On Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, the Ohio State Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) held its annual Student Scholarship and Awards Banquet. The banquet, held at the Nationwide 4-H Center on campus, honors faculty, staff, students and alumni for contributing to the department's advancement in 2024.
The keynote speaker was Jenna Elleman, a Regional Integrated Solutions Manager for Ag-Pro Companies and a department graduate in 2019. She shared her top 10 tips for students to succeed after their graduation. After that, department chair Dr. Scott Shearer gave his unit updates for the academic year, and then the awards ceremony commenced. This year, there were several incredible award and scholarship recipients:
IPAG DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
Dr. Dennis Stombaugh
IPAG OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD
Paul Chester and Rick Galehouse
IPAG INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTOR AWARD
Chad Gariety, Milwaukee Tool
IPAG OUTSTANDING STAFF TEACHER AWARD
Dr. Patrick Sours
GRADUATE TEACHING AWARD
Joey Smith
FABE GRADUATE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AWARD
Anmol Kaur Gill
graduate research award
Master's: Anmol Kaur Gill and Ph.D.: Shyam Singh
HENRY J. BARRE AWARD FOR GRADUATE STUDY IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Nate P. King-Smith
THE REVEREND PAVLOS T. TAIGANIDES-DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR/ROBERT E. STEWARD MEMORIAL AWARD
Jaden Tatum
IAC Construction Systems Management Student Leadership Award
Winston Milton
FABE OUTSTANDING SENIORS
Ethan Kaper, Garrett Thomas, Brady Kolb, and Elly Motter
CFAES DISTINGUISHED SENIORs
Ashley Bergman, Kyle Northup, Timothy Sullivan, Zachary Johnson
Several student scholarships were also given out, and although FAFSA delays have delayed the completion of scholarship gifts, the department awarded $122,900 to 70 students at Wednesday's banquet.
Finally, the FABE and ASM Senior Capstone and Design awards were given out.
ASM OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATOR AWARD
Dairy Automation in Ohio Feasibility: Kyle Northup, Garrett Thomas
ASM OUTSTANDING INNOVATOR AWARD
FSR Double Boom Sprayer: Timothy Sullivan, Ben Bostelman, Payton Niekamp
FABE OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATOR AWARD
Forge Biologics: Aayush Patel, Charlie Martin, Jasmine Karmilowicz
FABE OUTSTANDING INNOVATOR AWARD
AgrAbility: Alex Pariso, Bobby Bench, Ashley Bergman, Valentino Carriero
Thank you to all who came to the 2024 FABE Student Scholarship and Awards Banquet, and congratulations to all of the winners!