2020 Award Winners

2020 CFAES Celebration of Students Program Award Winners 

Award 

Name 

Major/Department 

Hometown 

Banquet Dedication 

Dr. James Kinder 

Professor, 

Animal Sciences 

Jill A. Pfister Outstanding First Year Student 

Aleacia Laird 

Plant Pathology 

Springfield, OH 

Jill A. Pfister Outstanding First Year Student 

Allison Sanders 

Animal Sciences 

 Springfield, OH 

Ray A. Miller Council Scholarship 

Cameron White 

Animal Sciences – Bioscience 

Washington, PA 

Ray A. Miller Council Scholarship 

Hannah Maggard 

Animal Sciences 

West Jefferson, OH 

Lee Johnston Leadership Award 

Hailey Hayes 

Environmental Science 

Farmingville, NY 

Lee Johnston Leadership Award 

Johnathan King 

Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife 

Strasburg, OH 

Lee Johnston Leadership Award 

Elliot Smith 

Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife 

Cincinnati, OH 

Academic Mentor Award  

Mary Kay Pohlschneider 

Senior Lecturer,  

Food Science and Technology 

Rodney F. Plimpton Outstanding Teacher Award 

Alex Lindsey 

Assistant Professor,  

Horticulture and Crop Science 

Outstanding Student Employee 

Audra Adams 

Animal Sciences 

LaRue, OH 

Outstanding Student Employee 

Madison Allman 

Community Leadership:  Community & Extension Education 

Chillicothe, OH 

CFAES Internship Award 

Taylor Lutz 

Agriscience Education 

Bucyrus, OH 

CFAES Internship Award 

Courtney Baker 

Animal Sciences - Bioscience 

Millersburg, OH 

CFAES Internship Award 

Lydia Tantalo 

Food Science and Technology 

Manlius, NY 

CFAES Internship Award 

Brian Bush 

Environmental Science 

Worthington, OH 

CFAES Internship Award 

Brady Jackson 

Construction Systems Management 

Lewis Center, OH 

Meritorious Service to Students 

David Calvin 

Director of Quality and Food Safety Starkist 

Nominated by Department of Food Science and Technology 

Meritorious Service to Students 

Dr. Marsha Martin 

DuPont Crop Protection  

(now Corteva Agriscience) 

Nominated by Department of Plant Pathology 

Spirit of the Land Grant Award 

Student Organization Excellence in Leadership and Professional Development Award 

Citation Needed 

Food Science and Technology 

Student Organization Excellence in Community Engagement Award 

Buckeye Dairy Club 

Animal Sciences 

Student Organization Excellence in Collaboration Award 

Food Science Club 

Food Science and Technology 

Student Organization Excellence in Active Citizenship Award 

Pre-Veterinary Medical Association 

Animal Sciences 

Student Organization Excellence in Support the CFAES Mission Award 

Animal Science Community Alliance 

Animal Sciences 

Student Organization of the Year 

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers 

Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering 

Newcomb Scholar – ATI  

Ross Black 

Crop Management and Soil Conservation 

Ashville, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – ATI  

Shelby Helm 

Floral Design and Marketing  

Galena, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – ATI  

Rachel Kahle 

Agribusiness 

Fort Jennings, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – ATI  

Lisa Leinenberger 

Agribusiness 

Ashley, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – ATI  

Austen Wood 

Agribusiness 

Wooster, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 2 

Erin Baer 

Environmental Policy and Decision Making 

Summerfield, NC 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 2 

Olivia Bianco 

Animal Sciences 

Columbia Station, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 2 

Abigail David 

Community Leadership 

Marion, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 2 

Kyra Hardy 

Environmental Science 

Lowville, NY 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 2  

Elizabeth Ohl 

Animal Sciences:  Bioscience 

Alexandria, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 3  

Dana Dosen 

Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering 

Broadview Heights, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 3  

Valerie Gaulke 

Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife 

Dayton, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 3 

Nathan Kimmet 

Sustainable Plant Systems 

Sycamore, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 3  

Todd Peterson 

Agribusiness and Applied Economics 

Sabina, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 3  

Paige Schaffter 

Agriscience Education 

Edon, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 4 

Christopher Baird 

Agricultural Systems Management 

Springfield, OH   

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 4 

Megan Gregg 

Food Science and Technology 

West Chester, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 4 

Tanner Matthews 

Agricultural Systems Management 

Ohio City, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 4 

Louis Mezzopera 

Construction Systems Management 

Chardon, OH 

Newcomb Scholar – Rank 4 

Cara Walterbusch 

Natural Resource Management 

Liberty Township, OH