Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships are awarded to proven, outstanding students who have shown research excellence in either applied or basic sciences.

The 2024 winners of the Louis and Elsa Thomsen Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship are:

1. Brittney Davidson – Animal and Dairy Sciences, Dairy Science Ph.D.
2. Qixiang He – Biochemistry, Biophysics Ph.D.
3. Eric McGregor – Nutritional Sciences, Nutrition and Metabolism Ph.D.

The winner for the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship is:

1. Olee Hoi Ying Lam – Forest and Wildlife Ecology, Forestry Ph.D.