Faces of AgSci Students

	Sticking with Science Zachary Kowash \| Class of 2024 \| Klamath Falls, OR BioResource Research \| URSA Engage
	Gaining Exposure Rose Sinclair \| Class of 2023 \| Spokane, WA Botany and Plant Pathology \| Ethnobotanical research
	Encourage Engagement Emily Ammeraal \| Ecological Engineering \| Class of 2024 CAS Club Leader \| CAS Academic Programs Assistant
	Hooked On Water Olivia Boisen \| Graduate Student \| Class Of 2026 \| Mission Viejo, CA Fisheries Science \| Hatfield Marine Science Center \| Cal State Monterey Bay Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion \| Point Blue Conservation Science
	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
	The Beauty of Being Human Jehan Segal \| Agricultural Sciences \| Portland, OR Wageningen Exchange Program \| Ecampus
	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
	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
	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 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
	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
	Doors of Opportunity Chase Adams \| Memphis, TN \| Alumni B.S. Agricultural Business Management \| M.S. Applied Economics
	The Business of Sustainability Erica Sequoia Baker I Business Administration I Sustainability Class of 2022 \| First Generation College Student I Hemet, California
	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
	A Mother for Nature Anne Thrall-Nash \| Environmental Economics and Policy \| Sustainability Hillsboro, Oregon \| Class of 2022 First Generation Bachelor's Degree Student
	Mitigating Climate Change Jessica Xu \| Post-bacc \| Environmental Economics and Policy CAS Student Ambassador \| OSU MANRRS Treasurer \| Los Angeles, CA
	Citizen of the World Drew Jacobson \| Class of 2022 \| Eugene, OR Double Degree \| Environmental Economics and Policy \| Sustainability Minor in Spanish
	Relishing Nature with Research Sophie Baur I Biological Data Sciences I Undergraduate I Portland, Oregon
	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
	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
	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
	Hungry for Change Logan Quinn \| Horticulture \| Sykesville, MD \| Class of 2020 CAS Leadership Academy Fellow \| MANRRS Executive Member CAS Deans List \| LSAMP Scholar Mentor \| Honors Distinction Research Fellow
	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
	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
	Bugging Out Emily A. Carlson \| PhD Horticulture - Entomology \| Oregon NSF Graduate Research Fellow Bronze President’s Volunteer Service Award First-Generation Graduate Student
	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 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 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
	The Human Element Matthew Slattery \| Ph.D. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Class of 2018 \| Colorado Springs, CO \| ARCS Scholar
	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 Scholar\| Mycology Club officer Cycling Club \| Botany & Plant Pathology Club
	Walking the Walk Metzin Rodriguez \| Coos Bay, OR \| CAMP mentor BioResource Research - Sustainable Ecosystems TOUR Ambassador \| EOP \| 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
	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

	Sticking with Science Zachary Kowash \| Class of 2024 \| Klamath Falls, OR BioResource Research \| URSA Engage
	Gaining Exposure Rose Sinclair \| Class of 2023 \| Spokane, WA Botany and Plant Pathology \| Ethnobotanical research
	Encourage Engagement Emily Ammeraal \| Ecological Engineering \| Class of 2024 CAS Club Leader \| CAS Academic Programs Assistant
	Hooked On Water Olivia Boisen \| Graduate Student \| Class Of 2026 \| Mission Viejo, CA Fisheries Science \| Hatfield Marine Science Center \| Cal State Monterey Bay Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion \| Point Blue Conservation Science
	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
	The Beauty of Being Human Jehan Segal \| Agricultural Sciences \| Portland, OR Wageningen Exchange Program \| Ecampus
	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
	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
	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 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
	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
	Doors of Opportunity Chase Adams \| Memphis, TN \| Alumni B.S. Agricultural Business Management \| M.S. Applied Economics
	The Business of Sustainability Erica Sequoia Baker I Business Administration I Sustainability Class of 2022 \| First Generation College Student I Hemet, California
	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
	A Mother for Nature Anne Thrall-Nash \| Environmental Economics and Policy \| Sustainability Hillsboro, Oregon \| Class of 2022 First Generation Bachelor's Degree Student
	Mitigating Climate Change Jessica Xu \| Post-bacc \| Environmental Economics and Policy CAS Student Ambassador \| OSU MANRRS Treasurer \| Los Angeles, CA
	Citizen of the World Drew Jacobson \| Class of 2022 \| Eugene, OR Double Degree \| Environmental Economics and Policy \| Sustainability Minor in Spanish
	Relishing Nature with Research Sophie Baur I Biological Data Sciences I Undergraduate I Portland, Oregon
	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
	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
	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
	Hungry for Change Logan Quinn \| Horticulture \| Sykesville, MD \| Class of 2020 CAS Leadership Academy Fellow \| MANRRS Executive Member CAS Deans List \| LSAMP Scholar Mentor \| Honors Distinction Research Fellow
	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
	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
	Bugging Out Emily A. Carlson \| PhD Horticulture - Entomology \| Oregon NSF Graduate Research Fellow Bronze President’s Volunteer Service Award First-Generation Graduate Student
	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 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 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
	The Human Element Matthew Slattery \| Ph.D. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Class of 2018 \| Colorado Springs, CO \| ARCS Scholar
	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 Scholar\| Mycology Club officer Cycling Club \| Botany & Plant Pathology Club
	Walking the Walk Metzin Rodriguez \| Coos Bay, OR \| CAMP mentor BioResource Research - Sustainable Ecosystems TOUR Ambassador \| EOP \| 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
	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