Outstanding students at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources have been selected by the University of Wyoming chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture.

Faculty members nominate outstanding students for these awards, and winners are selected by the chapter’s membership and awards committee.

The following is the award, city, student, major.

Outstanding Freshman

Cheyenne – Emily Purifoy, animal and veterinary science (ANVS) with concentration in preveterinary medicine

Outstanding Sophomore

Casper – Payton Hallsted, ANVS with concentration in preveterinary medicine

Crowheart – Riley Rux, ANVS with concentration in preveterinary medicine

Outstanding Junior

Jackson – Clara Delahaye, ANVS with concentration in animal biology

Pine Bluffs – Sierra Shelit, ANVS with concentration in preveterinary medicine

Outstanding Senior

Laramie – Carter Eckhardt, molecular biology and physiology

Fort Collins, Colo. – Courtney Newman, agricultural business with concentration in livestock business management, ANVS with a concentration in animal sciences and economics

Lusk – Lexie Dockery, agricultural business and finance

Outstanding Masters

Wheatland – Taylor Bush, master’s degree in soil science

Faculty Award of Merit

Faculty members who have distinguished themselves in research, teaching, extension or a combination are also recognized. This year’s recipient of the Faculty Award of Merit is Vardges Hovhannisyan, an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.