Awards

2025 ADSA GSD 3-Minute Thesis Winners

• First-Place Winner: Savitha Saikumar, University of Florida
• Second-Place Winner: Viral Shukla, Cornell University
• Third-Place Winner: Gaurav Dutta, University of Connecticut

2025 Dairy Management Inc. Graduate Student Paper Presentation Contest in Dairy Foods Research

• First-Place Winner: Mitchell T. Armstrong, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Second-Place Winner: Yufeng (Evelyn) Lin, North Carolina State University
• Third-Place Winner: Digvijay Digvijay, University College Cork

2025 National Milk Producers Federation Graduate Student Paper Presentation Contest in Dairy Production: PhD Division

• First-Place Winner and Recipient of the ADSA/EAAP PhD Student Travel Award Sponsored by Novus International: Natnicha Taechachokevivat, Purdue University
• Second-Place Winner: Bridger B. Sparks, Texas Tech University 
• Third-Place Winner: Jessica Brasier, University of Guelph

2025 National Milk Producers Federation Graduate Student Paper Presentation Contest in Dairy Production: MS Division

• First-Place Winner: Trinidad Fernández Wallace, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Second-Place Winner: Lisa Maria Avila Granados, Purdue University
• Third-Place Winner: Avalon Phillips, University of Guelph

2025 Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest in Dairy Production: PhD Division

• First-Place Winner: Amanda Fischer-Tlustos, University of Guelph
• Second-Place Winner: Gabriella Roby Dodd, University of Guelph
• Third-Place Winner: Muhammad Arif, The Pennsylvania State University 

2025 Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest in Dairy Production: MS Division

• First-Place Winner: Melinda Kovacs, University of Guelph
• Second-Place Winner: Elizabeth Schafer, Purdue University
• Third-Place Winner: Kaylee Montgomery, The Ohio State University

2025 Schreiber Foods Graduate Student Poster Presentation Contest in Dairy Foods Research

• First-Place Winner: Yijing Shao, North Carolina State University
• Second-Place Winner: Tyler Jarrard, North Carolina State University
• Third-Place Winner: Hanyu Shi, North Carolina State University

2025 ADSA Southern Branch Production Division Paper Competition: MS Division

Natalie Fagundo, Texas A&M University

2025 ADSA Southern Branch Production Division Paper Competition: PhD Division

Bridger B. Sparks, Texas Tech University

Schreiber Foods Graduate Student Poster Contest in Dairy Foods Research

• First Place- Shayanti Minj, South Dakota State University
• Second Place-Erica Kosmerl; The Ohio State University
• Third Place- Heather McCain Keefer; North Carolina State University

National Dairy Council Graduate Student Paper Contest in Dairy Foods Research

• First Place-Abigail Krentz; The Ohio State University
• Second Place-Daniel Wilbanks; University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Third Place -Karthik Sajith Babu; Kansas State University

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest – MS Division

• First Place- Lindsay Larsen; The Ohio State University
• Second Place- Lucas Wise; Cornell University
• Third Place- Camila Castro; Utah State University

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest – PhD Division

• First Place- Brittney Davidson; University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Second Place- Jordan Kuehnl; University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Third Place- Padraig Lucey; University of California, Davis

National Milk Producers Federation Graduate Student Paper Contest in Dairy Production – MS Division

• First Place- Hailey Galyon; Virginia Tech
• Second Place- Allie Carmickle; University of California, Davis
• Third Place- Ali Wolfe; University of Alberta

National Milk Producers Federation Graduate Student Paper Contest in Dairy Production – PhD Division

• First Place- Lucas Rocha Rebelo; The Ohio State University
• Second Place- Sena Field; University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Third Place- Adriana Garzon; University of California, Davis

Novus International ADSA/EAAP PhD Student Travel Award

• Lucas Rocha Rebelo; The Ohio State University

Alltech Inc. Graduate Student Paper Publication Award

A. Melgar Moreno

Daisy Brand/Schreiber Foods Graduate Student Poster Presentation Contest in Dairy Foods Research

D. Whitt

National Dairy Council Graduate Student Paper Presentation Contest — Dairy Foods

M. Portnoy

National Milk Producers Federation Graduate Student Paper Presentation Contest — Production

R. Matson (MS)
C. Walker (PhD)

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest

N. Hardy (MS)
K. Mitchell (PhD)

3MT

1st Place Ellen Lai
2nd Place Tanya Muratori
3rd Place: Megan Lauber

Alltech Inc. Graduate Student Paper Publication Award

I.J. Salfer

Daisy Brand/Schreiber Foods Graduate Student Poster Presentation Contest in Dairy Foods Research

C. Wagner

National Dairy Council Graduate Student Paper Presentation Contest — Dairy Foods

A. Marciniak

National Milk Producers Federation Graduate Student Paper Presentation Contest — Production

W. El-Ashmawy (MS)
K. Bach (PhD)

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest

B. Hiltz (MS)
H. Doekes (PhD)

3MT

1st Place Sam Rowe
2nd Place Amanda Lee
3rd Place Katie Kelly

ADSA STUDENT THREE-MINUTE THESIS CHALLENGE

First: Gustavo Mazon, University of Kentucky; Second: Kayla Alward, University of Georgia; Third: Katherine Kennedy, Michigan State University

NATIONAL MILK PROUCERS FEDERATION PAPER PRESENTATION CONTEST IN DAIRY PRODUCTIONS: MS DIVISION

First: Justin Rosadiuk, University of Alberta; Second: Sena Field, University of Florida; Third: Rebecca Hiltz, University of Idaho

NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION PAPER PRESENTATION CONTEST IN DAIRY PRODUCTION: PHD DIVISION

First: Russel Pate, University of Illinois; Second: Amanda Davis, Cornell University; Third: Karla Rodriguez-Hernandez, South Dakota State University

NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER PRESENTATION CONTEST IN DAIRY FOODS RESEARCH

First: Brittney Riebel, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Second: Brandon Carter, North Carolina State University; Third: Neha Neha, South Dakota State University

LEPRINO FOODS GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATION CONTEST IN DAIRY FOODS RESEARCH

First: Gonzalo Miyajusuki-Cruzado, Ohio State University; Second: Ben Ma, Kansas State University; Third: Karthik Babu, Kansas State University

PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER CONTEST IN DAIRY PRODUCTION: MS DIVISION

First: Sarah Sivinski, Kansas State University; Second: Emmanuel Asiamah, North Carolina A&T State University; Second: Jacob Hadfield, Utah State University; Third: Caroline Knoblock, University of Alberta

PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER CONTEST IN DAIRY PRODUCTION: PHD DIVISION

First: Clarissa Strieder-Barboza, Michigan State University; Second: Emmanuel Asiamah, North Carolina A&T State University; Third: Fernanda Batistel, University of Illinois

ADSA STUDENT THREE-MINUTE THESIS CHALLENGE

First: Jennifer Spencer, University of Idaho; Second: Victoria Couture, University of Tennessee; Third: Neha Neha, South Dakota State University; Fourth: Hannah Bailey, University of Tennessee

NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION IN DAIRY PRODUCTION: MS DIVISION

First: Tony Bruinje, University of Alberta; Second: Benjamin Saylor, Kansas State University; Third: Derek Nolan, University of Kentucky

NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION PAPER PRESENTATION CONTEST IN DAIRYPRODUCTION: PhD DIVISION

First: Amy Vasquez, Cornell University; Second: Adrian Barragan, The Ohio State University; Third: Rodrigo Albornoz, Michigan State University

NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER PRESENTATION CONTEST IN DEAIRY FOODS RESEARCH

Frist: Luis Jimenez-Maroto, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Second: Niloufar Tari, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Third: Alice Marciniak, Universite Laval, Quebec

SCHREIBER FOOD GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATION CONTEST IN DAIRY FOODS RESEARCH

First: Dipakkumar Mehta, South Dakota State University; Second: Karthik Pandaleneni, Kansas State University; Third: Hiral Vora, South Dakota State University

PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER CONTEST IN DAIRY PRODUCTIONS: MS DIVISION

First: Bethany Dado-Senn, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Second: Amanda Fischer, University of Alberta; Third Ashley Diehl, university of Georgia

PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER CONTEST IN DAIRY PRODUCTION: PHD DIVISION

First: Mohanathas Gobikrushanth, University of Alberta; Second: Jonas de Souza, Michigan State University; Third: Hugo Monteiro, University of Nevada

ADSA Student Three-Minute Thesis Challenge

First: Andy Lee, North Carolina State University; Second (tie): Melissa Bainbridge, University of Vermont; Second (tie): Lauren Mayo, University of Missouri; Third: Jeffrey Kaufman, University of Tennessee; First Undergraduate: Linda Beckett, Virginia Tech

National Milk Producers Federation Graduate Student Paper Competition in Dairy Production: MS Division

First: Martin Carrasquillo-Mangual, Michigan State University; Second: Xisha Weng, University of Georgia; Third: Jayden MacPherson, University of Alberta

National Milk Producers Federation Graduate Student Paper Competition in Dairy Production: PhD Division

First: J. Eduardo Rico, West Virginia University; Second: Adam Geiger, Virginia Tech; Third: Clarissa Strieder-Barboza, Michigan State University

Dairy Research Institute Graduate Student Paper Presen­tation Contest in Dairy Foods Research

First: Emily Griep, Cornell University; Second: Rizaldy Zapata, University of Calgary; Third: Isis Renhe, University of Guelph

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest in Dairy Production: MS Division

First: Elizabeth Keuter, Washington State University; Second: Robin Crossley, University of Guelph; Third: Austin Prichard, University of Wisconsin

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest in Dairy Production: PhD Division

First: Yairanex Roman Garcia, The Ohio State University; Second: Samantha Weaver, University of Wisconsin; Third: Rodrigo Ivan Albornoz, Michigan State University

Leprino Foods Graduate Student Poster Presentation Contest in Dairy Foods

First: Rachel Henderson, Kansas State University; Second: Curtis Park, North Carolina State University; Third: Gagan Gandhi, Kansas State University

Alltech Inc. Graduate Student Paper Publication Award

Carolina Jacometo, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil

ADSA Student Three-Minute Thesis Challenge

First: Janna Moats, University of Saskatchewan; Second: Melissa Woolpert, William H Miner Institute/University of Vermont; Third: Karmella Dolecheck, University of Kentucky; Fourth (tie): Mac Campbell, William H Miner Institute/University of Vermont; Fourth (tie): Lee Cadesky, Cornell University

National Milk Producers Federation Graduate Student Paper Presentation Contest in Dairy Production: MS Division

First: Kira MacMillan, University of Guelph; Second: Cynthia Scholte, University of Maryland; Third: Melissa Woolpert, Miner Institute

National Milk Producers Federation Graduate Student Paper Presentation Contest in Dairy Production: PhD Division

First: Sabine Mann, Cornell University; Second: Katherine Boesche, Purdue; Third: Michel Baldin, Penn State University

Dairy Research Institute Graduate Student Paper Presen­tation Contest in Dairy Foods Research

First: Eve Mulcahy, University of College Cork; Second: Mary Hauser, Kansas State University; Third: Lee Cadesky, Cornell University

Schreiber Foods Graduate Student Poster Presentation Contest in Dairy Foods Research

First: Ty Wagoner, North Carolina State University; Second: Andy Lee, North Carolina State University; Third: Dipak Mehta, South Dakota State University

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest in Dairy Production: MS Division

First: Kirsten Beaudry, Virginia Tech; Second: Janna Moats, University of Saskatchewan; Third: Jayden Ashley Rae MacPherson, University of Alberta

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest in Dairy Production: PhD Division

First: Brittany Casperson, Purdue University; Second: Paige Gott, The Ohio State University; Third: Xiaosheng Gao, University of Alberta

Alltech Inc. Graduate Student Paper Publication Award

Natalia Martinez-Patino, University of Florida

National Milk Producers Federation Paper Presentation Contest in Dairy Production: MS Division

First: Sarah Burczynski, Michigan State University; Second: Lindsey Caudle, Virginia Tech; Third: Karmella Dolecheck, University of Kentucky

National Milk Producers Federation Paper Presentation Contest in Dairy Production: PhD Division

First: Marlene Paibomesai, University of Guelph; Second: Ali Rashidenejad, University of Otago; Third: Xin Feng, Virginia Tech

Dairy Research Institute Graduate Student Paper Presen­tation Contest in Dairy Foods Research

First: Jade Proulx, Cornell University; Second: Sha Zhang, University of Missouri; Third: Emily O’Chiu, University of Missouri

Leprino Foods Graduate Student Poster Presentation Contest in Dairy Foods Research

First: Curtis Park, North Carolina State University; Second: Rodrigo Ibanez, University of Wisconsin; Third: Gopinathan Miletharayil, South Dakota State University

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest in Dairy Production: MS Division

First: Benjamin Enger, Washington State University; Second: Adrian Barragan, The Ohio State University; Third: S.A. Moore, University of Wisconsin

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest in Dairy Production: PhD Division

First: Matthew Stock, Iowa State; Second: Amanda Stone, University of Kentucky; Third: Marie Iwaniuk, University of Maryland

National Milk Producers Federation Paper Presentation Contest in Dairy Production: MS Division

First: Lucas Krueger, Iowa State University Second: Brittney Willing, Virginia Tech Third: Robb Bender, University of Wisconsin-Madison

National Milk Producers Federation Paper Presentation Contest in Dairy Production: PhD Division

First: Kai Yuan, Kansas State University Second: Nilusha Malmuthuge, University of Alberta Third: Eduardo de Souza Ribeiro, University of Florida

Dairy Research Institute Graduate Student Paper Presen­tation Contest in Dairy Foods Research

First: Maneesha Mohan, University of Tennessee Second: Maricarmen Estrada, University of Nebraska Third: Justin Banach, Iowa State University

Schreiber Foods Graduate Student Poster Presentation Contest in Dairy Foods Research

First: Nuria Garcia-Fernandez, South Dakota State University Second: Curtis Park, North Carolina State University Third: Gerui Li, Iowa State University

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest in Dairy Production: MS Division

First: Marie Iwaniuk, University of Maryland Second: Clayton Stoffel, University of Wisconsin-Madison Third: Hannah Tucker, Virginia Tech

Purina Animal Nutrition Graduate Student Poster Contest in Dairy Production: PhD Division

First: Maris McCarthy, Cornell University Second: Katherine Boesche, Purdue University Third: Sanjeewa Ranathunga, South Dakota State University