LEBANON, Ore. — The Oregon Seed Association’s (OSA) Scholarship Committee recognized four talented individuals as recipients of awards during its 2022 Mid-Winter Meeting, held on January 20, 2022, in Lebanon, Oregon, at the Boulder Falls Inn and Conference Center.
Victor Ribeiro was awarded the William Kent Wiley, Jr. Memorial Fellowship. Ribeiro is originally from Brazil, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy and a Masters in Crop Production. During his master’s studies, he visited the Wisconsin-Madison area and began a two-year research program.
Currently, he is working on his Ph.D. at Oregon State University under Carol Mallory-Smith focusing on herbicide resistance of downy brome. His goal is to be a professor conducting relevant research in weed science.
The William Kent Wiley, Jr. Memorial Fellowship award was established in 1993 in memory of Kent Wiley, the well-respected co-founder of Pickseed West, Inc. A great supporter of the seed industry in the Pacific Northwest and worldwide and dedicated to working with professional seed growers, he developed the research department of Pickseed West, a leader in the development and release of modern cultivars of turf grasses.
— Oregon Seed Association