Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior and Club Awards
These awards were started in 1998 by the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Student Council. Individual class awards are given to students who demonstrate leadership and CAFNR activity involvement. To apply, they submit their resumes, transcripts and an essay.
Visit the CAFNR Stuco page for information on nominations.
2024
Outstanding Freshman: Charlie Lewis
Outstanding Sophomore: Harleigh Lewis
Outstanding Junior: Kathryn Wenger
Outstanding Senior: Lauryn Robnett
Outstanding Club: Mizzou Women in Natural Resources (WNR)
2023
Outstanding Freshman: Morgan Watkins
Outstanding Sophomore: Abby Loesing
Outstanding Junior: Grant Norfleet
Outstanding Senior: Hailey Schepers
Outstanding Club: Sigma Alpha
2022
Freshman: Dawn Sherman
Sophomore: Parker Krudop
Junior: Hannah Anderson
Senior May: Elizabeth Gunter
Senior December: Kate Thompson
2021
Freshman: Emily Gregory
Sophomore: Emma Rose Ploch
Junior: Krista Orf
Senior: Allie Lock
2020
Freshman: Kensie Darst
Sophomore: Lauren Quinlan
Junior: Jacob Blank
Seniors: Natalie Ayers and Caleb Quinlan
2019
Club: Mizzou SAIFD
Freshman: Paxton Dahmer
Sophomore: Sydnee Mason
Junior: Colton Spencer
Senior: Maria Kuhns
2018
Club: Mizzou Collegiate Farm Bureau
Freshman: Abigail Bertz
Sophomore: Katie St. Pierre
Junior: MiKayla Engemann
Senior: Jaime Luke
2017
Club: Sigma Alpha
Freshman: Holly Enowski
Sophomore: Maria Kuhns
Junior: Robyn Eschenbrenner
2016
Freshman: Emma Downing
Sophomore: Nora Faris
Junior: Abrea Mizer
2015
Club: Alpha Gamma Rho
Freshman: Clara Knipp
Sophomore: Samantha Coulson
Junior: Jaelyn Bergmann
2014
Freshman: Miriam Martin
Sophomore: Courtney Spencer
Junior: Shannon Yokley
Club: Swine Club
2013
Freshman: Morgan Beach
Sophomore: Clarissa Brown
Junior: Kody Raines
Club: Mizzou Agricultural Economics Club
2012
Freshman: Kaitlin Flick
Sophomore: Matthew Eisenbath
Junior: Kari Weis
Club: Sigma Alpha Professional Agriculture Sorority
2011
Freshman: Andrew Perry
Sophomore: Emily Brundick
Junior: Dalton Brown
Club: Alpha Gamma Rho
2010
Freshman: Meredith Jones
Sophomore: Thomas Mershon
Junior: Kathleeen Sprouse
Club: Agricultural Education Society
2009
Freshman: Brandon Thiel
Sophomore: Kaity Kerwin
Junior: Rachel Duff
Club: Alpha Gamma Rho
2008
Freshman: Charlotte Jackson
Sophomore: Katie Jarboe
Junior: Brett Naylor
Club: Alpha Gamma Rho
2007
Freshman: Whitney Wallace
Sophomore: Sarah Jackson
Junior: Erin Sappington
2006
Freshman: Zach Kinne
Sophomore: Christine Tew
Junior: Nichole Busdieker
2005
Freshman: James Tvrdy
Sophomore: Heidi Griswold
Junior: Joseph D. McGaugh
2004
Freshman: Nichole Busdieker
Sophomore: Jana Leann Thies
Outstanding Graduate Student Thesis and Dissertation Awards
These awards were started in 2020 by the CAFNR Office of Research. Visit the Graduate Student Research Funding page for information on nominations.
2024
Distinguished Dissertation: Harpreet Kaur
2023
Distinguished Dissertation: Yahan Li
2021
Distinguished Thesis: Destiny N. Johns
Distinguished Dissertation: Eric Oseland
2020
Distinguished Thesis: Emily Piontek and Austin Sanders
Distinguished Dissertation: Elizabeth Prentice