Agriculture News

WKU’s Ogden College of Science and Engineering presented its annual awards April 27 at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center.

The following students were recognized for their academic achievements:

Department of Agriculture

• Denise Anderson of Bowling Green, Elmer Gray Outstanding Graduate Student Award
• Yao Xue of Bowling Green, Elmer Gray Outstanding Graduate Student Award
• Clarice Esch of Somerset, Outstanding Senior and Outstanding Horticulture Student
• Lee Edwards of Somerset, Outstanding Agricultural Business Student
• Rebecca Kate Royse of Columbia, Outstanding Agricultural Education Student
• Joshua L. Dennis of Upton, Outstanding Agronomy Student
• Bradley S. Mattingly of Springfield, Outstanding Agronomy Student
• Adam Blessinger of Huntingburg, Ind., Outstanding Animal Science Student
• Jerry Edmonds of Franklin, Wis., Outstanding Turfgrass Management Student

Department of Architectural & Manufacturing Sciences

• Sumbul Khan of Pakistan, Outstanding Graduate Student in Engineering Technology Management
• Andrew Austin of Utica, Outstanding Graduate Student in Engineering Technology Management
• Joe Asposito of Bowling Green, Outstanding Senior in Advanced Manufacturing
• Heli Shah of Bowling Green, Outstanding Senior in Architectural Sciences
• Jeffery Thomson of Westport, Outstanding Senior in Construction Management
• Jennifer McClard of Tompkinsville, Outstanding Senior in Industrial Vocational Education
• Charles A. Paul of Bowling Green, Outstanding Senior in Technology Management
• Augustine Amonge of Kenya, Lois G. and F. Dugan Montgomery Scholarship
• Hamilton Ryan Brindley of Adairville, Walter B. Nalbach Industrial Education Scholarship
• Summer Ellen Abston of Albany, Ryan Associated Scholarship
• DaMario Walker-Brown of Lexington, Ryan Associated Scholarship
• Jason Klein of Russellville, L.T. Smith Scholarship
• Bradley Logsdon of Somerset, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Scholarship
• Nick Eaton of Crestwood, American Society for Quality Control Scholarship
• Trevor Thompson of Owensboro, American Society for Quality Control Scholarship

Department of Biology

• Nicholas Levis of Bowling Green, Outstanding Biology Graduate Student
• Jennifer Dumaine of California, Dillard/Hoyt Graduate Scholarship
• Shilo Felton of Bowling Green, Outstanding Biology Teaching Assistant
• Charles “Chad” Coomer of Louisville, Outstanding Biology Student
• Sarah Schrader of Bowling Green, Outstanding Biology Student
• Adam Edge of Shepherdsville, Outstanding Biodiversity Center Student
• Ryan Vincent of Lewisburg, Outstanding Boitechnology Center Student
• Christopher Fields of Bowling Green, Larry N. Gleason Award for Excellence in Research
• Ciara Jones of Hermitage, Tenn., Dr. Dan Skean Award for Outstanding Microbiology Student
• Mary Kate Greenwood of Edgewood, Dr. Jerry Gibbs Award for Excellence in Pre-Medical Studies
• Addie Dodson of Bowling Green, L.Y. Lancaster Award for Excellence in Pre-Medical Studies

Department of Chemistry

• Monic Shah of Burlington, Mass., McNally Graduate Fellowship, Nell Skean Award for Outstanding Laboratory Assistant, Outstanding Graduate Student in Ogden College of Science and Engineering
• Venkata Ramana Manda of India, American Institute of Chemists Outstanding Graduate Student Award
• Hillary B. Asberry of Lancaster, Outstanding Chemistry Major
• Levi Dopierala of Summer Shade, Outstanding Chemistry Major, Nell Skean Award for Outstanding Laboratory Assistant
• Charles “Chad” Coomer of Louisville, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry
• Joseph R. Dukes of Elizabethtown, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry
• Stephanie N. Hagan of Brownsville, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry
• Jonathan D. Hendrie of Elizabethtown, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry
• Sarah Schrader of Bowling Green, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry
• Samuel T. White of Scottsville, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry
• Kimberly G. Stinnett of Beaver Dam, Outstanding Senior in Chemistry Education
• Corbin W. LeMieux of Paris, Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry
• Hannah K. Ruggles of Lexington, Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry
• Daniel S. Brashear of Calvert City, American Chemical Society’s Analytical Division Award
• Logan H. Eckler of Bowling Green, Outstanding Physical Chemistry Major
• Hannah M. Gossett of Jasper, Ind., Freshman Achievement in Chemistry Award
• Nitin A. Krishna of Corbin, Freshman Achievement in Chemistry Award
• Hannah M. Rodgers of Verona, Freshman Achievement in Chemistry Award
• William Hamilton of Cerulean, Carl P. McNally Undergraduate Scholarship Award
• Ka Wai Kwong of Bowling Green, Glenn Dooley Undergraduate Scholarship Award
• Sarah Tockstein of Belleville, Ill., Ward C. Sumpter Scholarship Award
• Harika Javangula of Bothell, Wash., Nell Skean Award for Outstanding Laboratory Assistant
• Varun Kiran Kolanka of India, Nell Skean Award for Outstanding Laboratory Assistant

Department of Computer Science

• Prudhvi Vedire of India, Outstanding Graduate Student in Computer Science
• Adam Gilbert of Utica, Outstanding Senior in Computer Science, Fruit of the Loom Computer Science Award
• Christopher Dumond of Bowling Green, Outstanding Junior in Computer Science
• Bryan Knowles of Warner Robins, Ga., Outstanding ACM Student Award
• Robert David Beverly of Bowling Green, Fruit of the Loom Computer Science Award

Department of Engineering

• Tyler Quinn Sheffield of Dry Ridge, Award for Academic Excellence in Civil Engineering
• Jacob Martin of Waddy, John Russell Award in Civil Engineering
• John Michael Simpson of Glasgow, John Russell Award in Civil Engineering
• Joseph Clint Malone of Hickman, Award for Academic Excellence in Electrical Engineering
• Devon C. Woosley of Smiths Grove, John Russell Award in Electrical Engineering
• Jacob Hopkins of Lewisburg, Most Outstanding Junior in Electrical Engineering
• Larkin Heintzman of Bowling Green, Most Outstanding Junior in Electrical Engineering
• Molly Shircliff of Glasgow, Most Outstanding Sophomore in Electrical Engineering
• John Wade Runyon of Owensboro, Evan McCasland Award in Mechanical Engineering
• Darren Tinker of Bowling Green, John Russell Award in Mechanical Engineering

Department of Geography & Geology

• Beth Tyrie of Glasgow, Outstanding Geoscience Graduate Student Award
• Austin Boys of Greeneville, Tenn., L. Michael Trapasso Outstanding Senior Award in Meteorology
• Karissa Grammer of Murphysboro, Ill., Outstanding Undergraduate Award in Geography
• Preston Dallas of Franklin, Syed Reza Ahsan Outstanding Senior Award in GIS
• Wiliam Travis Garmon of Burkesville, Judson Roy Griffin Outstanding Senior Award in Geology
• Emily A. Thornton of Brentwood, Tenn., James and Avo Taylor Academic Scholarship
• Leland Neeper of Morehead, Stanley Sides Geography Excellence Academic Scholarship
• Brittiny Moore of Dodge City, Kan., Dr. James Leslie Davis Scholarship for Geographical Science
• Blake Neumann of Richmond, Dr. Syed Reza Ahsan Memorial Scholarship for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis
• Natasha Patterson of Greenbrier, Tenn., Gildersleeve Geology Excellence Academic Scholarship
• Erin McWilliams of Albany, Gildersleeve Geology Excellence Academic Scholarship
• Michael Flanigan of Waxahachie, Texas, Geography Excellence Academic Scholarship
• Matthew Riggle of Madison, Ala., Geography Excellence Academic Scholarship
• Paulina Littlefield of Rexburg, Idaho, Geography Excellence Academic Scholarship
• Christopher Johnson of Lexington, Geography Excellence Academic Scholarship
• Erik Smith of Russellville, Geography Excellence Academic Scholarship
• Ryan Difani of Pocahontas, Ark., Geography Excellence Academic Scholarship
• Tori Schow of Old Hickory, Tenn., Geography Excellence Academic Scholarship
• Christopher Reece of Lexington, Geography Excellence Academic Scholarship
• Isaac Bowers of Aurora, Ind., Geography Excellence Academic Scholarship

Department of Mathematics

• Mahdi Bandegi of Bowling Green, Outstanding Graduate Student Award
• Bekka Ross of Bowling Green, Henry M. and Zula G. Yarbrough Award in Mathematics
• Erin Reyes of Owensboro, Pauline Lowman Memorial Secondary Education Award
• Samantha McKean of Bowling Green, Hugh F. and Katherine A. Johnson Award in Mathematics
• Hannah Keith of Franklin, Phi Mu Epsilon Award
• Christine Burkeen of Bowling Green, Robert C. Bueker Mathematics Award
• Meltem Uyanik of Urbana, Ill., Fruit of the Loom Mathematics Award
• Lindsey Traughber of Franklin, Fruit of the Loom Mathematics Award

Department of Physics & Astronomy

• Jamey L. Yadon of Somerset, Dr. George V. and Sadie Skiles Page Award for Excellence Scholarship
• Mary Elizabeth Spraggs of Danville, Dr. Randall Harper Award for Outstanding Research in Physics and Astronomy
• Samuel Thomas White of Scottsville, Dr. Douglas Humphrey Award for Outstanding Service

Department of Psychological Sciences

• Kerry D. Duck of Bowling Green, Outstanding Psychological Science Graduate Student
• Jessica L. Johnston-Fisher of Chester, Va., Outstanding Industrial-Organizational Psychology Graduate Student
• Tessa Seidler of Bowling Green, Outstanding Industrial-Organizational Psychology Graduate Student

More: 2014 awards program

Contact: Ogden College, (270) 745-4448.