CASNR News

OSU students awarded $166,500 in Wentz research grants

The following CASNR Students were awarded Wentz research grants for the 2019-2020 academic year: Ashley Gin, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Lyndee Branen, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Omid Darbandi, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Elizabeth Dworkin, Plant and Soil Sciences. Each Wentz Research Scholar will receive $4,500 to conduct an original research project under the guidance of an OSU faculty member during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Oklahoma State Women’s Rodeo Team named Central Plains Region Champions

Oklahoma State University’s Women’s Rodeo Team recently claimed the Central Plains Region championship, securing them a trip to the College National Finals Rodeo. The CNFR takes place in Casper, Wyoming, June 9-15, 2019. The women’s rodeo team will compete against the champion teams from 11 regions across the nation.

OSU students win notable scholarship honors

Jeremy Hicks, 24, an OSU sophomore from Owasso, Oklahoma, who is pursuing a degree in agriculture education with a minor in Japanese, has been named a Boren Scholar. Boren Scholarships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provides funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East.

Women for OSU make ‘presence’ felt at symposium

Women for OSU recognized Peggy Helmerich as the 2019 Philanthropist of the Year and honored 10 student scholars at its 11th annual symposium. The event drew more than 500 people and focused on the theme of “presence,” featuring New York Times best-selling author Amy Cuddy as the keynote speaker.