The Department of Soil and Crop Sciences congratulates twenty-six of our newest graduates for the spring 2023 semester!

A total of 11 undergraduates were celebrated during the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 11, and 15 total graduates during the master's degree commencement and doctoral hooding ceremony on Saturday, May 13.

We are very proud of you for the efforts you have made throughout your time with the department and wish each of you the very best in the next phase of your life!

Undergraduate Students:

  • Sophia Arista: Bachelor of Science, Plant and Environmental Soil Sciences, Crops Emphasis
  • Piper Hansen: Bachelor of Science, Plant and Environmental Soil Sciences, Crops Emphasis
  • Tyler Jamerson: Bachelor of Science, Plant and Environmental Soil Sciences, Crops Emphasis
  • Ty Jansky: Bachelor of Science, Plant and Environmental Soil Sciences, Crops Emphasis
  • Ryan Schronk: Bachelor of Science, Plant and Environmental Soil Sciences, Crops Emphasis
  • Gabrielle Scott: Bachelor of Science, Plant and Environmental Soil Sciences, Soil and Water Emphasis
  • Scott Bacon: Bachelor of Science, Turfgrass Science
  • Thomas Hauser: Bachelor of Science, Turfgrass Science
  • Jean-Marie Holmes: Bachelor of Science, Plant and Environmental Soil Sciences, Crops Emphasis
  • Chadwick Watters: Bachelor of Science, Plant and Environmental Soil Sciences, Crops Emphasis
  • Micaela Murphy: Bachelor of Science, Plant and Environmental Soil Sciences, Crops Emphasis

Graduate Students – Master of Science:

  • Kisman Bhattarai: Master of Science, Agronomy. Bhattari is supervised by Nithya Rajan, Ph.D.
  • Gustavo Camargo Silva: Master of Science, Agronomy. Silva is supervised by Muthu Bagavathiannan, Ph.D.
  • Jose Diaz: Master of Science, Agronomy. Diaz is supervised by Ben Wherley, Ph.D.
  • Jonathan Huynh: Master of Science, Plant Breeding. Huynh is supervised by Russ Jessup, Ph.D.
  • Mitchell Kent: Master of Science, Plant Breeding. Kent is supervised by Bill Rooney, Ph.D.
  • Fabian Leon: Master of Science, Plant Breeding. Leon is supervised by Bill Rooney, Ph.D.
  • Morgan McCulloch: Master of Science, Agronomy. McCulloch is supervised by Regan Noland, Ph.D.
  • Alexis Schultz: Master of Science, Plant Breeding. Schultz is supervised by Steve Hague, Ph.D.

Graduate Students – Doctoral:

  • Catherine Danmaigona Clement: Ph.D., Plant Breeding. Clement is co-supervised by Steve Hague, Ph.D., and Jane Dever, Ph.D.
  • Will Dodge: Ph.D., Plant Breeding. Dodge is supervised by Steve Hague, Ph.D., and Jane Dever, Ph.D.
  • Jake Gendron: Ph.D., Plant Breeding. Gendron is supervised by Wayne Smith, Ph.D.
  • Sarah Kezar: Ph.D., Agronomy. Kezar is supervised by Muthu Bagavathiannan, Ph.D.
  • Rahul Raman: Ph.D., Agronomy. Raman is supervised by Nithya Rajan, Ph.D.
  • Sayantan Samanta: Ph.D., Water Management and Hydrological Science. Samanta is supervised by Cristine Morgan, Ph.D., and Julie Howe, Ph.D.
  • Shilpa Singh: Ph.D., Agronomy. Singh is supervised by Muthu Bagavathiannan, Ph.D.