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2021 MEA/MAPPAN Award Winners

Awards and Scholarships

MEA Scholarship Winner
Jacob Smith

Pat and Linda Harris Scholarship Winners
Brett Farmer

Wilson-McClain Scholarship Winners (not pictured)
Adrian Conerly
Elijah Smart
Landon Hawk

Student Competition Winners

PhD Oral Presentation Competition
1st-Kristy McAndrews
2nd-Kendra Wagner

MS Oral Presentation Competition Section 1
1st-Jacob Smith
2nd-Afsoon Sabet

MS Oral Presentation Competition Section 2
1st-Ericka Wright
2nd-Adam Connor

PhD Poster Competition
1st-Clayton Ziemke

MS Poster Competition
1st-Jacob Smith

MEA-MAPPAN Scholarship winner 2021
MEA President Jenny Ryals presenting Jacob Smith the MEA Scholarship Award
Pat and Linda Harris Scholarship 2021
MEA President Jenny Ryals presenting Brett Farmer the 2021 Pat and Linda Harris Scholarship Award
1st place 2021 PhD presentation
President Jenny Ryals presented Kristy McAndrews with the 1st place award in the PhD Oral Presentation Competition
2nd place PhD Oral Competition
Kendra Wagner won the 2nd place award in the PhD Oral Presentation Competition
1st masters oral
President Jenny Ryals presented Jacob Smith with a 1st place award in the Masters oral presentation competition, Section 1
2nd masters oral
President Jenny Ryals presented Afsoon Sabet with a 2nd place award in the Masters oral presentation competition, Section 1
1st masters oral
President Jenny Ryals presented Ericka Wright with a 1st place award in the Masters oral presentation competition, Section 2
2nd masters oral
President Jenny Ryals presented Adam Connor with a 2nd place award in the Masters oral presentation competition, Section 2

MEA/MAPPAN SERVICE AWARDS

Jenny Ryals-Outgoing President

Retirement Recognition for Dr. Maria Tomoso-Peterson

Michael Ledlow- Distinuguished Service Award

Jennifer Seltzer - Merit Award for Crop Protection

Jacob Smith - Merit Award for Crop Protection

YuCheng Zhu -Merit Award in the area of Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

MEA/MAPPAN Service Awards

MEA-MAPPAN presidentail plaque
2021 MEA/MAPPAN Incoming president Dr. JoVonn Hilll presented outgoing president Jenny Ryals a plaque for her service
Maria Tomaso-Peterson Retirement
Recent retiree Dr. Maria Tomoso-Peterson (center) was recognized and given a commemorative cowbell by Clarissa Balbalian and President Jenny Ryals
MEA-MAPPAN Distuinguished Service Award 2021
MEA/MAPPAN Distinguished Service Award

Michael Ledlow received a Distinguished Service Award
2021 MEA-MAPPAN Merit Award Seltzer
MEA/MAPPAN Merit Award

Jennifer Seltzer received a Merit Award for Crop Protection (presented by President Jenny Ryals)
2021 MEA-MAPPAN Merit Award Smith
MEA Merit Award

President Jenny Ryals presenting Jacob Smith with a Merit Award for Crop Protection
2021 MEA-MAPPAN Merit Award Zhu
MEA Merit Award

Dr. YuCHeng Zhu received the merit Award for Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology.