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Undergraduate Award and Scholarship Recipients

Arthur N. Pozner Memorial Scholarship

Year Recipient
2022-23 Rana Yuvraj
2021-22 Meenakshi McNamara
2020-21 Bianca Caminada
2019-20 Yi Feng Wang
Ethan Zweig
Kaustub Anand
2018-19 Molly Cromer
2017-18 Alaina Glidden
2016-17 Gavin Cox
2015-16 Nicholas Cinko
Cameron McLenaghan
2014-15 Bennett Marsh

David G. Seiler Physics Scholarship

Year Recipient
2022-23 Amelia R. Binau
2021-22 Grace Francis
2020-21 Darrell Leigh Fischer
2019-20 Mackenzie Geckler
2018-19 Cara Brookins
2017-18 Diana Forbes
2016-17 Alaina Glidden
Megan Harwell
2015-16 Alaina Glidden
Lauren Kolkman
2014-15 Jennifer Larson
2013-14 Jennifer Larson
2012-13 Jennifer Larson
2011-12 Lora Beard
2010-11 Kristen Ziegler
2009-10 Emily Grace
2008-09 Emily Grace
2007-08 Emily Grace

Dr. Robert L. Mieher Physics Scholarship

Year Recipient
2022-23 Mason Giacchetti
2021-22 Joshua Friedman
2020-21 Bahaa Elshimy
2019-20 Nicholas Hilgert
2018-19 Kira Graves
Kaur Surkhab

Frederik J. Belinfante Scholarship in Physics

Year Recipient
2022-23 William Messman
2021-22 Colton Griffin
2020-21 Grace Bowling
Arianna McNamara
2019-20 Grace Bowling
Matthew Schulz
2018-19 Nathan Glotzbach
Kehan Liu
Matthew Schulz
2017-18 Nathan Glotzbach
Edwina Sunny
2016-17 Andrew McNutt

Kenneth S. and Paula D. Krane Physics Scholarship

Year Recipient
2022-23 Marygrace Fagan
2022-23 Darin Tsai
2021-22 Leland Bednarz
2021-22 Gabriel Goodwin
2020-21 Aubrey Louise Fuhrman
2019-20 Rebecca Carmack
Farhad De Sousa
Darrell Fischer
Allison Earnhardt
2018-19 Diana Forbes
Andrew Gustafson
Oksana Makarova
2017-18 Joshua Leeman
Zhengjia Tong
2016-17 Nathan Glotzbach
Zachary Schroeder
2015-16 Gavin Cox
Zachary Schroeder
Daniel Sweeney
2014-15 Nicholas Cinko
Samuel Higginbotham
2013-14 Samuel Higginbotham
Lauren Kolkman
Rui Zhang
2012-13 Yuedong Fang
Chengliang Zhu
2011-12 Yuedong Fang
Mathew Polek
Jorge Ramos
Chengliang Zhu
2010-11 Christopher Bairnsfather
Jenna Walrath
Stephen Wolf
2009-10 Christopher Bairnsfather
Robert Gustafson
Jhan Harp
Philip Hebda
Jenna Walrath
Kristen Ziegler
2008-09 Joseph Clampitt
Robert Gustafson
Jhan Harp
Joshua Phillips
Jacob Thomas
William Watterson
2007-08 Zachary Blackwood
Joseph Clampitt
John Nevion
Robert Troup
2006-07 Emily Grace

Margie and Don Bottorff Undergraduate Physics Scholarship

Year Recipient
2022-23 Arianna Meenakshi McNamara
2022-23 Melody Shimba
2021-22 Faith K. Bergin
2021-22 Braden L. Garretson
2020-21 Taylor Baker
Isaiah Ertel
2019-20 Braden Buck
Allison Earnhardt
Rachel Lee
Faith Bergin
Andrew Burgess
Nicholas Spano
2018-19 Cara Brookins
Braden Buck
Oscar Dillman
Nicholas Spano
2017-18 Nathaniel Essington
Charles Guinn
Tristan Schefke
2016-17 Scott Behmer
Nicholas Cinko
Charles Guinn
Yang Mo
Elisha Rothenbush
2015-16 Jarian Bailey
Samuel Higginbotham
Alex Konic
Brian May
Yang Mo
Elizabeth Spiers
Franklin Talbert
2014-15 Benjamin Fasig
2013-14 Jacob Connor
Benjamin Fasig
2012-13 Amanda Kollak
Justin Ruiz
2011-12 Jacob Beard
Stephanie Wicke
2008-09 Charles Lee Coates

Shalim and Paula Sargis Memorial Scholarship

Year Recipient
2022-23 Santiago Lopez
2022-23 Gabriel Skowronek
2021-22 Gabriel Skowronek
2020-21 Faith Kalee Bergin
Robin Carpenter
2019-20 Yuxin Dong
Danny Kim
2018-19 Yuxin Dong
2017-18 Rachel Lee
Joshua Leeman
2016-17 Joshua Leeman
Shaun Owens
2015-16 Scott Behmer
Alison Hoe
Joshua Leeman
2014-15 Jonathan Stelzleni
2013-14 Jonah Polley
2012-13 Christopher Majors
Ryan Senkpeil
2011-12 Alexander Gilpin
Adrian Merritt
2008-09 Timothy Klamo
William Vogel

Judith Peters Humnicky Memorial Award

Year Recipient
2022-23 Olivia G. Scherrer
2022-23 Raymond Glowner
2022-23 John (Jay) Frandina
2022-23 Suhani Sunder
2022-23 Eliot D. Hilton
2021-22 Cameron Shane
2021-22 Nicholas Sylvester
2021-22 Erin Smith
2021-22 Grace Katz
2021-22 Amelia Binau
2020-21 Emily J Kincaid
2019-20 Sara Judy
2018-19 Sara Judy
2017-18 Annaliese Bankson
2016-17 Jenny Cho
2015-16 Lauren Hucek
2014-15 Lauren Hucek
2013-14 Rebecca Weirauch
2012-13 Rebecca Weirauch

Lijuan Wang Memorial Award

Year Recipient
2022-23 Marygrace M Fagan
2021-22 Bianca Caminada- nominated by Prof. Ritchie
2021-22 Meenakshi McNamara- nominated by Prof. Jung
2020-21 Moira Andrews
Megan McDuffie
2019-20 Rachel Lee
YuXin Dong
2017-18 Edwina Sunny
2016-17 Elizabeth Spiers
2015-16 Alison Hoe
Rachel Maxwell
2014-15 Jenna Burnett
Anna Harris
Alison Hoe
Jennifer Larson
Rachel Maxwell
2013-14 Rui Zhang
2011-12 Rachael Fulper
2010-11 Rachael Fulper
Rachelle Klinger
2009-10 Jenna Walrath
2008-09 Kristen Ziegler
2007-08 Zohar Aliya
2006-07 Tasneem Mohsinally
2005-06 Anna Trester
2001-02 Krystal Tyler
2000-01 Stephanie Campbell
1999-00 Angelique Oliger
1998-99 Carolyn McCombs
1996-97 Natasha Bralts
1995-96 Amy Connolly
1994-95 Kathleen Harlow

Richard W. King Award

Year Recipient
2020-21 Andrew Gustafson (Sr)
Justin Copenhaver (Jr)
2019-20 Braden Buck
Nicholas Hilgert
2018-19 Oksana Makarova (Sr)
Kehan Liu (Jr)
2017-18 Joshua Leeman (Sr)
Dawith Lim (Jr)
2016-17 Bruce Edelman (Sr)
Colin Burke (Jr)
2015-16 Hui Yu (Sr)
Scott Behmer (Jr)
2014-15 Bennett Marsh (Sr)
Samuel Higginbotham (Jr)
2013-14 Joshua Knobloch (Sr)
Bennett Marsh (Jr)
2012-13 Brent Woodhouse (Sr)
Joshua Knobloch (Jr)
2011-12 James Gloudemans (Sr)
Yuedong Fang (Jr)
2010-11 Kristen Ziegler (Sr)
Brent Woodhouse (Jr)
2009-10 Philip Hebda (Sr)
Kristen Ziegler (Jr)
2008-09 Zachary Sylvan (Sr)
Andrew Bohn (Jr)
2007-08 Kate Wooley (Sr)
Joseph Clampitt (Jr)
2006-07 John Schaibley (Sr)
Daniel Hugenberg (Jr)
2005-06 Anna Treaster (Sr)
Maggie Stewart (Jr)
2004-05 Paris Miles Brenden
2002-03 Stephanie Campbell (Sr)
Stephen Hoover (Jr)
2001-02 Shawn Brownfield (Sr)
Glen Nixon (Sr)
Stephanie Campbell (Jr)
Ben Zwickl (Jr)
2000-01 David Moehring (Sr)
Martin Madsen (Sr)
Sean Nowling (Sr)
Ryan Prenger (Sr)
Stephen Hoover (Jr)
1999-00 Kevin Holman (Sr)
Martin Madsen (Jr)
Sean Nowling (Jr)
Ryan Prenger (Jr)
1998-99 Derek Tournear (Sr)
Kevin Holman (Jr)
Peter Duselis (Special Achievement)
1997-98 Peter Rakich (Sr)
Derek Tournear (Jr)
1996-97 Ed Warnicke (Sr)
Greg Fiete (Sr)
Peter Rakich (Jr)
1995-96

David Crouse (Sr)
Greg Fiete (Jr)
Leiph Preston (Jr)
Ed Warnicke (Jr)

1994-95 Andrew Becker (Sr)
Amy Connolly (Jr)
Anthony Roach (Jr)
David Schleef (Jr)

Spira Undergraduate Summer Research Award

Year Recipient
2023 Jack Rodgers
2022 Bianca Caminada
2021 Arianna Meenakshi McNamara
2019 Abigail Santos
2018 Sergei Shmakov
2017 Dawith Lim
Daniel Snyder
2016 Joshua Leeman
2015 Elisha Rothenbush
Daniel Sweeney
2014 Benjamin Fasig
2013 Benjamin Fasig
Joshua Knobloch
2011 Aaron Specht
2010 Samuel Hadden
2009 Daniel Stratman
William Watterson
2008 Alex Krzywda
2007 Jhan Harp
Zachary Sylvan
2006 Zachary Blackwood
John Neylon
2005 Amber Myerratken
2003 Anna Treaster
2002 Joe Germano
2001 Chris Shopper

Ramdas Award

Year Recipient
2023 Colton Griffin
2022 Justin Copenhaver- nominated by Prof. Vayrynen
2021 YuXin (Vic) Dong
2020 Nicholas Hilgert
2019 Andrew Wildridge

Ralph Lefler Memorial Award

Year Recipient
2023 Ethan Pinarski
2022 Benjamin D. Simonnominated by Prof. Liu
2022 Alan Jeffrey Wright- nominated by Dr. Sederberg

 

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