An estimated 1,809 students completed their Iowa State University degrees this semester. That total included 224 masters, 94 doctoral students, and 1,491 bachelor’s degree recipients who were honored at Hilton Coliseum over the weekend. Below are the fall 2023 students who graduated from the Department of Agronomy.
PhDs
Luis Bentanco Soils (Miller) Tyler Foster Plant Breeding (Lübberstedt)
Yu-Ru Chen Plant Breeding (Lübberstedt) Ala Khaleel Soils (Thompson, McDaniel)
Tanner Cook Plant Biology (Lübberstedt) Colleen Yanarella Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (Lawrence-Dill)
Masters
Ben Althoff Agronomy (Miller) Carolyn King Agronomy (Castellano, Hatfield)
Madison Barnes Agronomy (Kwaw-Mensah) Ryan Lynch Plant Breeding (Fei)
Chris Creguer Agronomy (Goggi) Steve Mathews Agronomy (Kwaw-Mensah)
Travis Herzberg Agronomy (Licht) Gunner May Agronomy (Moore)
Makala Humphrey Agronomy (Kwaw-Mensah) Denia Troxell Plant Breeding (Fei)
David Kepner Agronomy (Moore)
Undergrads
Wyatt Bailey – Agronomy & Seed Science Tess Kern – Agronomy
Brendan Davidson – Agronomy & Ag Studies Madeline Krumins – Agronomy & Environ. Science
Apryl Dewitt – Agronomy Jacob Letmanski – Agronomy & Horticulture
Heidi Dornath – Agronomy & Seed Science Lydia Moses – Agronomy & Seed Science
Austin Elm – Agronomy Rebecca Noe – Agronomy & Seed Science
Madisson Foster – Agronomy Kira Rieck – Agronomy & Global Resource Syst
Erik Gerdts – Agronomy Younghyun Ryou – Agronomy
Joseph Jacobs – Agronomy Alvaro Quintano Vazquez – Agronomy
Agronomy Senior Celebrated for High Academic Achievements
Erik Gerdts is the fall 2023 recipient of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Council Academic Achievement Award, which recognizes individuals who have earned high academic honors while at Iowa State University. Gerdts will be walking across the stage at convocation with a 3.99 GPA, summa cum laude and featured on five semesters of the Dean’s List. He is graduating with a major in agronomy, a minor in agricultural business and a certificate in soil science. Full article
Iowa State Online Agronomy Graduate Discovers Path to Success
In a journey of resilience and determination, Jordan Hauck, a new father, agronomist, and graduate, discovered a path to success through Iowa State University’s master’s in agronomy program. Hauck is a working adult student juggling the demands of fatherhood and a challenging career in agronomy. His story is a testament to the transformative power of flexible online education that offers the freedom to thrive in both personal and professional realms. Full article
In graphic at top of page, in top right photo from left: Michael Thompson, Ala Khaleel, and Marshall McDaniel at the graduate commencement ceremony. Photo in bottom right are some of the agronomy faculty, staff and students at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Convocation Ceremony. Photo in bottom left, from left: Yu-Ru Chen, Thomas Lübberstedt, Tyler Foster, and Tanner Cook at the graduate commencement ceremony.
