Oklahoma State University has international students on campus from nearly 120 different countries. In the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, most of the international students are enrolled in graduate programs (Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy). Their backgrounds are tremendously diverse. One wonders how so many different people all selected Oklahoma State University as their University of choice. The challenge of providing them with an educational experience of excellence is one that Oklahoma State University accepts with pride.

Listed below are the individuals who have been featured as the "DASNR International Student of the Week". Clicking on the name takes you to a page featuring information about that student. Feel free to browse through the histories of these students and experience the tremendous diversity that their backgrounds reveal. Join DASNR in celebrating their presence on our campus.

The DASNR international student of the week is selected from nominations received from the Department Heads, faculty and staff  within the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. We rotate our selection among academic departments to be able to feature a variety of students and departments. Although we regard all of our students as academically gifted, a high gpa is not a requisite for this award. If you would like to nominate an international student to be featured on this page, please forward your nomination through that student's Department Head.

Also included in the listings below are the "Study Abroad Students of the Week". These individuals are students at OSU who have participated in our CASNR Study Abroad Programs.

Congratulations to all of the great students listed below!

Department of Agricultural Economics

Johnna Rushin (October 2009)
Patricia Gonzales from Mexico
Juana Ramirez from Mexico
Cynthia Diaz from Mexico
Sadique Akhtar from India (March 2009)
Horacio Gozalez from Chapingo, Mexico (March 2009)
Deepayan Debnath from India (March 2009)
|Paula Smithheisler - Study Abroad in Thailand and Brazil (February 2009)
Rupak Lohani From Nepal (February 2009)
Kwame Acheampong from Ghana (November 2008)
Freddy Ballen from Colombia (September 2008)
Lianfan Su from China (May 2008)
Tee Jay San Diego from The Pilippines (February 2008)
Chapingo Exchange Program (February 2008)
Ajita Atreya (January 2008)
Lindsey Price (February 2007)
Jon Ann Decker  (February 2007)
Edson Ali from Mozambique (October 2006)
Kalpana Khanal from Nepal (October 2006)

Department of Animal Science

David Ramos from Chihuahua (February 2009)
Leonardo Carlos Valdez from Mexico (August 2009)
Alisha Preno from Oklahoma (August 2008)
Luis Burciaga Robles from Mexico (February 2008)
Pauline Aad from Lebanon (March 2007)
Monica Prado from Venezuela (October 2006)
Alberto Grado From Mexico (November 2006)

Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership

Stephanie Bowen, Study Abroad in Brazil (October 2009)
Assa Kante from Mali, Africa (October 2008)
Brooke Clay from Indiana (October 2008)
Samba Moriba from Sierra Leone (September 2008)
Tim Kock's Experience in Afghanistan (October 2007)
Patrick Saisi from Kenya (October 2007)
Sineenuch Khrutmuang from Thailand (November 2006)
Maria Guadalupe Fabregas from Mexico (March 2008)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Vijay Muthukumar (March 2008)
Philip Verghese (January 2007)
Anuradha Penaganti from India (October 2007)

Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Celso Tamele from Mozambique (November 2009)
Dimple Kundar Kundiyana from India (May 2009)
Karthikeyan Ramachandriya (April 2009)
Akshata Ramnath Mudinoor (January 2008)
Saleh Ashagathra from Saudi Arabia (March 2007)
Borlaug Fellows from Cameroon (Fall 2007)
Jorge Guzman (December 2007)
Michael Mueller from Germany (December 2006)
Sabine Eichling From Germany (November 2006)

Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

Nalinda and Lakmini Wasala (October 2009)
Mukti Ghimire from Nepal (April 2008)
Niranji Yadeesha Sumathipala (January 2008)
Kaushal Maskey from Nepal (January 2007)
Alexandre Mello from Brazil (September 2007)
Devinka Chamali Bamunusinghe (December 2007) 

Environmental Sciences

Eahsan Shahriary from Iran (May 2009)
Cosmas Lungo from Zambia (January 2007)
Sandra Rodriguez-Pineros (August 2007)

Food Science

Kalpana Kushwaha from India (June 2009)
Baiq Rien Handayani from Indonesia (March 2009)
Yaymed Arocho from Puerto Rico (September 2008)
Claudia Cerruto (May 2008)
Pau Wei Jeap (February 2008)
Fadi Al Jorf (September 2007)
Imelda Tudor from the Philippines (November 2007)

Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Dafang Wang From China (January 2009)
Santanu Bickram Thapa from Nepal (May 2008)
Ioannis Oikanomakos from Greece (February 2008)
Sophia Kamenidou from Greece (November 2006)

International Agricultural Programs

Starla Blackwell from Oklahoma (October 2008)
Taryn Fast from Wichita, Kansas (December 2006)

Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Dr. Yiren Wang from Taiwan (November 2008)
Silvia Fernandez from Spain (July 2008)
Dr. Turgay Ozdemir from Turkey (July 2008)
Alfonso Sanchez from Chihuahua (June 2008)
Kota Okahashi from Japan (January 2007)
Nabin Gyawali from Nepal (September 2007)
Saliha Unver from Turkey (September 2007)

Plant and Soil Sciences

Ana Carolina Soares from Brazil (December 2008)
Natalia Ceragioli from Brazil (November 2008)
Hilton Cheng from Brazil (November 2008)
Romulo Pisa Lollato from Brazil (October 2008)
Silvano Luis de Abreu from Brazil (September 2008)
Emily Rutto from Moi University in Kenya (August 2008)
Yuriko Mori from Japan (February 2008)
Brenda Tubana from the Philippines (January 2007)
Solomon Kariuki from Kenya (March 2007)
Kaliana Moro Tanganelli (August 2007)
Yumiko Kanke from Japan (October 2007)
Jana Morris (Thailand Study Abroad) November 2007
Rima Thapa (Nepal) November 2007

Masters of Agriculture in International Agriculture

Nana Acquah-Thompson from Ghana (October 2009)

Non-Declared and Other

Patty Gasparian from Brazil (October 2007)