Sensilla - October 2026
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Seminar - Rachel Seay | Oct. 2 |
| Seminar - Dr. Espindola | Oct. 9 |
| Hotel Deadline for ESA Annual Meeting | Oct. 9 |
| Faculty Meeting | Oct. 16 |
| Seminar - Dr. Arif | Oct. 16 |
| OSU Ag Honors | Oct. 16 |
| OSU Homecoming | Oct. 24 |
| Seminar - Dr. De Miranda | Oct. 30 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Daylight Savin Time Ends | Nov. 1 |
| Ag Expo | Nov. 2-4 |
| Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting | Nov. 8-11 |
| Faculty Meeting | Nov. 20 |
| Students' Fall Break | Nov. 23-25 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Nov. 26-27 |
| Pre-finals Week Begins | Nov. 30 |
Congratulations!
Anju Ara received the Distinguished Graduate Fellowship for Fall 2026-Spring 2027.
Jacie Guerrero won first place in the oral graduate student competition for her presentation titled, “Strengthening Sorghum Grower Decision Making Through Improved Chinch Bug Sampling” at the Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America held on September 14-18 in Lubbock, Texas.
Dakota Serra was selected to receive a scholarship grant renewal from the Delores and Jerry Etter Graduate Research Scholarship Program.
Rodrigo Soares received the Williams Endowed Distinguished Graduate Fellowship. He also received a scholarship grant renewal from the Delores and Jerry Etter Graduate Research Scholarship Program.
New Face
Patricia Smith, Administrative Support Assistant II for the Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program with Edmond Bonjour, began her position on September 2. Her most recent work experience was as a Banker and Merchant Services Operations Specialist with BancFirst in Oklahoma City.
Departmental Seminars
Seminars will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Room 207 NRC.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 2 | Rachel Seay | Introductory Seminar |
| Oct. 9 | Dr. Andres Espindola | Promotion to Associate Professor Seminar |
| Oct. 16 | Dr. Mohammad Arif | Promotion to Professor Seminar |
| Oct. 30 | Dr. Gustavo Silva de Miranda | To Be Announced |
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Meadow Cool | October 1 |
| Delilah Triana | October 5 |
| Jacque Fletcher | October 7 |
| Daniel Lopez | October 7 |
| Gourav Beniwal | October 11 |
| Bigul Thapa Magar | October 13 |
| Brian Olsen | October 14 |
| Charles Luper | October 18 |
| Brian McCornack | October 18 |
| Cade Morris | October 19 |
| Audra "Daisy" Powell | October 21 |
| Rebekah Lane | October 26 |
| Catherine Carness | October 27 |
| Rachel Seay | October 27 |
| Chris Grover | October 28 |
| Audrey Enright | October 31 |
| TaKoda Williams | October 31 |