Ag and Life Sciences ONLINE

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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 advisers: 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 adviser, "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 Adviser 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 Adviser, 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 Adviser 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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