Alumni and Friends

View our department's Distinguished Alumni Award page to view previous awardees. If you would like to update the info or be removed, please email entomology@ksu.edu with your request.

Name

Degree, Year graduated

Contact Info

Abbar, Sally

Ph.D., 2016

LinkedIn

Adkisson, Perry Lee

Ph.D., 1956

Deceased June 25, 2020

Aguirre-Rojas, Lina

M.S., 2013. Ph.D., 2019.

LinkedIn

Ahmad, Aqeel

Ph.D., 2004

LinkedIn

Akhtar, Luna

Ph.D., 2008

University of Minnesota Profile Page

Alatawi, Fahad

Ph.D., 2005

Albuquerque, Thais Aguiar

Ph.D., 2012

 

Aldrich, Ben

Ph.D., 2005

 

Alfaress, Serine

M.S., 2012

LinkedIn

Amego, Kokou Selom

M.S., 2025

LinkedIn

Amoah, Barbara Amoh

Ph.D., 2016

LinkedIn

Anderson, Magdeline

M.S., 2023

Kim EcoLab

Anderson, Troy

Ph.D., 2006

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Profile Page

tanderson44@unl.edu

Ayala, Jorge

M.S., 1997

Bird, Edward

Ph.D., 2025 (Genetics)

LinkedIn

Blodgett, Sue

M.S., 1987. Ph.D., 1989.

Iowa State Emeritus Page

sblodg@iastate.edu

Brewer, Gary

Ph.D., 1984

UNL Profile

gbrewer2@unl.edu

Brunette, Gus

M.S., 2025

Kim EcoLab

Buschman, Lawrent "Larry"

Former Professor

About

lbuschma@ksu.edu

Calvin, Dennis

M.S., 1981. Ph.D., 1985

PennState Profile

Chakrabarti, Seemanti

Ph.D., 2005

ResearchGate

Chanbang, Yaowaluk

Ph.D., 2005

ReseachGate

Chandler, Andrea Ray

M.S., 2005

Amazon Book

LinkedIn

Charlton, Ralph E.

Former Associate Professor (1992-2005)

LinkedIn

Cheng, Ling-Lan

Ph.D., 2007

Dissertation

Ching'Oma, Godfrey

Ph.D., 2006

 

Christen, Jayne

M.S., 2005

LinkedIn

Cibils Stewart, Ximena

M.S., 2013

LinkedIn

ximecibils@gmail.com

Cooper, Anastasia

Ph.D., 2020

LinkedIn

Craigie, Grace

M.S., 2021

LinkedIn

Daves, Chris

M.S., 2001

LinkedIn

Diaz-Montano, John

M.S., 2006

Doud, Carl

Ph.D., 2011

LinkedIn

Echegaray, Erik

Ph.D., 2012

LinkedIn

erik_ew@hotmail.com

Edman, John

Ph.D. 1964

UCDavis Emeritus Profile

Gao, Jian-Rong

Ph.D., 2001

LinkedIn

Garces Carrrera, Sandra

Ph.D.

LinkedIn

Gomes, Iliano

Ph.D., 2011

 

Grieshop, Matt

Ph.D., 2005

 

Grijalva, Iván

Ph.D., 2023

Alum Spotlight

IGLab Website

LinkedIn

Guedes, Raul Narciso Carvalho

Ph.D., 1997

LinkedIn

guedes@ufv.br

Halgren, Lee

M.S., 1966. Ph.D., 1968.

LinkedIn

Hamblin, Matt

M.S., 2021

LinkedIn

Harris, Alice

Ph.D., 2019

Dissertation

Hartzer, Kris

M.S., 2004

LinkedIn
Harvey, Tom L. B.S., 1950. M.S., 1952.

About

Deceased on August 18, 2009

Heerman, Matthew

M.S., 2010. Ph.D., 2016.

LinkedIn

Heinrichs, E.A.

Ph.D., 1967

LinkedIn

Higgins, Randall A.

Former Professor

About

Deceased May 12, 2006

Hough, Ashley

M.S., 2016

LinkedIn

Huang, Fangneng

Ph.D., 1998

LSU Ag Center Profile

fhuang@agcenter.lsu.edu

Jalinksky, Joseph

M.S., 2014

LinkedIn

Jin-Clark, Ying

M.S., 2005

Khajuria, Chitvan

Ph.D., 2010

LinkedIn

Kharel, Kabita

M.S., 2013

Kim, Donghun

Ph.D., 2016

Dissertation

Kim, Hong Geun

Ph.D., 2014

Kivett, Jessica

M.S., 2015

LinkedIn

Konakandla, Bhanu

M.S., 2006

 

Krauska, Joe

M.S., 2019

LinkedIn

Kula, Robert

Ph.D., 2006

 

Levin, David

Ph.D., 2007

LinkedIn

Li, Huarong

Ph.D., 2004

LinkedIn

Liba, Tanner

M.S., 2025

LinkedIn

Liu, Xuming

Ph.D., 2001

K-State Profile

Losey, Stephen Mychal

Ph.D., 2021

Louis, Joe

M.S., 2006

 

Maddur, Ashoka

Ph.D., 2005

Mahroof, Rizana

Ph.D., 2004

LinkedIn

Maldonado-Ruiz, L. Paulina

Ph.D., 2021

Maldonado Lab

lpmaldonado@arizona.edu

Manu, Naomi

Ph.D., 2023

LinkedIn

Markwardt, Chip

M.S., 2025

 

McKay, Tanja

Ph.D., 2002

Arkansas State Profile

tmckay@astate.edu

Milbrath, Lindsey

Ph.D., 2002

USDA ARS Profile

lindsey.milbrath@ars.usda.gov

Mize, Terry

Ph.D., 1985

LinkedIn

Murdock, Larry

Ph.D., 1969

murdockl@purdue.edu

Murray, Elizabeth

M.S., 2006

Mutti, Navdeep

Ph.D., 2006

 

Nachappa, Punya

Ph.D., 2008

Lab Website

punya.nachappa@colostate.edu

Nagaraj, Nandi

Ph.D., 2004

Opit, George

Ph.D., 2003

OKState Profile

george.opit@okstate.edu

Osborne, Cameron

Ph.D., 2023

LinkedIn

Pickens, Victoria

Ph.D., 2025

K-State Profile

LinkedIn

Ponce, Marco

Ph.D., 2023

LinkedIn

Prabhakar, Sheila

Ph.D., 2006

sprabhakar@seuniversity.edu

Quellhorst, Hannah

Ph.D., 2022

K-State Profile

hquellho@ksu.edu

Qureshi, Jawwad

Ph.D., 2004

UFL Profile

jawwadq@ufl.edu

Rakotondravelo, Mamy

M.S., 2004

LinkedIn

rakotond@msu.edu

Ramaswamy, Sonny

Former Department Head

K-State Profile

LinkedIn

Ramos, Olgaly

Ph.D., 2005

Ranabhat, Sabita

Ph.D., 2024

Raudenbush, Amy

M.S. 2012

LinkedIn

Robles-Murguia, Maricela

Ph.D., 2013

LinkedIn

Romero, Alvaro

M.S., 2005

alvromero@uky.edu

Romero, Susan

Ph.D., 2007

srome2@uky.edu

Schleich, Sonya S.

M.S. 1999

LTC U.S. Army

LinkedIn

Schmid, Ryan

Ph.D., 2018

Scribner, Hazel

M.S., 2024

Sellner, Matthew

M.S., 2013

LinkedIn

Semeao, Altair

Ph.D., 2010

aasemeao@gmail.com

Siebert, Kendra

M.S., 2006

ksscowgirl2002@yahoo.com

Sigle, Leah Theresa

M.S., 2011

ltc@k-state.edu

Smith, Ian

Graduate Student

 

Soper, Alysha

M.S., 2011

sopeal01@gmail.com

Sotelo Cardona, Paola

Post Doc

paola.sotelo@ipw.agrl.ethz.ch

Starkus, Laura

Ph.D., 2012

 

Stuart, Jeff

Ph.D., 1987

stuartjj@purdue.edu

Talley, Justin

Ph.D., 2006

justin.talley@okstate.edu

Tucker, Angela

Ph.D., 2012

Vargas Orozco, German

Ph.D., 2011

gavargas@cenicana.org

Villamil, Soledad

M.S., 2002

LinkedIn

soledad.villamil@uns.edu.ar

Viswanathan, Poornima

Ph.D., 2011

LinkedIn

Wirtz, Robert A.

Ph.D., 1976

LinkedIn

Yang, Xuemei

M.S., 2000

LinkedIn

Yao, Jianxiu

Ph.D., 2011

 

Zhang, Xin

Former Graduate Student

xz65@ksu.edu

Zhu, Lieceng

Ph.D., 2005

LinkedIn

lzhu@uncfsu.edu