The Ezra Taft Benson Award
The Ezra Taft Benson Award is named in memory of the former President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and also former Secretary of Agriculture in the Eisenhower administration. Benson was an agricultural economics major and was hard-working, inspiring, and honest - a true exemplar of excellence.
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Additionally, Benson was an accomplished practitioner of economics who used his gifts, talents, and means to build the Kingdom of God and serve his country. His many writings about gospel doctrine and about the principles of sound government continue to inspire generations of Latter-day Saints and students of good citizenship.
This award is given to students who are honored for their character, academic performance, and desire to build the Kindgdom of God.
2024 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Hyrum Anderson - March 2024](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/6b0207e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2857x2857+0+133/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F00%2F62%2Fa0d9633e488482ddd7e26cd2ca5a%2Fhyrumanderson.jpg)
![Dallin Hibbard - March 2024](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/5b11e7c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2857x2857+0+94/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F64%2Fb0%2F22e2a2c04f9385d4df94a45c3389%2Fdallinhibbard.jpg)
![Chin Lam](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/d7cdf20/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4286x4286+0+244/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F90%2F0c%2F1a0505774e828c3e027bc65557d4%2Fchinlam.jpg)
![McKay Rigby](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/a9a565c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4286x4286+0+503/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F23%2Ff792864c4eab8ae47466130580b2%2Fmckayrigby.jpg)
2024 Spring Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Daniela Alejandra Valarezo Veloz.jpeg](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/7dc3896/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1142x1142+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2Fd7%2F4c035f484212a9a0455270396bf7%2Fdaniela.jpeg)
2023 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Jacob Gifford Portrait](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/6009fa2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/508x508+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F04%2F97de3ff34bc9b92373ef57296813%2Fscreen-shot-2023-04-10-at-10.57.20%20AM.png)
![Riley Walburger Portrait](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/f444ec5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/525x525+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2Fcb%2F4416304c4362b63e46be2fd1264e%2Fscreen-shot-2023-04-10-at-10.57.34%20AM.png)
2023 Spring Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Portrait of Elijah Miller](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/6ebd2d6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2857x2857+0+137/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2Fab%2F40cc539d45afa1e1b488bc20e9d7%2Felijah-miller.jpg)
2023 Fall Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Tyler Blazzard](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/9163024/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2857x2857+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2F2c%2F9c2b330a4e5d984e616d8acf6b22%2Fblazzard-tyler.jpg)
![Isabelle Keck - Dec 2023](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/b24064f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2857x2857+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F74%2Fdf%2Ffaeafaee4833aa7eee38eb62d170%2Fkeck-isabelle.jpg)
![Byron Whitehead](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/6acd106/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2857x2857+0+57/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F11%2Fd3%2F06ca23174c8abf88da13029520b7%2Fwhitehead-byron.jpg)
![Tai Wu](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/aa051ad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2857x2857+0+78/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F08%2F57%2Ffaf901b942b49fce776d18845a95%2Fwu-tai.jpg)
2022 Fall Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Thomas Fehr, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2022 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/7a06290/2147483647/strip/true/crop/575x575+0+6/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F71%2F40%2F07dad836423ea6f8bf46753d63e3%2Fthomas-fehr.jpg)
![Photo of Jarom Hall, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2022 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/5e0c055/2147483647/strip/true/crop/576x576+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb2%2Ff4%2Fc3e0bd6e4e80814652cd9c7d29bf%2Fjarom-hall.jpg)
2022 Spring Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Alexander Aitchison, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2022 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/df8cb8b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/598x598+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2Fde%2F52298d1542bd8884de93755cd7a5%2Fscreenshot-2023-03-09-at-3.44.10%20PM.png)
![Photo of Regan Callahan, winner of the the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2022 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/4781443/2147483647/strip/true/crop/638x638+0+36/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F12%2F3dab6a3b44cc9cbb7f9d6bfc9a13%2Fscreenshot-2023-03-09-at-3.44.19%20PM.png)
![Photo of Joshua Guerra, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2022 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/ee5ed87/2147483647/strip/true/crop/606x606+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb2%2F2d%2F5a9530b640b1ae4568bb4077cbe9%2Fscreenshot-2023-03-09-at-3.44.27%20PM.png)
![Photo of Jefferson Omokoh, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2022 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/f8747da/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x586+0+34/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F64%2Fbf%2Fe6928e8a487ba9d9fb7059d09c31%2Fscreenshot-2023-03-09-at-3.44.35%20PM.png)
2022 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Mathew Davidson winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2022 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/26ddff2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F84%2F1f%2F31415ede4b78aba592c75369b580%2Fdavidson-mathew.jpg)
![Photo of Jae Wook Junk winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2022 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/482036e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+21/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F80%2Fb5%2F50a11e1a434c8dd6a5cb227d53c7%2Fjung-jae-wook.jpg)
![Photo of Grace Libey, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2022 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/ae77c90/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+1/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb2%2F30%2Ffce921cf411b8df2370d6da70418%2Flibey-grace.jpg)
![Photo of Dallin Obeng, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2022 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/b738268/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1276x1276+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fc0%2Fd9%2F91b4af3c450b946c1bd65a5bc799%2Fobeng-dallin.jpg)
![Photo of Matheus Ribeiro, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2022 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/436804f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x4800+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F7f%2F60%2Fcd09375243cca4af03ffe805d913%2Fribeiro-e-silva-matheus.jpg)
![Photo of Ethan Williams, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2022 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/296331f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2F95%2F844f48d24b2a95df50c61f94a585%2Fwilliams-ethan.jpg)
2021 Fall Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Rebekkah Amende, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2021 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/860cf8e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/400x400+0+50/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F51%2Fb7%2F9b005d184498beb8287717ac3cd9%2Famende-rebekkah.jpg)
![Photo of Landon Hallmark, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2021 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/f8769f4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/400x400+0+50/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F12%2Fd0e768e14383be92a89d95180b39%2Fhallmark-landon.jpg)
![Photo of Sarah Yamashita, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2021 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/10e1d0f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/400x400+0+50/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2F5e%2F015feccd45858c7f03587eabea9a%2Fyamashita-sarah.jpg)
![Photo of Naomi Kallmeyer, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2021 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/0d2359c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/400x400+0+50/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F92%2F3d8869834c4f9452203ea5a42439%2Fkallmeyer-naomi.jpg)
2021 Spring Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
2021 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
2020 Fall Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
2020 Spring Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
2020 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
2019 Spring Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Skyler Thornton, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2019 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/f84caa1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/400x400+0+50/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F98%2F78%2Ff20fce3942e8b90ae5d444f06998%2Fthornton-skyler2.jpg)
![Photo of Amanda Snell, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2019 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/2cca849/2147483647/strip/true/crop/432x432+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fba%2F99246000475ab594c9862cd45589%2Famanda-snell.jpg)
2019 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Calvin Grover, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2019 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/205af27/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2Ff7%2Fdd58633441529bf1d7e9b33c7c53%2Fgrover-calvin.jpg)
![Photo of Ilya Krutko, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2019 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/5bb78bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F63%2F86%2Fa60845df4544a2e902a87329ddc9%2Fkrutko-iliya.jpg)
![Photo of Mike Walburger, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2019 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/dbe090d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F98%2F0b%2F2df8865d42afb5889f2c444f8df8%2Fwalburger-mik.jpg)
2018 Fall Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Zachary Johnson, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2018 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/3834fe5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F63%2F75%2F8889321441f4b011a6d0bab6af52%2Fjohnson-zach.jpg)
![Photo of Andrew Benson, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2018 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/8acb13b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fba%2F63%2Fb6d02dec46d7b20b084513dd4d0f%2Fbenson-andrew.jpg)
2018 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Travis Pointer, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2018 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/4b5092a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fbd%2Fa4f2b1964fdb853bee5c1862307e%2Fpointer-travis.jpg)
![Photo of Chandler Rounds, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agriculture Economics for 2018 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/3bfb8f7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F3a%2Fec%2F21f85995413bbd424e9d758f0cb0%2Frounds-chandler.jpg)
![Photo of Lee Shurtleff, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2018 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/6f8e3a5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2F92%2F3e69f5aa494caebc74a5f4301816%2Fshurtleff-lee.jpg)
![Photo of Charles Wilkosz, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2018 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/df44a54/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F12%2Fc2%2Faf6b9b1a498cb69b2dfe4c3f54f9%2Fwilkosz-charles.jpg)
2017 Fall Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Tanner Fonnesbeck, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2017 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/c366eba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2F39%2Fcd675f734d4abd18a9d6cd07975e%2Ffonnesbeck-tanner.jpg)
![Photo of Alec Nelson, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2017 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/c71b735/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F7a%2F80%2Faa8aeefe4f588cd45cb7775b9d19%2Fnelson-alec.jpg)
2017 Spring Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Jaron Crapo, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2017 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/b1ea981/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F5c%2Fd6%2F9a9ac0c14d31a594719fe1119f2d%2Fcrapo-jaron.jpg)
![Photo of Sarah Nielsen, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2017 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/21f6393/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F79%2F90%2F71313f88426587e5b3596c0405a6%2Fnielsen-sarah.jpg)
![Photo of Jesse Merkley, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2017 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/8f57e0f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F0a%2F4b%2F9e463b414c37abab72af75de5e5a%2Fmerkley-jesse.jpg)
2017 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Trevor Schmidt, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2017 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/d5aecde/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F70%2Fc8%2F9aea45a5411d89f0f7465c082eff%2Ftrevor-schmidt.jpg)
![Photo of Blaine Frogget, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2017 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/14da4f2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F87%2F81%2F6dc8d5b64678bcf20caf07a0fd74%2Fblaine-frogget.jpg)
2016 Spring Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Harman, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2016 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/40f0b4b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2F10%2Fca68a1aa46fbb3bc32868b22ab49%2Fharman-zachary.jpg)
![Photo of Elliot Mateski, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2016 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/c33f81e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2F86%2Fb35f52a8456ba8d2691b3ae939e4%2Fmateski-elliot.jpg)
![Photo of Jaden Talbot, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2016 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/27ae43e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F65%2Ffc%2F037b710747d990d2aa0c2a884f23%2Ftalbot-jaden.jpg)
2016 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Bryan Overy, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2016 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/8893b5f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fc1%2F9e%2F267d41714dd788ac68008a816d78%2Fovery-bryan.jpg)
![Photo of Corey Eaton, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2016 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/a7e1bb8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2F5c%2Fc72bb44d4be9aa1a2636987c53c2%2Featon-corey.jpg)
![Photo of Ryan Quackenbush, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2016 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/ed2e696/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F97%2Fcb%2F3280f08d471f935dbf042599f9ad%2Fquackenbush-ryan.jpg)
2015 Fall Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Josh Tibbitts, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2015 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/94c8ea9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x1200+0+150/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F9f%2Fcac4be3048ec97dda86553491b0d%2Ftibbitts-josh.jpg)
![Photo of Trey Bluemel, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2015 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/a057af1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x1200+0+150/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb4%2Fd7%2Fa8701fe044c2b22df5fb315d05d5%2Fbluemel-trey.jpg)
![Photo of Tyson Nicoll, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2015 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/1d4fff1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x1200+0+150/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fa0%2Fd8%2Fe60478894aa995a114aed8b2851e%2Fnicoll-tyson.jpg)
2015 Spring Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Grayson Bowman, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2015 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/84ede99/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x800+0+100/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F5d%2F9e%2Ffbaac89c472686a502ea4cb24a1b%2Fbowman-grayson.jpg)
![Photo of Moriah Horner, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2015 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/46ba4f8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x800+0+100/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F71%2Ff1%2F46c25c284ce2865ffc0f92e5a335%2Fhorner-moriah.jpg)
![Photo of Kaleb Nygaard, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2015 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/6151cfc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x800+0+100/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2Fe6%2Ffb0be19a4007872b5a9fa7891de6%2Fnygaard-kaleb.jpg)
![Photo of Amber Waite, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2015 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/a931872/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x800+0+100/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Ffb%2F36%2F6c1ef1314160bfe1d04a38f9a142%2Fwaite-amber.jpg)
2015 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Nathan Garner, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2015 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/7515726/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x1200+0+150/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F96%2F00%2F77fef34d4e868e6a2cddeca12833%2Fgarner-nathan.jpg)
![Photo of Andrew Gordon, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2015 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/e7e9a3e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x1200+0+150/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2Fed%2F313b10644aec8a3b289883a47e59%2Fgordon-andrew.jpg)
![Photo of Kegan O'Connor, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2015 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/5db2dc8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x1200+0+150/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F0a%2Fbb%2F856bec8d429585ef64255f061c15%2Foconnor-kegan.jpg)
![Photo of Avery Robertson, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2015 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/db83d0d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x1200+0+150/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2Fc5%2F929f36214e9cab41d3451d772fe0%2Frobertson-avery.jpg)
![Photo of Emanuel Rodriguez, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2015 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/9c55191/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x1200+0+150/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F66%2Fcc%2F14f04e1848c98f9515d92ebe17fa%2Frodriguez-emanuel.jpg)
2014 Spring Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Jessica Bahr, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2014 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/01d01c4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x800+0+100/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2Fb2%2Fea27fa094b21af1f1618c0580cad%2Fjessica-bahr.jpg)
![Photo of Todd Godfrey, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2014 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/900ea91/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x800+0+100/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F47%2F95%2F53af9a2941368af93646356cf06c%2Ftodd-godfrey.jpg)
![Photo of Mitch Murphy, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2014 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/18c41d9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x800+0+100/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F27%2F3fb62b66465caf4df1e9b3308b64%2Fmitch-murphy.jpg)
2014 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Jennifer Smith, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2014 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/ab67220/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1722x1722+39+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F19%2F96%2F1e46271745ec9cafe20e08445ea6%2Fjennifer-smith2.jpg)
![Photo of Devin Thornton, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2014 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/c55174a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/300x300+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2F65%2F3ad55a7148b48945f80ecca7a835%2Fdevin-thornton.jpg)
![Photo of Kevin Poaletti, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2014 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/5b4efc4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2808x2808+186+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F93%2Fb0%2F3e364b544248b2f4da3bb66b980a%2Fkevin-poaletti2.jpg)
![Photo of Jonathan Weber, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2014 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/0c97c69/2147483647/strip/true/crop/393x393+29+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fab%2F102b2cbe4a8cb866ca256f243414%2Fjonathan-weber2.jpg)
![Photo of Daniel Price, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2014 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/d8b2bf2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/359x359+0+0/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2F0f%2F850bdad44b068a57064fddf3753d%2Fdaniel-price.jpg)
2013 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Derek Jentzch, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2013 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/f45c4db/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3664x3664+0+458/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb2%2Fb6%2F3cdc87cf4e92ac32f2768703c231%2Fdarek-jentzch.jpg)
![Photo of Scott Bouwhuis, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2013 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/7eb4759/2147483647/strip/true/crop/450x450+0+56/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2Ff9%2Fdfcc884f4c04bdd24672826db7fe%2Fscott-bouwhuis.jpg)
![Photo of Sebastian Schaat, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2013 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/31396e9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/450x450+0+57/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F57%2Fac%2F4338967c4a08a7db2a2a8129d554%2Fsebastian-schaat.jpg)
![Photo of Beth Nielsen, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2013 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/8669608/2147483647/strip/true/crop/450x450+0+57/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F40%2F872789114e8d879961f4d21ebdbd%2Fbeth-nielsen.jpg)
2013 Spring Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Ryan Burkhardt, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2013 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/b35f21a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x800+0+100/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fae%2F7777134c4284830965c217d68bff%2Fryan-burkhardt.jpg)
![Photo of Justin Baker, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2013 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/bfd107b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/960x960+0+120/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F93%2F07%2F508a40ed452ba323bcd319f1405a%2Fjustin-baker.jpg)
![Photo of Gavin Rydalch, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2013 Spring Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/602408b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x800+0+100/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F07%2F0e%2Fca25021640d79df3a192921f5338%2Fgarin-rydalch.jpg)
2013 Winter Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Kelsey Wilson, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2013 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/307cde8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F9e%2F6c5b4e6941929182c6544cee3f45%2Fwilson-kelsey.jpg)
![Photo of Hyrum Anderson, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2013 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/0dbde22/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F34%2F0d%2F2c5731a642e8b26164b9f4083dbd%2Fanderson-hyrum.jpg)
![Photo of Brent Thornton, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2013 Winter Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/7b0a0e0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fe4%2F78e1428247fca139f94376cb12bf%2Fthornton-brent.jpg)
2012 Fall Semester Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Awardees
![Photo of Ben Turnbow, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Agribusiness for 2012 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/2cd437d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2F7b%2F12f5b60445129f5273d7ee227a2c%2F21086.jpeg)
![Photo of Erin Shiffler, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Economics for 2012 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/e358ea8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2Ffd%2F244223034ef3ba1e8ef56fcc829d%2F21056.jpeg)
![Photo of Aaron Matthews, winner of the Ezra Taft Benson Excellence Award in Financial Economics for 2012 Fall Semester at BYU-Idaho.](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/a9b1dd7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1600+0+200/resize/120x120!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb4%2F0f%2Fbd6f10ac44f1a55da144083b48ee%2F21037.jpeg)