Department Notables and Awards

(See also Distinguished Alumni Award and Hopkins Colloquium Speaker pages)

Student Awards

Year Name Award Organization
2018 Grace Craigie 2nd Place, P-IE, IPM, Field Crops 2 oral presentation Entomological Society of America (Vancouver, Canada)
2018 Paulina Maldonado 1st Place, MUVE, Biting Arthropods oral presentation Entomological Society of America (Vancouver, Canada)
2018 Valerie Nguyen 1st Place, Undergraduate Poster in PBT Entomological Society of America (Vancouver, Canada)
2018 Matt Hamblin 2nd Place, Undergraduate poster competition; 3rd Place, Triplehorn Pinning Challenge North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2018 Ryan Schmid 1st Place, P-IE PhD paper session 1 North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2018 Jackie Maille 3rd Place, MUVE-SysEB-PBT MS paper competition North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2018 Ryan Schmid Travel Grant North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2018 Rachel Wilkins Top 10 Finalist, Three-minute Thesis Competition Kansas State University Graduate School
2017 Ryan Schmid 1st Place, P-IE IPM Field Crops paper session Entomological Society of America (Denver, CO)
2017 Grace Craigie 1st Place, P-IE Field Crops session Entomological Society of America (Denver, CO)
2017 Grace Craigie 2nd Place, Lightning Bug 3-minute presentation Entomological Society of America (Denver, CO)
2017 Joe Krauska 2nd Place, P-IE Ecology paper session Entomological Society of America (Denver, CO)
2017 Jessica Thomson 2nd Place, MUVE Diptera Flies paper session Entomological Society of America (Denver, CO)
2017 Joe Krauska 1st Place Team (member), Demonstration Project Category National EPA Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge
2017 Jessica Thomson Travel Grant Livestock Insect Workers' Conference
2017 Ryan Schmid Top Research Poster - KSU Research and the State Capitol Graduate Research Summit
2016 Edwin Afful 1st Place: Graduate Student Oral Competition: Urban Entomology in a Changing Environment: Home and Warehouse Pests session International Congress of Entomology (Orlando, Florida)
2016 Jessica Thomson 1st Place: Graduate Student Poster Competition: Medical and Veterinary Entomology Section session International Congress of Entomology (Orlando, Florida)
2016 Ryan Schmid 1st Place: Graduate Student Oral Competition: Integrated Pest Management and Sustainable Agriculture: Agricultural Systems session International Congress of Entomology (Orlando, Florida)
2016 Lina Aguirre-Rojas 2nd Place: Graduate Student Poster Competition: RNAi and Gene Expression Control in Insects session International Congress of Entomology (Orlando, Florida)
2016 Barbara Amoah 2nd Place: Graduate Student Poster Competition: Acarology and Stored Products session International Congress of Entomology (Orlando, Florida)
2016 Jessica Thomson Team Winner, head-to-head Debate; runner-up in overall competition (Midgrass Prairie Regional Debate Team) International Congress of Entomology (Orlando, Florida)
2016 Ryan Schmid Team Winner, head-to-head Debate; runner-up in overall competition (Midgrass Prairie Regional Debate Team) International Congress of Entomology (Orlando, Florida)
2016 Bettina Jancke 2nd Place oral presentation Kansas State Graduate Research, Art, and Discovery Forum, Biological Sciences
2016 Ryan Schmid 1st Place oral presentation Kansas State Graduate Research, Art, and Discovery Forum, Agricultural Sciences
2016 Ryan Schmid 1st Place Three-minute Thesis Competition Kansas State University Graduate School
2016 Jessica Thomson Top 10 Finalist, Three-minute Thesis Competition Kansas State University Graduate School
2015 Shelly Wiggam 1st Place, P-IE/SysEB PhD Oral Paper Competition North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2015 Ryan Schmid 3rd Place, P-IE/SysEB PhD Oral Paper Competition North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2015 Matthew Heerman 2nd Place, MUVE PhD Oral Paper Competition North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2015 JR Ewing 1st Place, MUVE/P-IE MS Poster Competition North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2015 Donghun Kim 2nd Place, PBT PhD Oral Paper Competition North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2015 Darren Snyder 3rd Place, MUVE PhD Oral Paper Competition North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2015 Ashley Hough 2nd Place, MUVE/P-IE MS Poster Competition North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2015 Alice Harris 1st Place, P-IE PhD Oral Paper Competition North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2015 Shelly Wiggam Making Our CASE Science Policy rep for Kansas State University American Association for the Advancement of Science
2015 Shelly Wiggam J.E. Weaver Research Grant The Nature Conservancy
2015 Ryan Schmid Capitol Graduate Research Summit Scholarship Capitol Graduate Research Summit
2015 Shelly Wiggam Best PhD Poster Presentation Society for Range Management
2015 Shelly Wiggam 1st Place oral presentation Kansas State Research Forum, Agricultural Sciences Section 1
2015 Ryan Schmid 1st Place oral presentation Kansas State Research Forum, Agricultural Sciences Section 2
2014 Barbara Amoah Journey Through Science Day Selection PepsiCo and the New York Academy of Sciences
2014 Ryan Schmid Outstanding MS Graduate Student award Nearctic Region Section of the International Organization for Biological Control
2014 Michael Aikins 2nd Place, President's Prize for PhD Research Poster PBT Section, Entomological Society of America
2014 Barbara Amoah 2nd Place, President's Prize for PhD Research Poster PBT Section, Entomological Society of America
2014 Josh Urban 1st Place Presentation Kansas State Research Forum, Biology section
2014 Alice Harris 2nd Place Presentation Kansas State Research Forum, Biology section
2014 Jessica Kivett 2014 Hort Scholar AmericanHort
2014 Shelly Wiggam Best Oral PhD Presentation Society for Range Management
2014 Shelly Wiggam Best Student Oral Presentation Kansas Natural Resources Conference
2014 Dinesh Erram 2nd Place, PhD Research Poster North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2014 Shelly Wiggam Janice Lee Fenske Award for Excellence in Wildlife Biology The Wildlife Society, the North Central Division of The Wildlife Society, the Michigan and Missouri Chapters of The Wildlife Society, and the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference
2013 Hong Geun Kim 2nd Place Poster, President's Prize PBT Section, Entomological Society of America
2013 Ximena Cibils Stewart Future Legends MS Award P-IE Section, Entomological Society of America
2013 Barbara Amoah "Love of Learning Award" Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
2013 Salehe Abbar 2nd Place, Plant-Insect Ecosystem section, PhD posters North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2013 Barbara Amoah 3rd Place, Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology/Medical, Urban, and Veterinary sections, PhD oral North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2013 Alice Harris 3rd Place, Plant-Insect Ecosystems section, PhD oral North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2013 Ximena Cibils Stewart Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant of the Year, Kansas State University Golden Key International Honour Society
2013 Ximena Cibils Stewart 2nd Place in Agricultural Science Section, K-State Research Forum Kansas State University Graduate School
2013 Dinesh Erram 2nd Place in Biological Sciences Section, K-State Research Forum Kansas State University Graduate School

Faculty Awards

Year Name Award Organization
2018 John Ruberson Pioneer Lecture Award for Excellence in Biological Control Florida Entomological Society
2018 Raymond Cloyd Award for Excellence in Horticultural Entomology North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2018 Brian McCornack National IPM Award of Excellence for theNorth Central Soybean Entomology Research and Extension Team 9th International IPM Symposium
2018 John Ruberson National IPM Award of Excellence for the Megacopta (Kudzu Bug) Working Group 9th International IPM Symposium
2017 Kun Yan Zhu University Distinguished Professor Kansas State University
2017 Raymond Cloyd 2017 State Association Leader Award for Kansas Western Nursery and Landscape Association
2016 C. Michael Smith Lifetime Achievement Award International Plant Resistance to Insects Working Group
2016 Kun Yan Zhu Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award Kansas State University College of Agriculture
2015 Gregory Zolnerowich Arthur F. Beyer Distinguished Alumnus Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX)
2015 Thomas Phillips Professor Donald A. Wilbur Endowed Professor in Stored-Product Protection Kansas State University
2015 Brian McCornack Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2014 C. Michael Smith Fellow of AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science
2014 Kun Yan Zhu Commerce Bank Distinguished Graduate Faculty award Kansas State University Graduate School
2014 Kun Yan Zhu Fellow of Entomological Society of America Entomological Society of America
2013 John Reese Fellow of AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science
2013 Brian McCornack 2013 Inclusive Innovators Challenge Business for Millennium Development (Australia)
2013 Yoonseong Park Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award Kansas State University College of Agriculture
2013 Gregory Zolnerowich David J. Mugler Outstanding Teacher Award Kansas State University College of Agriculture
2013 Brian McCornack ESA-NCB Educational Project Award for Web-based App North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2013 James Campbell Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management North Central Branch, Entomological Society of America
2013 Raymond Cloyd Awards of Merit (2) for newsletter articles American Rose Society
2012 Kun Yan Zhu Fellow of AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science

Staff Awards

Year Name Award Organization
2017 Frannie Miller 2017 Distinguished Service Award National Association of County Agents
2016 Ruth Nihart Employee of the Year (University Support Staff) Nominee/Recognition KSU Department of Entomology, Kansas State Research and Extension
2016 Frannie Miller 2016 Communicator of the Year Kansas Chapter of the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences
2015 Sherry Figge K-State University Support Staff Employee of the Year Kansas State University
2013 Ruth Nihart 15 Years of Service Kansas State University
2013 Kiffnie Holt 2013 President's Award of Excellence for Unclassified Professionals in Productivity/Creativity/Innovation Kansas State University

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