Past Baker/Cundiff Award Recipients

The annual Frank Baker/Larry Cundiff Beef Improvement Essay Contest for graduate students provides an opportunity to recognize outstanding student research and competitive writing in honor of Frank Baker and Larry Cundiff. See page 51 for this year’s Baker/Cundiff contest winning essay.

2022

Lane Giess, Colorado State University Haleigh Prosser, West Texas A&M University

2021

Maci Mueller, University of California-Davis

2020

Johnna Baller, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kaitlyn Sarlo Davila, University of Florida Katherine Upshaw, Kansas State University

2019

Madison Butler, Kansas State University

2018

Miranda Culbertson, Colorado State University Jose Delgadillo Liberona, Texas A&M University

2017

Cashley Ahlberg, Kansas State University Lindsay Upperman, University of California-Davis

2016

Kathleen Ochsner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kashly Schweer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2015 and earlier: award was known as the Frank Baker Scholarship 2015

Justin Buchanan, Oklahoma State University Jamie Parham, South Dakota State University

2014

Heather Bradford, Kansas State University Xi Zeng, Colorado State University

2013

Heather Bradford, Kansas State University Erika Downey, Texas A&M University

2012

Jeremy Howard, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kristina Weber, University of California-Davis

2011

Brian Brigham, Colorado State University Megan Rolf, University of Missouri

2010

Kent A. Gray, North Carolina State University

2009

Lance Leachman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Scott Speidel, Colorado State University

2008

Devori W. Beckman, Iowa State University Kasey L. DeAtley, New Mexico State University

2007

Gabriela C. Márquez Betz, Colorado State University Yuri Regis Montanholi, University of Guelph

2006

Amy Kelley, Montana State University Jamie L. Williams, Colorado State University

2005

Matthew A. Cleveland, Colorado State University David P. Kirschten, Cornell University

2004

Reynold Bergen, University of Guelph Angel Rios-Utrera, University of Nebraska

2003

Fernando F. Cardoso, Michigan State University Charles Andrew McPeake, Michigan State University

2002

Katherina A. Donoghue, University of Georgia Khathutshelo A. Nephawe, University of Nebraska

2001

Khathutshelo A. Nephawe, University of Nebraska Janice M. Rumph, University of Nebraska

2000

Paul L. Charteris, Colorado State University Katherine A. Donoghue, University of Georgia

1999

Janice M. Rumph, University of Nebraska Bruce C. Shanks, Montana State University

1998

Patrick Doyle, Colorado State University Shannon M. Schafer, Cornell University

1997

Rebecca K. Splan, University of Nebraska Robert Williams, University of Georgia

1996

D.H. “Denny” Crews, Jr., Louisiana State University Lowell S. Gould, University of Nebraska

1995

D. H. “Denny” Crews, Jr., Louisiana State University Dan Moser, University of Georgia

1994

Kelly W. Bruns, Michigan State University William Herring, University of Georgia

Lane Giess — 2022 BIF Baker/Cundiff Award

Pictured (l to r) are Matt Perrier, 2021-22 BIF president; and Lane Giess.

Haleigh Prosser — 2021 BIF Baker/Cundiff Award

Pictured (l to r) are Matt Perrier, 2022 BIF president; and Haleigh Prosser.