Aimee Schulz, senior in genetics at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State, has been selected as a Conviron Scholar by the American Society of Plant Biology.

 

Schulz is part of a cohort of 25 awardees selected from an applicant pool of 200 graduate and undergraduate students.  As part of this award, Aimee will receive extensive mentoring and guidance from the society.

 

Aimee has done research on the origins of corn from its wild ancestor teosinte (a Mexican grass that is grown as fodder) in the laboratory of Dr. Matt Hufford, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, since her freshman year.  She has presented her research at Maize Genetics meetings and did a summer REU at the Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center in St. Louis. 

 

Schulz, a 2015 graduate of Becker High School, is currently applying for PhD programs in plant biology.

In 2015, freshman Schulz was invited by ISU President Steven Leath to participate in the 2015-16 President’s Leadership Class. The class featured 30 first-year students who were selected based on high school leadership experience, academic achievement, and involvement in school and community service. 

 

Schulz has also been featured in the Citizen-Tribune (2016) for her induction into the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Equus Foundation Horse Stars Hall of Fame. She received an engraved stall plaque with her horse Lulu’s name on it and the Horse Stars Hall of Fame placard blazoned across the memento.

 

Aimee is the daughter of Mike and Jackie Schulz of Becker.