Student Awards

Meet our 2024 Seniors of Distinction!

Past Outstanding Seniors

2023
- Natalie Battaglia, agricultural communications and animal science
- Rio Bonham, biosystems engineering
- Jerret Carpenter*, natural resource ecology and management and philosophy
- Hunter Gibson, agricultural communications
- Roy Grant*, agribusiness
- Stephanie Gripp, animal science
- Tess Haddock, agricultural economics
- Grace Harris, animal science and food science
- Cade Jenlink, agribusiness
- Hannah Kay Kirby, agricultural communications
- Bree Kisling, agricultural communications
- Hunter McConnell*, animal science
- Chance McGill, agribusiness and agricultural communications
- Hoyt Nebgen, agricultural leadership and food science
- Megan Newlon, animal science and agricultural communications
- Macy Rosselle, agribusiness
- Traber Smithson, agribusiness
- Kaitlin Taylor*, animal science and political science
- Addison Wall, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Jade Wilkinson, animal science
*Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior
2022
- Phoebe Austerman, horticulture
- Dalee Barrick. agricultural communications and agribusiness
- Kaylyn Branen, animal science and agricultural communications
- Kinzie Burtrum, animal science
- Cameron Catrett*, food science and animal science
- Jade Edwards, animal science
- Hailey Freeman, natural rsource ecology and management
- Emily Gerstenkorn, animal science and agricultural communications
- Ashlyn Gin*, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Amarie Griffeth*, agricultural communications and agribusiness
- Devin Grifith, agricultural communications
- Bobby Marchy, agricultural communications
- Audrey Ochsner, agricultural communications
- Jack Palla, animal science and agribusiness
- Halle Roper, agribusiness and agricultural communications
- Madelyn Scott*, food science
- Clair Sheppard, plant and soil sciences
- Leslie Smith*, agribusiness and animal science
- Bree Taylor, agribusiness
- Xin Mei Teng, food science
*Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior
2021
- Josh Anadu, environmental science
- Ethan Attebery, agribusiness
- Jacob Auer, biosystems engineering
- Georgia Blackwell*, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Adrienne Blakey*, Plant and soil sciences and agricultural communications
- Sydney Cannon, biosystems engineering
- Seraiah Coe*, natural resource ecology and management and biology
- Braeden Coon, animal science and agricultural communications
- Sarah Drown, agricultural communications and agribusiness
- Ridge Hughbanks*, agribusiness
- Mandy Lawson, animal science
- Alexis Main, animal science
- Cathy Mapes, animal science
- Lauren Millang, agricultural communications
- Dalton Miller, agribusiness,
- Luke Muller*, plant and soil sciences and agribusiness
- Casandra Salinas, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Truitt Taylor, agribusiness
- Megan Wasson, animal science
- Lora Wright, agribusiness
*Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior
2020
- Levi Baker, agricultural economics
- Katherine Bezner, agricultural leadership
- Mason Blinson, plant and soil sciences and animal science
- Jacob Burch-Konda*, animal science
- Mckenzie Carvalho*, agribusiness and agricultural communications
- Grayson Cottrell, animal science
- Olivia Davis*, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Rainee Deroin, environmental science
- Jessica Gore, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Madison Gore, natural resource ecology and management
- Autumn Gregg, agribusiness and animal science
- Jerryca Haller, agricultural education
- Ty Montgomery, biochemistry and molecular biology and animal science
- Rachel Scott*, animal science
- Jacob Sestak, agricultural economics
- Hunter Starr, agribusiness
- Hunter Tolliver, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Amanda Upton, agricultural economics
- Courtney Wiedenmann, agricultural education
- Allison Wilton*, agribusiness
*Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior
2019
- Sage Becker*, animal science
- Haden Comstock, animal science
- Jordan Cowger, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Clay Daily, animal science
- DaLacy Dockrey, agricultural economics and accounting
- Samantha Howe*, animal science
- Kiera Leddy, agricultural communications
- Brittany Lippy, animal science
- Jessie Payne, food science
- Victoria Pickens*, entomology
- Charley Rayfield*, food science
- Katelin Spradley, agricultural communications and animal science
- Megan Trantham, agricultural communications and agribusiness
- Vanessa Wiebe, agribusiness and agricultural communications
- Rachel Williams*, biochemistry and molecular biology and microbiology
  *Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence
Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior
2018
- Julianna Albrecht, animal science and agricultural communications
- Cody Dean, agricultural education
- Megan DeVuyst*, agribusiness
- Hammons Hepner, agricultural economics and finance
- Grayson Kuehny, agricultural economics
- Jenna Maltbie, agribusiness and agricultural communications
- Courtney Mapes, animal science
- Taylor Neilson, animal science and biochemistry and molecular biology
- Grage Ogden*, plant and soil sciences
- Macy Perry, animal science
- Alexandria Schut, animal science
- Alexis Shanes*, agricultural communications
- Madison Slawson, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Gatlin Squires*, agribusiness
- Liza Van der Laan*, plant and soil sciences
*Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior
2017
- Jesse Belvin, plant and soil sciences
- Allison Christian, animal science
- Lauren Clark*, agribusiness
- Laurie Fitch, agricultural communications
- Klair Hartzold, animal science/agribusiness
- Dillon Johnson*, agribusiness/plant and soil sciences
- Courtney Karr, animal science
- Christian Ley*, biosystems engineering
- Anna O’Hare, natural resource ecology and management
- Garrett Reed, agribusiness
- JD Rosman*, agricultural communications
- Ricki Schroeder*, agricultural leadership
- Will Shaffer, animal science
- Chandler Steele, animal science
- Jason Wetzler, agricultural education
*Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior
2016
- Kaylen Baker, animal science and agricultural communications
- Nolan Craun, natural resource ecology and management
- Andres Guerrero Criado, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Shanlyn Helfey, agribusiness
- Kyle Hilbert, agribusiness
- Daniel Jordan, landscape architecture and landscape management
- Jena Kellum*, animal science
- Lindsay King*, animal science and agricultural communications
- Julia Matera*, animal science and biochemistry and molecular biology
- Kalyn McKibben*, animal science
- Gretchan Moore*, biochemistry and molecular biology, microbiology and cell and molecular biology
- Mandy Schroeder, agricultural leadership
- Katherine Schwartz, natural resource ecology and management
- Rebekah Sook, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Mary Temple-Lee, animal science and biochemistry and molecular biology
*Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior
2015
- Marli Claytor, natural resource ecology and management
- Joshua Conway*, agribusiness
- Melissa Golden, plant and soil sciences and agribusiness
- Elizabeth Hickman, biosystems engineering
- Brian Highfill, agricultural economics
- Samantha Ruth Kaiser, entomology
- Kyree Larrabee, animal science
- Jessica Neal*, animal science
- Hannah Nemecek, agricultural communications
- Jonathan Overton*, biosystems engineering
- Cassandra Rodenbaugh*, natural resource ecology and management
- Sarah Schobert*, animal science
- Chacey Schoeppel, agribusiness
- Alexis Sirois, animal science
- Kelly Vierck, food science
*Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

Past Outstanding Freshmen

2023
- Audrey Bishop, plant and soil sciences
- Cade Harris, animal science
- Tatumn Kennedy, biosystems engineerning and environmental science
- Rylee Smith, animal science
- Abbey Steelhammer, animal science
Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Freshman
2022
- Charlcie Gatewood, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Jeronimo Lara, animal science
- Emma Long, agricultural education
- Blake Robbins, food science
- Jared Stone, animal science and agribusiness
Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Freshman
2021
- André Abit, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Faith Baxter, food science and agricultural communications
- Georgia Eastham, plant and soil sciences and biochemistry
- Bree Kisling, agricultural communications
- Elizabeth Pribil, food science
- Caleb Snodgrass, plant and soil sciences
Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Freshman
2020
- Lora Wright, agribusiness
2019
- Cathy Mapes, animal science
2018
- Jordan Cowger, biochemistry and molecular biology and animal science
2017
- Clay Daily, animal science
2016
- Courtney Mapes, animal science
2015
- Courtney Mapes, animal science
2014
- Allison Christian, animal science
2013
- Mary Temple-Lee, animal science

Past Outstanding Transfer Students

2023
- Alexis Lake, animal science
- Keona Mason, agricultural communications
- Jentry Squires, animal science
Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Transfer Student
2022
- Tony Caruso, agribusiness
- Kallie Clifton, agribusiness
- Cal Shultz, animal science
Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Transfer Student

Oklahoma State University Awards

2018-19 Seniors of Significance

• Sage Becker, animal science
• Jordan Cowger, biochemistry and molecular biology
• Kayleigh Crane, animal science
• Clay Daily, animal science
• DaLacy Dockrey*, agricultural economics and accounting
• Samantha Howe, animal science
• Brittany Lippy, animal science
• Joanna Quiah*, biosystems engineering
• Karlie Wade, agricultural communications
• Vanessa Wiebe, agribusiness and agricultural communications
• Rachel Williams, biochemistry and molecular biology and microbiology

*Designates selection as an OSU Outstanding Senior
2018 Mortar Board Top Twenty Freshmen Men

• Jacob Auer*, biosystems engineering
• Ryan Callahan*, animal science
• William Church, agribusiness
• Grant Eaton, agricultural education
• Zachary Guy, agribusiness
• Cale Hinrichsen*, agribusiness
• Kade Killough, agribusiness
• Dalton Miller, agribusiness
• Luke Muller*, plant and soil sciences and agribusiness
• Truitt Taylor*, agribusiness
• Hunter Thomas*, agribusiness

*Designates selection as an OSU Mortar Board Top Ten Freshmen Man
2018 Mortar Board Top Twenty Freshmen Women

• Georgia Blackwell, biochemistry and molecular biology
• Seraiah Coe*, natural resource ecology and management
• Alyssa Hoyle, animal science
• Brooklan Light, agribusiness
• Nyla Maere, animal science and agribusiness
• Cathy Mapes*, animal science
• Tegan Maxson*, biochemistry and molecular biology
• Lauren Millang, agricultural communications
• Halie Schovanec*, agricultural communications
• Erica Wiebe*, agribusiness

*Designates selection as an OSU Mortar Board Top Ten Freshmen Woman
2018-19 Niblack Research Scholars

• Adrienne Blakey, plant and soil science
• Alice Chibnall, biochemistry and molecular biology
• Olivia Davis, biochemistry and molecular biology
• Samantha Howe, animal science
• Natasha Prentiss, natural resource ecology and management
• Liam Whiteman, entomology and plant pathology
2019-2020 Oklahoma State Scholars Society

• Landon Bakhsh, Thomas A. Edison Preparatory School in Tulsa, majoring in mechanical engineering
• Rio Bonham, Madill High School, majoring in biosystems and agricultural engineering
• Mary Erdmann, Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, majoring in microbiology/pre-med
• Carinna Marling, Bartlesville High School, majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering
• Karley White, Mannford High School, majoring in chemical engineering

National Awards

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
- 2018 - Sage Becker, animal science and biochemistry
- 2012 - Rosa Yorks, zoology, microbiology and molecular genetics
- 2010 - Lydia Meador, botany, microbiology and biochemistry
- 1991 - Ross S. Keener, biochemistry
Harry S. Truman Fellowship
- 2014 - Chacey Schoeppel, agribusiness
- 2011 - Blake Jackson, agricultural economics
- 2008 - Cortney Timmons, biosystems and agricultural engineering
- 2002 - Bart Fischer, agricultural economics and finance (Finalist)
- 2001 - Julia Arntz, environmental science
- 2000 - Kent W. Gardner, agricultural economics
  
  1998 - Chris Stephens, agricultural economics
- 1997 - Shannon L. Ferrell, agricultural economics
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
- 2015 - Maeghan Murie-Harting, chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology
- 2011 - Flink Holbrook, biosystems and agricultural engineering
  
  2011 - Blake Jackson, agricultural economics
  
  2010 - Jeremy Bennett, environmental science
- 2010 - Lauren White, environmental science
- 2009 - Jessica Lay, biosystems and agricultural engineering
- 2008 - Savannah Smith, environmental science
- 2007 - Sara Jane Smallwood, agricultural communications and American Indian studies
- 2007 - Cortney Timmons, biosystems and agricultural engineering
- 2004 - Laura Christianson, biosystems and agricultural engineering (Finalist)