With demonstrated commitments to agricultural science and education, 39 new members were initiated into Iowa State University's Gamma Sigma Delta chapter.
The Iowa Beta Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta held its annual award ceremony on April 16, 2024, in Curtiss Hall's Dolezal Auditorium. In addition to installing new members, Iowa State students, faculty, staff and alumni were presented awards and scholarships.
Mission awards were presented to faculty and staff whose work exemplifies Iowa State's mission in teaching, research, extension and international agriculture. The following individuals were recognized:
Karl Kerns, assistant professor of animal science, Mission Award for ResearchBarbara Clawson, student services specialist of horticulture, Mission Award for TeachingSteven Lonergan, Morrill Professor of Animal Science, Mission Award for International AgricultureAdam Thoms, association professor of horticulture, Mission Award for ExtensionThe Alumni Award of Merit was presented to Patrick McGonegle, who earned his bachelor's degree in animal science from Iowa State in 1983. McGonegle is the chief executive officer of the Iowa Pork Producers Association.
Dan Loy, University Professor Emeritus of Animal Science, received the Distinguished Achievement in Agriculture Award. Loy is the former director of the Iowa Beef Center and previously served as an Extension beef specialist for Iowa State. He retired from the university in 2023.
Also during the ceremony, two scholarships were given to Iowa State students. These scholarships recognize students in the sophomore and senior classes with the highest grade point average among their classmates. Calvin Moioffer, sophomore in animal science from Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, and Alexia Corwin, senior in animal science and Spanish from Des Moines, Iowa, were this year's recipients.
Junior and senior student initiatesEthan Rollinger, senior in agricultural studies and biology, of Shellsburg, IowaOlivia Rae Stodghill, junior in animal science, of Oskaloosa, IowaLauren Zaabel, junior in agricultural business and economics, of Newton, IowaEmma Trena Alstott, senior in horticulture and global resource systems, of Fort Dodge, IowaAlexia Corwin, senior in animal science and Spanish, of Des Moines, IowaArunadee Fernando, senior in biology, of Ames, IowaEdward Fitzsimons, senior in industrial technology, of Des Moines, IowaAbigail Iversen, senior in animal science, of Sioux Falls, South DakotaFrances Jackson, senior in agricultural business and accounting, of Garwin, IowaJulie Lennon, senior in global resource systems and environmental science, of Ames, IowaIsaiah Bates, junior in horticulture, of Story City, Iowa
Emma L. Sailor, senior in animal science, of Delmar, IowaJordan Sanders, senior in animal ecology, of Marion, IowaAveri Renee Sievert, senior in animal science, of Bullock, North CarolinaAddison Woods, senior in animal science, of Sherman, IllinoisFaculty, staff, alumni initiates.Amber Anderson, associate teaching professor of agronomy
Rabail Chandio, assistant professor of economicsAdam J. Davis ('18 agricultural and life sciences education, '23 MS), agricultural education instructor at Gilbert Community School DistrictAmani Elobeid, teaching professor of economicsKatherine Harris-Lagoudakis, assistant professor of economicsAnn Kolthoff, assistant teaching professor of animal scienceAlejandro Plastina, associate professor of economicsLulu Rodriguez, interim director of the Seed Science Center and adjunct professor of agricultural education and studiesDavid Rosero, assistant professor of animal scienceDaniel A. Unruh, assistant professor of animal scienceGraduate and veterinary medicine student initiates
Bayli Bassamore, graduate student in agronomy
Alyssa Beauchamp, graduate student in agronomy, of Jerome, MichiganRob Jackson, graduate student in agronomy, of Maryland Heights, MissouriKourtney S. Jimmerson, graduate student in animal reproductive physiology, of Audubon, IowaLaura Kim, graduate student in industrial and agricultural technology, of Boone, IowaMatthew G. Kavanaugh, graduate student in agricultural meteorology, of Maple Grove, MinnesotaTianqi Li, graduate student in genetics and genomics, of Lanzhou, ChinaAngelos Lagoudakis, graduate student in economics, of Agia Paraskevi, Attica, GreeceAlexis L. Marsh, graduate student in bioinformatics and computational biology, of Pinckney, MichiganDaniel Ayisi Nyarko, graduate student in agricultural education, of Accra, GhanaShedrack Enejo Omale, graduate student in animal science, of Ankpa, Kogi, NigeriaTien Vy Pham, graduate student in food science and technology, of Des Moines, IowaMelissa Preston, graduate student in plant breeding, of Delafield, WisconsinPransiskudura Chamara P. Silva, graduate student in plant breeding, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaGamma Sigma Delta is the honorary society of agriculture. The organization's objectives are to encourage excellence in the practice of agricultural pursuits and promote high standards of scholarship throughout agricultural science and education.
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By Iowa State University · April 21, 2024, 11:59 pm 
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