![Graduating seniors standing in front of the auditorium holding their graduation gift bags from the department.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/IMG_1918-1024x768.jpeg)
HLA’s graduating seniors.
The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture held its Awards Recognition and Senior Dinner on April 20. We celebrated the awards and scholarships our undergraduates and the successes of our graduating seniors. We would like to thank Robin Tribbett for organizing the dinner and the HLA Ambassadors for helping set up the event.
The following are the awards and students recognized:
HLA Outstanding Students
Horticulture:
- Freshman: Nathan M. Grant
- Sophomore: Lauren R. Harmon
- Junior: Stephen C. Mills
- Senior: Ian J. Kelly
Sustainable Food and Farming Systems:
- Freshman: Ren Rund
- Sophomore: Camille A. Kristinik
- Junior: Faith M. Hartman
- Senior: Lucas K. Bleyle
Turf Management and Science:
- Freshman: Gavin W. Kenning
- Sophomore: Brody W. Piel
- Junior: Jacob E. Tower
- Senior: Emma C. Seward
Landscape Architecture:
- Freshman: Nathan G. Grant
- Sophomore: Grace E. Wagner
- Junior: Anna D. Hildebrand
- Senior: Kayla R. Kramer
HLA College of Agriculture Outstanding Student Nominations:
- Freshman: Ren Rund (SFS)
- Sophomore: Grace E. Wagner (LARC)
- Junior: Anna D. Hildebrand (LARC)
- Senior: Lucas K. Bleyle (SFS)
Olmsted Scholar (Landscape Architecture)
- Harland Nadeau
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Academic Honor and Merit Awards
2022-2023 Honor Awards:
- Harland Nadeau
- Chris Curnell
2022-2023 Merit Awards:
- Kayla Kramer
- Autumn McNinch
The Rundell Ernstberger Associates Scholarship
- Serine F. Kao
Henry W. Gilbert Memorial Scholarship – Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association (INLA)
- Tess C. Eppert – Public Horticulture
- Harland C. Nadeau – Landscape Architecture
- Harrison L. Smith – Horticulture
Faculty Nominated HLA Awards
Best Undergraduate Research:
- Lauren R. Harmon – Horticulture Plant Science
Best Undergraduate Teaching Assistant:
- Tess C. Eppert – Public Horticulture
Best Departmental Service:
- HLA Ambassadors
Best Promoter of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives:
- Wil Grimm-Brown – Sustainable Food and Farming Systems
Best Undergraduate Leadership:
- Brody W. Piel – Turf Management and Science
![Lucas Bleyle, Outstanding Senior in Sustainable Food and Farming Systems, stands in front of a Purdue University backdrop.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/UndergradAwards01-1024x1024.jpg)
Lucas Bleyle, Outstanding Senior in Sustainable Food and Farming Systems.
![Brody Piel, Emma Seward, and Jacob Tower standing in front of the Purdue backdrop holding their certificates.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/UndergradAwards02-1024x1024.jpg)
Outstanding Students in Turf Management and Science (Left to Right): Brody Piel, Outstanding Sophomore; Emma Seward, Outstanding Senior; Jacob Tower, Outstanding Junior.
![Kayla Kramer, Grace Wagner, and Anna Hildebrand stand in front of the Purdue backdrop holding their certificates.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/UndergradAwards03-1024x1024.jpg)
Outstanding students in Landscape Architecture (Left to Right): Kayla Kramer, Outstanding Senior; Grace Wagner, Outstanding Sophomore; Anna Hildebrand, Outstanding Junior.
![Lauren Harmon and Ian Kelly standing in front of the Purdue backdrop holding their certificates.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/UndergradAwards04-1024x1024.jpg)
Outstanding Students in Horticulture (Left to Right): Lauren Harmon, Outstanding Sophomore; Ian Kelly, Outstanding Senior.
![Lucas Bleyle stands in front of the Purdue backdrop with his certificate.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/UndergradAwards05-1024x1024.jpg)
Lucas Bleyle, nominated for the College of Agriculture Outstanding Student for Outstanding Senior.
![Harland Nadeau, Tess Eppert, and Harrison Smith standing in front of the Purdue backdrop holding their plaques.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/UndergradAwards06-1024x1024.jpg)
Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association’s Henry W. Gilbert Memorial Scholarship winners (left to right): Harland Nadeau, Tess Eppert, and Harrison Smith.
![Harland Nadeau and Chris Curnell standing in front of the Purdue backdrop holding their certificates.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/UndergradAwards07-1024x1024.jpg)
American Society of Landscape Architecture Honor Award Winners (left to right): Harland Nadeau and Chris Curnell.
![Kayla Kramer and Autumn McNinch standing in front of the Purdue backdrop holding their certificates.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/UndergradAwards08-1024x1024.jpg)
American Society of Landscape Architecture Merit Award Winners (left to right): Kayla Kramer and Autumn McNinch.
![Lauren Harmon standing in front of the Purdue backdrop holding her certificate.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/UndergradAwards09-1024x1024.jpg)
Lauren Harmon, Best Undergraduate Researcher.
![Tess Eppert stands in front of the Purdue backdrop holding her certificate.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/UndergradAwards10-1024x1024.jpg)
Tess Eppert, Best Undergraduate Teaching Assistant.
![HLA Ambassadors with Gloribel Rosales-Burdin and Robin Tribbett.](https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-happenings/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/IMG_1923-1024x768.jpeg)
Gloribel Rosales-Burdin and Robin Tribbett with HLA Ambassadors (left to right): Sydney Kleiman, Hannah Beck (Secretary), Brody Piel (President), Danielle Hewitt (Co-Treasurer), and Alison Sapp.