College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Awards

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Awards

The 2021 CALS Awards will be going virtual this year to celebrate our students, faculty and staff this April.

Congratulation to all the winners and nominees!

Freshman

• Hannah Pettyjohn — Agricultural and Extension Education
• Kort Skinner — Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
• Daniel Dixon — Soil and Water Systems
• Zoe Froh — Family and Consumer Sciences
• Mark Hooste — Plant Sciences
• Jessica Mayer — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Sophomore

• Avelardo Vargas — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences
• Abbygael Weller — Plant Sciences
• Lauren DeVries — Agricultural and Extension Education
• Gavin Merritt — Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
• Derrick Pomi — Soil and Water Systems
• Emily Romanowski — Family and Consumer Sciences

Junior

• Kaitlin Mirkin — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences
• Gavin Newtson — Soil and Water Systems
• Savannah Stroebel — Agricultural and Extension Education
• Katelyn Hettinga — Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
• Montana Keating — Family and Consumer Sciences
• Jacob Meeuwsen — Plant Sciences

Senior

• Taythen Larson — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

• Carson Sass — Soil and Water Systems

• Lauren Stubbers — Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology

• Bishal Thapa — Agricultural and Extension Education

• Alicia Fanning — Family and Consumer Sciences

• Sarah Hale — Plant Sciences

GSD Graduate Research

• Jessica Lancaster — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Graduate: Teaching

• Jessie VanBuren — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Club of the Year

• Student Idaho Cattle Association (SICA)

• Dairy Club

Service/Maintenance

• Ginger Valdez — Kimberly Research and Extension Center

• Kevin Park — Aberdeen Research and Extension Center

Technical Support

• Kendall Kahl — Soil and Water Systems

• Jenny Knerr — Plant Sciences

Professional Support

• Jim Davis — Plant Sciences

Administrative Support

• Heather Fisher — Plant Sciences

• Kathy Garofano — Twin Falls Research and Extension Center

• Dawn Pollard — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

• Erin Argyle — UI Extension, Ada County

Heimsch Outstanding Research Award

• Essie Fallahi — Plant Sciences

• Saad Hafez — Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology

• Bob Collier — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

• Shelley McGuire — Family and Consumer Sciences

RM Wade Excellence Teaching

• Denise Konetchy — Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences

• Brenda Schroeder — Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology

• Katie Miner — Family and Consumer Sciences

• Tim Prather — Plant Sciences

• Kasee Smith — Agricultural and Extension Education

Advisor

• Bob Tripepi — Plant Sciences