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Alumni & Donor News
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Haugaard receives 2020 MSU Packaging Alumni Association Innovation Award
Published on May 19, 2020
Kristine Haugaard is the 2020 winner of the MSU Packaging Alumni Association Innovation Award.
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Entomology graduate student award results in more butterfly and moth data for global scientists
Published on May 8, 2020
Supported with a Scriber Scholar Award, Erica Fischer has significantly expanded the butterfly and moth database available at MSU for international use.
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Rita Chen receives 2020 PAA Young Alumni Award
Published on May 7, 2020
Rita Chen is the 2020 receipient of the MSU Packaging Alumni Association Young Alumni Award.
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Wendy Kloostra inspires her own students at Ohio State University
Published on April 27, 2020
Wendy Kloostra graduated as a Master's student in Spring of 2008 and now uses her passion for horticulture to teach at Ohio State University.
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Glassen Foundation establishes 4-H shooting sports endowment
Published on April 21, 2020
The Hal and Jean Glassen Foundation made a $100,000 gift to establish a new 4-H endowed fund with the Michigan 4-H Foundation to support the Michigan 4-H Shooting Sports Program.
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2020 LAF Medal and Founders' Award
Published on April 16, 2020 by Landscape Architecture Foundation
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Animal Science alum receives Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Published on October 15, 2019
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Michigan Crop Improvement Association names new manager
Published on August 22, 2019 by Michigan Farm News
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Raising the bar for packaging science
Published on July 30, 2019 by MSU Developments
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Pavilion expansion to benefit Michigan ag, industry leaders say
Published on July 19, 2019 by Farm News Media