Travel Award
Finalist for Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science, American Society for Nutrition

Dongqi Liu

Beyond Boundary Cross-Disciplinary Poster Presentation Competition, Indiana Branch of American Society for Microbiology Spring Meeting, Second Place

Monique Mi Song Chung

Bilsland Fellowship
Cereals & Grains Product Development Competition 2021, Third Place

Hansel Mina

Student Scholars for the 2021 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference (CFSEC)

Edward Moncada

Cereals & Grains Product Development Competition 2021, Third Place

Connie Muniandy

3 Minute Thesis Competition Finalist
ISBT Scholarship
Phi Tau Sigma Student Achievement Scholarship
Graduate Ag Research Spotlight

Manalee Samaddar

Indiana Branch of American Society of Microbiology Poster Competition, First Place

Rae Silver

Purdue Doctoral Fellowship

Geraldine Tembo

B.J. Liska Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

Merlyn Thomas

Bilsland Fellowship
Student Research Video Competition for the Cereals and Grains Association, First Place

Travis Woodbury

PMCA Student Outreach Program Scholarship to attend the Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association

Merve Yildirim

Bilsland Fellowship

Food Science Graduate Student Association

College of Agriculture Unsung Diversity Hero Award, April 2021

Undergraduate Student Award Recipients

Elizabeth De Acetis

Oustanding Food Science Senior

Leah Keesling

Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar

Madison Mehringer

Outstanding Food Science Junior

Ryan Stachler

Outstanding Food Science Sophomore

Elizabeth Zhang

Outstanding Food Science Freshman

Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

Frank Achulli

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship
2021- 2022 ICM Red Gold Scholarship

Margaret Jane Adams

2021-2022 Rippel Scholarship Food Science

Jessica Armstong

2021-2022 Presidential Scholarship
2021-2022 Rex Hall Memorial Scholarship
2021-2022 Fred J Babel Food Science Scholarship

Audra Brewer

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Isabella Bryan

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship
2021-2022 Denton Food Science Scholarship

Lindsey Bullerman

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Molly Carroll

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship
2021-2022 Rice Scholarship

Kristen Coates

2021-2022 Garry & Sarah Hellmich Scholarship

Kelden Cook

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship
2021-2022 Denton Food Science Scholarship

Elizabeth (Liz) De Acetis

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Audrey Dirksen

2021-2022 Mauger and Naas Scholarship

Clare Dirksen

2021-2022 Mauger and Naas Scholarship

Jessica Douthit

2021-2022 Thomas Food Science Scholarship

Caroline Edmondson

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship
2021-2022 Rice Scholarship

Lillian Ferguson

2021-2022 Sarah Naas Mauger Veil Scholarship

Joseph Gleason

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship
2021-2022 Rice Scholarship

Allison Greig

2021-2022 Mauger and Naas Scholarship

Madeline Harper

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship
2021-2022 Denton Food Science Scholarship
2021-2022 Gruel Memorial Scholarship
2021-2022 Arnold and Catherine Denton Food Science Scholarship

Laura Harriss

IFT Feeding Tomorrow Freshman Scholarship

Christabel Hartanto

2021-2022 Martin Ag Research Scholarship
2021-2022 FMI Food Safety Auditing Scholarship
2021-2022 Education Travel Grant

Zachary Hoag

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Yufan Hu

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Leah Keesling

2021-2022 Chenoweth Scholarship in Food Science

Victoria Kuhaneck

2021-2022 College of Agriculture Scholarship
2021-2022 Imran Kazem Scholarship

Emily Lansing

Red Gold 2021 Purdue Food Science Scholarship

Isabell Mahin

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Meredith Malott

2021- 2022 ICM Red Gold Scholarship

Alyson McGovern

2021-2022 John & Beverly Wisler Scholarship

Madison Mehringer

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship
2021-2022 Rex Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund
2021-2022 Presidential Scholarship
2021-2022 Russell Jane Clark Scholarship Ag

Heather Milliron

Throckmorton Scholarship
Fred J Babel Food Science Scholarship
Van Scoy Scholarship in Agriculture
Martin Ag Research Fund Scholarship
Wayne and Barbara Jennings Memorial Scholarship
Woodward Family Endowment Fund Scholarship
Martin Ag Research Fund Scholar

Halle Neibert

2021 - 2022 Sarah Nass Mauger Veil Food Science Scholarship

Maesa Ogas

2021-2022 Feeding Tomorrow Undergraduate Scholarship

Fernanda Pedroza-Altamirano

2021-2022 Rice Scholarship

Kelsey Perin

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Rodrigo Ponce

2021-2022 Fred M Fraser Memorial Ag Scholarship

Ava Ralston

Rex Hall Memorial Scholarship

Natalia Rodriguez

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Tejashree Shah

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Cooper Sims

2021- 2022 ICM Red Gold Scholarship

Doriane Sossou

2021-2022 Huff Family Ag Scholarship

Ryan Stachler

2021-2022 Martin-Kincaid Scholarship in Food Science
2021-2022 Marquardt Alumni Scholarship
2021-2022 Joe Carrie Hatfield Scholarship Ag
2021 2022 W and B Jennings Scholarship
2021-2022 Edgar H Kilbourne Scholarship

Ireland Stevens

2021- 2022 ICM Red Gold Scholarship

Renee Stieby

2021-2022 Bowes, Angelina Perez Food Science Scholarship
2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Lillian Stone

2021-2022 Food Science Alumni Scholarship

Sangavi Subramani

2021-2022 Gruel Memorial Scholarship
2021-2022 Kelly and Margaret O’Neall Scholarship
2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship
2021-2022 ABE General Scholarship
2021-2022 Jennings Scholarship
2021-2022 Alpha Zeta Award

Madeline Trevelino

2021-2022 Denton Food Science Scholarship

Owen Vaughn

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Mary Voigt

2021-2022 Chenoweth Scholarship in Food Science

Rowan Wallar

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship
2021-2022 Denton Food Science Scholarship

Alecia Wichlinski

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship

Irene Zou

2021-2022 Babel Food Science Scholarship