Roger Cleatus Smith Award
Available to one each MS and PhD (~$500-1,600 Scholarships)
The Roger C. Smith Awards in Entomology are awarded one each to a M.S. student and Ph.D. graduate student in the Department of Entomology at Kansas State University. This award is intended for students nearing completion of their programs.
Selection will be determined by the Awards Committee and will be based on the overall accomplishments presented in the application.
Application Requirements
- A cover letter that addresses the student's specific qualifications for the award and includes the student's contact information
- A letter of support from the major advisor or another faculty member; the letter must be submitted by the faculty member directly to the Awards Committee
- Two-page CV, with emphasis on research, teaching, and extension accomplishments, and including publications
- Graduate school transcripts and grades (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
- 1-2 page statement of research outcomes and significance
Scholarship Winners
Year | MS Winner | Advisor(s) | Amount | PhD Winner | Advisor(s) | Amount |
2024 | Hazel Scribner | Kun Yan Zhu/ Rob Morrison | $625 | Sabita Ranabhat |
Kun Yan Zhu/ |
$625 |
2023 | Andrés F. Holguín Rocha | Yoonseong Park | $1,500 | Not awarded | ||
2022 | Andrés F. Holguín Rocha | Yoonseong Park | $800 | Hannah Quellhorst | Kun Yan Zhu/Rob Morrison | $800 |
2021 | Valerie Nguyen | Kun Yan Zhu/Erin Scully | $600 | Paula Rozo-Lopez | Yoonseong Park | $600 |
2020 | Hannah Stowe | Tania Kim/ JP Michaud |
$500 | Paulina Maldonado Ruiz | Yoonseong Park | $500 |
2019 | Rachel Wilkins | Kun Yan Zhu/ Rob Morrison |
$1,000 | Stephen Losey | Brian McCornack | $600 |
2018 | Not awarded | Edwin Afful | Tom Phillips | $1,000 | ||
2017 | Not awarded | Phil Freda | Yoonseong Park | $1,000 | ||
2016 | Not awarded | Erick Cordeiro | Jim Campbell | $500 | ||
2015 | Not awarded | Alan Burke | Greg Zolnerowich | $500 | ||
2014 | Moustapha Soumaila Issa | Kun Yan Zhu | Dong Hun Kim | Yoonseong Park | $500 | |
2013 | Lina Aguirre-Rojas | Mike Smith | Hong Geun Park | Yoonseong Park/David Margolies |