Posted: March 18, 2019

Sara Klee, doctoral student in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology and USDA NIFA Predoctoral Fellow, has been selected as a recipient of the 2019 College of Agricultural Sciences Outstanding Dissertation Award.

Sara Klee IMAGE: PENN STATE

Sara Klee IMAGE: PENN STATE

Sara Klee, doctoral student in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology and USDA NIFA Predoctoral Fellow, has been selected as a recipient of the 2019 College of Agricultural Sciences Outstanding Dissertation Award. Congratulations, Sara!

Klee is one of three recipients of the College of Agricultural Sciences Outstanding Dissertation Award in 2019. The award includes a $1,000 scholarship for the student. Klee's achievements will be recognized at the Gamma Sigma Delta Celebration of Excellence ceremony on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Klee's research is on the molecular genetics of fire blight disease and she is advised by Dr. Timothy McNellis.