Warnell School recognizes outstanding students and professors at 76th Annual Spring Awards Banquet

Forty scholarships and awards were presented to more than fifty students and faculty of the School.

“Each year we look forward to this opportunity to recognize the efforts and achievements of those students and professors who make the Warnell School one of the most-respected forestry and natural resource school’s in the nation,” Warnell School Interim Dean Robert Warren stated. “We are fortunate to have some of the best-performing students at The University of Georgia matriculating at the Warnell School. We are also thankful for the dedicated faculty who have devoted their lives to providing our students with advanced learning opportunities.”

In addition to recognizing the outstanding students and faculty of the Warnell School, the Spring Awards Banquet allows the students and faculty to thank the School’s alumni, friends and industry leaders who provide the financial support for many of the scholarships and awards presented at the banquet.

“First and foremost the entire Warnell School family would like to take this opportunity to give our thanks and appreciation to the School’s generous supporters.  It is their gifts that provide increased opportunities for students to conduct research, write papers, and present their findings at professional conferences around the world,” stated Interim Dean Warren. “It is the tremendous support that is provided to the Warnell School by an ever-growing number of alumni and friends that make it such a wonderful place for us to work, and for our students to build their future.”

More than $100,000 in awards and scholarships were provided to those students recognized at the Spring Awards Banquet thanks to the generosity of the Warnell School’s family and friends.

The full list of awards/scholarships presented and recipient information are as follows:

Forestry Alumni Scholarship

 New: Amanda J. Chapman, Daniel B. Hulsey, Mallory A. Cronic, Andrew T. Taylor

Continuing: Kristin E. Felton, Morgen D. Ingerson, Nathan U. Jensrud, Anne N. Miller

Forestry Alumni Pre-Professional Scholarship

 Emily F. Reed

Continuing: Tara Thomson

 William Tyler Ray Scholarship

New: Steve J. Ferrell, C. Jordan Kirkpatrick

Continuing:  Nathan P. Eason, James A. Herrin, Melissa M. Kendrick, Ryan P. Reddish, Wes T. Tracy, Patrick D. Work

C.M. & Bernice C. Stripling Professional Scholarship

Jess S. McNeill

 William N. Thompson Scholarship

Bryan T. Gonzales

 Georgia Forestry Association/Georgia Forestry Foundation Fellowship

 Brandon L. McGaha

 Judith Fitzgerald Brooks Memorial Scholarship

R. Adam Speir

Arnett C. and Ruth Mace Memorial Fund

Patrick D. Work

Arlene C. & Tilden L. Norris Scholarship Fund

J. Benjamin Bozeman and Garrett D. Mack

 Gordie J. Yancey Scholarship

T. Wesley Tracey

Martha Love May Memorial Scholarship

 Amanda C. Newman

 E.E. Provost Scholarship

James A. Herrin

 Trout Unlimited Cold Water Fisheries Endowment Fund

      Undergraduate:  Abby M. Farakesh

Graduate:  Duncan C. Elkins

 Rayonier Foundation Scholarship

Andrew M. McCarley

Georgia Division, Society of American Foresters Scholarship

T. Wesley Tracey

Southeastern Society of American Foresters Scholarship

 Ami A. Flowers

Superior Pine Products Scholarship

Morgen D. Ingerson & Garrett D. Rice

 Gerald B. and Charlotte Alexander Saunders Scholarship Fund

Michael D. Homer, Jr.

 Charles A. & Rose Lane Leavell Scholarship

 Joshua D. Parris & Lauren E. Wilson

 Fredrick Williams Kinard, Jr. Scholarship

 Sara E. Benner

 Archie E. Patterson Scholarship

 Ami A. Flowers & Joshua E. Seehorn

 Ben Meadows Scholarship

 Charles J. Plush

Earl Jenkins/Gladys Beach Memorial Award

Darwin E. Shelton, Jr.

Elmo C. Hester, Jr. Scholarship

Kylie A. Hamlin

 E.L. Cheatum Award

 Gino J. D’Angelo

Stoddard-Burleigh-Sutton Award

Ornithology:  Brant C. Faircloth

Wildlife Conservation: Brady J. Mattsson

 Jerome L. Clutter Memorial Fellowship

 Sam W. Rorabaugh & Bin Mei

 Robert W. & June C. Porterfield Memorial Scholarship Fund

 Jason A. Scott

 Blue Key Honor Society

Mary H. Johnson, Amanda C. Newman, Patrick D. Work

AGHON Initiates

Jonathan H. Lee and Matthew H. Roach

Ag Hill Council Outstanding Senior in Forest Resources

Sara B. Johnson

Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Sophomore and Senior in Forest Resources

 Sophomore: Emily F. Reed

Senior: Sara B. Johnson

Outstanding Senior in Wildlife

 Jason R. Kinsey

 Outstanding Senior in Forestry

Sara B. Johnson

Rotoract Student Service Award

 Sara B. Johnson

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges

B. Bynum Boley, Sara B. Johnson, J. Daniel van Dijk

 Forestry Faculty Award

Bradford P. Huffman

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

 Natalie L. Hyslop, James A. Martin, Justin A. Tyson

Warnell School Ambassador of the Year

Ami Flowers

Honorable Mention

Students Presented at Honors Day

Sara Johnson, Patrick Work, Chelsea Born, Lori Brons, Emily Reed, Ryan Reddish, Josh Parris

Xi Sigma Pi Inductees

Alex Avery, Sara Benner, Katharine Bloom, Kate Bower, T. Brooks Camp, Tyler Clemons, Megan Dempster, Kristin Felton, Ami Flowers, Andrew Floyd, Philip Ford II, Jonathan Gray, Kylie Hamlin, Jessica Harper, Michael Homer, Robert Horan, Callie Hubbell, Morgen Ingerson, Nathan Jensrud, Melissa Kendrick, Justin Leon, S. Lynsey Long, Jerry Mahon, Joshua Mallory, Anne Miller, Matt Ondovchik, Josh Parris, Allen Pattillo, Rebecca Perkins, Scott Pfeninger, Charles Plush, Kris Pope, Allyson Read, Jeff Register, Clark Ryals, Paul Scarr, Darwin Shelton, Rachel Small, Theron Terhune, Jeffrey Thompson, Lauren Wilson, Patrick Work

Xi Sigma Pi/Herrick Outstanding Professor in Forest Resources

David Newman 

Professors Presented at Honors Day

Bruce Borders & Gary Green

 Herrick Award for Outstanding Teaching

Dale Greene 

Alumni Association Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching

 Bob Izlar