The World Food Prize Foundation

2023: Harnessing Change

 

Select the students' names below to read their World Food Prize Global Youth Institute paper:  

Student School  Location Mentor
Oscar Andersen Jackson Hole Classical Academy Wyoming Joseph Rudolph
Nicholas Anderson Irondale High School Minnesota Alexander Gray
Luke Anderson James Madison Agriscience Magnet Program Texas Joshua Anderson
Celia Anthony Century High School Maryland Kimberly Moyer
Chris Baik Dublin Coffman High School Ohio Donna Parker
Mary Balid The Mary Louis Academy New York Margaret Corrado
Valeria Barahona Alison Bixby Stone School Honduras Ashley Shunk
Angeli Barragan  Century High School Maryland Kimberly Moyer
Lilian Bates Ovid-Elsie High School Michigan Dana Blank
Jadyn Beckett Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology New Jersey Casey Boyle
Pierce Bell Valor Christian High School Colorado Not Applicable
Lauren Beyer East Buchanan High School Iowa Jon Doese
Arjun Bindra Jericho High School New York Linda Bindra
Tianna Blackman  Bruno Central School Saskatchewan, Canada Lianne Borstmayer
Whitney Blume West Central Area School Minnesota Not Applicable
Emma Braford Grand Rapids High School Minnesota Brielle Carlson
Owen Brinker Cedar Fall High School Iowa Jason Lang
Hannah Brown  Sioux Central High School Iowa Melanie Bloom
Morgan Cahill McNair Academic High School New Jersey Claudia Urdanivia
Keaton Chaudhari Jefferson TWP High School New Jersey Patricia Vandigriff
Pranitha Chillara Dublin Coffman High School Ohio Donna Parker
Raja Chinnakotla Edina High School Minnesota Madelynne Steenwyk
Caitlyn Cooke Southeast High School Florida Not Applicable
Reese Copenhaver Upper St. Clair High School Pennsylvania Jenneth Layaou
Gia Cox Alison Bixby Stone School Francisco Morazan, Honduras Ashley Shunk
Julia Cressman Clean Technologies and Sustainable Industries Early College High School New York  B. Theresa Lewis
Lucas De Leon Rosa Middleton High School Wisconsin Melissa Burgos
Brianna deNeui   Minnesota Paulette Jibben
Andrew Diaz  Samuel W. Wolfson High School Florida Not Applicable
Sara Diwan DeBakey High School for Health Professions Texas Marla Maharaj
L V Dyer III Midlothian High School Texas Not Applicable
Jaden Ebacher Minnewaska Area High School Minnesota Tiffany Kobbermann
Gavin Egeland Nevada High School Iowa Kevin Cooper
Martin Emmons Nichols School New York Charles Ptak
Alice Eriksson Lundellska Skolan Uppland, Sweden Not Applicable
Elizabeth Espinosa Barrera Colegio Williams Campus Mixcoac Mexico City, Mexico  Laura Ordóñez Alcalá
Andrea Falar University of Vermont New Jersey Joanna Knoblauch
Aafia Farhan Minnetonka High School Minnesota Lisa Patrick
Lily Ferguson Boone High School Iowa Christina Greenfield
Owen Ferneding Kuemper Catholic High School Iowa Jeffery Hughes
Evan Fewell Tuskegee University Florida Not Applicable
Katie Finnegan Independence Jr./Sr. High School Iowa Michael Haden
Haelynn Forsyth Winterset High School Iowa Kacia Cain
Madison Franklin Smackover High School Arkansas Jayme Bruton
Lucy Frost Ankeny Centennial High School Iowa Kathryn Cooper
Isabella Gonzalez iMater Preparatory High School Florida Not Applicable
Melissa Griswold Unionville High School Pennsylvania Jenneth Layaou
Bobbi Guggenmos Wheeler Central Public Schools Nebraska Kelly Guggenmos
Patrick Gutierrez Pius X High School Nebraska Shiela Sievert
Kalem Hall Hamilton Attendance Center Mississippi Jennifer Terrell
Ella Hancock Lafayette High School Florida Not Applicable
Jill Hanson Union High School Iowa Adam Sacquitne
Kayli Harris American Heritage Palm Beach Campus Florida Not Applicable
Ontanayia Hatter North Forney High School Texas Not Applicable
Emilia Hernández English Castle Bilingual School El Paraíso, Honduras Ashley Shunk
Nina Holm Gymnasieskolan spyken Skåne, Sweden Not Applicable
Hana Horie Cheltenham Ladies College Singapore Isabella Mech
Jake Hoversland McCutcheon High School Indiana Abi Bymaster
Haosen Huo Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School Hebei, China Zhao Na
Fatima Idrees Carmel High School Indiana Allen Wheeler
Eliana Jean The Baldwin School Pennsylvania Jenneth Layaou
Livy Johnson Ashby Public High School Minnesota Not Applicable
Eden Johnson Ashby Public High School Minnesota Not Applicable
Summer Johnson Hunterdon County Academies New Jersey Renee Stillwell
Jadyn Johnson Waukee High School Iowa Cindy Snell
Joseline Juárez Clear Lake High School Iowa Dawn Guritz
McKenzie Keck Ovid-Elsie High School Michigan Dana Blank
Brooke Kelty Central Columbia High School Pennsylvania Jenneth Layaou
John Clayton Kitchens Homeschool Mississippi Ron Kitchens
Lillian Kowal Minnetonka High School Minnesota Lisa Patrick
Celeste Kronstedt Cedarburg High School Wisconsin Megan Acuna
Dayton Landey Grand Rapids Senior High School Minnesota Not Applicable
Kendra Larson Rowland Hall Utah Wendy Butler
Andrew Li A&M Consolidated High School Texas Michelle Jedlicka
Zhangyide Li Shijiazhuang Foreign language school Hebei, China Jianheng Lv
Shengyuan Li Shijiazhuang Foreign Language Education Group Hebei, China Zhao Na
Abby Limani North Pocono High School Pennsylvania Jenneth Layaou
Yifei Liu Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School Hebei, China Not Applicable
Beatriz Machado Lacerda University High School Indiana Jill Grimes
Annalise Mak Hong Kong International School Tai Tam, Hong Kong S.A.R. Sharene Mak
Isabella Maradiaga American School of Tegucigalpa Machado Lacerda, Honduras Ashley Shunk
Andriana Mathias Pickerington High School Central Ohio Marie Hurt
Issac Mauch Lincoln Senior High School Minnesota Amber Murry
Mychal-Mali McCaskill Tuskegee University Maryland Not Applicable
Mia McColl Cedar Creek High School New Jersey Lisa Martinelli
Sarah McGraw Zane Trace High School Ohio Jennifer Johnston
Pranav Mettu North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics North Carolina Sujani Poonuru
Colten Miller Lyons-Decatur Northeast Nebraska Kevin Anderson
Allison Moen Ankeny Centennial High School Iowa Kathryn Cooper
Mary Alex Montgomery Orange Beach High School Alabama Stephanie Kirtane
Alyson Moore Ovid-Elsie High School Michigan Dana Blank
Brooklyn Morgan Georgia Southern University Georgia Not Applicable
Caleb Most Ogallala High School Nebraska Lydia Vinton
Mariam Muhammad Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences Illinois Noelle Coronado
Eshwar Murali Lafayette High School Missouri Kerry Clark
Kayleigh Rose Myers Tremont Attendance Center Mississippi Kristin Holley
Meghana Nakkanti  Davidson College Missouri Amanda Stoll
Jasmine Narine West Caldwell Tech New Jersey Dan Delcher
Molly O'Neill Minnetonka High School Minnesota Lisa Patrick
Brianna Pacailler Freehold Township High School New Jersey Brian Ducey
Ivan Padilla  Chicago High School For Agricultural Sciences Illinois  Julie Reynolds
José María Páramo Colegio Williams Mexico City, Mexico  Laura Ordóñez Alcalá
Connor Pashek Winterset High School Iowa Kacia Cain
Andrea Payán Winterset High School Mexico City, Mexico Laura Ordóñez Alcalá
Lily Peak Global Impact STEM Academy Ohio Shelby Guthrie
Estrella Perez McCutcheon High School Indiana Abi Bymaster
Charlie Pitts  Basis Independent Brooklyn New York Allison James
Kinsley Pratt Hopkins High School Minnesota Not Applicable
Theodore Reedy Beard Waverly High School Michigan Robert Lurie
Xavier Ramirez  Chicago High School for Agriculture Sciences Illinois Julie Reynolds 
Alaina Reeves Rison High School Arkansas Leanna Britton
Kevin Rocano Alvarez Waverly High School Michigan  Robert Lurie
Maya Sajadian  Mason City High School Iowa Dawn Guritz
Jacob Savela Sebeka Public School Minnesota Amy Savela
Jett Stevenson Kansas State University Kansas Alison Kubish
Colleen Schweninger Dublin Coffman High School Ohio Donna Parker
Sara Sherrill White Hall High School Arkansas Kisia Weeks
Maanit Sheth Johnston High School Iowa Kyla Burns
Jack Shin  Crosswalk Academy California Shua Shin
Natalie Shipley Lansing Eastern High School Michigan Eunice Foster
Dawn Smith Ludington High school Michigan Jennifer Rowe
Emelia Stage Nevada High School Iowa Kevin Cooper
Hannah Stocker North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics North Carolina Jon Davis
Joshlyn Stover Agriscience Magnet Program - James Madison High School Texas Sheena D'Souza
Zeb Strömberg Tannbergsskolans Gymnasium Västerbotten, Sweden Not Applicable
Joy Su Panther Creek High School North Carolina Not Applicable
Caroline Talis La Follette High School Wisconsin Not Applicable
Tessa Tauke Iowa State University Iowa Cheryl Kluesner
Michael Thomas, Jr.  Independence High School Iowa Michael Haden
Katlin Truelsen Central DeWitt High School Iowa Jenna Stevens
Tamia Tull-Waters Parkside High School Maryland Jerry Kelley
Alana Tupy Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences Illinois Andrew Peterson
Mia Valle Ankeny Centennial High School Iowa Kathryn Cooper
Elise Van Den Berg Greijdanus College Overijssel, Netherlands Not Applicable
Julia Vecchiarello Community School of Davidson North Carolina Vikki Hogg
Venkata Vishwaksena  Velamuri Panther Creek High School North Carolina Alex Vogel
Ezra Vrieze  Mayo High School Minnesota Christopher Carter
Qianyou Wang Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School Hebei, China Not Applicable
Zijin Wang Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School Hebei, China Zhao Na
Claudia Warren  Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School New York B. Theresa Lewis
Brody Waters Vinton-Shellsburg Iowa Gabby Power
Kendel Weisberg Neo City Academy Florida Not Applicable
Hope Williams Kalon Prep Academy Minnesota Rilee Wold
Julie Wong Edgemont Junior-Senior High School New York Eugene Wong
Hongrui Xie Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School Hebei, China Not Applicable
Xue Yixuan  Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School Hebei, China Wang Xianting
Julia Yi East Brunswick High School New Jersey Mark Robson
Valerie Young Ankeny High School Iowa Amy Akers
Zhao Youjia Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School Hebei, China Cao Lizhe
Yuchen Zhang Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School Hebei, China Ianheng Lv

 

 

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