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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