Posted: April 2, 2021
The Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology announced its 2021 awards and scholarships recipients during their virtual awards ceremony on March 31.
2021 Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology awards ceremony. IMAGE: PENN STATE
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology announced its 2021 awards and scholarships recipients during their virtual awards ceremony on March 31.
The awards and scholarships ceremony is usually part of the department's annual winter celebration where attendees include current students, faculty and staff, as well as emeriti and retirees. Due to the pandemic, this year’s ceremony was held virtually.
The recipients are listed below by category.
Scholarships
The L. Earl and Veronica Casida Graduate Scholarship
- Phillip Martin, graduate student
The Arthur Gaspari Memorial Scholarship
- Michelle Paukett, graduate student
- Marilyn Bonham, graduate student
James P. Roberts Scholarship
- Ryan Guo, graduate student
Awards
Lester P. Nichols Memorial Award
- Md Tariqul Islam, graduate student
Henry W. Popp Award
- Chad Vosburg, graduate student
- Ryan Spelman, graduate student
- Emma Wallace, graduate student
James F. & Marilyn L. Tammen Memorial Award
- Terry Torres Cruz, graduate student
Merrill Teaching Award 2019-20
- Paul Esker, assistant professor
Merrill Teaching Award 2020-21
- Christina Call, assistant professor
- Terrence Bell, assistant professor
Laurence D. and Mary Ann Moore Staff Excellence Award
- Bell Confer, financial assistant
Service Awards
30 Years
- David Beyer, professor
20 Years
- Gretchen Kuldau, associate professor
15 Years
- María del Mar Jiménez Gasco, associate professor
- John Pecchia, associate research professor
5 Years
- Carolee Bull, department head
