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Walker Bartz (left) is a master's student in food science, and Amanda Fleming is a doctoral student.
Food science graduate students Amanda Fleming and Walker Bartz have been selected as recipients of a national scholarship from the American Society of Enology and Viticulture.
Fleming was awarded the $7,500 ASEV James Wolpert Scholarship and Bartz was awarded the $3,500 ASEV Scholarship. Fleming also received the 2021 ASEV President’s Award.
The ASEV Board of Directors established the Wolpert Scholarship in memory of the distinguished extension professional who served UC Davis for 30 years and was a past ASEV president and Distinguished Service Award recipient. The award will be awarded annually to one student planning a career in enology or viticultural extension.
Fleming is a doctoral student in the Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences, and Bartz is a master's student.
Fleming's doctoral dissertation is “An investigation into the quality characteristics and winemaking practices of Arkansas grapes.”
Bartz's thesis is “Investigating quality and consumer perceptions of grape (Vitis) wines with alternative packaging.”
Both students are working under the guidance of Renee Threlfall, a research scientist in the Department of Oenology and Viticulture (winemaking and grape growing) in the Food Science Department, a researcher and scientist at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas System Agriculture Division.
She teaches the class “Uncorked: Vines to Wines” and her research focuses on specialty crops and the processing of small fruits (grapes, blackberries, strawberries, peaches, etc.) using her expertise in enology and viticulture.
ASEV serves the interests of winemakers, viticulturists and others involved in the fields of wine and grape research and production around the world. Membership includes professionals from wineries, vineyards, academic institutions and organizations.
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