News Release
Student Awards Celebration 2019
By Cassandra Morthera on
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Students were recognized at the University of Minnesota Crookston in April for academic and athletic excellence. For the photo gallery, visit https://z.umn.edu/studentawards2019.
Student awards committee includes the following faculty and staff: Megan Beck Peterson, Connie Camrud, Anita Gust, Lisa Samuelson, and Amrita Shenoy. Special thanks to the Northwest Educational Improvement Association and the Crookston Noon Day Lions for their continued support of the awards reception and program.
Recipients included the following:
| AWARD | RECIPIENT |
|---|---|
| Outstanding Turfgrass Student Award | Ben Koisti |
| Turf Bowl Team Recognition | Ben Koisti, Graeme Cherry, Ben Lord, & Thomas Oberle |
| Outstanding Equine Science Student | Carmelita Fenton |
| Outstanding Equine Science Pre-Vet Student | Selena Young |
| Outstanding Animal Science Student | Lindsay Louters |
| Outstanding Animal Science Pre-Vet Student | Kennedy Resendiz |
| Outstanding Agricultural Systems Management Student Award | Adam McDonald |
| Outstanding Horticulture Student | Jace Rau |
| Most Refined Horticulture Student | Jacoby McConkey |
| John Polley Soil and Water Conservation Award | Veronica Lundquist |
| The Wildlife Society Travel Award | Tessa Coster |
| Norman Pankratz Memorial Conservation Award | Chris Call Tessa Coster |
| Outstanding Management Student | Taylor Harsha, Ben Thoma, Ashley Smith, Chase Johnson, Jana Benolkin, Belma Kosovac, Mark Rist |
| Outstanding Management Student Award - Online | Jana Benolkin, Belma Kosovac, Mark Rist |
| Outstanding Marketing Student Award | Greg Johnson, Kolby Castillo |
| Outstanding Marketing Student - Online | Mataya Ordahl, Nhoa Stanton |
| Outstanding Manufacturing Management Student Award | Ines Logan and Jesse Lott |
| Outstanding Accounting Student Award | Noah Kalway, Ji Won (Peter) Park |
| Outstanding Accounting Student Award - Online | Brian Orsten |
| Harvard Global Case Competition (Student Team) | Jacqueline Burke, Taylor Harsha, Gregory Johnson, Bruno Marques, Mikaela Rodriguez |
| Outstanding Finance Student Award | Tavia Lawson, Helayna Krach |
| Sport Marketing Association ASPIRE Case Student Competition (Student Team) | Gregory Johnson, Mikayla Jones, Kolby Castillo, Brent Reed |
| Outstanding Sport and Recreation Management Student Award | Lauren Wallace |
| Outstanding Sport and Recreation Management Student Award - Online | Scott Archer |
| Computer Help Desk Student Employee of the Year | Navjot Singh and Harsha Praveen |
| UMC Essay Contest Winners | 1st place - Colleen Kastanek; 2nd place - Mikayla Jones; 3rd place - Erin Bone |
| Outstanding International Student Award | Salman Hassan Syed |
| Outstanding Communication Student | Austin Sommerfeld, Maggie Mills, and Peyton Carlstrom |
| Outstanding Agricultural Communication Student | Amber Johnson |
| Outstanding Criminal Justice Student | Jonah Figueiredo |
| Outstanding Junior in the Health Management Program | Juanita Ocampo-Forest |
| Outstanding First Year Biology Award | Heidi Wilhelm and Katie Hoehne |
| Outstanding Senior of the Health Management Program | Callie Schapekahm |
| Student Builder of Diversity Award | Brent Reed |
| Outstanding Student Employee of the Year | Eleora Demuth |
| SOS Spirit Award | Matt Nelson |
| International Student Volunteer Service Award | Benjamin Lee |
| Presidents Volunteer Service Award | Emma Bliss, Shane Boehne, Neka Davis, Marta Dean, Jonah Figueiredo, Alexis Fix, Nicole Harsha, Taylor Harsha, Paul Hendrickx, Peter Hendrickx, Dalton Javner, Matthew Kindem, Bailey Leaman, Jayce Lewis, Matthew Nelson, Drew Opdahl, Monica Reichert, Kennedy Resendiz, Charli Schocker,Destyne Schug, and Samantha Voigt |
| Student Programmer of the Year Award | Taylor Harsha |
| Outstanding Student Achievement Award | Summer Billings, Jonah Figueierdo, Zach Greenberg, Amber Johnson, Mikayla Jones, Benjamin Koisti, Maggie Mills, Brent Reed, Callie Schapekahm, and Selena Young |
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| Outstanding CSA Senator Award | Jonah Figueiredo |
| Outstanding CSA Voting Delegate Award | Brent Reed |
| Most Supportive of Students Award | Craig Miller |
| Outstanding Educator Award | Lyle Westrom |
| Outstanding Service to Students Award | Kamille Meyer |
| Man of the Year | Ben Koisti |
| Woman of the Year | Callie Schapekahm |
| Male and Female Scholar Athlete of th Year | Chase Knickerbocker & Caitlin Michaelis |
| Male and Female Outstanding Athlete of the Year | Reed Hjelle & Isy Odor |
| Myles brand award | Maggie Morales, Mikayla JOnes, Nelson Uzonwa, Ryan Ratcliff, Callie Schapekahm, Caitlin Michaelis, Chase Knickerbocker, Jordan Deadwyler |
| Justin Knebel Award | Darin Viken |
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| Music and Theater Award | Shawn Wegman, Anthony Kampa, Jiwon Park, and Caroline Colbert |
Contact
Cassandra Morthera
University Relations
218-281-8432