Award Recipients

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

CAAS takes great pride in the standard of excellence it has established for over 100 years.  Each year the college recognizes several members who have gone above and beyond the norm to continue to make the college a place of increased quality and merit.

2023-2024 Award Recipients

Staff Awards

Outstanding Service to Students - Caisa Shoop, ASTE and ADVS

Outstanding Service to Faculty - TD Olsen, TDTE

North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Teaching Award of Merit

Benjamin George - Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning

Casey Coombs - Department of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Sciences

Cathleen Kovarik - Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science

Chad Page - Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science

Jim Arnold - Department of Technology, Design & Technical Education

Julie Lamarra - Department of Technology, Design & Technical Education

Lance Stott - Department of Plants, Soils, & Climate

Matt Bunnell - Department of Aviation Technology

Rose Judd-Murray - Department of Applied Sciences, Technology & Education

Ryan Larsen - Department of Applied Economics

Shawn Barstow - Department of Aviation Technology

Stacy Bevan - Department of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Sciences

Tanner McCarty - Department of Applied Economics

Faculty Awards

Distinguished Professor of the Year - Dillon Feuz, APEC

Faculty Researcher of the Year - Brent Chamberlain, LAEP

Graduate Research Mentor of the Year - Man-Keun Kim, APEC

Teacher of the Year - Stacy Bevan, NDFS

Undergraduate Faculty Mentor of the Year - Karl Hoopes, ADVS

Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year - Mirella Meyer-Fica, ADVS

Early Career Faculty Researcher of the Year - Prateek Sharma, NDFS

Early Career Teacher of the Year - Rose Judd-Murray, ASTE

Faculty University Service Award - Kelly Kopp, PSC

Student Awards

Graduate Student Teacher of the Year - Logan Haviland, APEC

Master's Student Researcher of the Year - Jesse Mathews, PSC

Doctoral Student Researcher of the Year - Mitchell Westmoreland, PSC

Scholar of the Year - Parker Rollins, AVTE

Undergraduate Researcher of the Year - Nathan Pace, NDFS

Valedictorian - Megan Terry, NDFS

Legacy of Utah State Award - Catherine Breitweiser, NDFS

A-Pin Recipients

Animal, Dairy & Veterinary Sciences (ADVS)

  • Scottlyn Anderson
  • Bree Ashton
  • Ashlee Barton
  • Katelyn Bennett
  • *Jeremy Case
  • Madi Eberhard
  • Xander Hemmert
  • Noah Holt
  • Luke Jones
  • Ethan Loertscher
  • Ellie Maughan
  • Selma Richter
  • Carly Rode
  • Chance Simpson

Applied Economics (APEC)

  • Aubrianne Crosby
  • Paige Rawson
  • Kayla Ward

Applied Sciences, Technology, & Education (ASTE)

  • Jack Burr
  • Madison Cavender
  • Kenya Felsted
  • Sara Fujimoto
  • Callie Goble
  • Emersyn Johnson
  • Kaitlyn Lunt
  • **Kamille Osborne
  • Kadin Reese
  • Emery Rowles
  • Sara Winn

Aviation Technology (AVTE)

  • Amanda Christensen
  • *Devin Cox
  • Dillon Dash
  • Darien Miller
  • Blake Mills
  • Jadyn Wallace
  • Nicholas Welch

Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning (LAEP)

  • Caden Adair
  • Katelyn Anderson
  • Jaina Bellis
  • Julie Estes
  • *Boyd Fransen
  • *Antonia George
  • Devin Hansen
  • Sara Harris
  • *Hailey Hicken
  • Nathan Hicks
  • Cameron Hill
  • Mary Claire Jennings
  • Elizabeth Keddington
  • Harrison Merrill
  • Dallin Moon
  • Sierra Murray
  • Ian Swenson
  • Kate van der Zalm
  • Hirone Warner

Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Sciences (NDFS)

  • Maeci Armstrong
  • Rachel Ashton
  • *Brooke Campbell
  • Rachel Caylor
  • Annie Heaton
  • Carlie Jenkins
  • Brianna Kane
  • Taelie Kennedy
  • Austin Kindred
  • **Janessa Lemon
  • Maddie Lyons
  • Nicole Meyers
  • Callum Olmer
  • Tyson Payne
  • Nikelle Price
  • Clarissa Richins

Plants, Soils & Climate (PSC)

  • MJ Cantwell
  • *Kylie Hansen
  • Abby Israelsen
  • Abigail Lazier

Technology, Design & Technical Education (TDTE)

  • Kai Beckett
  • Mattie Chiara
  • Kate Cooper
  • Riley Dewsnup
  • Jack Drake
  • *Matthew Fitzgerald
  • Holden Garza
  • *Lucas Greer
  • Chandler Hansen
  • Lucy Herbert
  • *Lincoln Johnson
  • Rhett Jorgensen
  • Luke Lehnhof
  • Zoey Olaveson
  • Riley Pugsley
  • Steven Roberts
  • Pierce Saturday
  • Mia Thompson
  • *Audrey Van Drimmelen

*Two-time A-Pin recipient

**Three-time A-Pin recipient