International Students of the Week Listed by Department

Oklahoma State University has international students on campus from nearly 120 different countries. In the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, most of the international students are enrolled in graduate programs (Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy). Their backgrounds are tremendously diverse. One wonders how so many different people all selected Oklahoma State University as their University of choice. The challenge of providing them with an educational experience of excellence is one that Oklahoma State University accepts with pride.

Listed below are the individuals who have been featured as the "DASNR International Student of the Week". Clicking on the name takes you to a page featuring information about that student. Feel free to browse through the histories of these students and experience the tremendous diversity that their backgrounds reveal. Join DASNR in celebrating their presence on our campus.

The DASNR international student of the week is selected from nominations received from the Department Heads within the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. We rotate our selection among academic departments to be able to feature a variety of students and departments. Although we regard all of our students as academically gifted, a high gpa is not a requisite for this award. If you would like to nominate an international student to be featured on this page, please forward your nomination through that student's Department Head.

SOIA Organization

Masters of International Agriculture

Nana Acquah-Thompson from Ghana (October 2009)

 

Department of Agricultural Economics

Johnna Rushin (October 2009)

Patricia Gonzales from Mexico (April 2009)

Juana Ramirez from mexico (April 2009)

Cynthia Diaz from Mexico (April 2009)

Sadique Akhtar from India (March 2009)

Horacio Gonzalez from Mexico (March 2009)

Deepayan Debnath from India (March 2009)

Paula Smithheisler (February 2009)

Rupak Lohani from Nepal (February 2009)

Kwame Acheampong from Ghana (November 2008)

Freddy Ballen From Colombia (September 2008)
Edson Ali from Mozambique (October 2006)

Kalpana Khanal from Nepal (October 2006)

Lindsey Price (February 2007) Jon Ann

Decker (February 2007)

Ajita Atreya (January 2008)

Chapingo Exchange Program (February 2008)

Tee Jay San Diego (February 2008)

Su Lianfan from China (May 2008)

 

Department of Animal Science

Cheyenne Pinkerman (November 2009)
David Ramos from Chihuahua (February 2009)

Leonardo Carlos Valdez (September 2009)
Alisha Preno (September 2008)
Monica Prado from Venezuela (October 2006)
Alberto Grado From Mexico (November 2006)
Pauline Aad from Lebanon (March 2007)

Luis Burciaga Robles from Mexico (February 2008)

Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership

Stephanie Bowen (September 2009)

Assa Kante (October 2008)

Brooke Clay (October 2008)

Samba Moriba from Sierra Leone (Sep 2008)

Sineenuch Khrutmuang from Thailand (November 2006)

Tim Kock's Experience in Afghanistan (October 2007)

Patrick Saisi from Kenya (October 2007)

Lupita Fabregas (March 2008)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Philip Verghese (January 2007)

Anuradha Penaganti from India (October 2007)

Vijay Muthukumar (March 2008)

 

Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Celso Tamele from Mozambique (Nov 2009)

Dimple Kundar Kundiyana from India (May 2009)

Karthekiyan Ramachandriya (April 2009)

Michael Mueller from Germany (December 2006)
Sabine Eichling From Germany (November 2006)
Cortney Timmons
Saleh Ashagathra from Saudi Arabia (March 2007)

Jorge Guzman (December 2007)

Borlaug Fellows From Cameroon

Akshata Ramnath Mudinoor (January 2008)

Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

Nalinda and Lakmini Wasala (October 2009)

Kaushal Maskey from Nepal (January 2007)

Alexandre Mello from Brazil (September 2007)

Devinka Chamali Nanayakkara Bamunusinghe (December 2007)

Niranji Yadeesha Sumathipala (January 2008)

Mukti Ghimire from Nepal (March 2008)

Environmental Sciences

Eahsan Shahriary (May 2009)

Cosmas Lungo from Zambia (January 2007)

Sandra Rodriguez-Pineros (August 2007)

Food Science

 

Kalpana Kushwaha from India (June 2009)

Baiq Rien Handayani (March 2009)

Yaymed Arocho from Puerto Rico (September 2008)

Fadi Al Jorf (September 2007)

Imelda Tudor from the Philippines (November 2007)

Pau Wey Jeap (February 2008)

Claudia Cerruto (May 2008)

 

Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Arjina Shrestha from Nepal (November 2009)

Dafang Wang from China (January 2009)

Sophia Kamenidou from Greece (November 2006)

Ioannis Oikanomakos from Greece (February 2008)

Santanu Bikram Thapa (May 2008)

International Agricultural Programs

Taryn Fast from Wichita, Kansas (December 2006)

Starla Blackwell (October 2008)

Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Dr. Woody Wang from Taiwan (November 2008)

Silvia Fernandez from Spain (July 2008)

Kota Okahashi from Japan (January 2007)

Nabin Gyawali from Nepal (September 2007)

Saliha Unver from Turkey (September 2007)

Dr. Turgay Ozdemir (July 2008)

Plant and Soil Sciences

Ana Carolina Soares From Brazil (December 2008)

Natalia Ceragioli from Brazil (November 2008)

Hilton Cheng from Brazil (November 2008)

Romulo Pisa Lollato (October 2008)

Silvano de Abreu (September 2008)
Emily Rutto from Kenya (August 2008)
Brenda Tubana from the Philippines (January 2007)
Solomon Kariuki from Kenya (March 2007)

Kaliana Moro Tanganelli (August 2007)

Yumiko Kanke from Japan (October 2007)

Jana Morris (Thailand Study Abroad) November 2007

Rima Thapa (Nepal) November 2007

Yuriko Mori from Japan (February 2008)

Alfonso Sanchez from Mexico (June 2008)

Non-Declared and Other

Patty Gasparian from Brazil (October 2007)

 

 

Masters of International Agriculture Spring 2009 Students

Masters of International Agriculture Fall 2008 Students

Masters of International Agriculture Degree Program Flyer

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Comments From DASNR Personnel about the International Student of the Week:

Dear Dr. Henneberry:
Thank you so much for sending the "Student of Week" feature to all of us. I really enjoy reading it and learning about the students and their countries. It makes their world more relevant for all of us. I have not had the opportunity to travel overseas, so I love to read about it. My fondest memories of graduate school, in Maryland, were the many, many different students I met from all over the globe. It opens your mind. To quote Mark Twain from "The Innocents Abroad": "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things can not be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." Thanks again, Sue Gray, Extension Horticulturist

I am really enjoying receiving the Student of the Week highlight!  ~Recia Garcia

Thanks for these glimpses into the lives of our international students.  I am enjoying the info. Suzanne McNatt, CPA

David, Great idea - - - really like to seestudents highlighted on the web page ! Gerald Horn, Department of Animal Science

What a good idea to feature international students!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! W.Stephen Damron

Dave, Thanks for highlighting a student and sharing this with us. Chris Morgan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor & Agricultural Leadership Internship Coordinator

Thanks for ‘introducing’ us to our International Students.  Very informative and interesting.  -Karen Brown, 4-H and Youth Development

David thanks for these updates.   They are quite interesting.  I appreciate you sending them. Larry G. Shell, Vice President and COO, ConocoPhillps OSU Alumni Center

I really enjoy these articles!  They are well-written, informative & often inspirational!  Thanks for sharing the stories. Karen Whitworth, Ag sponsored Programs

  I really enjoy seeing and reading about the DASNR International Student of the Week.  It is very interesting and also a way to learn about the various countries and how they live.  Culture is an unbelievable way of life that is such a part of each of us that is really takes good education and working hard to try and understand other cultures but it is so important.Rosalyn R Weston 4-H Publications

David, Just wanted you to know that some of the staff out in the field/County offices like me read your International Student of the week—and I enjoy it.  Especially knowing about someone like Cosmas, as I am in the Environmental Science Department about half way through attaining an MS in Environmental Science (Education Option). Hohn Haase, Extension Educator, Horticulture/4-H Youth Development