Faces of AgSci Students

Live to be the Legacy

Elia Rybolt | Agricultural Sciences Major | Class of 2024

Minor in Horticulture | Focuses in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Communications

CAS & CoF Leadership Academy | Brownsville, Oregon

Sigma Alpha | LinkedIn | Personal Portfolio Website

Deborah Miller: Investing in Identity

INVESTING IN IDENTITY

Deborah Miller | Agricultural Sciences Major | Class of 2024

Pierson-Charlton Family Scholarship Recipient | Camarillo, CA

CAS Club Leadership Team |Student in Educational Opportunities Program

Branching Out

Christian Lessey | B.S. Soil Science | Class of 2025

Portland, OR | Salt Lake City, UT

Oregon State University Dean’s List | regeneratesoils@instagram.com

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Get Up and Go

Kira Sabin | B.S. Agriculture and Food Business Management | Class of 2023

2019 Ford Scholar | AgSci Marketing and Communications Coordinator 

Tractor Operator at Justin Gross Farms | Jefferson, OR | @KyoSabin 

2023 Lincoln University Exchange | 2023 Outstanding Senior Award 

2022 Northwest Agricultural Cooperative Council scholarship | 2022 Honor Roll 

2022 Walter Bailey scholarship | 2020 Arthur AC Wight scholarship 

2021 Customer Satisfaction Expert at Bi-Mart | 2023 Cascades Half Marathon

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All Around the World

Justin Dickey | Environmental Economics and Policy

Class of 2024 | Ecampus | San Antonio, Texas 

Adriana Perez. Be bold. Be you.

Adriana Perez

Adriana Perez
Class of 2023
B.S. Animal Science

Status 'Grow'

Meaghan Herlihy | Major ~ Botany with Plant Genetics

Minor ~ Chemistry | Class of 2024 | Middleboro MA

Take Off to the Rangeland

Heather McDougald Murphy | Class of 2023

Rangelands Sciences | Pasco, WA | Marine Corps Veteran

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Fall in Love with Birds

Fang-Yu (Betty) Shen | Class of 2026 | Ph.D. Wildlife Science

1st Generation College Student | Taichung City, Taiwan

The Hatchery blog | Art-Sci fellowship | Shutterstock Artist

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Promote and Protect Public Health

MacKenzie Allison | B.S. BioHealth Science | Eugene, OR | Class of 2023

@Kenz.allison | 1st Place Undergraduate Poster Presentation at PANWAT 2022

Best Overall Undergraduate Poster at EMT Research Day Symposium 2023

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Weaving a Web of Data

Olivia Queisser | Class of 2024 | Corvallis, OR

H.B.S. BioResource Research | Plant Growth & Development option

Bioproducts option | Chemistry minor | Honors College

Art-Sci Fellowship 2022-23

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Zentangled in Creativity

Vaishnavi Padaki | Pune, India

Class of 2020 | Ph.D. Canidate Microbiology | @entangle_zentangle

Provost Fellowship 2020-2021 | Pernot Art-Science Fellowship 2022-2023

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 LeaderCAS Academic Programs Assistant

 

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Communicating with Confidence

Mireia Roig-Paul | Beaverton | BioResource Research | Class of 2023

Academic Learning Assistant in Sackett Hall | Honors Roll GPA

USDA Undergraduate Researcher | Precollege Programs

1st generation American attending school in the United States

Hooked On Water

Olivia Boisen | Graduate Student | Class Of 2026 | Mission Viejo, CA

Fisheries ScienceHatfield Marine Science Center | Cal State Monterey Bay

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Point Blue Conservation Science

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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

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

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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

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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 with buildings

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

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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 

 

Erica, Cover Photo

The Business of Sustainability

Erica Sequoia Baker  I  Business Administration  I  Sustainability 

Class of 2022 |  First Generation College Student  I  Hemet, California

Cade Jobe smile

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 

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

Photo of Dalyn in nursery

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

The Speed of Life

Reuben Oliver Garnett | Agricultural Science | Beaverton, OR 

Organic Growers Club | Class of 2020

photo by Sean Simonson

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

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

Ruben Lopez feeds a cow

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

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

Pursuit of Excellence

Juriana Examaray Barboza Sagrero | BioResource Research 

Class of 2021 | Corvallis, OR | First Generation College Student

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

Matthew and his motorcycle on a mountain road.

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.

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 ScholarMycology Club officer

Cycling Club | Botany & Plant Pathology Club

Walking the Walk

Metzin Rodriguez | Coos Bay, OR | CAMP mentor

BioResource Research - Sustainable Ecosystems

TOUR AmbassadorEOP | 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

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

Dances with Wolves

Shelby Wanser | M.S. Animal Sciences | Class of 2020

OSU pride panelist | Animal Trainer | Out ‘N About facilitator

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