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Gabrielson-Fulkerson Award by American Phytopathological Society to Yilan Zhang (Masters student) for her research on biological control 2004

Canadian Phytopathological Soceity Graduate Student Travel Award to Yilan Zhang (Masters student) for excellence in research 2004

First Prize of $ 100 and certificate to Yilan Zhang (Masters student) for research on biological control –CPS Manitoba presentation Nov. 2003

First Prize of $ 150 and certificate to Rob Duncan (Masters Student) for research on Biological Control, at the Annual Canadian Phytopathological Society meetings, Waterton, AB June, 2002.

Second Prize of $ 75 and certificate to Quinn Holtslag (PhD student) for research on Disease Modelling and forecasting, at the Annual Canadian Phytopathological Society meetings, Waterton, AB June, 2002.

First Prize – Rob Duncan, Regional CPS meeting, Nov. 2002. Manitoba.

Second Prize – Clinton Jurke, Regional CPS meeting, Nov. 2002. Manitoba.

First Prize – Yu Chen, 17th Inter-University Grad Symposium, 2003 Winnipeg, MB

Second Prize – Quinn Holtslag, 17th Inter-University Grad Symposium, 2003 Winnipeg, MB

First Prize of $ 500.00 to Sarah Savchuk’s poster on biological control of Sclerotinia of canola, out of 60 posters at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science’s Agri-Research Fair, March 2, 2000.

Second Prize of $ 400.00 to Quinn Holtslag’s poster on a Disease forecasting system for Entomosporium of saskatoon berry, out of 60 posters at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science’s Agri-Research Fair, March 2, 2000.

First Prize – Sarah Savchuk – oral presentation at the Annual Canadian Phytopathological Society Regional Meeting -Dec. 2000

First Prize – Sarah Savchuk – poster competition at the 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Manitoba Plant Biologist’s Association – Nov. 2000

First Prize – Sarah Savchuk – oral presentation at the Inter-University 17th Annual Plant Science Graduate Student Symposium Competition, North Dakota State University, ND, USA., March 25, 2001.

First Runner-up – Sarah Savchuk – oral presentation at the Annual Canadian Phytopathological Society Regional Meeting -Nov. 2001

Second Runner-up – Rajesh Ramarathnam, oral presentation at the Annual Canadian Phytopathological Society Regional Meeting -Nov. 2001

First Prize – Sarah Savchuk – poster competition at the 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Manitoba Plant Biologist’s Association – Nov. 2001