HLA Celebrates Undergraduate Excellence and Senior Achievements

HLA Seniors

The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture recognized outstanding undergraduate students and graduating seniors during the Undergraduate Awards and Senior Recognition Celebration on April 21 at the Dauch Center. The event highlighted academic excellence, leadership, service, and research accomplishments across all HLA majors.

Special thanks to Rachael Carter for organizing the celebration.

Outstanding Students by Major

Sustainable Food and Farming Systems Outstanding Students Wrehn Thompson, Natalie Nenneker, and Madison Prine.

Sustainable Food and Farming Systems

Freshman: Wrehn Thompson
Sophomore: Natalie Nenneker
Junior: Madison Prine
Senior: Dylan Whitlow

Outstanding Turf Students Braden Rogers, Ryan Leuck, and Otto Hoehl.

Outstanding Turf Management and Science students Braden Rogers, Ryan Leuck, and Otto Hoehl.

Turf Management and Science

Freshman: Kane McClurg
Sophomore: Braden Rogers
Junior: Ryan Leuck
Senior: Otto Hoehl

Outstanding Landscape Architecture Students Noe Herbert, Gabriela Damiecka, and Serine Kao.

Landscape Architecture

Freshman: Noelani Herbert
Sophomore: Anya Hebner
Junior: Gabriela Damiecka
Senior: Serine Kao

Horticulture

Freshman: Grayden Robbins
Sophomore: Layne Krug
Junior: Lillianna Fronek
Senior: Allison Sapp

Additional Awards and Honors

ASLA Honor and Merit Award winners Odin Johnson, Matthew Spinazze, Jessica Fischer, Grace Ackerman, Serine Kao, Jennifer Kerr

ASLA Awards

Merit: Jessica Fischer, Odin Johnson, Matthew Spinazze
Honor: Serine Kao, Grace Ackerman, Jennifer Kerr

Departmental Awards

Purdue Student Farmer of the Year: Dylan Whitlow
Purdue Student Advocate for Sustainability: Natalie Nenneker
Best Undergraduate Researcher: Matthew Spinazze
Best Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Gabriela Damiecka
Best Departmental Service: Margaret Clair McCullough, Tom Williams, Katelyn Rockey
Best Undergraduate Leadership: Olivia Hagen