Six agriculture students named Academic All-Big Ten

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December 15, 2021

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ix student-athletes from Purdue University's College of Agriculture earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition during the fall 2021 sports season.

Emma Ellis

Emma Ellis

Animal Sciences

Charlotte, North Carolina 

Volleyball

Leah Keesling

Leah Keesling

Food Science

Modac, Indiana

Cross Country

Emma Keesling

Emma Keesling

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Modac, Indiana

Cross Country

Emma Tate running

Emma Tate

Botany and Plant Pathology

West Lafayette, Indiana

Cross Country

Payne Turney

Payne Turney

Biochemistry

Clinton, Illinois

Cross Country

Chris Van Eekeren

Chris Van Eekeren

Agricultural Economics

Chesterton, Indiana

Football

Eight agriculture students named Academic All-Big Ten

Eight student-athletes from Purdue University’s College of Agriculture earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition during the spring sports season, helping the university reach a record 92 recipients. A total of 256 student-athletes received the honor in 2020-21, another record.

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Ag alumni share their Purdue Pete lore

Each school day afternoon, the busses line up outside Woodbrook Elementary in Carmel, Ind. In bus #168, driver Van Betulius, BS’76, and passenger Brayden Krueger patiently wait to get to the front of the line by playing math games.

“There must be seven buses in front of us,” says Betulius, intentionally miscounting the number to challenge Krueger’s math skills.

The two became bus buddies earlier in the school year when Betulius told Krueger he had once been Purdue Pete.

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Among the honorees, Tessa Sheets ranked in the top 16.5% of Big Ten Distinguished Scholars by achieving a 4.0 GPA.

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Eight agriculture students named Academic All-Big Ten

Eight student-athletes from Purdue University’s College of Agriculture earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition during the spring sports season, helping the university reach a record 92 recipients. A total of 256 student-athletes received the honor in 2020-21, another record.

Read Full Story >>>

Ag alumni share their Purdue Pete lore

Each school day afternoon, the busses line up outside Woodbrook Elementary in Carmel, Ind. In bus #168, driver Van Betulius, BS’76, and passenger Brayden Krueger patiently wait to get to the front of the line by playing math games.

“There must be seven buses in front of us,” says Betulius, intentionally miscounting the number to challenge Krueger’s math skills.

The two became bus buddies earlier in the school year when Betulius told Krueger he had once been Purdue Pete.

Read Full Story >>>

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.

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