![Young man stands at railing, river flanked by windmills and houses in background.](http://mtvernon.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/alex-batson-netherlands-300x169.jpg)
Alex Batson, a Ph.D. student advised by Dr. Lindsey duToit (Plant Pathology), is the recipient of a 2020 Storkan-Hanes-McCaslin Research Foundation Award of $10,000 plus expenses to attend the annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society.