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February 3, 2005 NDSU Student Wins National Animal Science Award A North Dakota State University student has received a national animal science honor. Jessie (Wirrenga) Evoniuk is the recipient of the top 2004 National Block and Bridle Club Outstanding Senior Award. She is a graduate student in the Animal and Range Sciences Department, working on a master’s in reproductive physiology. Evoniuk is the first NDSU student to receive the first-place award, according to James Kirsch, a chemist in the Animal and Range Sciences Department. Third place was the highest other NDSU students have finished, Kirsch said. ”We are incredibly proud of Jessie,” said Ken Odde, head of the Animal and Range Sciences Department. “She achieved a 3.95 grade point average and conducted undergraduate research. She presented her research at the Midwest section of the American Society of Animal Science meeting and placed second. She also was active in many organizations and was a leader on campus.” Evoniuk is a member of the NDSU Saddle and Sirloin Club, the local chapter of the National Block and Bridle Club. The Saddle and Sirloin Club selected her as its outstanding senior for the year and nominated her for the national award. Evoniuk, who received her undergraduate degree from NDSU in May, said she is honored to win both awards. Receiving the national award was a surprise. “I was involved in a lot of things on campus, but I didn’t think I would be recognized nationally for my work,” she said. The national award is based on grades, Block and Bridle activities and other activities on and off campus. She received a $100 scholarship from the Saddle and Sirloin Club. The national award comes with a $500 scholarship. Saddle and Sirloin and Block and Bridle chapters are for students who have an interest in farm animals. The clubs promote higher scholastic standards and a better understanding of the animal science field. With about 250 members, NDSU’s Saddle and Sirloin Club is the largest student organization on campus, said Kirsch, one of the group’s advisers. Evoniuk was named as the award’s top winner at the National Block and Bridle Club convention in Denver in January. She also will be honored at the American Society of Animal Science’s meeting in Cincinnati in July. ### Source:
James Kirsch, (701) 231-7665, james.kirsch@ndsu.edu
Click here for a larger format image. (686 Kb) Photo cutline: NDSU graduate student Jessie Evoniuk works in the Animal and Range Sciences Department lab on research to eliminate scrapie in sheep. She recently won the first-place National Block and Bridle Club Outstanding Senior Award. |
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