Forestry & Natural Resources

FNR Celebrates Spring 2023 Graduates

  • Story by Wendy Mayer
  • May 11, 2023

In May 2023, Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources added 53 members to its alumni family, as the department conferred 46 undergraduate and six graduate degrees. 

A photo gallery of 27 featured graduates, including information about their future plans and favorite FNR memories is available on Facebook. 

PhD
Zackary Delisle 

Master's 
Molly Barrett 
Cameron Dow
Sayon Ghosh 
Shelby Royal
Meredith Scherer

Aquatic Sciences Majors
Kirsten Adams
Daniel Borrousch
Brynna Buckmaster
Lucille Clements
Joshua Hamilton
Trip Newton
Bethany Price
Riley Thompson

Forestry Majors
Mikaela Agresta
Jessica Conner
Joseph Dreiman
Noah Floyd
Johann Franke
Emily Griffin
Eric McDonald
Logan Moore

Forestry/Wildlife Double Majors
Daniel Hillman
Madison Kresse
Margo Taylor

Interdisciplinary Agriculture Majors
Ryley Black
Sydney Honn
Brandon Nelson
Lucille Sullivan

Wildlife Majors
Audrey Andritsch
Elizabeth Bevis
Summer Brown
Alexandria Crouse
Isaac Di Domenico
Kayla Durden
Katherine Everetts
Julia Godsey
Amanda Herbert
Megan Jakubowicz
Savannah Jones 
Julia Kramer
Gage Lowry
Eric McDonald
Merissa Meyer
Ashlanna Murray
Vasiliki Rudd
Allison Ulrey
Gretchen Weliever
Ky Woods
Madelyn Zola

Wildlife/Aquatic Sciences Double Majors
Griffin Broviak
Brynna Buckmaster
Scott Herman
Phoebe Soldi

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