UMN Entomology Department 2018–2019 Achievements, Honors, & Graduations
Congratulations to UMN entomology undergraduates, graduates, staff and faculty for their selection for fellowships, awards, student competition prizes, and other honors and achievements, at UMN, nationally, and internationally!
Fellowships
UMN
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Anthony Auletta
Moos Graduate Research Fellowship in Aquatic Biology
Corrie Nyquist
CFANS
MnDRIVE Global Food Ventures Graduate Student Professional Development Program
Hannah Gray
Maggie Shanahan
Entomology Department
Excellence in Entomology
Eric Middleton
Patrick Pennarola
MGK Fellowship
Dominique Ebbenga
Lugger-Radcliffe Fellowship
Daniela Pezzini
Morris and Elaine Soffer-Rockstein Fellowship
Samuel Ward & Hannah Gray
Marion Brooks-Wallace Fellowship
Anh Tran
Dr. Allan G. Peterson Fellowship
James Wolfin
Awards
National
Entomological Society of America
Larry Larson Graduate Student Award for Leadership in Applied Entomology
Daniela Pezzini
P-IE Master’s Student Achievement in Entomology Award
Michelle Boone
P-IE Undergraduate Student Achievement in Entomology Award
James Menger
P-IE Recognition Award in Entomology
Bill Hutchinson
P-IE Integrated Pest Management Team Award
Bob Koch
Ian MacRae
Bruce Potter
Phillip Glogoza
ESA Science Policy Fellow
Julia Brokaw
Grad 10-min Oral Presentation
P-IE Section, Pollinators, 2nd Place
Michelle Boone
P-IE Section, Spotted-wing drosophila, 2nd Place
Anh Tran
Grad Poster
MUVE Section, 1st Place
Cody Thorpe
P-IE Section, 1st Place
Rafael Carlesso Aita
PBT Section, 2nd Place
Anthony Auletta
SysEB Section, 2nd Place
Julia Leone
UMN
2018 Presidents Outstanding Community Service Award
Becky Masterman
CFANS College Assembly Awards
Pioneering and Innovation Award
Kiley Friedrich
CFANS Bell Museum Awards
National History Award (McKinney)
Corrie Nyquist
Department Awards presented during 2018 Alumni & Graduate Student Recognition Event
Hodson Graduate Alumni Award
Chris DiFonzo
Faculty Award for Mentorship in Entomology
Tim Kurtti
Department of Entomology Exemplary Service Award
Tim Kurtti
Department of Entomology Community Service Award
Anthony Auletta
Robert C. Hodson Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
Traci Eicholz
Faculty Promotion
Dr. Robert Koch was promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
Graduations 2017–2018
M.S.
Daniela Pezzini
Grace Sward
Ph.D.
Theresa Cira
Anthony Hanson
Andrea Hefty
Petra Kranzfelder
Trisha Leaf
Yang "Grace" Li
Samuel Ward
