2015 Award Winners

2015 CFAES Recognition Program Award Winners

Award 

Name 

Major/Department 

Hometown 

Banquet Dedication 

The late Dr. Raymond A. Miller and Mrs. Linda Miller 

Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs (retired) 

Jill A. Pfister Outstanding First Year Student 

 
Ashley Rose 

Dual Major:  Community Leadership and Animal Sciences 

New Vienna, Ohio 

Nominated by Collegiate Cattlewomen’s Club of Ohio State 

Jill A. Pfister Outstanding First Year Student 

Marina Sweet 

Animal Sciences 

London, Ohio 

Nominated by Buckeye Dairy Club and Saddle and Sirloin 

Ray A. Miller Council Scholarship 

Jordan Bonham 

Agricultural Communication 

Washington Court House, Ohio 

Ray A. Miller Council Scholarship 

Joey Brown 

Animal Sciences – B.S. in Nutrition 

Edon, Ohio 

Lee Johnston Leadership Award 

Alissa Finke 

Environmental Sciences 

Lee Johnston Leadership Award 

Molly Hardesty 

Environmental Policy and Decision Making 

Lee Johnston Leadership Award 

Megan Fuerst 

Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability 

Academic Mentor Award  

Dr. Maurice Eastridge 

Department of Animal Sciences 

Nominated by Joey Brown 

Rodney F. Plimpton Outstanding Teacher Award 

Dr. Monica Giusti 

Department of Food Science and  Technology 

New Activity Award 

Collegiate Cattlewomen’s Club of Ohio State 

Gamma Sigma Delta Scholarships 

Caitlyn Mullins 

Department of Animal Sciences 

Towers Faculty Award 

Mary Maloney 

Director, Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens 

Outstanding Student Employee 

Rebecca Mellino 

Environment Economy, Development and Sustainability 

Nominated by Gina Hyntka in AEDE. 

Outstanding Student Employee 

Alyssa Lamb 

Agribusiness and Applied Economics 

Nominated by Bruce Ackley in HCS. 

CFAES Internship Award 

Natalia Jurcak 

Animal Sciences 

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 

CFAES Internship Award 

Kelly Fager 

Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership 

Logan, Ohio 

CFAES Internship Award 

Jessica Stacy 

Horticulture and Crop Science 

Logan, Ohio 

CFAES Internship Award 

Olimpia Ferguaon 

Entomology 

Logan, Ohio 

CFAES Internship Award 

Ryan Riddle 

Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering 

Logan, Ohio 

CFAES Internship Award 

Kayla Starlin 

Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics 

Logan, Ohio 

Outstanding Service to Students 

Dr. Maurice Eastridge 

Professor, Animal Sciences 

Nominated by:  Buckeye Dairy Cluib 

Outstanding Service to Students 

Dr. David Hahn 

Professor Emeritus, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics 

Nominated by:  NAMA Team 

Meritorious Service to Students 

Ron Harris 

Former Executive Vice President of Nabisco 

Nominated by Sheryl Barringer, Department of Food Science and Technology 

Meritorious Service to Students 

Dr. Natalie Bumgarner 

Horticulturist, Crop King 

Nominated by Robert McMahon, Agricultural Technical Institute 

Ed Johnson Outstanding Student Organization 

Buckeye Dairy Club