ANS Graduate Awards

ANS Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate Student Award

This award recognizes a Ph.D. candidate in the department who has demonstrated all-round excellence in academic performance, research, teaching, and service and leadership. To be eligible for this award PhD students must have passed their comprehensive examinations and advanced to candidacy.

Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate Student Award

2025 Recipient: Lynn Olthof - Major Professor: Barry Bradford

ANS Outstanding M.S. Graduate Student Award

This award recognizes a M.S. student in the department who has demonstrated all-round excellence in academic performance, research, teaching, and service and leadership. To be eligible for this award MS students must have been enrolled for at least one year.

Outstanding M.S. Graduate Student Award

2025 Recipient: Katie Baugh - Major Professor: Janice Siegford

ANS Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award

This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Animal Science teaching mission. Both MS and PhD students are eligible for this award, and selection is based on faculty nominations.

Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award

2025 Recipient: Renee Harbowy - Major professor: Brian Nielsen

ANS Outstanding Graduate Student Service and Leadership Award

This award recognizes outstanding contributions by a graduate student to the department, animal science profession, animal industry and/or broader community through their service and leadership activities. Both MS and PhD students are eligible for this award, and selection is based on nominations from the Animal Science department community. (Implemented in 2021)

Outstanding Graduate Student Service and Leadership Award

2025 Recipient: Erika Eckhardt - Major professor: Jongkyoo Kim

Jacob A. Hoefer Endowed Fellowship in Animal Science

This competition encourages Ph.D. candidates in the department to prepare for future employment through mock job applications and interviews. To be eligible for this award PhD students must have passed their comprehensive examinations and advanced to candidacy.