Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Adam Constine
Master’s student in Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences

"Adam was an instrumental part of teaching CSS226L this past Fall. He brought farm and industry experience to the classroom and created a brand-new hand-on laboratory where students got to work on sprayer calibration at the Agronomy Farm. Thanks to Adam for helping improve this newer course. His efforts were beneficial to the fall students and will also benefit those in future semesters."

Adam, we are grateful for you!

Adam is being recognized by Erin Hill

Astri Briliyanti
Master’s student in Sustainable Tourism & Protection Area Management

"Astri is nearing the end of her Master's degree, and had headed home to Indonesia to do data collection for her thesis. She was still an active member of our research team--working remotely across time zones--while collecting data, and when travel restrictions around COVID-19 forced her to come back to the US, she did. She rested when she needed rest, worked when work HAD to be done, and pivoted to adjust her data collection and her graduation rate once she realized she'd need more time. This flexibility will serve her well, and she is a highly valued member of our team."

Astri, we are grateful for you!

Astri is being recognized by Julie Rojewski

Rebekah Gordon
Doctoral Student Curriculum, instruction, and Teacher Ed.

“Thanks for being a great leader and mentor!”

Rebekah, we are grateful for you.

Rebekah is being recognized by Lucia Cardenas

Zack Kruse
Doctoral student in English

"Zack is one of the hardest working graduate students I know. His dedication to the department and to the profession is a model for others to follow. He gives his time, energy and creativity to make a difference."

Zack, we are grateful for you!

Zack is being recognized by Julian C. Chambliss

Puneet Kumar
Doctoral Student in Civil and Environmental Engineering

"Puneet is a lead TA for CE 221 that has about 340 students in 3 sections during the spring semester. Managing the large volume of students for various activities without face-to-face meetings is challenging. While he had minor health problems during these testing times, he has shown a leadership and courage to help students in a very systematic and organized way. I really appreciate his efforts to provide the best possible education to our undergraduate students."

Puneet, we are grateful for you!

Puneet is being recognized by Syed W. Haider

Kaleb Ortner
Master’s student in Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

“Kaleb was a great TA for CSS226L Weed Science Laboratory. He developed new written materials to help the students learn weed identification, which is no easy task. He was a team player from the very beginning! Kaleb also took on extra responsibilities helping with grading projects in CSS126 Weed Management (online). I am grateful that I will have the opportunity to work with Kaleb again this coming fall in the online course.”

Kaleb, we are grateful for you!

Pragya Saxena
Doctoral student in Pharmacology and Toxicology

“Thank you for continuing to drive your own education through tough times. Your willingness to try new things and learn new skills -- even in the face of self-isolation and a closed lab -- shows how your self-confidence can bring you to new and amazing things. Keep it up!”

Pragya, we are grateful for you!

Pragya is being recognized by Nathan Tykocki

Eliana Castro
Doctoral student in Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education

"In addition to being an incredible, brilliant scholar and a devoted, compassionate teacher educator, Eliana Castro is a generous, contributing citizen in our Department. She provides invaluable service in myriad ways: mentoring other doctoral students, serving on a search committee for a new social studies colleague, helping to recruit incoming doctoral students, among many other ways. She is also a warm, kind person of whom we are all so proud. Thank you, Eliana!"

Eliana, we are grateful for you

Eliana is being recognized by Anne-Lise Halvorsen