CASNR SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

2019 CASNR Louis and Betty Gardner Outstanding Senior

Sage Becker, an animal science major from Keota, Iowa, is the 2018 Louis and Betty Gardner CASNR Outstanding Senior. She is the daughter of Brian and Rebecca Becker.

During her time as an undergraduate student, Sage has been an extremely active participant in undergraduate research. She was a member of the Animal Science Freshman Research Scholars program, the Lew Wentz Research Scholars program and was named a Niblack Research Scholar in 2017. She was recently named a 2018 Barry S. Goldwater Scholar, one of the most prestigious national honors recognizing high achievers who seek research careers in STEM fields. Sage is OSU’s 21st Goldwater Scholar and the first ever named from CASNR.

In addition to being a member of the OSU Honors College, Sage currently serves as an ambassador for the Office of Scholar Development and Undergraduate Research, and as an undergraduate teaching assistant in the OSU Department of Animal and Food Sciences. She is also a member of Block and Bridle and Alpha Zeta. In 2017, Sage served as secretary for the OSU Swine Club.

Her hard work in the classroom is evidenced by her 4.0 GPA — an accomplishment that has given her recognition on the President’s Honor Roll many times. Sage was recently selected as a 2019 OSU Senior of Significance.

“I have been able to embrace, and have enjoyed being active in, all three points of the DASNR triangle by excelling academically, conducting research and bringing research recognition to CASNR, and by researching out and working with the youth of Oklahoma,” Becker said.

2019 CASNR Seniors of Distinction

• Sage Becker, animal science*
• Haden Comstock, animal science
• Jordan Cowger, biochemistry and molecular biology
• Clay Daily, animal science
• DaLacy Dockrey, agricultural economics and accounting
• Samantha Howe, animal science*
• Kiera Leddy, agricultural communications
• Brittany Lippy, animal science
• Jessie Payne, food science
• Victoria Pickens, entomology*
• Charley Rayfield, food science*
• Katelin Spradley, agricultural communications and animal science
• Megan Trantham, agricultural communications and agribusiness
• Vanessa Wiebe, agribusiness and agricultural communications
• Rachel Williams, biochemistry and molecular biology and microbiology*

*Designates selection as CASNR Dean's Award of Excellence

2019 CASNR Charles and Magda Browning Outstanding Freshman Award

Cathy Mapes, an animal science major from Alva, Oklahoma, is the 2019 Charles and Magda Browning CASNR Outstanding Freshman. She is the daughter of Jeff and Michelle Mapes.

Cathy currently is a Leader of Excellence in Animal and Food Sciences, serves on the Student Alumni Board for the OSU Alumni Association and recently served on the Homecoming Steering Committee. During her freshman year, she was a member of the President’s Leadership Council and on the Freshman Representative Council.

Cathy was named an OSU Top Ten Freshmen Woman and has been recognized on the Dean’s and President’s Honor Rolls.

“A defining moment is characterized as an experience that fundamentally changes an individual," Mapes said. "This collective moment was my freshman year where I stepped out of my comfort zone and developed into an independent, selfless leader. The sea of orange has inspired me to become the well-rounded individual that I am.”

• OSU SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
  • 2018-2019 Oklahoma State University Seniors of Significance
  • *Designates selection as an OSU Outstanding Senior.
  • • Sage Becker, animal science
    • Jordan Cowger, biochemistry and molecular biology
    • Kayleigh Crane, animal science
    • Clay Daily, animal science
    • DaLacy Dockrey*, agricultural economics and accounting
    • Samantha Howe, animal science
    • Brittany Lippy, animal science
    • Joanna Quiah*, biosystems engineering
    • Karlie Wade, agricultural communications
    • Vanessa Wiebe, agribusiness and agricultural communications
    • Rachel Williams, biochemistry and molecular biology and microbiology
    
  • For a complete list of past OSU Alumni Association senior award recipients, click here.
  • 2018 Mortar Board Top Twenty Freshmen Men
  • *Designates selection as an OSU Mortar Board Top Ten Freshmen Man
  • • Jacob Auer*, biosystems engineering
    • Ryan Callahan*, animal science
    • William Church, agribusiness
    • Grant Eaton, agricultural education
    • Zachary Guy, agribusiness
    • Cale Hinrichsen*, agribusiness
    • Kade Killough, agribusiness
    • Dalton Miller, agribusiness
    • Luke Muller*, plant and soil sciences and agribusiness
    • Truitt Taylor*, agribusiness
    • Hunter Thomas*, agribusiness
  • 2018 Mortar Board Top Twenty Freshmen Women
  • *Designates selection as an OSU Mortar Board Top Ten Freshmen Woman.
  • • Georgia Blackwell, biochemistry and molecular biology
    • Seraiah Coe*, natural resource ecology and management
    • Alyssa Hoyle, animal science
    • Brooklan Light, agribusiness
    • Nyla Maere, animal science and agribusiness
    • Cathy Mapes*, animal science
    • Tegan Maxson*, biochemistry and molecular biology
    • Lauren Millang, agricultural communications
    • Halie Schovanec*, agricultural communications
    • Erica Wiebe*, agribusiness
  • 2018-2019 Niblack Research Scholars
  • • Adrienne Blakey, plant and soil science
    • Alice Chibnall, biochemistry and molecular biology
    • Olivia Davis, biochemistry and molecular biology
    • Samantha Howe, animal science
    • Natasha Prentiss, natural resource ecology and management
    • Liam Whiteman, entomology and plant pathology
  • 2019-2020 Oklahoma State Scholars Society
  • • Landon Bakhsh, Thomas A. Edison Preparatory School in Tulsa, majoring in mechanical engineering
    • Rio Bonham, Madill High School, majoring in biosystems and agricultural engineering
    • Mary Erdmann, Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, majoring in microbiology/pre-med
    • Carinna Marling, Bartlesville High School, majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering
    • Karley White, Mannford High School, majoring in chemical engineering
  • NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
    • Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
    • 1991 - Ross S. Keener, biochemistry
      2010 - Lydia Meador, botany, microbiology and biochemistry
      2012 - Rosa Yorks, zoology, microbiology and molecular genetics
    • 2018 - Sage Becker, animal science and biochemistry
    • Harry S. Truman Fellowship
      1997 - Shannon L. Ferrell, agricultural economics
      1998 - Chris Stephens, agricultural economics
      2000 - Kent W. Gardner, agricultural economics
      2001 - Julia Arntz, environmental science
      2002 - Bart Fischer, agricultural economics and finance (Finalist)
      2008 - Cortney Timmons, biosystems and agricultural engineering
      2011 - Blake Jackson, agricultural economics
      2014 - Chacey Schoeppel, agribusiness
    • Morris K. Udall Scholarship
      2004 - Laura Christianson, biosystems and agricultural engineering (Finalist)
      2007 - Sara Jane Smallwood, agricultural communications and American Indian studies
      2007 - Cortney Timmons, biosystems and agricultural engineering
      2008 - Savannah Smith, environmental science
      2009 - Jessica Lay, biosystems and agricultural engineering
      2010 - Lauren White, environmental science
      2010 - Jeremy Bennett, environmental science
      2011 - Blake Jackson, agricultural economics
      2011 - Flink Holbrook, biosystems and agricultural engineering
      2015 - Maeghan Murie-Harting, chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology
  • INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
    • Marshall Scholarship
    • 1999 - Chris Stephens, agricultural economics
      2003 - Bart Fischer, agricultural economics and finance (Finalist)
    • Rhodes Scholarship
    • 2003 - Trent McKnight, agricultural economics (State Finalist)