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WKU’s Ogden College of Science and Engineering presented its annual awards on April 21 at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center. The following students were recognized for their academic achievements:

Agriculture

• Dan Sandor of Cardington, Ohio, Elmer Gray Outstanding Graduate Student Award
• Alex Richardson of Brandenburg, Outstanding Senior
• Bethany McQueary of Russell Springs, Outstanding Agricultural Business Student
• Loren Gross of Elizabethtown, Outstanding Agricultural Education Student
• Jameson P. Wilcockson of Owensboro, Outstanding Agronomy Student
• Brittany Sennett of Lexington, Outstanding Animal Science Student
• Ryan Phelps of Bowling Green, Outstanding Horticulture Student
• John Neeley of Owensboro, Outstanding Turfgrass Management Student

Architectural & Manufacturing Sciences

• M. Joleen Byerline of Morgantown, Outstanding Graduate Student in Engineering Technology Management
• Nathan Weed of Rockfield, Outstanding Senior in Advanced Manufacturing
• Kurt Robert Harper of Vine Grove, Outstanding Senior in Construction Management
• Daniel Jent of Radcliff, Outstanding Senior in Construction Management
• Kathleen Holman of Murray, Outstanding Senior in Industrial Vocational Education
• Rodney Decker of Drakesboro, Outstanding Senior in Technology Management
• Jonathan Washington of Nashville, Tenn., AMS Outstanding Senior Award

Biology

• Gillian Jones of Buffalo, N.Y., Outstanding Biology Graduate Student
• Nicholas Levis of Ohio, Dillard/Hoyt Graduate Scholarship
• Amanda Seaton of Hartford, Outstanding Biology Teaching Assistant
• Victoria (Torey) Gilkison of Lawrenceburg, Larry N. Gleason Research Award
• Jordan Olberding of Oceanside, Calif., Outstanding Biology Student
• Charles Coomer of Louisville, Outstanding Biotechnology Student and Dr. Dan Skean Award for Outstanding Microbiology Student
• John Clark of Bowling Green, Outstanding Biodiversity Student
• Luke Sturgill of Alvaton, L.Y. Lancaster Award

Chemistry

• Steven D. Hume of Owensboro, McNally Graduate Fellowship
• Quang Nguyen of Bowling Green, American Institute of Chemists Outstanding Graduate Student Award
• Zhibo Yuan of Nanyang, China, Outstanding Chemistry Major Award
• Dillon Pender of Elizabethtown, Outstanding Chemistry Major Award
• Katie Marie DiTommaso of Fort Wright, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry Award
• Elaine Denise Flynn of Demossville, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry Award
• Shelby Overstreet of Crestwood, Outstanding Senior in Chemistry Education Award
• Charles Coomer of Louisville, Organic Chemistry Award
• Matthew Byrne of Bowling Green, Organic Chemistry Award
• Zachariah Aaron Claytor of Lexington, Organic Chemistry Award
• Sam White of Scottsville, Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry
• Stephanie Hagan of Brownsville, Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry
• Tiffany LaChelle Noe of Somerset, Carl P. McNally Undergraduate Scholarship Award
• Jonathan D. Hendrie of Elizabethtown, Glenn Dooley Undergraduate Scholarship Award
• Gabrielle Ison of Brandenburg, Ward C. Sumpter Scholarship Award
• Goutham Puli of Hyderabad, India, Nell Skean Lab Assistant
• Jesse Evans of Dunmor, Nell Skean Lab Assistant

Computer Science

• Zachary Scott Bessinger of Bowling Green, Outstanding Graduate Student in Computer Science
• Andrew Kenady of Woodburn, Outstanding Senior in Computer Science
• Matthew Hunt of Lexington, Outstanding Junior in Computer Science
• Thomas Murray of Burkesville, Outstanding Sophomore in Computer Science
• Travis Brummett of Albany,  Outstanding ACM Student
• Pavan Kumar Nallaparaju of Hyderabad, India, Fruit of the Loom Computer Science Award
• Richard Cecil of Owensboro, Fruit of the Loom Computer Science Award

Engineering

• Christopher W. Heil of Winchester, Award for Academic Excellence in Civil Engineering
• Dylan H. Ward of Hartford, Award for Academic Excellence in Civil Engineering
• Clayton Spencer Cook of Worthville, John Russell Award in Civil Engineering
• Aaron T. Dockery of Somerset, John Russell Award in Civil Engineering
• Cody Alan Mahan of Seymour, Tenn., Award for Academic Excellence in Electrical Engineering
• Christy Saintsing of Bowling Green, John Russell Award in Electrical Engineering
• Duc Nguyen of Hanoi, Vietnam, Most Outstanding Junior in Electrical Engineering
• Larkin Heintzman of Bowling Green, Most Outstanding Sophomore in Electrical Engineering
• Justin E. Hayes of Hopkinsville, Evan McCasland Award in Mechanical Engineering
• Asa M. Darnell of Cave City, John Russell Award in Mechanical Engineering
• Reed I. Gonzalez of Hendersonville, Tenn., John Russell Award in Mechanical Engineering

Geography and Geology

• Gilman Ouellette of Lords Valley, Pa., Outstanding Graduate Student
• Evan Webb of Buffalo, L. Michael Trapasso Outstanding Senior Award in Meteorology
• Ashley C. McCloughan of Bowling Green, Outstanding Undergraduate Award in Geography
• Jeremy Callihan of Williamsburg, Syed Reza Ahsan Outstanding Senior Award in GIS
• Michael Powers of Bowling Green, Judson Roy Griffin Outstanding Senior Award in Geology