The Oregon State University Chapter of Minorities in Agriculture and Natural Resource Related Sciences won the National Chapter of the Year Award during the MANRRS 26th Annual Career Fair and Training Conference held March 31-April 2, 2011 in Overland Park, Kansas.
OSU MANRRS competed with the regional finalists selected (Oregon State U. Region 6, The Ohio State U. Region 5, and University of Missouri-Columbia Region 4).
The chapter also did OSU proud in the and national and regional officer election results as well as the research contests:
Officer Election Results:
- Eva Arndt National MANRRS undergrad. President-elect 2011-12
- Martine Torres Region VI undergrad. VP-elect 2011-12
- Ankita Juneja Region VI grad. VP-elect 2011-12
- Smita Biswas will be the new National Professional Treasurer upon her graduation July 2011
Research Contests Results:
*Smit Vasquez-Caballero 1st Place Graduate Div. II (Education, Social Sciences and Business) - Farm and non-farm level economic impact of migration to USA in rural Mexico
*Ankita Juneja 1st Place Graduate Research Poster Contest - Iron impregnated biochar as a catalyst for decomposition of toluene
*AnnaRose Adams 3rd Place Undergraduate Research Poster Contest - Response of habitat-specialist fish assemblages to overgrowth of the hydrocoral Millepora complanata by the crustose alga Ramicrusta sp
Certificates of Excellence were awarded to:
*Deepak Kumar Oral Grad research Div. I (Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences)
Evaluation of grass straws as feed stocks for ethanol production in the Pacific NW
*Eva Arndt Oral Undergraduate Div. II (Education, Social Sciences and Business)
Biopesticides: A new definition of green
All OSU MANRRS students attending participated in the COYA and were instrumental in our achievements at the National Conference:
- Wanda Crannell, OSU MANRRS Chapter Advisor
- Leigh Rappaport RoseMary Anderson High School Jr. MANRRS advisor
- Esmeralda, Jasmyn and Mariah – High School Jr. MANRRS
- Deepak Kumar Grad.
- Ankita Juneja Grad.
- Ryan Novoa Chapter Pres.
- Ashley Seeley Chapter Ag. Exec.
- Tiffany Harper Chapter Parlimentarian
- Kimberly Melendez-Rivera
- Charlie Ta
- Emily Escobedo
- Laura Magana Chapter Treasurer
- Fatimah Almousawi
- Martine Torres Chapter Vice Pres
- Alejandra Marquez Loza Chapter Secretary
- Arlyn Moreno
- Dominique Sabedra Chapter Ag. Exec.
- Kimberly Barela
- Kevin Wong
- Omar Miranda
- Smita Biswas Grad. GTA Co advisor and Chapter Webmaster
- AnnaRose Adams Chapter Publicity and PR Officer
- Smit Vasquez Caballero Grad. GTA Co advisor
- Eva Arndt Regional VP