ASA Southern Branch student award winners

Congratulations to the 2022 ASA Southern Branch student award winners! The 2022 Southern Branch Annual Meeting was held 12–14 Feb. 2022 in New Orleans, LA. The Annual Meeting always provides a venue for collaboration and networking among agronomy professionals and students in the Southern Region. It is an excellent opportunity for students to present their research findings and talk with professionals in their area of research/interest.

Undergraduate Student Poster Competition

First place: Amara White, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Second place: Luther Dunlap Altman, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Third place: Matthew Fowler, Murray State University

M.S. Student Poster Competition

First place: Namita Sinha, Mississippi State University

Second place: Katelin Waldrep, Mississippi State University

Third place: Sadikshya Poudel, Mississippi State University

Ph.D. Student Poster Competition

First place: Gurpreet Virk, University of Georgia

Second place: Ved Parkash, University of Georgia

Third place: Joseph Enye Iboyi, University of Florida

M.S. Student Oral Competition

First place: Savannah Banner, University of Georgia

Second place: Macia Wheeler, University of Georgia

Third place: Patterson P. Hilaire, Mississippi State University

Ph.D. Student Oral Competition

First place: Anna Smyly, Mississippi State University

Second place: Gurpreet Virk, University of Georgia

Third place: Geeta Kharel, Auburn University