-Magdalen Lindeberg

Congratulations to recent award recipients, Breanne Kisselstein, Andrew Scheldorf, and Maria Gannett!

Andrew Scheldorf has been appointed a George Washington Carver Scholar by the National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB).  This award, formerly known as the Diversity Enhancement Award, supports undergraduate and early graduate students in plant breeding who belong to historically underrepresented groups. The award sponsors registration of recipients to the NAPB annual meeting and connects them with an NAPB mentor to help ensure that the next generation of plant breeders will represent a broad spectrum of stakeholders. Andrew is a graduate student in the Field of Horticulture, working in the program of Jason Londo.

Breanne Kisselstein is a 2022 recipient of the Create Change: Health Leadership Award from Cornell Health. This award recognizes the contributions of Cornell students who demonstrate the courage and commitment to create change to enhance the health of the Cornell community. The award letter highlights Breanne’s many contributions including her collaboration with Cornell Health to offer a special “Notice and Respond: Assisting Students in Distress” session for graduate student teaching assistants, her creation of the event, “Let’s Talk about Bad Advising, and her lived experience identifying as a  DeafBlind and chronically ill student. Breanne is a graduate student in Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology working in the program of David Gadoury.

Maria Gannett has been awarded the Gerald O. Mott Award which recognizes outstanding graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in crop science disciplines. Academic units select students based on academic achievements, research and teaching contributions, leadership accomplishments, service activities and personal qualifications. The award honors the first Crop Science Society of America President, Gerald O. Mott. Maria is a graduate student in Horticulture, working in the program of Jenny Kao-Kniffin.