2012 Award Winners

2012 CFAES Recognition Program Award Winners 

Award 

Name 

Major/Department 

Hometown 

Outstanding First Year Students 

Blake Spitznagel 

Agricultural Communication 

Outstanding First Year Student 

Albert Joey Brown 

Ray A. Miller Council Scholarship 

Linsey Howell 

Agribusiness and Applied Economics 

Danville, OH 

Ray A. Miller Council Scholarship 

Derek McCracken 

Agricultural and Extension Education 

Anna, OH 

Lee Johnston Scholarships 

Maxwell Downen 

Lee Johnston Scholarships 

Jessie Fears 

Lee Johnston Scholarships 

Alifia Merchant 

Lee Johnston Scholarships 

Ariel Miller 

Medard Ruehle Scholarship 

Beverly Lennartz 

Agribusiness and Applied Economics 

Fort Recovery, OH 

Academic Mentor Award (note – that this is being changed from Advisor) 

M. Susie Whittington 

Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership 

Rodney F. Plimpton Outstanding Teacher Award 

Luis-Rodriguez-Saona 

Food Science and Technology 

New Activity Award 

Alpha Zeta Partners 

Construction Systems Management 

Columbus, OH 

Gamma Sigma Delta Scholarships 

Eric Billman 

Crop Science 

Burbank, OH 

Towers Faculty Award 

Jill Pfister 

Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs 

Outstanding Student Employee 

Kyle Lahna 

Agricultural Systems Management 

London, OH 

Outstanding Student Employee 

Elizabeth Heitkamp-Coons 

Agricultural Communication 

Yorkshire, OH 

Bill Williams Diversity Award - Individual 

Dr. Karen Mancl  

Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering 

Bill Williams Diversity Award – Group  Honorable Mention 

College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Ambassadors 

CFAES Internship Award 

Jessica DiCerbo 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Hopewell Junction, OH 

CFAES Internship Award 

Nicholas Fisher 

Turfgrass Science 

Jackson, OH 

CFAES Internship Award 

Katherine Gambone 

Plant Pathology 

Suffield, OH 

CFAES Internship Award 

Andrew Klopfenstein 

Agricultural Engineering 

Haviland, OH 

CFAES Internship Award 

Tyler Lones 

Animal Sciences 

Somerset, OH 

CFAES Internship Award 

Alyssa Swinehart 

Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership 

Lancaster, OH 

Ed Johnson Outstanding Student Organization 

Micki Zartman Scarlet and Gray Ag Day  

Outstanding Service to Students 

Jill Pfister 

Bobby Moser 

Meritorious Service to Students 

John Litchfield 

Todd Davis