Students

James Vinyard – Ph.D. Student

• UF Graduate School Ph.D. Preeminence Award
• M.S. – University of Idaho
• B.S. – Purdue University

Efstathios Sarmikasoglou – Ph.D. Student (AMCB)

• 2019 Department of Animal Sciences Top-up Graduate Student Award
• UF AMCB Ph.D. Partial Assistantship
• Commendation for Highest Annual GPA, Agricultural University of Athens (2017)
• Graduated 1st of his class (106 students)
• B.S./M.S. – Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

Richard Lobo – Ph.D. Student (AMCB)

• 2020 Latin American Caribbean Scholarship, University of Florida
• M.S. – University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, SP, Brazil
• 2018-2019 Visiting M.S. student University of Florida
• 2016-2017 Visiting M.S. student Agrocampus Ouest, France
• B.S. – Sao Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil

Norman Andino – M.S. Student (non-thesis)

• Fulbright Laspau Scholar (2020-2022)
• Dean’s List for Academic Achievement Award, National Agrarian University of Nicaragua
• 2011 2nd place in the XIII scientific research project at the National Agrarian University of Nicaragua
• B.S. – National Agrarian University, Mana, Nicaragua

Aneesa Bahman – M.S. Student

• 2020-2021 Recipient of the George and Ruthana Davis Scholarship
• UF Department of Animal Sciences MS Partial Assistantship
• B.S. – University of Florida
• UF IFAS Undergraduate Research Scholarship
• James Hollis Tillman Scholarship
• Christopher M. Squitieri Scholarship Fund
• Florida Academic Scholars Award

Mikayla Johnson – M.S. Student

• 2020-2021 Recipient of the George and Ruthana Davis Scholarship
• UF Department of Animal Sciences MS Partial Assistantship
• B.S. – Tuskegee University
• Tuskegee University Deans List
• Tuskegee Pre-Veterinary Medicine Scholars
• Undergraduate Zeta of the Year
• Girl Scouts Silver Award

Szu-Wei Ma (Daniel) – M.S. Student

• B.S. – National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
• Academic honors for ranking first in class (2015 and 2016)

Phussorn Sumadong (Pat) – Visiting Ph.D. Student

• Ph.D. student at Khon Kaen University, Thailand

Kamonmas Dakaew (Gae) – Visiting Ph.D. Student

• Ph.D. student at Khon Kaen University, Thailand