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This is the second annual awards issue of Ag Online. It's a chance
to recognize College of Agriculture faculty, staff and students
who have received awards and honors during the past year by. The
list is alphabetical by department.
Thanks to all who shared information on awards, especially the
departments' communications advisors: Barbara Kalsem, ag &
biosystems engineering; Linda Drennan, ag education & studies;
Martha Isaacson, agronomy; Lyn VanDePol, animal ecology; Renee
Knosby, animal science; Marit Nilsen Hamilton, biochemistry &
biophysics; John Schlenker, economics; Donald Lewis, entomology;
Judy Strand, food science & human nutrition; Ann Holtz, forestry;
Kim Gaul, horticulture; Anita Nimtz, microbiology, immunology
& preventive medicine; Mary Jo Vivian, plant pathology; Ramona
Wierson, sociology; Mary Johnson, zoology/genetics; and Marty
Behrens, ag administration.
AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Ag Systems Technology Club
- 1st place, Club Report Competition, Mid-Central
Region, American Society of Agricultural Engineers
- 2nd place, 1996 Equipment Manufacturers
Institute Competition
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Student Branch
- 1st place, Outstanding Student Branch Competition,
Mid-Central Region
- 1st place, 1996 Equipment Manufacturers
Institute Competition
James Baker
- Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award, American
Society of Agricultural Engineers
Bill Batchelor
- 1996 Newcomer Engineer of the Year, Iowa
Section, American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Aaron Brecht, Jeff Heldorfer and Michael Ryken
- 1996 Student Honors Awards, American Society
of Agricultural Engineers
Andrew Hageman
- 1st place, Undergraduate Student Paper Competition, Mid-Central
Region, American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Ramesh Kanwar
- Honorary professorship, Beijing Agricultural University
Ibni Rukunudin
- Research Excellence Award for Graduate Students,
ISU
Victor Ros, Richard Smith, Stephen Marley
and Don Erbach
- 1996 Superior Paper Award, American Society
of Agricultural Engineers
Chuck Schwab
- 1996 Young Engineer of the Year, Iowa Section,
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
- 1996 Blue Ribbon Award for publication on
road safety for farm vehicles, American Society of Agricultural
Engineers
James Shahan
- 1997 College of Engineering Outstanding
Professor Award
Junqing Shao
- Outstanding Graduate Student, Mid-Central
Region, American Society of Agricultural Engineers
- Rev. P.T. Taiganides Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate Student,
departmental award
David Van Utrecht
- 1996 K.K. Barnes Student Paper Award, American
Society of Agricultural Engineers
Hongwei Xin
- Honorary professorship, Beijing Agricultural University
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Grant Belden
- Iowa FFA president, 1996-97
Raymond Beneke
- Fellow, American Agricultural Economics Association
Heidi Conner
- William G. Murray Award for outstanding ag business senior
Ben Dohrmann
- Co-chair, VEISHEA 1998
Carol Elliott
- Superior Service Award, ISU Alumni Association
Dan Faidley
- Greek Man of the Year, ISU
- Co-chair, VEISHEA 1997
Roger Ginder
- ISU Extension Meritorious Service Award
Neil Harl
- Charles A. Black Award, Council for Agricultural Science and
Technology
Mark Imerman
- 1997 Regents Excellence Award, Professional & Scientific
Staff
Jay McLaren
- President, Inter-Residence Hall Association, 1997-98
Dennis Starleaf
- 1997 Regents Faculty Excellence Award
Kenneth Stone
- Distinguished Extension Program Award, American Agricultural
Economics Association
Robert Wisner
- University Professor, 1997
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND STUDIES
Lisa Ahrens (agronomy/ag business)
- Named to Iowa Board of Regents
- Iowa FFA president, 1997-98
Randy Andreasen
- President-elect, Graduate Student Group, Association of International
Agricultural & Extension Education
Richard Carter
- Vice president, Central Region, American Association for Agricultural
Education
- Chair, NCA-24 Agricultural Education Committee
- Member, ESCOP T5 Social Sciences Committee
Joe Dale and David Acker
- Outstanding Research Paper, Association of International Agricultural
& Extension Education
James Dyer
- Outstanding Paper Presentation, American Vocational Education
Research Association
- Runner-up, Outstanding Paper Presentation, National Agricultural
Education Research Association
Alan Kahler
- VIP Award, National FFA Organization
Robert Martin
- President, Iowa Chapter, Gamma Sigma Delta
Greg Miller
- Outstanding Young Member, Central Region, American Association
for Agricultural Education
Greg Miller and Mark Honeyman (animal science)
- Outstanding Research Paper, Central Region, American Association
for Agricultural Education
Wade Miller
- Mission Teaching Award, Gamma Sigma Delta
National Agri-Marketing Association-ISU Chapter
- 3rd place, National Chapter Award Contest, National Agri-Marketing
Association
Gaylan Scofield
- 1997 College of Agriculture Professional & Scientific Award
for Achievement and Service
Julie Tritz and Robert Martin
- Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Presentation, Association
of International Agricultural & Extension Education
David Williams
- Distinguished Alumnus, College of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University
Rob Wiese
- President, ISU Government of the Student Body, 1997-98
Kathryn Whitaker
- Co-chair, VEISHEA 1998
AGRONOMY
Lisa Ahrens (agronomy/ag business)
- Named to Iowa Board of Regents
- Iowa FFA president, 1997-98
Stephen Barnhart
- ISU Extension Meritorious Service Award
Jason Beebout
- 1997 ISU Outstanding Senior in Agronomy, American Society of
Agronomy
Garren Benson
- 1996 Iowa Master Farmer Exceptional Service Award, Wallace's
Farmer Magazine
Alfred Blackmer
- Fellow, Soil Science Society of America
Douglas Buhler
- Outstanding Young Weed Scientist Award, Weed Science Society
Ronald Cantrell
- President-elect, Crop Science Society of America, 1996-97
Crops Team
- 4th place, Kansas City National Crops Contest
- 5th place, Chicago National Crops Contest
Carissa Cunningham
- Treasurer, Student Section - American Society of Agronomy
Donald Duvick
- Award of Merit, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental
Sciences Alumni Association, University of Illinois
Walt Fehr
- Henry A. Wallace Award, ISU Alumni Association
- 1996 Iowa Farm Leader of the Year, Progressive Farmer Magazine
Darlene Fleig
- 1997 College of Agriculture Merit Award for Achievement and
Service
J. Ronald George
- 1997 Louis Thompson Award for Scholarly Achievement in Teaching,
College of Agriculture
- 1997 ISU Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Robert Hartzler
- 1997 Raymond and Mary Baker Agronomic Excellence Award, College
of Agriculture
Wendy Hegtvedt
- 3rd place, National Speech Contest, Student Section - American
Society of Agronomy
Douglas Karlen
- Agronomic Achievement Award, Soil Science Society of America
Stacey Kundy
- Chair, Speech Contest, Student Section - American Society of
Agronomy
Kenneth Larson
- Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award, Gamma Sigma Delta
Tom Loynachan
- Faculty Citation, ISU Alumni Association
- Agronomic Resident Education Award, American Society of Agronomy
James Lux
- Superior Service Award, ISU Alumni Association
Sara Kanne
- 3rd place, National Slide Presentation Contest, Student Section
- American Society of Agronomy
Dennis Keeney
- 1997 Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award, Practical Farmers
of Iowa
- President-elect, University Council on Water Resources Board,
National Institutes for Water Resources
- Science advisor, "Journey to Planet Earth," PBS series
on sustainable agriculture
Kenneth Moore
- Fellow, Crop Science Society of America
Russell Mullen
- Vice president, Iowa Chapter, Gamma Sigma Delta
Peter Peterson
- Distinguished Fellow, Iowa Academy of Science
Soil Judging Team
- 1st place, American Society of Agronomy Region 5 Soil Judging
Contest
- 2nd place, American Society of Agronomy National Soil Judging
Contest
Ron Skrdla
- 1997 Regents Excellence Award, Professional & Scientific
Staff
Matt Smalley
- 1st place, National Slide Presentation Contest, Student Section
- American Society of Agronomy
M.A. Tabatabai
- Distinguished Fellow, Iowa Academy of Science
Louis Thompson
- Alumni Recognition Medal, ISU Alumni Association
Regis Voss
- Mission Extension Award, Gamma Sigma Delta
- ISU Extension Distinguished Service Award
Weed Science Team
- 3rd place, Graduate Student Division, 1996 North Central Collegiate
Weed Science Contest
Keith Whigham
- 1996 College of Agriculture Excellence in International Agriculture
Award
- Centennial Medallion, Iowa State Chapter, Phi Kappa Phi
ANIMAL ECOLOGY
Gary Atchison
- 1997 College of Agriculture Outstanding Teacher Award
Bruce Menzel
- President-elect, National Association of University Fisheries
and Wildlife Programs
Ronald Sarno
- Honorable mention, Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation
in Behavioral Sciences
Robert Summerfelt
- Sport Fish Restoration Award, American Fisheries Society
ANIMAL SCIENCE
Donald Beitz (animal science/biochemistry & biophysics)
- 1997 College of Agriculture Outstanding Advisor Award
Block & Bridle Club
- Distinguished Service Award, ISU Student Activities Center
Lauren Christian
- 1997 Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award, ISU
- Pork Industry Hall of Fame, National Pork Producers Council
Dairy Judging Team
- 1st and 4th places, Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest
C.M.B. Dematawewa
- 1996 Graduate Research Excellence Award
Richard Ewan
- American Feed Ingredient Association Non-ruminant Nutrition
Award, American Society of Animal Science
Marjorie Faust
- President, Midwest Section, American Dairy Science Association/American
Society of Animal Science, 1996-97
Albert Freeman
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Palmer Holden
- Feeder Pig Hall of Fame, Iowa Pork Producers Association
Greg Miller (ag ed & studies) and Mark Honeyman
- Outstanding Research Paper, Central Region, American Association
for Agricultural Education
Marshall Jurgens
- Outstanding Club Advisor, ISU Student Activities Center
Melvin Kuhn
- 1996 HOLCO Graduate Research Excellence Award in Animal Science
William Larson
- Iowa Governor's Volunteer Service Award
Livestock Judging Team
- 1st place, American Royal Contest
- 1st and 2nd places, Sioux Empire Farm Show
- 1st and 2nd places, Iowa Beef Expo
- 1st and 5th places, Mid-Continent Livestock Expo
- 2nd place, National Barrow Show
- 3rd place, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- 7th place, North American International Livestock Expo
- 10th place, livestock contest, and 12th place, carload contest,
National Western Stock Show
Meat Animal Evaluation Team
- 1st place, United National Collegiate Meat Animal Evaluation
Contest
Meat Judging Team
- 1st and 2nd place, Southeastern Intercollegiate Meat Judging
Contest
- 1st place, American Royal Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest
Richard Robson (animal science/biochemistry & biophysics)
- Mission Research Award, Gamma Sigma Delta
Robert Rust
- 1997 Distinguished Service Award, National Pork Producers Council
Joe Sebranek (animal science/food science & human nutrition)
- University Professor, 1997
- Honorary member, Block & Bridle Club
Jerry Sell
- Merck Award for Achievement in Poultry Science, Poultry Science
Association
Andrea Steffens
- Distinguished Junior Member, National Holstein Association
Marvin Stromer
- Meat Research Award, American Society of Animal Science
Tim Stahly
- President, Midwest Section, American Society of Animal Science,
1996-97
Howard Tyler
- Outstanding Young Teacher Award, Midwest Section, American Society
of Animal Science
Matt Wilson
- 1997 Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation, Biochemistry and
Biophysics Mini-symposium
BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOPHYSICS
Donald Beitz (animal science/biochemistry & biophysics)
- 1997 College of Agriculture Outstanding Advisor Award
Herbert Fromm
- 1997 ISU Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research
Richard Robson (animal science/biochemistry & biophysics)
- Mission Research Award, Gamma Sigma Delta
ENTOMOLOGY
Kris Giles
- Excellence in Teaching award, ISU
Joyce Hornstein
- Chair, Auditing Committee, Gamma Sigma Delta
Dan Mauer
- Excellence in Teaching Award, ISU
Larry Pedigo
- 1996 John V. Osmun Alumni Professional Achievement Award in
Entomology, Purdue University
Marlin Rice
- Appointed to editorial board, ESA Handbook of Insect Pests
- Chair, Outstanding Young Extension Entomologist Award Committee,
Entomological Society of America
Richard Wilson
- Appointed to editorial board, Arthropod Management Tests
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