Previous Award Winners
2024
Jacob Ebbs, Department of Philosophy (A&S), PhD student
Evan Martschenko, Division of Composition, Musicology, and Music Theory (CCM), MM student
Honorable Mentions
- A&S: Theodore Jansen, History, MA
- CCM: Ryan Krell, Music Theory, PhD
- CEAS: Maulee Sheth, Biomedical Engineering, PhD
- CEAS: Nikhil Thomas, Mechanical Engineering, MS
- CEAS: Ayaaz Yasin, Aerospace Engineering, MS
- LCOB: Jiantong Wang, Operations, Business Analytics & Information Systems, PhD
2021
Sarah Beal, Department of Classics (A&S), PhD student
Mariam Elgafy, Department of Communication (A&S), MA student
College Awardees
- A&S: Ellen Chew, German Studies, PhD
- CAHS: Chitrali Mamlekar, Communication Sciences & Disorders, PhD
- CCM: Jiao Sun, Piano Performance, DMA
- CEAS: Divyang Soni, Civil Engineering, MS; TA for Department of Engineering Education
- CEAS: Thinh Nguyen, Electrical Engineering, PhD
- COM: Ellen (Ellie) Kolb Gagliani, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology, PhD
- DAAP: Jordan Sauer, Architecture, MArch
- LCOB: Nathanael (Nate) Martin, Marketing, PhD
2020
Smruti Deoghare, Biomedical Informatics (MED), PhD student
Jana Hockersmith, Communication (A&S), MA student
College Awardees
- A&S: Crystal Whetstone, Political Science, PhD
- CEAS: Madhav Lolla, Computer Science, PhD
- DAAP: May Khalife, Architecture, PhD
- LCOB: Xin Li, Business Administration (Finance), PhD
2019
Caitlin Doyle, English and Creative Writing (A&S), PhD student
M. Hadassah Ward, Communication (A&S), MA student
College Awardees
- A&S: Ben Merritt, Biological Sciences, PhD
- CAHS: Chitrali Mamlekar, Communication Sciences and Disorders, PhD
- CCM: Felipe Morales-Torres, Music Education, MM
- CCM: Fabio Menchetti, Piano Performance, DMA
- CEAS: Gaurav Patil, Mechanical Engineering, PhD
- CECH: Naomi Matley, Health Education, MS
- CoM: Kaitlin Hart, Molecular, Cellular and Biochemical Pharmacology, PhD
- DAAP: Paige Fruechtnicht, Fine Arts-Art, MFA
- LCB: Changyu Yang, Finance, PhD
2018
Alex Jones, Computer Science & Engineering (CEAS), PhD student
Joe Deye, Communication (A&S), MA student
College Awardees
- A&S: Abigail Richard, Mathematical Sciences, PhD
- CAHS: Chelsea Benson Blankenship, Communication Sciences and Disorders, PhD
- CCM: Michael Hayden, Music Theory, MM
- CCM: Joseph Rivers, Music Education, MM
- CECH: Laura Kelley, Educational Studies, PhD
- DAAP: Jongwoong Kim, Regional Development Planning, PhD
- LCOB: Harshad Puranik, Business Administration, PhD
2017
Ruth Pogacar, Business Administration (LCOB) PhD student
College Awardees
- CAHS: Chelsea Blankenship, Communication Sciences & Disorders, PhD student
- CCM: Alyssa Mehnert, Musicology, PhD student
- CECH: Danika McLeod, Criminal Justice, PhD student
- Pharmacy: Salwa Ragab, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Biopharmaceutics, PhD student
2016
Megan Lamkin, Biological Sciences (A&S) doctoral student
Maurice Todd, Double Bass (CCM) master’s student
College Awardees
- A&S: Heather Hopgood, Chemistry, PhD student
- A&S: Sarah Jernigan, Communication, MA student
- Business: Jaclyn Perrmann, Business Administration, PhD student
- CAHS: Sarah Hamilton, Communication Sciences & Disorders, PhD student
- CCM: Erik Paffett, Musicology, PhD student
- CEAS: Jacob Stegman, Biomedical Engineering, PhD student
- CECH: Angelica Hardee, Health Education, PhD student
- DAAP: Kelly Cave, Fine Arts-Sculpture, MFA student