UMN Entomology Department 2019–2020 Achievements/Honors/Graduations
Faculty Promotion
Dr. Brian Aukema was promoted from Associate Professor to the rank of Professor
Fellowships Summer and Academic year 2020-2021
International
• Leifur Eiríksson Foundation Fellowship and American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship
Corrie Nyquist
National
• Fulbright-NSF Arctic Research Grant
Corrie Nyquist
UMN
• Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Ian Lane
Anh Tran
• Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship
Julia Brokaw
• DOVE Fellowship
Laura Fricke
CFANS
• Charles H. Bell Avian Graduate Summer Fellowship (Bell Museum)
Ismael Ramirez
• CFANS Compact
Laura Fricke
• CFANS Diversity fellowship
Alyssa Gooding (in EEB Graduate Program with Entomology Advisor)
• MnDRIVE Global Food Ventures Graduate Student Professional Development Program
Hailey Shanovich (in NRSM Graduate program, Entomology GRA)
Entomology
• Excellence in Entomology Fellowship
Emily Althoff
• Marion Brooks-Wallace Graduate Fellowship
Jake Whittman
• Allan G. Peterson Fellowship
Cody Thorpe
• Morris and Elaine Soffer Rockstein Fellowship
Rafael Aita
• Lugger-Radcliffe Fellowship
Dominique Ebbenga
Natural Resources Science and Management Graduate Program
• Graduate Fellowship
Grace Haynes (in NRSM Graduate Program, Entomology GRA)
MN Grape Growers Association
• Swenson Scholarship
Dominique Ebbenga
Awards
National
• NCB Award of Excellence in Integrated Pest Management
Bill Hutchison
UMN
• President’s Student Leadership & Service Award
Michelle Boone
• Mary A. McEvoy Award for Public Service and Leadership
Michelle Boone
CFANS
College Assembly Awards
• CFANS Professional and Academic Award – Research Category
Aubree Kees
• Distinguished Diversity and Inclusion Award
Christina Herron-Sweet
Borealis Awards
• Exemplary Post-Doc Award
Xinru Wang
• Graduate Student Leadership Award
Michelle Boone
Entomology Department
• Hodson Alumni Award
Robert Suranyi
Travel Award
International
• International Thesis Research Travel Grant
Maggie Shanahan
