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 Congratulations to Plant Health Management majors - Spring 2008

Dean's List, 4.00: Laura Bruner  -  Kara Riggs  -  Jessica Schafer

Dean's List:  Kate Gearhart  -  Amanda Hayes -  Nick Weidenbenner

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Amanda Hayes was one of five Denman Undergraduate Forum presenters selected for a one-week Brazil Research Exchange Program this fall.

Amanda, a Plant Health Management Honors student, will travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil in November to present her research poster, "Greenhouse sanitation: Efficacy of disinfectants on cutting blades using Tobacco mosaic virus on petunia as a model."

Congratulations to Plant Health Management graduates Bridget Meiring, Bryan Reeb and Erica Stone, who received their B.S. degrees in June. Our Plant Health Management majors had an outstanding year:

> List of accomplishments

Plant Health Management students at the Plant Sciences Banquet on May 21 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus.  Left to right: Amber Hoffstetter, Jessica Schafer, Kate Gearhart, Erica Stone, Nick Weidenbenner, Bridget Meiring, Laura Bruner, Amanda Hayes and Kara Riggs.  Not pictured, Bryan Reeb.

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Congratulations to Plant Pathology presenters at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, May 14 at the Ohio State Columbus campus.  This is Ohio State's showcase for undergraduate research.  Over 400 students presented research in 11 categories.  For a feature video on the Denman Forum, click here (if you look closely, you can catch glimpses of Amanda Hayes and Mike Boehm towards the end of the video).  Poster presenters included:

Robert Beaulieu (above left), Comparative Studies Honors major and 2008 graduating senior: "Oxalic acid production by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa: the causal agent of dollar spot."   Project advisor: Dr. Michael J. Boehm.

Katy Garrett, Plant Biology major:  "Exploring allelopathic chemicals as plant defense activators."  Project advisor: Dr. Terrence Graham.

Amanda Hayes (above center), Plant Health Management Honors major: "Greenhouse sanitation: Efficacy of disinfectants on cutting blades using Tobacco mosaic virus on petunia as a model." Project advisor: Dr. Dennis Lewandowski.

Nick Weidenbenner (above right), Plant Health Management Honors major:  "Effect of methyl jasmonate on white ash (Fraxinus americana) and Manchurian Ash (Fraxinus mandshurica) as it relates to emerald ash borer attack."  Project advisor: Dr. Pierluigi Bonello.

Congratulations to Michael J. Boehm, Professor and Department Chair, who received an Undergraduate Research Mentor Award at the Denman Forum. Dr. Boehm, who was nominated by Robert Beaulieu, was one of five people recognized for exceptional service as faculty research mentors for undergraduates.

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Plant Health Management majors were honored at the Plant Sciences Banquet on May 21 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus.  The event honored scholarship winners and student activities from the Departments of Horticulture & Crop Science and Plant Pathology.  Highlights from Plant Pathology's undergraduate student organization, Plant Health and Resource Management (PHARM), were presented by club advisor Dr. Monica Lewandowski.  Club president Nick Weidenbenner introduced PHARM officers.  Ramona Powell was also recognized for her contributions to the banquet.  David Snodgrass, greenhouse coordinator for Horticulture & Crop Science and Plant Pathology greenhouses, was recognized as Outstanding Staff Member by the students. 

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Congratulations to Amanda Hayes and Nick Weidenbenner, who each received a CFAES Undergraduate University Research Scholarship and grant for their Honors thesis research proposals.  Amanda's Honors thesis advisor is Dr. Dennis Lewandowski, and Nick's Honors thesis advisor is Dr. P. Bonello.

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The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the Ohio Agricultural Science and Bioproducts Research Scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic year.  Undergraduate scholarships of $3,000 each have been awarded to our Plant Health Management majors Laura Bruner, Kate Gearhart, and Kara Riggs; Crop Science major Jason Greve, and agricultural engineering major Brian Herringshaw.  A Graduate scholarship of $5,000 has been awarded to Plant Pathology PhD student Margaret Ellis.  Congratulations to the scholarship winners on their outstanding achievements!

> OSC Foundation Press Release

Fifth Annual College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Research Forum, April 23, Ohio State.

	Congratulations to Amanda Hayes (left), first place in the Plant Science category, Robert Beaulieu (lower left) and Nick Weidenbenner on their outstanding research projects!

Amanda Hayes, "Greenhouse Sanitation: Efficacy of Disinfectants on Cutting Blades using Tobacco mosaic virus on Petunia as a Model."  Amanda is a Plant Health Management Honors student.  Project advisor: Dr. Dennis Lewandowski.

Robert Beaulieu, "Oxalic acid production by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa: the causal agent of dollar spot."  Robbie is a Comparative Studies Honors student.  Project advisor: Dr. Michael J. Boehm.

Nicholas Weidenbenner, "Effect of methyl jasmonate on white ash (Fraxinus americana) and Manchurian Ash (Fraxinus mandshurica) as it relates to emerald ash borer attack."  Nick is a Plant Health Management Honors student.  Project advisor: Dr. Pierluigi Bonello.

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OARDC Conference, April 17, Wooster.  Plant Pathology student poster presentation:

Robert Beaulieu, "Oxalic acid production by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa: The causal agent of dollar spot."  Undergraduate Honors thesis advisor: Michael J. Boehm.

April 2008

Plant Health Management Honors student Amanda Hayes was awarded a scholarship from the Garden Club of Ohio, Inc.

Plant Health Management major Kate Gearhart received a Monsanto internship.

Dean's List Winter 2008
Plant Health Management Majors

Congratulations!

Laura Bruner, Honors

Kate Gearhart

Amanda Hayes, Honors

Bridget Meiring

Bryan Reeb

Kara Riggs

Jessica Schafer

March 2008 - Autumn Hacker, student assistant in the Department of Plant Pathology office in Columbus, graduated with her bachelor's degree from Ohio State.  Left: Autumn opens gifts at her farewell reception in Kottman Hall.

2008 President's Salute to Undergraduate Academic Achievement March 2008 - Amanda Hayes, Plant Health Management major (Honors), will be honored as one of Ohio State's top undergraduates in the President's Salute to Undergraduate Academic Achievement.  Hayes and her Honors thesis advisor, Dr. Dennis Lewandowski, will attend an awards dinner on April 29 at the Fawcett Center.  Congratulations!

2008 OARDC Director's Undergraduate Research Competition Award

Amanda Hayes, Plant Health Management major, Honors program

Proposal: "Greenhouse Sanitation: Efficacy of Disinfectants on Cutting Blades using Tobacco mosaic virus on Petunia as a Model."  Amanda is evaluating sanitation methods for propagation of Petunia.  Her project goal is to develop safe and effective protocols to minimize spread of Tobacco mosaic virus and other pathogens in commercial ornamental operations.  Amanda's proposal was ranked third in the competition and fully funded for $3187.  This study is part of her Honors thesis with Dennis Lewandowski.  Congratulations!

2007 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

Kara Riggs, Plant Health Management major

First place, Agricultural/Environmental Sciences

Silencing the Signal: Isoflavones and Phytophthora sojae Zoospore Chemotaxis

Advisor: Dr. Terrence Graham

Kara is one of the students featured on the CFAES website:

cfaes.osu.edu/current-students/get-involved/meet-our-students/kara-riggs/

Dean's List Autumn 2007 - Plant Health Management Majors

Laura Bruner, Honors

Kate Gearhart

Amanda Hayes, Honors

Amber Hoffstetter

Kara Riggs

Jessica Schafer

Nick Weidenbenner, Honors

Internship Presentations

Plant Health Management Majors 2007-08

Feb. 21, 2008

Nick Weidenbenner
Emerald Ash Borer
Internship and honors thesis project with Dr. Enrico Bonello, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State
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December 5, 2007

Kara Riggs
Summer research with Dr. Coralie Halls and Dr. Oliver Yu at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis

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October 31, 2007

Kate Gearhart
Internship scouting crop fields for Royster Clark in Bellevue, Ohio

Bridget Francis Meiring
Summer Internship at the C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Ohio State

Erica Stone
Internship at the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus

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October 29, 2007

Amanda Hayes
Internship and honors thesis project on diseases of ornamentals with Dr. Dennis Lewandowski, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State

Bryan Reeb
Internship with Dr. Anne Dorrance and the Soybean Rust Program, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State

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Oct. 12, 2007

Laura Bruner
A Maize of Genetics
Summer internship research with Dr. Erich Grotewold in the Department of Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology, Ohio State