Nearly 300 guests were in attendance at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on April 5 to celebrate the accolades of poultry science students.

The Annual Poultry Science Banquet serves as a celebration of excellence within the department, honoring student achievements from the past year, recognizing industry partners for their invaluable support, and awarding scholarships to help empower the next generation of leaders in poultry science.

A total of 130 scholarships amounting to $174,500 were awarded to current and incoming students, ranging in value from $500 to $5,000. This is the largest quantity of scholarships presented to poultry science students in program history.

The inaugural Roy Fanguy Memorial and John H. Quisenberry, Ph.D. Memorial Scholarships, funded by Paul Ruszler '70, were presented to an incoming freshman poultry science student.

Jeff Savell, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor and Dean, Agriculture and Life Sciences
Koda Davis, COALS Outstanding Junior
Corbin Preusse, John H. Quisenberry Poultry Science Outstanding Student

Outstanding Supporter Awards
• Tyson Foods, with special recognition to Rocky Latham, Ph.D. '09 & '16 and Suzanne Finstad '96
• Elaina and Emanuel Glockzin Jr. '72

Former Student Service Awards
• T.J. Klein '07 & '09

John H. Quisenberry Poultry Science Outstanding Student
Corbin Preusse '25

Outstanding New Poultry Science Club Member
Justin Speis

Outstanding Poultry Science Club Member
A'mya Hodges

Outstanding Wingbander
Joe Diamond

College of Agriculture and Life Science Senior Merit Awards
• A'mya Hodges
• Rylee Hooper
• Kaitlyn Kotrla
• Michael Penner
• Corbin Preusse
• Makensie Till

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding Junior Award
Koda Davis

Elaina and Emanuel Glockzin, Jr. '72
COALS Senior Merit Recipients
Undergraduate Researchers with Giri Athrey, Ph.D.
Recipients of the JoAnn & Dr. CH Whiteside '53 Endowed Scholarship with Samson Oladokun, Ph.D.
Incoming Freshmen Texas Broiler Council Scholarship Recipients with Jill Domel, Ph.D.
Recipients of the Texas Allied Poultry Association (TAPA) scholarships
Recipients of the Texas Broiler Council Scholarships
Thomas Eugene Lester Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Recipients of Fuchs Endowed Scholarships