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Brian Chapman

ER Jackman Member Profile: Brian Chapman

Brian Chapman | Brewmaster at Worthy Brewing
Double Major in Food Science & Technology and Sustainability '17

Rooftops to Roots

Frances Jensen | Agricultural Science Major | Class of 2025

Washington DC | Provost Scholarship Recipient

Great Grandfather ~ James Herbert Jensen

Adeline Rang

Adeline Rang | H.B.S Agricultural Sciences & H.B.A International Studies Majors | Sumner, Washington

Minors in Comparative International AgricultureAgricultural Education, and Agriculture Food & Business Management | 

Class of 2024 | Waldo-Cummings Outstanding Student Award |  Bee Campus USA Co-Chair 

Washington State Pollinator Task Force | OSU Homecoming Court Ambassador |  Sigma Alpha Xi Chapter

ASOSU Student Representative | Agricultural Future of America Ambassador 

 

Charting the Course

Charlotte Hussain | Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences Major

Class of 2024 | Minor in GIS Certificate | President of Fish and Wildlife Club

Omaha, Nebraska | CAS & CoF Leadership Academy | Honors College Student

Explore, Dream, Discover

Christopher Bateman | Agricultural Science

Class of 2024 | National Director of IAAS USA

Participant in IAAS World Conference in Mexico | Participant in UNFCCC COP 28 in Dubai

Live to be the Legacy

Elia Rybolt | Agricultural Sciences Major | Class of 2024

Minor in Horticulture | Focuses in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Communications

CAS & CoF Leadership Academy | Brownsville, Oregon

Sigma Alpha | LinkedIn | Personal Portfolio Website

Exploring the Future of Personalized Medicine with Dr. Andrew Annalora

Exploring the Future of Personalized Medicine with Dr. Andrew Annalora

Andrew Annalora | Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology

Science & Cheddar

Clara Schmidt | Food Science and Technology Major | Class of 2025

Edmonds, WA | Honorable Mention - Best Audio Talk/Entertainment Program - Division 1- CMA Pinnacle Awards 2023

@clara.schmidt17 | The Cheese Scale Podcast

 

Deborah Miller: Investing in Identity

INVESTING IN IDENTITY

Deborah Miller | Agricultural Sciences Major | Class of 2024

Pierson-Charlton Family Scholarship Recipient | Camarillo, CA

CAS Club Leadership Team |Student in Educational Opportunities Program

Branching Out

Christian Lessey | B.S. Soil Science | Class of 2025

Portland, OR | Salt Lake City, UT

Oregon State University Dean’s List | [email protected]

Discovering Agri-Passions

Adriana Perez | B.S. Animal Science | La Mirada, California | Alumni

@perez.adriii | Minor in Comparative International Agriculture

Diversity Commitment Award | SACNAS Chapter awarded by the College of Agricultural Science

Donald Wirth

Alumni Spotlight: Donald Wirth

Donald Wirth graduated from Oregon State University and has been farming in Oregon for decades. He was recently honored by the Agricultural Communicators Network with the 2023 Distinguished Service Award.

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Get Up and Go

Kira Sabin | B.S. Agriculture and Food Business Management | Class of 2023

2019 Ford Scholar | AgSci Marketing and Communications Coordinator 

Tractor Operator at Justin Gross Farms | Jefferson, OR | @KyoSabin 

2023 Lincoln University Exchange | 2023 Outstanding Senior Award 

2022 Northwest Agricultural Cooperative Council scholarship | 2022 Honor Roll 

2022 Walter Bailey scholarship | 2020 Arthur AC Wight scholarship 

2021 Customer Satisfaction Expert at Bi-Mart | 2023 Cascades Half Marathon

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All Around the World

Justin Dickey | Environmental Economics and Policy

Class of 2024 | Ecampus | San Antonio, Texas 

Adriana Perez. Be bold. Be you.

Adriana Perez

Adriana Perez
Class of 2023
B.S. Animal Science

Jungmin Choi

Jungmin Choi

Jungmin Choi | Alumni
Department of Food Science and Technology

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On the Path to Plants

Dr. Achala KC | Plant Pathology Assistant Professor | MS 2009 | PhD 2013

Godawari-Taukhel, Lalitpur, Nepal | 1st Generation College Student

American Phytopathological Society | Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Honor Society of Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta

Status 'Grow'

Meaghan Herlihy | Major ~ Botany with Plant Genetics

Minor ~ Chemistry | Class of 2024 | Middleboro MA

Take Off to the Rangeland

Heather McDougald Murphy | Class of 2023

Rangelands Sciences | Pasco, WA | Marine Corps Veteran

Lucy Bauer: An Original Baddie

An Original Baddie

Lucy Bauer | Alumni | Corvallis, OR | First Gen.

 

BS, Fermentation Science | 2Towns Ciderhouse

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Fall in Love with Birds

Fang-Yu (Betty) Shen | Class of 2026 | Ph.D. Wildlife Science

1st Generation College Student | Taichung City, Taiwan

The Hatchery blog | Art-Sci fellowship | Shutterstock Artist

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Promote and Protect Public Health

MacKenzie Allison | B.S. BioHealth Science | Eugene, OR | Class of 2023

@Kenz.allison | 1st Place Undergraduate Poster Presentation at PANWAT 2022

Best Overall Undergraduate Poster at EMT Research Day Symposium 2023

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Weaving a Web of Data

Olivia Queisser | Class of 2024 | Corvallis, OR

H.B.S. BioResource Research | Plant Growth & Development option

Bioproducts option | Chemistry minor | Honors College

Art-Sci Fellowship 2022-23

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Zentangled in Creativity

Vaishnavi Padaki | Pune, India

Class of 2020 | Ph.D. Canidate Microbiology | @entangle_zentangle

Provost Fellowship 2020-2021 | Pernot Art-Science Fellowship 2022-2023

Sticking with Science

Zachary Kowash | Class of 2024 | Klamath Falls, OR

BioResource Research | URSA Engage

Brew to Table

Lucy Bauer | Alumni | Corvallis, OR | First Gen.

BS, Fermentation Science | QC and R&D Tech II

www.2townsciderhouse.com | www.instagram.com/2townscider

https://www.youtube.com/@2TownsCiderhouse

Gaining Exposure

Rose Sinclair | Class of 2023 | Spokane, WA

Botany and Plant Pathology | Ethnobotanical research 

Life's Creations

Jeff Chang | Faculty | Minneapolis, MN

Botany and Plant PathologyStudent Learning and Success Teamwork Award

F.E. Price/Agricultural Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research

Encourage Engagement

Emily Ammeraal | Ecological Engineering | Class of 2024

CAS Club LeaderCAS Academic Programs Assistant

 

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Communicating with Confidence

Mireia Roig-Paul | Beaverton | BioResource Research | Class of 2023

Academic Learning Assistant in Sackett Hall | Honors Roll GPA

USDA Undergraduate Researcher | Precollege Programs

1st generation American attending school in the United States

Hooked On Water

Olivia Boisen | Graduate Student | Class Of 2026 | Mission Viejo, CA

Fisheries ScienceHatfield Marine Science Center | Cal State Monterey Bay

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Point Blue Conservation Science

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The Hustle

Xavier Tacker | Class of 2024 | Natural Resources | BioResource Research

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. | 1st Generation College Student

MANRRS | LSAMP | EOP | Beaverton, OR

Abby Chase

Abby Chase

Abby is a 2018 graduate of the College of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and Horticulture programs with a Masters in Ag Education. She was a member of the Ag Ed Club, worked in the Office of International Services, a fellow in Leadership Academy, and is a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Women’s Fraternity.

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The Beauty of Being Human

Jehan Segal | Agricultural Sciences | Portland, OR

Wageningen Exchange Program | Ecampus

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Leap into Leadership

Nolan Carson | Environmental Economics and Policy | Sutherlin, OR 

Sustainability Chair of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity | CAS Ambassador

Community Engagement and Leadership employee | LEAP Club President

Reclaiming Regenerative Ranching

Dallas Hall Defrees  I  Alumni  I  B.S. Biology  I  M.S. Rangeland Ecology and Management  I  Regenerative Ranching Program Director  I  Baker City, Oregon

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Before and After

Eric Giovanni Soto | Crop & Soil Science with Agronomy option

The Dalles Oregon | First-generation college student

Men's Soccer Club Goalkeeper | Class of 2022

MANRRS Chapter President and Community Representative Officer

 

A Lifetime of AG-vocating

Deidre Schreiber  I  Agricultural Sciences  I  OSU Agriculture and Natural Resources Program at Eastern Oregon University  I  Enterprise, Oregon  I  EOU Ag Club President  I  OSU ANR Program Ambassador  I  Oregon FFA State Secretary 2019-2020  I  2018 Chief Joseph Days Rodeo Queen

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Momentum for the Future

Alyssa Thibodeau  | Food Science & Technology | Mesa, Arizona

First-generation college student | Food and Fermentation Science Club President

Pre-Veterinary Medical Association President |  OSU Goat Club Vice President

Golden Voice Award | Local and university scholarships

Presentation award at CAS Research Poster Showcase 

Pursuing Poetry and Plants. Grace with buildings

Pursuing Poetry and Plants

Grace Burks  I Agricultural Sciences  I  Sustainability   I  Las Vegas, NV & Cary, NC

Writing Intensive Curriculum Culture of Writing Award in Agricultural Sciences  I  Environmental Justice Youth Art Debut Poetry Performer with Beyond Toxics & the NAACP Eugene/Springfield   I   Undergraduate Student Success Summit Keynote Performing Poet   I   Weaver Award for Undergraduate Poetry Winner & Honorable Mention 

Corvallis Swing Dance Society  I  Academy of American Poets

Growing a Legacy of Opportunity

Growing a Legacy of Opportunity

Sherry Sheng | Master Gardener

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Hiking my Own Hike

Yan Yan | Crop and Soil Science | Chongqing, China 

OSU Hiking Club President | CAS Ambassador | Class of 2022

First-generation female college student in the US

Top prize for Branch Experiment Station Research Poster/Presentation

for the 2020 CAS Undergraduate Research Showcase 

 

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Doors of Opportunity

Chase Adams | Memphis, TN | Alumni

B.S. Agricultural Business Management | M.S. Applied Economics

Erica, Cover Photo

The Business of Sustainability

Erica Sequoia Baker  I  Business Administration  I  Sustainability 

Class of 2022 |  First Generation College Student  I  Hemet, California

Jessie Leaning against mushroom posters

Having Fun With Fungi

Jessie Uehling I  Assistant Professor of Fungal Biology  I  BSc Botany, Humboldt State University  I  MSc Mycology, Humboldt State University  I  PhD Genetics Genomics, Duke University  I  Boise, Idaho

Cade Jobe smile

Crafting a Story

Cade Jobe | Food Science and Technology | Austin, TX

Mina McDaniel Research Scholarship in Sensory Sciences

Grant and Alice Schoenhard Research Scholarship | Jack Joyce Scholarship 

Anne with sign

A Mother for Nature

Anne Thrall-Nash | Environmental Economics and Policy | Sustainability

Hillsboro, Oregon | Class of 2022

First Generation Bachelor's Degree Student

Jessica Xu title

Mitigating Climate Change

Jessica Xu | Post-bacc | Environmental Economics and Policy

CAS Student AmbassadorOSU MANRRS Treasurer | Los Angeles, CA

 

Drew Jacobson Title

Citizen of the World

Drew Jacobson | Class of 2022 | Eugene, OR 

Double Degree | Environmental Economics and Policy | Sustainability

Minor in Spanish 

 

Sophie in Forest

Relishing Nature with Research

Sophie Baur  I  Biological Data Sciences  I  Undergraduate  I  Portland, Oregon

Dan Hickey with KFC background

Inspired By Intellect

Dan Hickey  I  Class of 2024  I  Biological Data Science I Computational Biology

Part of the Solution

Matthew Mehlschau | Agronomy, Crop and Soil Science

Minor in Agriculture and Food Business Management 

Warrens Memorial Scholarship | Flanagan Scholarship | Jefferson, OR

Cultivating a Purpose

Samuel Hoefler | Agronomy, Crop and Soil Science | Meadville, PA

Head Grower at Prūf Cultivar | Transfer Student | Ecampus

Faces Training Test Page

Name, Basic Bio Info, Hometown

Photo of Dalyn in nursery

Breaking the Mold

Dalyn McCauley | Faculty Research Assistant | North Willamette Research & Extension Center

Member of Engineers Without Borders USA; Member of ASABE; 2019 Grant A. Harris Fellowship recipient

Central Point, OR | First Generation College Student

Above and Beyond

Stuart Bailey | Animal and Rangeland Sciences | Ecampus | New Jersey

United State Coast Guard Arctic Service Ribbon

First Generation College Student

Color of Happiness

Jamie Rand | Fisheries and Wildlife | Monmouth, OR

Class of 2021 | Branch Experiment Stations Intern

Le'Waski Watkins with Hemp

Hemp on the Horizon

Le'Waski Watkins | Horticulture and Crop & Soil Science | Tuscaloosa, AL

CAS Leadership Academy | First Generation College Student | Class of 2023

The Speed of Life

Reuben Oliver Garnett | Agricultural Science | Beaverton, OR 

Organic Growers Club | Class of 2020

photo by Sean Simonson

Navigating the Maize

Maizy Kesterson | Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences | Medford, OR | Junior

College of Agriculture Sciences Ambassador

I am the first person in my family to attend a large university and pursue a bachelors degree. My mom previously received her associates degree from community college in order to work as a medical assistant in a pediatric clinic.

Onward & Upward

Diana Esparza | Animal Sciences | Hermiston, OR | Class of 2022

STEM Leaders Program Assistant | CAS Leadership Academy Fellow

EOP & CAMP Alumna | CAS Dean's List | MANRRS Executive Member

First generation college student

Courting the Future

Joshua Flores | Bioresource Research | McMinnville, OR | Sophomore

STEM Leader Program | First generation college student

Playing By Heart

Anton Alvarez | Bioresource Research | Monmouth, OR | Junior

STEM Leaders Program | Multicultural Scholars Program 

SACNAS Member | OSU Marching Band

All Creatures Great and Small

Champayne Master | Animal Sciences | Phoenix, AZ | Class of 2020

STEM Leaders (Mentor) | Human-Animal Interaction Lab | LSAMP

First Generation College Student

Sea With New Eyes

Eric Wade | Fisheries Science | Belize | PhD Candidate | SYLFF Fellow

Ruben Lopez feeds a cow

Born And Bred

Ruben Lopez | Animal Science | BioResource Research | Boardman, OR | Class of 2022

College Assistance Migrant Program Completion

CAS Leadership Academy Completion | CAS Deans List Certificate of Excellence

2020-2021 National MANNRS Officer - Undergraduate Student Vice President

Immersive Education

Alexandra M. Avila | PhD Fisheries Science | Quito, Ecuador 

Nancy Foster Scholar | NOAA ONMS Outreach Fellow volunteer

First-Generation Female College Student

Voice of Reason

Raven Waldron | BioResource Research | Class of 2019 | Silver Lake, OR

SACNAS/MANRRS Chapter Officer (3 years) | 2018 CAS Outstanding Senior Award

2016 CAS Burlingham Student of Excellence Award

Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

Carlos Moya | Agricultural Science | Class of 2021

Santa Barbara, CA | First Generation College Student

Pursuit of Excellence

Juriana Examaray Barboza Sagrero | BioResource Research 

Class of 2021 | Corvallis, OR | First Generation College Student

Going Places

Going Places

Angel Hammon | Agricultural Sciences | Class of 2021 | Susanville, California

Gates Millennium Scholar | Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

STEM Leaders | International Agriculture Club 

First Generation College Student

Follow the Leadership

Kourtney Lehman | Agricultural Business Management

Class of 2022 | Baker City, OR

2019-2020 National FFA Secretary

From the Ground Up

Tessa Barker | M.S. Crop Science | Class of 2022

Salem, OR | ISHS member | B.A. Sociology

ASHS Undergraduate Oral Competition 2nd & 3rd Place 

Art of the Brew

Jon Campbell | Class of 2018 

Food Science and Technology | Corvallis, OR

Matthew and his motorcycle on a mountain road.

The Human Element

Matthew Slattery | Ph.D. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Class of 2018 | Colorado Springs, CO | ARCS Scholar

AskanAgStudent

AgSci Students often say they feel like agriculture and natural resources is misunderstood. So, they decided to open the conversation with #AskAnAgStudent.

Students sharing their passion for Ag: A morning at the World Ag Expo

“The key to a successful experience here is authenticity.”

Jonathan Lopez-Valadez

OSU SACNAS Chapter Recognized for Community Involvement and Research Excellence at National Conference

The OSU chapter was honored with a new award category, created specifically to celebrate their work with Native American communities in 2018.

Preserving All That's Wild

Jordan Levi | Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences | Ecampus | Class of 2018

Green Lake National Fish Hatchery intern

Assistant forest ranger and Fish & wildlife technician at

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

 

 

Fungus Among Us

Gillian Bergmann | Bioresource Research | Portland, OR

OSU Honors College | Gamma Sigma Delta Honors Society

Presidential Scholar | Waldo-Cummings Outstanding Student Award

Benjamin A. Gilman International ScholarMycology Club officer

Cycling Club | Botany & Plant Pathology Club

Walking the Walk

Metzin Rodriguez | Coos Bay, OR | CAMP mentor

BioResource Research - Sustainable Ecosystems

TOUR AmbassadorEOP | UHDS Community Relations Facilitator

MANRRS Ag. Executive Rep | Waldo Cummings Outstanding Student Award

A World Away

Qianqian Fan | Anqing China | Class of 2019

M.S. Crop Science

Passion for Passionfruit

Ty Seely | Class of 2018 | Hillsboro, OR

Double Degree | Horticulture | International Studies

Wine and Language

Anastasiya Berst  |  Food Science & Technology - Enology & Viticulture 

1st Generation college student | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Class of 2021

Real World Research

Ian Thompson | BioResource Research | Class of 2021

Corvallis, OR | Multicultural Scholar | Fall/Winter 2017 Honor Roll 

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Sounds Under the Sea

Michelle Fournet uses technology to listen to ocean life. 

Inspiring Future Leaders (2018-19)

Possibility | Opportunity | Inclusivity

Current Camp Offerings

Dances with Wolves

Shelby Wanser | M.S. Animal Sciences | Class of 2020

OSU pride panelist | Animal Trainer | Out ‘N About facilitator

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