The Department’s annual Graduate Research Symposium, also known as The ESPM GradFest Symposium, celebrates and showcases graduate student research. This year’s GradFest included finishing talks from graduating PhD students, a discussion with food journalist Mark Bittman, and remarks from the Graduate Diversity Council, as well as some outstanding finishing talks by ESPM graduate students.
Special awards were presented to the following ESPM members:
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2015 Graduate Student Association Faculty Mentor Award: Justin Brashares and Erica Bree Rosenblum
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2015 ESPM Distinguished Service Award: Chryl Natasha Elaine Corbin
The department is also proud to announce these additional awards and fellowships honoring ESPM faculty and students!
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2015 CNR Distinguished Teaching award: Alastair Iles (to be awarded at CNR Commencement on May 16).
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Outstanding Graduate Student Instructors: Kari Finstad, Maria Tonione, Thomas Poorten, and Kathryn McGown
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship: Ellyn Gray, David Kurz, Brian Klein, Allison Byrne, Claire Willing, Joan Dudney, Seira Ashley Adams, Suzanne Kelson
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Berkeley Fellowship: Omar Gutiérrez del Arroyo, Brian Klein, Jonathan Proctor
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Johannes Joos Memorial Award: Lauren Ponisio
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Baker-Bidwell Research Fellowship: Carrie Levine
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Hannah M. and Frank Schwabacher Memorial Scholarship: Rachelle Hedges, Kristen Shive
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Frank Myers Forestry Scholarship: Kristen Shive
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Edward A. Colman Watershed Fellowship: Michael Peterson
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Souja Graduate Prize: Maria Tonione
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Lewis & Ann Resh Endow - Freshwater Ecology and Entomology: Natalie Stauffer-Olsen, Gavin McNicol
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James P. Bennett Agricultural Fellowship: Chandra Richards, Sara Knox
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Edna & Yoshinori “Joe” Tanada Endowed Fellowship in Entomology: Anne Murray
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Harvey I. Magy Memorial Scholarship: Sara Emery
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Carolyn Meek Memorial Scholarship: Kari Finstad
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Robert L. Usinger Memorial Award: Susan Kennedy, Gavin McNicol
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W.S. Rosencrans Fellowship: Kate Wilkin, Sasha Berleman
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Earl Buckingham Entomology Fund: Maria Tonione, Sara Emery
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Warren & Josephine Harding Graduate Student Support Fund: Stella Cousins, Luke Macaulay, Michael Peterson, Felix Ratcliff, Chandra Richards, Nathan Van Schmidt
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Walter & Ruth Schubert Fund: Sara Knox
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William Carroll Smith Fellowship: Sydney Glassman, Joan Dudney, Stella Cousins
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S.J. Hall Fellowship Program in Forest Economics: Matthew Shapero
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Howard William Siggins Fellowship: Kristen Shive
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Keen Fellowship in Forest Entomology: Madeline Girard
Photos above by Madeline Girard, Alyssa Fong, and Julie Van Scoy.