Twenty College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources students have been selected as Oklahoma State University Seniors of Significance for the 2017-2018 academic year by the OSU Alumni Association.

The Seniors of Significance Award recognizes students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service to campus and community and have brought distinction to OSU.

The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Seniors of Significance are listed below with their hometown and major.

Cody Dean, Agricultural Education, Agra, Oklahoma
Megan DeVuyst, Agribusiness, Morrison, Oklahoma
Jake Fanning, Agribusiness Pre-Law, Laverne, Oklahoma
Micah Gillezeau, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Spanish, Amarillo, Texas
Emily Hart, Animal Science, Edmond, Oklahoma
Hammons Hepner, Agricultural Economics and Finance, Freedom, Oklahoma
Brittany Krehbiel, Agricultural Economics, Hydro, Oklahoma
Grayson Kuehny, Agricultural Economics, Elmore City, Oklahoma
Courtney Mapes, Animal Science, Alva, Oklahoma
Angel Molina, Agribusiness, Johnson City, Kansas
Taylor Neilson, Animal Science and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Meeker, Colorado
Grace Ogden, Plant and Soil Sciences, Muskogee, Oklahoma
Macy Perry, Animal Science, Prather, California
Libby Schultz, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wichita Falls, Texas
Madison Slawson, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McAlester, Oklahoma
Gatlin Squires, Agribusiness Pre-Law, Kingfisher, Oklahoma
William Starr, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Liza Van der Laan, Plant and Soil Science, Frederick, Oklahoma
Luke Werth, Agribusiness, Elk City, Oklahoma
Caleb Wilson, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tulsa, Oklahoma

"The OSU Alumni Association is proud to honor this year’s Seniors of Significance,” says Chris Batchelder, Alumni Association president and CEO. “These students will go on to become impactful alumni upon graduation and will make Oklahoma State proud."

A public reception to recognize the 48 winners and their families will be held on November 30 at 6 p.m. at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The OSU Alumni Association student awards program is sponsored by ISN. For more information about the OSU Alumni Association’s student awards program, visit http://orangeconnection.org/awards. For details on the reception or to RSVP, visit http://orangeconnection.org/sosreception or contact Melisa Parkerson at melisa.parkerson@okstate.edu or 405.744.8711.

The OSU Alumni Association serves as a lifelong connection between alumni and Oklahoma State University. As a member organization, the Alumni Association serves more than 200,000 alumni living worldwide, as well as OSU students, faculty, staff and friends.  By supporting the extensive alumni network from OSU, the Alumni Association provides a connection back to the university through a number of outreach programs as well as a complete directory to connect alumni to each other. Get Connected – Stay Connected – orangeconnection.org!