Student Snapshots and Awards
by Dr. Nancy Hinkle
The UGA Entomology Games team lost only a single match at the ESA-SEB meeting in Little Rock, after trouncing University of Florida in the first round. The UGA team played valiantly, but lost to Auburn, which went on to win the championship and will represent the Branch at the national competition in November. Shown are team members Rehan Arshad (captain), Vamsidhar Reddy Netla, Carly Sharp, and Shivakumar Veerlapati.
Student Shout Outs
Congratulations to Subin Neupane selected by the UGA Graduate School to receive a 2023 Summer Research Grant. Subin is receiving a $1500 award to assist him with his proposed research activities. Subin is a PhD student in Dr. Ash Sial’s lab.
Congratulations to Gabriela Cardona-Rivera and Roy Kucuk for receiving the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the Center for Teaching and Learning at UGA.
Georgia 4-H Judges
UGA Entomology graduate students served as judges for the 2023 Entomology Project Achievement presentations from all four Georgia 4-H districts. Kelly Tims, Michael Catto, Sudeep Pandey, and Carissa Gilliland each sacrificed a Saturday to evaluate speakers at the Rock Eagle competitions. Using the events as recruiting opportunities, the students passed out UGA Entomology swag and talked up entomology as a career and UGA for their college experience. District winners will compete this summer at the Georgia 4-H Congress in Atlanta.
Sudeep Pandey and 4-H student