Ten UF/IFAS Plant Pathology graduate students were honored at this week’s Plant Health 2025, the annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society.
Two students were honored with prestigious Storkan-Hanes-McCaslin Awards. Roshni Panwala and Alexander Fast received the awards from the Storkan-Hanes-McCaslin Foundation, which offers financial assistance to students who are working to understand soil-borne diseases.
The Storkan-Hanes-McCaslin Research Foundation was founded in 1987 in honor of the three founding members of TriCal: Richard Storkan, Jerry Hanes, and Bob McCaslin. The Foundation was created to further the work of the three founders who were always willing to provide time, money, fumigants, and equipment to further research in soil diseases.
Graduate student Amanda McVay received the Mathre Education Award. Established by Don and Judy Mathre, this fund supports general education/outreach related projects that help to expand the reach of innovative and important plant pathology education programs.
Eight students received APS Travel Awards, supporting their travel to Honolulu, Hawaii for Plant Health 2025:
- Christ Mane Belizaire
- Alexander Fast
- Mariana Herrera Corzo
- Eva Mulandesa
- Mousami Poudel
- Chun-Hsiang Wang
- Jiawen Wen
- Mingxi Zhou
In addition to the student awards, Plant Pathology Gators from around the world gathered for an alumni social event.
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