Undergraduate Awards
2024
LRES Outstanding Senior Award: Brennan Gaffney
Exceptional Service Award: Bryce Pease
2023
LRES Outstanding Senior Award: Paige Schlegel
Exceptional Service Award: Lexi Emeny
Cassie Birch- Founders Day Award for Student Excellence
2022
LRES Outstanding Senior Award: Meghan Robinson
College of Ag Award for Excellence: Meghan Robinson
College of Ag Award for Excellence: Ed Shaw
2021
LRES Outstanding Senior Award: Madeline Beck
LRES Exceptional Service Award: Bailey Servais
Madeline Beck- MSU Award for Excellence recipient
Madeline Beck- Montana Space Grant Consortium Internship recipient
Natalie Sturm- Soil Health Oral Competition, 3rd Place
2020
LRES Outstanding Senior Award: Stacey Robbins
College of Ag Award for Excellence: Natalie Sturm
Lochlin Ermatinger- Montana Association of Geographic Inform ation Professionals (MAGIP) Scholarship recipient
Miles Maxer- MSU Blackstone LaunchPad Fellow
Miles Maxer- 2nd place, MSU $50K Venture Competition
Stacey Robbins- John Jachetta Undergraduate Research Award, Weed Science Society of America
Natalie Sturm- USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture Program
2019
LRES Outstanding Senior Award: Zane Ashford
College of Ag Outstanding Undergraduate Leadership Award: Daniel Chichinsky
College of Ag Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award: Clare Dittemore
College of Ag Noteworthy Undergraduate Engagement Award: Natalie Sturm
Daniel Banker- 2nd place poster presentation, LRES Research Colloquium
Nathan Barnes- Undergraduate Scholar Program Fellowship recipient
Josh Botti-Anderson- LRES Undergraduate Travel Award recipient for Entomology Society of America National Conference in St. Louis, MO
Josh Botti-Anderson- 2nd place poster presentation, Entomology Society of America Plant-Insect Ecosystem Poster Session
Kevin Goodan- 1st place poster presentation, LRES Reserach Colloquium
Miles "Antman" Maxcer- John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge , First Place
Miles Maxcer- LRES Undergraduate Travel Award recipient for Entomology Society of America National Conference in St. Louis, MO
Hailey Webb- Undergraduate Scholar Program Fellowship recipient
2018
LRES Outstanding Senior Awards: Mathew Bain, Emma Lathrop, and Braden Leach
College of Ag Outstanding Undergraduate Engagement Award: Noelani Boise
College of Ag Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award: Laura Ippolito
College of Ag Outstanding Sophomore Leadership Award: Miles Maxcer
Mathew Bain- MSU Award for Excellence
Hadley Barnard- LRES Travel grant recipient for Food Hunger and Waste Summit in Indianapolis, IN.
Natalie Sturm- Institute on Ecosystems Summer Fellowship
Brody Wallace- Initiative for Regulation and Applied Economic Analysis- Undergraduate Research Scholarship recipient
President's List and Dean's List- Fall 2018
2017
LRES Outstanding Senior Award: Emma Bode
LRES Exceptional Service Award: Kendall Franks
College of Ag Award for Excellence: Connor Mertz
Frances Ambrose- Student of Achievement award
Mathew Bain- Udall Scholarship recipient
Laura Ippolito- Initiative for Regulation and Applied Economic Analysis- Undergraduate Research Scholarship recipient
Joe Lazarus- Initiative for Regulation and Applied Economic Analysis- Undergraduate Research Scholarship recipient
Sam Leuthold- Undergraduate Scholars Program
Miles Maxcer- Apprentice Ecology Award, Nicodemus Wilderness Project
Kelsey Simon- Hubert J Byrd Sr. Scholarship Award, Soil Science Society of America
Rachel Ulrich- Montana NASA EPSCoR Award
President's List and Dean's List- Spring 2017
2016
LRES Outstanding Senior Awards: Katelyn Noland and Alexandra Thornton
LRES Outstanding Service Award: Katelyn Noland
Mathew Bain- Udall Scholarship Honorable Mention
Mathew Bain- Undergraduate Scholars Program, MSU
Emma Bode- Award for Excellence, MSU
Kendall Franks, Agricultural Ambassador
Paul Hegedus- Weed Science Society of America: Undergraduate Research Award
Alexandra Thornton- Award for Excellence, MSU
Kelsey Wallisch Simon- Undergraduate Scholars Program
President's List and Dean's List- Spring 2016
2015
LRES Outstanding Senior Award: Dionne Zoanni
College of Ag Outstanding Senior Award: Dionne Zoanni
Russell Callahan - Award for Excellence, MSU
Kendall Franks, Agricultural Ambassador
Katie Noland - Award for Excellence, MSU
Katie Noland - Torlief Aasheim Community Involvement Award, MSU
Katie Noland - Campus Sustainability Advisory Council Award, MSU
Katie Noland - Udall Scholarship Honorable Mention
President's List and Dean's List - Spring 2015
2014
LRES Outstanding Senior Award: Ethan Mayes
Ethan Mayes - Outstanding Senior Award, LRES
Ethan Mayes - Award for Excellence, MSU
Emery Three Irons - Udall Scholarship, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
President's List and Dean's List - Spring 2014
President's List and Dean's List - Fall 2014
2013
LRES Outstanding Senior Awards: Collin Preftakes and Dylan Strike
Erik Anderson - Ag Ambassador, COA
Tucker Colvin - Ag Ambassador, COA
Ethan Mayes - Undergraduate Research Award Grant, Weed Science Society of America
Michaela O'Donoghue - Ag Ambassador, COA
Michaela O'Donoghue - Senator, COA
Collin Preftakes - Award for Excellence, MSU
President's List and Deans List - Fall 2013
2012
LRES Outstanding Senior Awards: Tom Bogen and Jessica Smith
Sam Carlson - presented at European Geophysical Union, Vienna, Austria
Megan Podolinsky - Award for Excellence, MSU
Megan Podolinsky - Torlief Aasheim Community Involvement Award, MSU
President's List and Deans List - Fall 2012
2011
LRES Outstanding Senior Awards: Carmel Johnston and Alexey Kalinin
Carmel Johnston - Award for Excellence, MSU
Kendra Kaiser - presented at European Geoscience General Assembly, Vienna, Austria
Alexey Kalinin - Student MVP, MSU
Megan Podolinsky - Ag Ambassador, COA
Collin Preftakes - published senior-authored journal article in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2010
LRES Outstanding Senior Award: Carol McFarland
Alexey Kalinin - Award for Excellence, MSU
Rose Marks - Undergraduate Research Award Grant, Weed Science Society of America
Carol McFarland - Outstanding Senior Award, LRES
Alexandre Wing - Undergraduate Research Award Grant, Weed Science Society of America