These awards have been established to recognize graduate students, advised by College of Agricultural Sciences faculty.

For 2024-25, nominations will open on Monday October 7, 2024, and will close Monday November 18, 2024. Nominations may be made via InfoReady by the faculty adviser, committee members, director of graduate studies or head of the graduate program (not the student themselves). Regardless of who makes the nomination, the faculty adviser will need to certify by Friday November 22, 2024, for the nomination to be considered by the review committee.

NEW THIS YEAR! The Hand Research and Teaching as well as Evans Family Extension Awards will each be separately awarded to eligible MS/MEd and PhD students for a total of six awards.

Click on the links below to learn about the individual awards. The nomination process is simple and only includes a letter of support from the nominator and the CV of the nominee.

Paul Hand Award for Graduate Student Research Achievement
Paul Hand Award for Graduate Student Teaching Achievement
Evans Family Award for Graduate Student Extension Achievement
Barbara Howell Raphael Educational Equity Graduate Scholarship
Katherine Mabis McKenna Award
William J. and Anne E. Scarlett Award in Watershed Stewardship
C. Reese Berdanier Graduate Program Support in Crop and Soil Sciences
Penn State Extension Graduate Scholarship in honor of Dr. John S. Shenk and Dr. J.D. Harrington