
Sam Feagley, Ph.D. speaks to the audience at the 30th Annual Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Awards and Recognition Banquet. Photos by Beth McClosky.
The Department of Soil and Crop Sciences congratulates all our students who received scholarships and awards during its annual Awards and Recognition Banquet held on Thursday, April 13 at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center.
Former professor Sam Feagley, Ph.D., delivered the keynote address.
The 2022-2023 Soil and Crop Sciences Outstanding Students were recognized. The recipients of the Outstanding Plant and Environmental Soil Science Student Awards are:
- Hallie Cook: Outstanding Freshman
- Jenna Mark: Outstanding Sophomore
- Chris Barron: Outstanding Junior
- Ryan Schronk: Outstanding Senior
The recipients of the Outstanding Turfgrass Science Student Awards are:
- Cabot Ellis: Outstanding Freshman
- Brandon Moczygemba: Outstanding Sophomore
- Megan Muesse: Outstanding Junior
- Canute Janish: Outstanding Senior
- Christopher Barron receiving the Outstanding Junior award for Plant and Environmental Soil Science
- Hallie Cook received the Outstanding Freshman award for Plant and Environmental Soil Science
- Cabot Ellis received the Outstanding Student Award – Freshman for Turfgrass Science
- Canute Janish received the Outstanding Senior Award in Turfgrass Science
- Jenna Mark received the Outstanding Sophomore Award for Plant and Environmental Soil Science
- Megan Muesse won the Outstanding Junior Award for Turfgrass Science
- Brandon Moczygemba won the Outstanding Sophomore award for Turfgrass Science
- Ryan Schronk received the Outstanding Senior Award for Plant and Environmental Soil Science.
Scholarships were also awarded during the evening to several students, including:
- Aliyah Abdur-Razzaq: Nathan R. Boles ’63 Norman Borlaug Endowed Scholarship
- Gabriel Baguso: Dr. Cleveland and Frances Gerard Scholarship
- Christopher Barron: H&H Ranch Scholarship, Luther Jones Outstanding Junior Scholarship, Milton and Carolyn E. McDaniel ’75 Scholarship, Pat and Ed Runge Future Leaders Endowed Scholarship
- Brandon Bei: Milton and Carolyn E. McDaniel ’75 Scholarship, Dean Ide P. Trotter Sr. Memorial Scholarship
- Meredith Clay: Luther Jones Outstanding Junior Scholarship, Milton and Carolyn E. McDaniel ’75 Scholarship, and Olin and Thelma Smith Scholarship
- Hallie Cook: H&H Ranch Scholarship, Morris G. Merkle Endowed Scholarship, Henry Jean Mills Memorial Scholarship, Billie B. and Gloria S. Turner Production Scholarship
- Emily Cox: McAfee Memorial Scholarship
- Cabot Ellis: Texas Turfgrass Research Education Extension Scholarship, Jack Hulgan Memorial Scholarship, Sequor Foundation Endowed Turfgrass Scholarship
- Arturo Espana: Warren and Helen Church Scholarship, Candelario ‘Cande’ Gonzalez ’74 Scholarship, Kenneth Lindsey Memorial Scholarship
- Alex Gage: James Hubert Foster Scholarship, Kenneth and Marion Porter Endowed Scholarship, Billie B. and Gloria S. Turner Production Scholarship
- Brook Isbell: J.C. and Judy Blue Undergraduate Scholarship, Ezra “Ezzy” Leschber Memorial Scholarship, Milton and Carolyn E. McDaniel ’75 Scholarship
- Stadler Kirsten: Billie B. and Gloria S. Turner Production Scholarship
- Ted Machacek: Paul Drummet Texas Turfgrass Scholarship, Sequor Foundation Endowed Turfgrass Scholarship
- Alejandro Macias: Dean Ide P. Trotter Sr. Memorial Scholarship, Billie B. and Gloria S. Turner Production Scholarship
- Andrew Marchetti: James Hubert Foster Scholarship, H&H Ranch Scholarship, Dick Holland Endowed Scholarship, Olin and Thelma Smith Endowed Scholarship, Texas Seed Trade Association Scholarship
- Jenna Mark: Milton and Carolyn E. McDaniel ’75 Scholarship, Billie B. and Gloria S. Turner Production Scholarship
- Brandon Moczygemba: Sequor Foundation Endowed Turfgrass Scholarship, Joseph D. Whitaker ’63 Scholarship
- Megan Muesse: A.W. Barbara Crain Scholarship and the Keith Ebanks Memorial Scholarship
- Paige Patel: J.F. Mills Endowed Scholarship
- Dillon Petri: Charles A. Schneider ’70 Memorial Scholarship and the Charles ’63 and Lynann ’66 Simpson Endowed Scholarship
- Maverick Raesz: Martha F. and Albert Novosad ’47 ’54 Scholarship
- Gabriel Ramthun: Allen and Joan Wiese Endowed Scholarship
- Carson Reed: Sequor Foundation Endowed Turfgrass Scholarship
- Elliott Sankus: Sequor Foundation Endowed Turfgrass Scholarship, Texas Turfgrass Association Scholarship
- Takanori Someya: Cecil and Ola Beasley Goodman Undergraduate Scholarship, Sunoco Energy Development Endowed Scholarship
- Joshua Swaringen: J.C. and Judy Blue Undergraduate Scholarship
- Reed Terrell: Billie B. and Gloria S. Turner Production Scholarship
- Rute Tesfay: Billy, Gloria and Gerry Conrad Scholarship, Billie B. and Gloria S. Turner Production Scholarship
- Ren Uyehara: Bill McLaughlin Texas Turfgrass Scholarship, Sequor Foundation Endowed Turfgrass Scholarship
- Caden Vick: Frances and Miles Hall ’39 Endowed Scholarship, Allen and Joan Wiese Endowed Scholarship
- Pedro Villanueva: Nathan R. Boles ’63 Norman Borlaug Endowed Scholarship
- Logan Vincent: Joe S. Campise Memorial Scholarship, Dick Holland Endowed Scholarship
- Heston Vollmering: Allen Mengers Memorial Scholarship, Sunoco Energy Development Scholarship
Banquet attendees also learned about the department’s student organization activities and accomplishments and departmental activities and accomplishments throughout the academic year.
- Aliya Abdur-Razzaaq
- Gabriel Baguso
- Christopher Barron
- Brandon Bei
- Meredith Clay
- Hallie Cook
- Emily Cox
- Cabot Ellis
- Arturo Espana
- Alex Gage
- Ted Machacek
- Andrew Marchetti
- Jenna Mark
- Brandon Moczygemba
- Megan Muesse
- Paige Patel
- Dillon Petri
- Maverick Raesz
- Gabriel Ramthun
- Carson Reed
- Takanari Someya
- Joshua Swaringen
- Reed Terrell
- Rute Tesfay
- Ren Uyehara
- Caden Vick
- Pedro Villanueva
- Heston Vollmering