July 26, 2022
Save the Date! KSRE Research Fellows Final Presentations
Please join the K-State College of Agriculture/K-State Research and Extension (KSRE) Diversity Programs Office (DPO) in saving the date for the 16th Annual KSRE Summer Research Fellows Program Closing Ceremony on July 28, at 9 a.m. in the K-State Student Union, Wildcat Chamber, or via Zoom ID: 989 4084 6882.
At this event, each of the 14 KSRE fellows will give an oral presentation about their summer research projects. Throughout the program, the fellows will have produced tangible research results demonstrating their knowledge of experimental research and will report the results during the Closing Ceremony. This year, the final research presentations will be in conjunction with the Kansas State University REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Final Research Symposium, where numerous REU groups across campus will present the results from their research, all in the K-State Student Union on July 28.
The following students are participants of the 2022 KSRE Research Fellows Program:
Kayla Adams, Central State University – Biology
Mentor: Dr. Kaliramesh Siliveru – Department of Grain Science and Industry
Zenzele Asante, Kansas State University (K-State MANRRS) – Agricultural Technology Management
Mentor: Dr. Jayendra Amamcharla – Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Food Science Institute
Karla Branch, North Carolina A&T State University – Laboratory Animal Science
Mentor: Dr. Sara Gragg – Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Food Science Institute
Olivia Cooper, Tuskegee University – AG Communications
Mentor: Dr. Katie Burke – Department of Communications and Agricultural Education
Alisa Evans, Alcorn State University – Agriculture Science, Veterinary Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Yoonseong Park – Department of Entomology
Addison Gooden, Alcorn State University – Agriculture Science, Veterinary Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Randy Phebus – Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Food Science Institute
Cortez Henderson, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff – Regulatory Science, Agriculture
Mentor: Dr. Anita Dille – Department of Agronomy
Maya McGaha, Tuskegee University – Animal Science
Mentor: Dr. Kaliramesh Siliveru – Department of Grain Science and Industry
Kiara McCalister, Florida A&M University – Animal Science: Pre-Vet
Mentor: Dr. Greg Aldrich – Department of Grain Science and Industry
India Myers, Oakwood University – Biology
Mentor: Dr. Elisa Karkle – Department of Grain Science and Industry
Kerrah Oliver, Prairie View A&M University – Agriculture
Mentor: Dr. Zelia Wiley & Summer Santillana – Diversity Programs Office
Vincent Otchere, Kansas State University (K-State MANRRS) – Horticulture
Mentor: Dr. DeAnn Presley – Department of Agronomy
Kaia South, Southern University and A&M College – Animal Science
Mentor: Dr. Zelia Wiley & Summer Santillana – DPO, John Jobe – Riley 4-H, & Dr. Gregg Hadley – KSRE
Kamron Wright, Fort Valley State University – Agricultural Economics
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Yeager – Department of Agricultural Economics
This is the program’s largest group to date, and we are proud to congratulate these students on a job well done thus far. We look forward to seeing what they have learned during the 2022 KSRE Summer Research Fellows Program and hope that you can join us!
Please look for more College of Agriculture diversity news in the coming weeks. Thank you to everyone who has aided in making our summer programs successful. For more information about upcoming events or to collaborate with the DPO, please call 785-532-5793 or contact Dr. Zelia Wiley, Assistant Dean & Director, zwiley@ksu.edu.