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2024 Recipients

2024 International Awards: Peter Lemmer

Glen L. Taggart Award for Community Contributions to International Understanding

 

Published: Tuesday, 26 Mar 2024   Author: Jonathan Gibson

 

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Peter Lemmer

Peter Lemmer is the 2024 recipient of the Glen L. Taggart Award for Community Contributions to International Understanding, which is given to one or more residents of the state of Michigan who have made a distinct and sustained contribution to international understanding in their respective communities or in the state at large.

Lemmer is executive vice president and chief legal counsel for GreenStone Farm Credit Services, where he provides advice and counsel on legal, regulatory, or legislative matters, and acts as the chief in-house legal advisor for the organization.

Lemmer joined GreenStone in 2008 and has more than 40 years of experience as an attorney. Through his role at GreenStone, Lemmer has supported the Professional Fellows Program at MSU by hosting and mentoring fellows, as well as maintaining relationships with program alumni. In 2020, he helped a group of Ugandan alumni form and register a local savings and credit union to provide financial resources to small-scale farmers. In 2023, he introduced alumni in Zambia and Zimbabwe to a farm in Michigan that is interested in sourcing eggs from Africa.

Lemmer attended the United States Air Force Academy, graduated from Villanova University, and obtained a Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. In 2013, Lemmer was presented with the Phelps-Martin Award for Community Service for his volunteer work with local youth and refugee groups and he served on the Michigan Public Service Commission for eight years. He is also an active member of the Michigan Bar Association.

 

“I find it important to support prosperity worldwide, particularly through agriculture, as it is fundamental to who we are as loving people.” - Peter Lemmer

 

Lemmer was nominated by Derek Tobias, program manager for the Alliance for African Partnership. “In more than 10 years working at the nexus of international development and education, I have never collaborated with someone from the private sector who is more generous with their time or more committed to service than Peter Lemmer,” said Tobias.

 

2024 Award Recipients

 

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Edward D. Walker

University Distinguished Professor, Department of Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology


College of Natural Science

 

Ralph H. Smuckler Award for Advancing International Studies and Programs at MSU

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Yadu Pokhrel

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering


College of Engineering

 

John K. Hudzik Emerging Leader in Advancing International Studies and Programs

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Jing Wang

Ph.D., Physics (1999)


Cofounder and Chairman, FinTell Inc.

 

Joon S. Moon Distinguished International Alumni Award

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Lei Chen

Ph.D., Statistics (1997)


Managing Director, Head of Fraud Risk for Lending and Fraud Data Science for the Consumer and Community Banking, JPMorgan Chase

 

Joon S. Moon Distinguished International Alumni Award

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Peter Lemmer

Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Counsel


GreenStone Farm Credit Services

 

Glen L. Taggart Award for Community Contributions to International Understanding

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Katie Carline

Ph.D., History (2023)


College of Social Science

 

Gill-Chin Lim Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Global Studies

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George W. Bird

Professor Emeritus, Department of Entomology

 

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Special Recognition Award for Promoting International Understanding

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Callista B. Rakhmatov

Global Network Specialist


College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Charles A. Gliozzo International Award for Public Diplomacy

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Rochisshil Varma

President, International Students Association

 

Undergraduate student, College of Engineering and Honors College

 

Homer Higbee International Education Award

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Ishwari Kapale

Vice President, International Students Association

 

Undergraduate student, College of Engineering

 

Homer Higbee International Education Award

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Mary Hennessey

Past Director, Volunteer English Tutoring Program

 

International Studies and Programs

 

Homer Higbee International Education Award

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Gail A. Vander Stoep

Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Community Sustainability

 

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

MSU Award for Outstanding Service to Education Abroad

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Jonathan Choti

Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures


College of Arts & Letters

 

MSU Award for Outstanding Service to Education Abroad

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Lisa Tiemann

Associate Professor, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences


College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Carl K. Eicher International Development Award