UI College of Ag and Life Sciences Honors Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni
Friday, May 1
MOSCOW, Idaho –– The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences honored outstanding students, faculty and staff during its annual awards reception Monday, April 27.
Here are this year’s recipients:
Seth Pratt of Blackfoot was named the college’s outstanding senior. Pratt is graduating with degrees in agricultural and extension education and agribusiness. He served for a year as National FFA Western Region vice president for 2011-12.
Heidi Jamison of Garfield, Washington, was named the college’s outstanding junior. She is studying in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.
Wyatt Smith of Yerington, Nevada, was named the college’s outstanding sophomore. He is studying in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.
Margaret Elliot of Prosser, Washington, was named the college’s outstanding freshman. She is studying in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education.
Trevor Kauer of Leadore, a member of Collegiate 4-H, was named the college’s outstanding club member. He is studying in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education. Collegiate FFA was named the college’s club of the year.
Paul Rhoades of Kennesaw, Georgia, was named the college’s Gamma Sigma Delta outstanding graduate student. He is a doctoral student in the Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences studying wild bees.
Amin Ahmadzadeh, a professor of dairy science in the Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, was named the college’s outstanding academic advisor.
Gordon Murdoch, an associate professor of physiology in the Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, won the college’s R.M. Wade Excellence in Teaching award.
Rich Garber, the college’s director of external affairs and governmental relations, received the Gamma Sigma Delta award of merit for outstanding service to agriculture in Idaho.
Nilsa Bosque-Pérez, professor of entomology in the Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, won the Gamma Sigma Delta Dr. Richard C. Heimsch Outstanding Research Award. She directs the National Science Foundation funded Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program at the University of Idaho and Costa Rica’s CATIE, an international research and teaching institution.
College staff members honored included Kari Zagelow of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences for outstanding administrative support, Dan Henningsen of the Kimberly Research and Extension Center for outstanding agricultural support, Ying Wu of the Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences for outstanding program support, and Ian Leslie of the Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences for outstanding research support.
Craig Doan, a 1998 Food Science graduate from Weiser, received the college’s distinguished alumni award. He is a senior manager for research and development at Heinz/Ore-Ida.
Steve Vernon, J.R. Simplot Co. vice president for quality and innovation at Boise, received the college’s distinguished associate award.
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