Over the history of the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, our faculty, staff, students, and alumni have had the privilege of being recognized with various national, university, and department awards. See the full list of recognitions below:
National Recognitions
ASABE FELLOWS
1937 Grade of Fellows Glen W. McCuen
1956 Grade of Fellows Virgil Overholt
1966 Grade of Fellows Henry J. Barre
1971 Grade of Fellows Donald B. Brooker
1976 Grade of Fellows Gordon L. Nelson
1980 Grade of Fellows E. Paul Taiganides
1984 Grade of Fellows Dennis R. Heldman
2001 Grade of Fellows Robert Gustafson
2013 Grade of Fellows Norman R. Fausey
2014 Grade of Fellows Scott A. Shearer
2017 Grade of Fellows Ozkan Erdal
2021 Grade of Fellows Heping Zhu
2023 Grade of Fellows Karen Mancl
asabe bLUE RIBBONS
2012 Electronic & Web-Based Delivery S.D. Jepsen, C. Dicus, C. Zoller
2012 Electronic & Wed-Based Delivery S.D. Jepsen, C. Zoller
2014 Electronic & Web-Based Delivery D. Jepsen, K. Mann, A. Mann, S. Spears
2015 Publications D. Jepsen, A. Mann, K. McGuire, L. Flowers (State Fire Marshall), S. Walker, J. Robinson, M. Bailey, D. Torshell, A. Bauer, A. Gross
2016 Publications E. Ozkan
2018 Publications A. Shah, A. Manandhar, S. Khanal, E. Ozkan
2018 Publications S. Khanal, J. Fulton, E. Hawkins, K. Port, A. Klopfenstein
2018 Electronics & Web-Based Delivery J. Lee, R. Colley III, E. Hawksins, K. Port, J. Fulton
2019 Publications E. Ozkan, K. Smith
2019 Elcetronic & Web-Based Delivery J. Fulton, J. Lee
2022 Elcetronic & Web-Based Delivery S. Dee Jepsen, Justin Pulley, Karen Funkenbusch
2022 Publications Erdal Ozkan, Emilio Gil
2022 Publications Kristen Conroy, Karen Mancl
2023 Publications S. Dee Jepsen, Forrest Lang, Erdal Ozkan
University Recognitions
The ohio State university
2023 Provost's Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer Patrick Sours
2024 Distinguished University Professor Judit Puskas
college of engineering
1997 Charles E. MacQuigg Award for Outstanding Teaching Robert Gustafson
1997 Lumley Research Award Sudhir Sastry
2001 Charles E. MacQuigg Award for Outstanding Teaching Robert Gustafson
2004 Charles E. MacQuigg Award for Outstanding Teaching Ann Christy
2004 Lumley Research Award Michel Frederick
2005 The Ralph L. Boyer Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Engineering Innovation Ann Christy
2005 Lumley Research Award Jay Martin
2007 The Ralph L. Boyer Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Engineering Innovation Andrew Ward
2010 Lumley Research Award Yebo Li
2017 Faculty Diversity Excellence Award Gonul Kaletunc
2017 Faculty Mentoring Award Karen Mancl
2018 Lumley Research Award Ajay Shah
2023 Innovators Award Katrina Cornish
2023 Lumley Research Award Sami Khanal
College of food, agricultural, and environmental sciences
2019 Distinguished Professor Judit Puskas
2022 Distinguished Professor Jay Martin
2023 Distinguished Professor Sudhir Sastry
2024 Distinguished Professor Lingying Zhao
Department Recognitions
grad research award
2006 Laleh Loghavi
2007 Sanjay Sarang
2008 Hamid Rismani-Yazdi
2009 Yu Chen
2010 Anand Plappally
2011 Derek Schlea (second: Zifei Dai)
2012 M.S. Ryan A. Gehringer; Ph.D. Pitiya Kamonpatana
2013 M.S. Johnathon P. Sheets; Ph.D. Lara Jane Hadlocon
2014 M.S. Ratanachat (Siam) Racharaks; Ph.D. Jessica Lauren Slutzky
2015 Ph.D. Cindy Barrera-Martinez
2017 M.S. Yunqi (Chloe) Huang; Ph.D. Sravanti Paluri
2018 M.S. Asmita Khanal; Ph.D. Ashish Manandhar
2019 M.S. Ashlee Balcerzak; Ph.D. Seyed Hashem Mousair Avval
2020 M.S. Jacquelyn Blanchard; Ph.D. Asmita Khanal
2021 M.S. Shyam Sivaprasad; Ph.D. Yang Geng
2022 M.S. Rachelle Crow; Ph.D. Holly Huellemeier
2023 M.S. Neha Joshi; Ph. D. Jaden Tatum
2024 M.S. Anmol Kaur Gill; Ph. D. Shyam Singh
GRAD leadership and service award
2006 Stephanie Lansing
2007 Jennie Morgan and Sanjay Sarang
2008 C. J. Mullin
2009 Romel Somavat
2010 Rich Ciotola and Vinayak Shedekar
2011 Ehsan Ghane
2012 Gary Lorei
2013 Angelica M. Huerta
2015 Natasha Faze
2017 David Wituszynski
2018 Jeffrey Kast
2019 Patrick J. Sours
2020 --
2021 Samantha Francis
2022 Holly Huellemeier
2023 Shyam Singh
2024 Anmol Kaur Gill
grad teaching award
2006 Eric Powell and Kerry Hughes Zwierschke
2007 Peter Mulumba
2008 Charissa Young
2009 CJ Mullin
2010 Anand Plappally
2011 Kpoti (Stephan) Gunn
2012 Trent A. Bower
2013 Trent A. Bower
2014 Johnathan Sheets
2015 Molly Moran
2017 James B. Stone
2018 Subbiah Nagappan
2019 Haley Kujawa
2020 Owen Meehl
2021 Nikita Khozin
2022 Matthew Herkins
2023 Ashley Herkins
2024 Joey Smith
the rev pt taiganides - prof. r e steward memorial award grad student of the YEAR
2004 Kerry Hughes
2005 Laleh Loghavi
2006 Jon Witter
2007 Stephanie Lansing
2008 Yu Chen
2009 Caixia (Ellen) Wan
2010 Romel Somavat and Vinayak Shedekar
2011 Derek Schlea and Stephen Park
2012 Pitiya Kamonpatana
2013 Ehsan Ghane
2014 Fuqing Xu
2015 J. Lauren Slutzky and Johnathon Sheets
2017 Long Lin
2018 Tony Ren and Chris Weigman
2019 Ashish Manandhar
2020 David Wituszynski
2021 Holly Huellemeier
2022 Asmita Khanal
2023 Ashley Herkins
2024 Jaden Tatum
Distinguished alumni awards
2002 Paul Rofkar B.S. Ag. E. 1939
2002 James Miller B.S. Ag. E. 1951
2003 Carl W. Hall B. S. Ag. E. 1948
2003 James G. Hartsock B. S. Ag. E. 1949 M. S. Ag. E. 1954
2004 Edward Hiler B. S. & M. S. Ag. E. 1963 Ph.D. Ag. E. 1966
2004 Benson J. Lamp, Ph. D B. S. Ag. E., 1949 M. S. Ag. E., 1953
2005 George S. Sanders B.S. Ag. E., 1950 M.S. Ag. E., 1951
2005 Michael J. Keenan B.S. Agric., 1982 (Ag. Mech. & Systems)
2006 Stanley W. Joehlin B.S. Ag. E. 1960 M.S. Ag. E. 1960
2006 Gregory P. Gordon B.S. Ag. Eng. 1982 M.S. Ag. Eng. 1987
2007 Sam Huber B. S. Ag. Eng. 1941 M.S. Ag. Eng. 1958
2007 Carl Kipp B.S. Ag. Eng. 1953
2007 Jim Fouss B.S. Ag. Eng. 1959 M.S. Ag. Eng. 1962 Ph.D. Ag. Eng. 1971
2008 David Rule B.S. Agric., 1982
2008 James Doyle B.S. Ag. E. 1968
2009 Art Brate B.S. Ag. E. 1970
2010 Robert G. Holmes B. S. & M. S. Ag. E. 1960 Ph.D. Ag. E. 1966
2010 Paul Young B.S. Ag. Eng. 1960
2011 Khaled Zitoun Ph.D. Ag. Eng. 1996
2011 Roger Rohrbach B.S. Ag. Eng. 1965 Ph.D. Ag. Eng. 1968
2012 Ted Short B.S. Ag. Eng. 1965 M.S. Ag. Eng. 1966 Ph.D. Ag. Eng. 1969
2013 Kevin Keener B.S. Ag. Eng. 1990 M.S. Ag. Eng. 1990 Ph.D. Ag. Eng. 1993
2013 Jerry Roell B.S. Ag. Eng. 1981
2014 Jeff Geeding B.S. Agric. 1982
2014 Ron Bowers B.S. Ag. Eng. 1982
2015 Brian Bursiek B.S. Ag. Eng. 1981
2015 Sylvia Schonauer B.S. Ag. Eng. 1983 M.S. Ag. Eng. 1985
2016 Sue Nokes B.S. Ag. Eng. 1982 M.S. Ag. Eng. 1983
2016 Darren Drollinger B.S. Ag. Eng. 1988
2017 Ajit Srivastava B.S. Ag. Eng. 1972
2017 Jeff Voss B.S. Agric. 1981
2018 Stanley W. Joehlin B.S. Ag. E. 1960 M.S. Ag. E. 1960
2019 Marybeth Lima
2020 Mark Evans
2021 Brian E. Henslee
2022 Brad Core
2023 Matt Lemon
2024 Dennis Stombaugh
Outstanding service award
2007 Jim Hess: Senior Vice-President Messer Construction Co.
2008 Art Brate, Paul Chester, and Duane Riethman
2009 Larry Parnell: Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
2010 Bart Johnson: Ohio Country Journal and Ohio Ag Net
2011 Bob Strickland PCS
2012 Norman Fausey: USDA-ARS
2013 Dr. Bobby Moser
2014 Andy Bauer: Heritage Cooperative
2014 Albert Gross: Heritage Cooperative
2014 Eric Parthemore: Heritage Cooperative
2015 JD Flaherty, Jr. Construction Systems Inc.
2016 Laura Fay: Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed
2017 Bob Gustafson: FABE Professory Emeritus
2018 Curt Kaljo: Franklin SWCD
2019 Larry Walden: Ohio State CSM Industry Advisory Council
2020 Paula Shirk: Agrismart; Bob Recker: Cedar Valley Innovation
2021 EJ Miller
2022 Rachel Cornell: Ohio State FABE
2023 Dr. Beenish Saba: Ohio State FABE
2024 Paul Chester and Rick Galehouse
INdustry contributor awards
2002 The Lincoln Electric Co.
2003 John Deere 2004 Hirzel Canning Co. & Farms
2005 Ohio Land Improvement Contractors Association
2006 Hamilton Tanks
2006 Ohio Steel Industries Inc.
2007 Laserflex, Inc
2007 Wanner Metal Worx
2008 Brim Process Equipment
2009 CNH
2010 ADS
2011 Quasar Energy Group
2012 Jacto Inc.
2012 Bio100 Technologies LLC
2013 AgriDrain
2013 Whitewater Processing, Inc
2014 Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)
2015 Wellington Implement
2016 EVOLUTION AG
2017 Kubota
2017 Unverferth
2018 The Lincoln Electric Co
2019 Beck's Hybrid
2020 CNH Industrial and Trimble Navigation
2021 Topcon
2022 Craig Eppley, Miller
2023 Geringhoff, LLC and Lincoln Electric
2024 Milwaukee Tool
outstanding staff teacher
2005 Dennis Albery
2006 Mike Lichtensteiger
2007 Mary Faure
2008 Larry Heckendorn
2009 Eric Desmond
2010 Anastasia Britt
2011 Bill Shepherd
2012 Mac Ware
2013 Bev Barrick
2013 Dewey Mann
2014 Mac Ware
2015 Jeff Suchy
2017 Mike Rowan
2018 Michael J. Lichtensteiger
2019 Jenna Eaves and Mark Banta
2020 Don Schafer
2021 Andrew Klopfenstein
2022 Jane Fife
2023 Kristen Conroy
2024 Patrick Sours
Student Recognitions
CFAES Distinguished Seniors
2024
- Timothy Sullivan, ASM
- Zachary Johnson, CSM
- Kyle Northup, ASM
- Ashley Bergman, FABE
2023
- Cassidy Brozovich, FABE
- Madison Kacica, FABE
- Spencer Logan, ASM
- Dante Spieker, CSM
2022
- Shannon L. Dixon, FABE
- Mackenzie C. Lange, CSM
- Emma K. Rand, FABE
- Preston R. Sheets, ASM
2021
- Christopher D. Baird, ASM
- Rachel H. Leitson, CSM
- Jacob M. Lesch, ASM
- Clare M. Sollars, FABE
2020
- Assad M. Ahmad, CSM
- Matthew R. Klopfenstein, FABE
- Tanner W. Matthews, ASM
- Rex J. R. Tietje, ASM
2019
- Emanuel Barnes, CSM
- Justin Scott Haerr, ASM
- Jenna K. Lee, FABE
- Joseph S. Smith, FABE
2018
- Holly Huellemeier, FABE
2016
- Ryan Schwyn, FABE
2014
- Eric Leber, ASM
2013
- Christopher Gehret, ASM
2012
- Jonathan Francis, ASM
- Laura Gordon, ASM
2011
- Dan Brown, FABE
2010
- Craig Miller, FABE
2009
- Cody Beacon, ASM
- Derek Schlea, FABE
2004
- Brian Henslee, FABE
2003
- Brian Ball, FABE
- Robert Beekman, FABE
- Jeremy Krone, FABE
2002
- Matthew Darr, FABE
2000
- Adam Osswald, FABE
1998
- Mitchell Sweeny, FABE
1997
- Leslie Burrell, FABE
- Tracie Screven, FABE
1992
- Kevin Pees, FABE
1991
- Joe Sheaffer, FABE
1988
- Jeff Bahnsen, ASM
1985
- Michael Benecke, ASM
- Julia Gerken, ASM
- John Schartman, ASM
1982
- Karl Hirzel, FABE
- Fred Melvin, ASM
1980
- Kent Logan, FABE
- Bob Spengler, FABE
1975
- Dennis Bechtel, FABE
1973
- Myron Logan, FABE
FABE Outstanding Seniors
2024
- Ethan Kaper, FABE
- Garrett Thomas, ASM
- Brady Kolb, CSM
- Elly Motter, ASM
2023
- Samuel DiTirro, CSM
- Isias Manriquez, CSM
- Allison Patrick, FABE
2022
- James Fulton, ASM
- Maria Goshe, ASM
- Andrew Henderson, CSM
- Abigail Obert, FABE
- Kaylee Presnell, FABE
2021
- Brent Ball, CSM
- Dana Dosen, FABE
- Alexander Kutz, ASM
- Emily McDonel, FABE
- Kaleb Senter, CSM
2020
- Forrest Lang, ASM
- Samantha Lewis, FABE
- Corbin Walnsch, CSM
- Lindsay West, FABE
2019
- John Hagan, CSM
- Kendra Harder, FABE
- Bradley Kelley, CSM
- Hannah Margino, FABE
- Claudia McAllister-Peterson, FABE
- Gaoshoutsong Si, ASM
- Sokchea Som, FABE
- Alexander Wynn, ASM
Alumni Recognitions
Alumni Awards
2020 CFAES Young Professional Achievement Award Dr. Cindy Barrera (’16 Ph.D. Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering)
2022 CFAES International Alumni Award Dr. Ilhami Yildiz ('93 Ph.D. Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering)