75th Annual Spring Awards Banquet
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UGA’s Warnell School recognizes outstanding students and professors at 75th Annual Spring Awards Banquet
The University of Georgia’s Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources recognized and rewarded its many outstanding students, student-teachers, and professors at its 75th Annual Spring Awards Banquet held Thursday, April 20th at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education in Athens, GA.
Thirty-three scholarships and awards were presented to 46 students, two graduate teaching awards were presented to four graduate students, and four outstanding teaching awards were presented to four separate professors at the banquet.
“We look forward to this opportunity each year 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 Dean Richard Porterfield sincerely expressed. “We are fortunate to have some of the best performing students at the University of Georgia matriculating at the Warnell School and thankful for the tremendously dedicated faculty who have devoted their lives to improving the future opportunities for the School’s students.”
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 all of the School’s supporters whose generous gifts provide increased opportunities for students to conduct research, write papers, and present their findings at professional conferences around the world,” stated Dean Porterfield. “It is the tremendous support that is provided to the Warnell School by its ever growing number of alumni and industry friends that make it such a wonderful place for us to work, and for our students to build their future.”
Roughly $30,000 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, descriptions of the awards/scholarships, and recipient information are as follows:
| Scholarship | Awardee |
|---|---|
| Forestry Alumni – Freshman(renewable for 2nd yr) | Continuing: Chris Keesecker New: To be determined late Summer 06 |
| Stripling – Freshman | To be determined late Summer 06 |
| Forestry Alumni – Pre-professional(two semesters only) | Andrew Taylor |
| Ben Meadows | Paula Whiting |
| Norris | Continuing: Kerry Nelson, Anne Miller, Nathan Jensrud,Mark Fritts,New: Morgen Ingerson, Kristin Felton, Amanda Chapman |
| William Tyler Ray(renewable) | Continuing: Kerry Holcomb, James Herrin, Sara Smiley, New: Nathaniel Eason, Patrick Work |
| Georgia Forestry Association | Michael Alexander |
| Thompson(renewable) | Jess McNeill |
| Jenkins | Ami Flowers |
| GA SAF | Bradford Huffman |
| Leavell | Jason Kinsey |
| Porterfield | Roberto Volfovicz- Leon |
| Stripling | Matt McKinney |
| Yancey | Brooks Camp |
| Provost | David Mallard |
| Rayonier | Stephen Purvis |
| SE SAF | Bynum Boley |
| Superior Pines | James Kent Zach Blackmon |
| Fitzgerald Brooks | Andrew Saunders |
| Trout Unlimited Cold Water Fisheries Endowment Fund | Allen Pattillo |
| Kinard | Jennifer Roberts |
| May | Sara Johnson Rachel Small |
| Patterson | Jonathan Gray Scott Pfeninger |
| Mace | Dustin Gibbons |
| Clutter | Amanda Hamsley,Brock Stewart, Matt Armstrong |
| Cheatum | Brant C. Faircloth |
Awards Recognized in Spring, 2006
| Award | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| AgHill Outstanding Senior | Jay Chupp |
| Blue Key Honor Society | (membership/certificate) Adam Speir (senior) Daniel VanDijk (professional) Brant Faircloth (graduate student) |
| Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges | (certificate) - undergraduate Adam Speir (senior) Amanda Hamsley (graduate student) Jason Carey (senior) |
| Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges - graduate | Angela McMellen (graduate student) Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Senior (certificate) Adam Speir (senior) |
| Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Sophomore (certificate) | Laura Saumweber (sophomore) |
| Forestry Faculty Award (WSFR plaque, silver bowl) | Evan Sussenbach (senior) Adam Speir (senior) |
| Outstanding Senior in Forestry (axe) | James Kent (senior) |
| Outstanding TA Award (certificates) | Michael Schirmacher Matthew Owens Jessica Rodriguez |
| Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award | Uttiyo Raychaudhuri |
| Outstanding Senior in Wildlife (WSFR plaque) | Lindsey Kirkman |
| Outstanding Professor in Forest Resources (plaque provided by Xi Sigma Pi) | Gary Green |
| Students Presented at Honors Day | Andrew Taylor Kendra Huffine Laura Saumweber Bynym Boley Kerry Holcomb Sara Johnson David Mallard Anne Miller Matthew Miller Adam Speir Evan Sussenbach Daniel Van Dijk |
| Professors Presented at Honors Day | Todd Rasmussen Pete Bettinger |
| Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Teaching | Sara Schweitzer |
| Xi Sigma Pi Outstanding Advisor | Bob Izlar |
| Herrick Superior Teaching Award | Pete Bettinger |
| AGHON | David Mallard, Jess McNeill, Dustin Dunn |
| Rotary’s Top 12 Award | Bynum Boley |
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