The following 75 individuals received awards from the APS Foundation in 2015, collecting a total of $43,750 in funds. Awardees will be recognized during the opening session of the 2015 APS Annual Meeting in Pasadena.
Special thanks to everyone who donated to the APS Foundation! Your continued support makes these opportunities possible. Be sure to visit the Foundation's booth at the Annual Meeting to learn more about funding opportunities and to help support future leaders in plant pathology!
Books for the World Award
Muhammad Ibrahim Khaskheli and Faheem Uddin Rajer, Sindh Agriculture University
Tsitsi Nyamupingidza, Chinhoyi University of Technology
Olanrewaju Folusho Olotuah, Adekunle Ajasin Univ
Browning Plant Medicine and Health Travel Award
Rebecca Barocco, University of Florida
French-Monar Latin American Award
Paola Alejandra Picos-Muñoz, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo
Lucy Hastings de Gutiérrez Award for Excellence in Teaching
Michael G. Milgroom, Cornell University
Eric B. Nelson, Cornell University
Frank L. Howard Undergraduate Fellowship Award
Jared Mohr, Cornell University
International Travel Award
Abdul Rehman, University of Agric Faisalabad
JANE International Research Award
Erica M. Goss, University of Florida
JANE International Service Award
Rebecca J. Nelson, Cornell University
Noel T. Keen Award for Research Excellence in Molecular Plant Pathology
Thomas J. Baum, Iowa State University
Don and Judy Mathre Education Endowment Award
Members from the North Carolina State University Plant Pathology Outreach Team
Alyssa Koehler
Emma Lookabaugh
Kestrel L. McCorkle
Lucky Mehra
Roslyn Noar
Megan L. Sexton
William C. Sharpee
Anna Thomas
Emma C. Wallace
Don & Judy Mathre Student Educational Award
Manisha Rath, USDA and University of Georgia
15th I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium
Kiersten A. Bekoscke, Cornell University
Robin Choudhury, University of California, Davis
Zachariah R. Hansen, Cornell University
André Aguiar Schwanck, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Stephen Wyka, University of New Hampshire
OPSR Plant Pathology Experiential Award - Department
Josielle S. Rezende (Team Leader) and the PPCP GSA, Louisiana State University
OPSR Plant Pathology Experiential Award - Individual
Jade Florence, Oregon State University
Schroth Faces of the Future Early Career Professionals Symposium
J. Alfonso Cabrera, Bayer CropScience
Shiyan Chen, Cornell University
Travis R. Faske, University of Arkansas
Paulo Vieira, USDA
Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship
Anna Thomas, North Carolina State University
Student Travel Awards
José and Silvia Amador Student Travel Award
Leilani G. Sumabat, University of Georgia
Elsie J. and Robert Aycock Student Travel Award
Javier Tabima, Oregon State University
Kenneth F. Baker and R. James Cook Student Travel Award
Alyssa Koehler, North Carolina State University
John M. Barnes Student Travel Award
& William Malcolm Brown, Jr. Student Travel Award
Ana Bossa-Castro, Colorado State University
Myron K. Brakke Student Travel Award
Yu Zhang, University of Missouri-Columbia
J. Artie and Arra Browning Student Travel Award
Anna L. Testen, The Ohio State University
C. Lee Campbell Student Travel Award
Bethany SP Grabow, Kansas State University
Caribbean Division Student Travel Award
Freddy Arturo Magdama, Pennsylvania State University
Gustaaf A. and Ineke C. M. de Zoeten Student Travel Award
Nicole Mihelich, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dow AgroSciences Student Travel Award
& Landis International Student Travel Award
Paul W. Kachapulula, University of Arizona
H. J. Dubin Student Travel Award (In honor of the Peace Corps)
Sanjay Pokhrel, Louisiana State University
Eddie Echandi Student Travel Award
Tuan Minh Tran, University of Wisconsin
Zahir Eyal Student Travel Award
Lucky Mehra, North Carolina State University
Forest Pathology Student Travel Award
Demetra Skaltsas, University of Maryland
John F. Fulkerson Student Travel Award
Sarbottam Piya, University of Tennessee
Robert W. Fulton Student Travel Award
Washington L. Da Silva, Cornell University
Joseph P. Fulton Student Travel Award
& Dennis Hall Student Travel Award
Michael Kovens, Missouri State University
Richard Gabrielson Student Travel Award
Jason D. Zurn, North Dakota State University
Efrat Gamliel-Atinsky Student Travel Award
Jeff Delong, University of Georgia
Raymond G. Grogan Student Travel Award
Bhanu Priya Donda, Washington State University
Stephen A. Johnston Student Travel Award
Adrienne M. Gorny, Cornell University - NYSAES
Arthur Kelman Student Travel Award
Matthew Tancos, Cornell University
Kyung Soo Kim Student Travel Award
& Evanthia D. and D. G. Kontaxis Student Travel Award
Mariko Matsuda Alexander, Cornell University
Tsune Kosuge Student Travel Award
Maxwell Fishman, Cornell University
Joseph Kuć Student Travel Award
Roshan Sharma Poudel, North Dakota State University
Don E. Mathre Student Travel Award
Kelley R. Paugh, University of California, Davis
Harold "Sande" McNabb, Jr. Student Travel Award
Augustine Beeman, Iowa State University
William Moller Student Travel Award
Lindsey D. Thiessen, Oregon State University
Donald E. Munnecke Student Travel Award
Brian M. Ingel, University of California, Riverside
John S. Niederhauser Student Travel Award
Shunping Ding, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Albert Paulus Student Travel Award
Nan-Yi Wang, University of Florida
Roger C. Pearson Student Travel Award
Sarah J. Bardsley, Pennsylvania State University
Malcolm and Catherine Quigley Student Travel Award
Deusa D S Abreu, University of Cambridge
Milt and Nancy Schroth Student Travel Award
Stacey E. Haack, University of California, Riverside
Luis Sequeira Student Travel Award
Alejandra I. Huerta, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Malcolm C. Shurtleff Student Travel Award
Shan Gao, University of Georgia
George Herman Starr Student Travel Award
& Turfgrass Pathology Student Travel Award
Andrew Scruggs, North Carolina State University
Janell M. Stevens Johnk Student Travel Award
Duncan Kroese, Oregon State University
H. David Thurston Student Travel Award
Alejandro Rojas, Michigan State University
Virology Student Travel Award
Jessica Rupp, Kansas State University
