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