Six agriculture students named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Six student-athletes from Purdue University's College of Agriculture have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award for the 2019-2020 academic year. Each year, the honor is given to students on varsity rosters who maintain a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher.
Among the honorees, Tessa Sheets ranked in the top 16.5% of Big Ten Distinguished Scholars by achieving a 4.0 GPA.
This year's recipients, pictured below, represent the departments of agricultural economics, animal sciences, food science and botany and plant pathology.
Hayley Bush.
Junior, Agribusiness - Agricultural Finance.
Union, Kentucky.
Volleyball
Madeline Lilly.
Junior, Agribusiness - Food Marketing.
Monticello, Indiana.
Cross Country 
Taylor Mortensen.
Junior, Animal Sciences
Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Cross Country 
Natalie Mudd.
Senior, Food Science
Fishers, Indiana.
Swimming & Diving 
Tessa Sheets.
Junior, Animal Sciences.
Chatham County, North Carolina.
Track & Field
Ethan Smiley.
Sophomore, Botany and Plant Pathology.
Beech Grove, Indiana.
Wrestling
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