UMN Entomology Department 2019–2020 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
National
NSF Graduate Fellowship
Michelle Boone
Maggie Shanahan
Pathfinder Fellowship Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc.
Corrie Nyquist
UMN
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Morgan Carr Markell
Eric Middleton
Interdisciplinary Center for Global Change (ICGC) Global Food Security Fellowship
Maggie Shanahan
CFANS
Hueg Harrison
James Miksanek
MnDRIVE Global Food Ventures Graduate Student Professional Development Program
Eric Middleton
Anh Tran
CFANS Bell Museum Fellowships
Natural History Fellowship (Simons Fund)
Eric Middleton
Entomology Department
Excellence in Entomology
Ismael Ramirez Moreno
MGK Fellowship
Correy S. Hildebrand
Lugger-Radcliffe Fellowship
Obiratanea da S. Queiroz
Morris and Elaine Soffer-Rockstein Fellowship
Edwin Benkert
Marion Brooks-Wallace Fellowship
Ernesto Rázuri-Gonzales
Dr. Allan G. Peterson Fellowship
Correy S. Hildebrand
Awards
National
Fellow of the Entomological Society of America
David Andow
NCB Award of Excellence in Integrated Pest Management
Robert Koch
Grad 10-min Oral Presentation:
P-IE Section, Biocontrol, 1st Place
Eric Middleton
P-IE Section, Forest, 2nd Place
Dora Mwangola
P-IE Section, Field Crops 5, 1st Place
Dominique Ebbenga
P-IE Section, Pollinator 2, 1st Place
Michelle Boone
Undergraduate Poster:
P-IE Section, 1st Place, Izzy Bur
UMN
2019 Outstanding Community Service Award
Elaine Evans
2019 Mary A McEvoy Public Engagement and Leadership Award
Julia Brokaw
President’s Student Leadership and Service Award
Julia Brokaw
CFANS College Assembly Awards
Graduate Assistant Teaching Award
Anthony Auletta
Distinguished Academic Staff Award" (P/A category)
Eric Burkness
Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Staff Award in the Technical category
Christina Herron-Sweet
Distinguished Diversity and Inclusion Award
Dan Cariveau
Distinguished Extension/Outreach Award
Jeff Hahn
CFANS Borealis Night of Excellence Awards
Graduate Student Leadership Award
Anh Tran
Exemplary Graduate Student Organization Award
Frenatae
Exemplary Post-Doc Award
Erin Treiber
CFANS Bell Museum Awards
National History Award (Dayton Fund)
Julia Brokaw
Department Awards presented during Celebrate Entomology 2019
Hodson Graduate Alumni Award
Tim Kurtti
Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Contributions to Entomology
Ann Fallon
Faculty Award for Mentorship in Entomology
Ralph Holzenthal
Department of Entomology Community Service Award
Jeff Hahn
Department of Entomology Service Award
Tammi Pekkala Matthews
Robert C. Hodson Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
Izzy Burr
Damon Leach
State of Minnesota
2019 Minnesota Pollinator Hero Award: for outstanding pollinator conservation and advocacy
2019 Community Leadership Award: WCWD for excellence, sustainability, cooperation in community conservation practices
Laurie Schneider
Faculty Promotion
Dr. Stephen A. Kells was promoted from Associate Professor to the rank of Professor
International Faculty Honor
Dr. Karen Mesce was voted as President-elect of the International Society for Neuroethology (https://www.neuroethology.org/)
Graduations 2018–2019
M.S.
Dominique Ebbenga
Marie Hallinen
Correy Hildebrand
Ismael Ramirez Moreno
Patrick Pennarola
Obiratanea da Silva Queiroz
Hailey Shanovich
Jake Wittman
James Wolfin
Ph.D.
Anthony Auletta
Katie Lee
Zach Marston
