College of Human Sciences scholarship recipents announced

AMES, IA (05/21/2015)(readMedia)-- Iowa State University announced the continuing students who will receive scholarships from the College of Human Sciences for the 2015-16 academic year.

Taylor Borde, from Muscatine, Iowa, will receive the Helen Foster Scholarship. Borde is a junior studying Apparel, Merchandising, and Design.

Kaitlin Clevenger, from Davenport, Iowa, will receive the Betty Kirkbride-Keller Scholarship. Clevenger is a senior studying Event Management.

Raegan Czupka, from Eldridge, Iowa, will receive the Betty Kirkbride-Keller Scholarship. Czupka is a senior studying Event Management.

Samantha Zust, from Bettendorf, Iowa, will receive the Ruth & Vicent Mahoney Scholarship. Zust is a senior studying Kinesiology and Health.

College of Human Sciences transfer student scholarship recipients announced

AMES, IA (05/20/2015)(readMedia)-- The Iowa State University College of Human Sciences announced the transfer students scholarship recipients for the 2015-16 academic year. Recipients include :

Gretchen Henningsen of DeWitt, Iowa will receive the Clark Family Scholarship. Henningsen is transferring to Iowa State as a sophomore with plans to study Nutritional Science.

Jael Kulp of LeClaire, Iowa will receive the Charlotte Gustafson Akins Scholarship. Kulp is transferring to Iowa State as a junior with plans to study Event Management.

The Iowa State University College of Human Sciences and its academic departments awarded more than $1 million in student scholarships and awards for the upcoming academic year.

Maria DeMarr receives scholarship from College of Human Sciences department of Human Development and Family Studies

AMES, IA (05/21/2015)(readMedia)-- Maria DeMarr of Davenport, Iowa, will receive the Lualis Uthoff Dumenil Scholarship from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the Iowa State University College of Human Sciences. DeMarr will be a freshman this fall studying family and consumer sciences education and studies.

The Iowa State University College of Human Sciences and its academic departments awarded more than $1 million in student scholarships and awards for the 2015-16 year.

AMES, IA (05/06/2015)(readMedia)-- A group of 30 Iowa State University undergraduate students stretched their learning through research and laboratory experience in the Science with Practice program. Science with Practice is a learning and work experience program in research and related laboratories for undergraduate students who work closely with faculty and graduate students to gain experience in their field of study. Students participating in Science with Practice this past semester include :

Joshua Byrne, from Davenport and majoring in Animal Ecology, was advised by Dr. Gregory Courtney, professor, on a project titled Iowa Biomonitoring with Aquatic Insects. This project had a goal of creating a simplified dichotomous key of aquatic insects which will be used by middle and high school students. The key involves written characteristics and diagnostic illustrations. Once completed, the aquatic insect key will be employed in educational programs to determine the health of local waterways.

Ellen Kaschke, from East Moline and majoring in Animal Science, was advised by Dr. John Patience, professor, on a project titled Evaluation of Phytase Enzyme and ?-Glucanase in Nuresery Pig Diets. This project was to evaluate effects of adding a phytase enzyme and ?-glucanase on nursery pig performance. A total of 437 weanling pigs were blocked by weight and randomly assigned one of the five dietary treatments. The growth and feed intake was then analyzed for results.

Jacob Smith, from Port Byron and majoring in Horticulture, was advised by Dr. Christopher Currey, assistant professor, on a project titled Quantifying the Effect of Mean Air Temperature on the Development of Annual Culinary Herb Species. This project had a goal to develop models to predict biomass accumulation and determine growth responses to various temperatures. Culinary herbs are a popular food crop to produce in hydroponic production systems in greenhouse and controlled environments. The air temperature has a strong impact on the rate of growth and development.

In the program, students develop individualized learning agreements and project goals with Iowa State faculty mentors. At the conclusion of the semester, participants presented their projects at a poster session open to the public.

The Science with Practice program has linked students with faculty research for 10 years. Students may participate in the program multiple semesters. For more information visit www.ageds.iastate.edu/SWP.

This program is funded by the ISU Agricultural Endowment Board, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Van Wert Family Endowment

AMES, IA (04/21/2015)(readMedia)-- Brittany Uitermarkt was inducted into Eta Sigma Delta on Thursday, April 2, in a ceremony following dinner held in the Joan Bice Underwood Tearoom, in MacKay Hall. Uitermarkt, from Long Grove, Iowa, is a junior studying event management at Iowa State University in the College of Human Sciences.

Eta Sigma Delta is an international honor society that recognizes exceptional academic achievement among event and hospitality students. Undergraduate students who hold a 3.0 minimum grade point average or are in the top 20% of their class are eligible for this distinction. Uitermarkt was one of twenty-one undergraduates inducted this spring.

AMES, IA (04/13/2015)(readMedia)-- Kaitlin Clevenger, a junior studying event management in the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University, was inducted into Phil Upsilon Omicron on April 12, 2015. Clevenger is a Davenport, Iowa (52803) native.

Phi Upsilon Omicron is a national honor society in family and consumer sciences that promotes academic excellence, develops professional leadership, and encourages professional and personal integrity.

On April 12 the organization inducted eighteen undergraduate College of Human Sciences students. The speaker for the initiation ceremony was Dr. Barbara Woods, College of Human Sciences' Extension and Outreach.