Student Awards 

Meet our 2025 Seniors of Distinction!

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Past Outstanding Seniors

• 2024
  • André Abit — biochemistry and molecular biology — Stillwater*
  • Brandy Bassham — animal science — Plymouth, California
  • Kate Buckmaster — animal science — Porter, Oklahoma
  • Elizabeth Carlson — entomology — Haslet, Texas
  • Rhiannon Curley — animal science — Redmond, Oregon
  • Georgia Eastham — plant and soil sciences, chemistry, biochemistry — Davis, California
  • Kyra Elliott — animal science and agribusiness — Calumet, Oklahoma
  • Charlcie Gatewood— biochemistry and molecular biology — Miami, Oklahoma*
  • Rylan Jordan — agribusiness — Mason, Texas
  • Dylan Kottkamp — agribusiness — Clayton, Indiana
  • Brook Langford — agricultural education — Elgin, Oklahoma
  • Payton Lyyski — agribusiness and accounting — Ellensburg, Washington
  • Keona Mason — agricultural communications — Tishomingo, Oklahoma
  • Elizabeth Perdue — agribusiness and agricultural communications — Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  • Elizabeth Pribil — food science — Hennessey, Oklahoma
  • Erin Slagell – food science – Hydro, Oklahoma
  • Caleb Snodgrass  — plant and soil sciences — Owasso, Oklahoma*
  • Ke’Shawn Solomon — plant and soil sciences — Houston
  • Scotland Souders — environmental science — Stillwater
  • Sydney Vieira — agribusiness and agricultural communications — Ripon, California*

  *Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

• 2023

  • Natalie Battaglia, agricultural communications and animal science

  • Rio Bonham, biosystems engineering

  • Jerret Carpenter*, natural resource ecology and management and philosophy

  • Hunter Gibson, agricultural communications

  • Roy Grant*, agribusiness

  • Stephanie Gripp, animal science

  • Tess Haddock, agricultural economics

  • Grace Harris, animal science and food science

  • Cade Jenlink, agribusiness

  • Hannah Kay Kirby, agricultural communications

  • Bree Kisling, agricultural communications

  • Hunter McConnell*, animal science

  • Chance McGill, agribusiness and agricultural communications

  • Hoyt Nebgen, agricultural leadership and food science

  • Megan Newlon, animal science and agricultural communications

  • Macy Rosselle, agribusiness

  • Traber Smithson, agribusiness

  • Kaitlin Taylor*, animal science and political science

  • Addison Wall, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Jade Wilkinson, animal science

  *Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

• 2022

  • Phoebe Austerman, horticulture

  • Dalee Barrick. agricultural communications and agribusiness

  • Kaylyn Branen, animal science and agricultural communications

  • Kinzie Burtrum, animal science

  • Cameron Catrett*, food science and animal science

  • Jade Edwards, animal science

  • Hailey Freeman, natural resource ecology and management

  • Emily Gerstenkorn, animal science and agricultural communications

  • Ashlyn Gin*, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Amarie Griffeth*, agricultural communications and agribusiness

  • Devin Grifith, agricultural communications

  • Bobby Marchy, agricultural communications

  • Audrey Ochsner, agricultural communications

  • Jack Palla, animal science and agribusiness

  • Halle Roper, agribusiness and agricultural communications

  • Madelyn Scott*, food science

  • Clair Sheppard, plant and soil sciences

  • Leslie Smith*, agribusiness and animal science

  • Bree Taylor, agribusiness

  • Xin Mei Teng, food science

  *Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

• 2021

  • Josh Anadu, environmental science

  • Ethan Attebery, agribusiness

  • Jacob Auer, biosystems engineering

  • Georgia Blackwell*, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Adrienne Blakey*, Plant and soil sciences and agricultural communications

  • Sydney Cannon, biosystems engineering

  • Seraiah Coe*, natural resource ecology and management and biology

  • Braeden Coon, animal science and agricultural communications

  • Sarah Drown, agricultural communications and agribusiness

  • Ridge Hughbanks*, agribusiness

  • Mandy Lawson, animal science

  • Alexis Main, animal science

  • Cathy Mapes, animal science

  • Lauren Millang, agricultural communications

  • Dalton Miller, agribusiness,

  • Luke Muller*, plant and soil sciences and agribusiness

  • Casandra Salinas, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Truitt Taylor, agribusiness

  • Megan Wasson, animal science

  • Lora Wright, agribusiness

  *Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

• 2020

  • Levi Baker, agricultural economics

  • Katherine Bezner, agricultural leadership

  • Mason Blinson, plant and soil sciences and animal science

  • Jacob Burch-Konda*, animal science

  • Mckenzie Carvalho*, agribusiness and agricultural communications

  • Grayson Cottrell, animal science

  • Olivia Davis*, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Rainee Deroin, environmental science

  • Jessica Gore, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Madison Gore, natural resource ecology and management

  • Autumn Gregg, agribusiness and animal science

  • Jerryca Haller, agricultural education

  • Ty Montgomery, biochemistry and molecular biology and animal science

  • Rachel Scott*, animal science

  • Jacob Sestak, agricultural economics

  • Hunter Starr, agribusiness

  • Hunter Tolliver, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Amanda Upton, agricultural economics

  • Courtney Wiedenmann, agricultural education

  • Allison Wilton*, agribusiness

  *Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

• 2019

  • Sage Becker*, animal science

  • Haden Comstock, animal science

  • Jordan Cowger, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Clay Daily, animal science

  • DaLacy Dockrey, agricultural economics and accounting

  • Samantha Howe*, animal science

  • Kiera Leddy, agricultural communications

  • Brittany Lippy, animal science

  • Jessie Payne, food science

  • Victoria Pickens*, entomology

  • Charley Rayfield*, food science

  • Katelin Spradley, agricultural communications and animal science

  • Megan Trantham, agricultural communications and agribusiness

  • Vanessa Wiebe, agribusiness and agricultural communications

  • Rachel Williams*, biochemistry and molecular biology and microbiology

    *Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

• 2018

  • Julianna Albrecht, animal science and agricultural communications

  • Cody Dean, agricultural education

  • Megan DeVuyst*, agribusiness

  • Hammons Hepner, agricultural economics and finance

  • Grayson Kuehny, agricultural economics

  • Jenna Maltbie, agribusiness and agricultural communications

  • Courtney Mapes, animal science

  • Taylor Neilson, animal science and biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Grage Ogden*, plant and soil sciences

  • Macy Perry, animal science

  • Alexandria Schut, animal science

  • Alexis Shanes*, agricultural communications

  • Madison Slawson, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Gatlin Squires*, agribusiness

  • Liza Van der Laan*, plant and soil sciences

  *Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

• 2017

  • Jesse Belvin, plant and soil sciences

  • Allison Christian, animal science

  • Lauren Clark*, agribusiness

  • Laurie Fitch, agricultural communications

  • Klair Hartzold, animal science/agribusiness

  • Dillon Johnson*, agribusiness/plant and soil sciences

  • Courtney Karr, animal science

  • Christian Ley*, biosystems engineering

  • Anna O’Hare, natural resource ecology and management

  • Garrett Reed, agribusiness

  • JD Rosman*, agricultural communications

  • Ricki Schroeder*, agricultural leadership

  • Will Shaffer, animal science

  • Chandler Steele, animal science

  • Jason Wetzler, agricultural education

  *Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

• 2016

  • Kaylen Baker, animal science and agricultural communications

  • Nolan Craun, natural resource ecology and management

  • Andres Guerrero Criado, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Shanlyn Helfey, agribusiness

  • Kyle Hilbert, agribusiness

  • Daniel Jordan, landscape architecture and landscape management

  • Jena Kellum*, animal science

  • Lindsay King*, animal science and agricultural communications

  • Julia Matera*, animal science and biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Kalyn McKibben*, animal science

  • Gretchan Moore*, biochemistry and molecular biology, microbiology and cell and molecular biology

  • Mandy Schroeder, agricultural leadership

  • Katherine Schwartz, natural resource ecology and management

  • Rebekah Sook, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Mary Temple-Lee, animal science and biochemistry and molecular biology

  *Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

• 2015

  • Marli Claytor, natural resource ecology and management

  • Joshua Conway*, agribusiness

  • Melissa Golden, plant and soil sciences and agribusiness

  • Elizabeth Hickman, biosystems engineering

  • Brian Highfill, agricultural economics

  • Samantha Ruth Kaiser, entomology

  • Kyree Larrabee, animal science

  • Jessica Neal*, animal science

  • Hannah Nemecek, agricultural communications

  • Jonathan Overton*, biosystems engineering

  • Cassandra Rodenbaugh*, natural resource ecology and management

  • Sarah Schobert*, animal science

  • Chacey Schoeppel, agribusiness

  • Alexis Sirois, animal science

  • Kelly Vierck, food science

  *Designates selection as Ferguson College of Agriculture Dean's Award of Excellence

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior

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Past Outstanding Freshmen

• 2023

  • Audrey Bishop, plant and soil sciences

  • Cade Harris, animal science

  • Tatumn Kennedy, biosystems engineering and environmental science

  • Rylee Smith, animal science

  • Abbey Steelhammer, animal science

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Freshman

• 2022

  • Charlcie Gatewood, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Jeronimo Lara, animal science

  • Emma Long, agricultural education

  • Blake Robbins, food science

  • Jared Stone, animal science and agribusiness

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Freshman

• 2021

  • André Abit, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • Faith Baxter, food science and agricultural communications

  • Georgia Eastham, plant and soil sciences and biochemistry

  • Bree Kisling, agricultural communications

  • Elizabeth Pribil, food science

  • Caleb Snodgrass, plant and soil sciences

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Freshman

• 2020

  • Lora Wright, agribusiness

• 2019

  • Cathy Mapes, animal science

• 2018

  • Jordan Cowger, biochemistry and molecular biology and animal science

• 2017

  • Clay Daily, animal science

• 2016

  • Courtney Mapes, animal science

• 2015

  • Courtney Mapes, animal science

• 2014

  • Allison Christian, animal science

• 2013

  • Mary Temple-Lee, animal science

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Past Outstanding Transfer Students

• 2023

  • Alexis Lake, animal science

  • Keona Mason, agricultural communications

  • Jentry Squires, animal science

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Transfer Student

• 2022

  • Tony Caruso, agribusiness

  • Kallie Clifton, agribusiness

  • Cal Shultz, animal science

  Bolded - Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Transfer Student

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Oklahoma State University Awards

• 2018-19 Seniors of Significance

  • Sage Becker, animal science
  • Jordan Cowger, biochemistry and molecular biology
  • Kayleigh Crane, animal science
  • Clay Daily, animal science
  • DaLacy Dockrey*, agricultural economics and accounting
  • Samantha Howe, animal science
  • Brittany Lippy, animal science
  • Joanna Quiah*, biosystems engineering
  • Karlie Wade, agricultural communications
  • Vanessa Wiebe, agribusiness and agricultural communications
  • Rachel Williams, biochemistry and molecular biology and microbiology

  *Designates selection as an OSU Outstanding Senior

• 2018 Mortar Board Top Twenty Freshmen Men

  • Jacob Auer*, biosystems engineering
  • Ryan Callahan*, animal science
  • William Church, agribusiness
  • Grant Eaton, agricultural education
  • Zachary Guy, agribusiness
  • Cale Hinrichsen*, agribusiness
  • Kade Killough, agribusiness
  • Dalton Miller, agribusiness
  • Luke Muller*, plant and soil sciences and agribusiness
  • Truitt Taylor*, agribusiness
  • Hunter Thomas*, agribusiness

  *Designates selection as an OSU Mortar Board Top Ten Freshmen Man

• 2018 Mortar Board Top Twenty Freshmen Women

  • Georgia Blackwell, biochemistry and molecular biology
  • Seraiah Coe*, natural resource ecology and management
  • Alyssa Hoyle, animal science
  • Brooklan Light, agribusiness
  • Nyla Maere, animal science and agribusiness
  • Cathy Mapes*, animal science
  • Tegan Maxson*, biochemistry and molecular biology
  • Lauren Millang, agricultural communications
  • Halie Schovanec*, agricultural communications
  • Erica Wiebe*, agribusiness

  *Designates selection as an OSU Mortar Board Top Ten Freshmen Woman

• 2018-19 Niblack Research Scholars

  • Adrienne Blakey, plant and soil science
  • Alice Chibnall, biochemistry and molecular biology
  • Olivia Davis, biochemistry and molecular biology
  • Samantha Howe, animal science
  • Natasha Prentiss, natural resource ecology and management
  • Liam Whiteman, entomology and plant pathology

• 2019-2020 Oklahoma State Scholars Society

  • Landon Bakhsh, Thomas A. Edison Preparatory School in Tulsa, majoring in mechanical engineering
  • Rio Bonham, Madill High School, majoring in biosystems and agricultural engineering
  • Mary Erdmann, Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, majoring in microbiology/pre-med
  • Carinna Marling, Bartlesville High School, majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Karley White, Mannford High School, majoring in chemical engineering

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National Awards

• Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

  • 2018 - Sage Becker, animal science and biochemistry

  • 2012 - Rosa Yorks, zoology, microbiology and molecular genetics

  • 2010 - Lydia Meador, botany, microbiology and biochemistry

  • 1991 - Ross S. Keener, biochemistry

• Harry S. Truman Fellowship

  • 2014 - Chacey Schoeppel, agribusiness

  • 2011 - Blake Jackson, agricultural economics

  • 2008 - Cortney Timmons, biosystems and agricultural engineering

  • 2002 - Bart Fischer, agricultural economics and finance (Finalist)

  • 2001 - Julia Arntz, environmental science

  • 2000 - Kent W. Gardner, agricultural economics

    1998 - Chris Stephens, agricultural economics

  • 1997 - Shannon L. Ferrell, agricultural economics

• Morris K. Udall Scholarship

  • 2015 - Maeghan Murie-Harting, chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology

  • 2011 - Flink Holbrook, biosystems and agricultural engineering

    2011 - Blake Jackson, agricultural economics

    2010 - Jeremy Bennett, environmental science

  • 2010 - Lauren White, environmental science

  • 2009 - Jessica Lay, biosystems and agricultural engineering

  • 2008 - Savannah Smith, environmental science

  • 2007 - Sara Jane Smallwood, agricultural communications and American Indian studies

  • 2007 - Cortney Timmons, biosystems and agricultural engineering

  • 2004 - Laura Christianson, biosystems and agricultural engineering (Finalist)