Student Awards

An award given to incoming Freshmen or transfer students on the basis of academic excellence and renewable annually.

• 2026 - Seif Breakah and Nathan Powers
• 2025 - Nathan Powers
• 2023 - Benjamin Devault and Hunter Willis
• 2022 - Sam Walsh
  
• 2021 - Sam Walsh
  
• 2020 - Elaine Gillard and Sam Walsh
  
• 2019 - Kenzie Worsham
  
• 2018 - Kyle S. Jones and Kenzie Worsham
  
• 2017 - Kyle Jones
  
• 2016 - Margaret Schmits and Kyle Jones
  
• 2015 - Margaret Schmits
  
• 2014 - Margaret Schmits 
  
• 2013 - Sam McClellan
  
• 2012 - Sam McClellan
  
• 2011 - Sam McClellan
  
• 2010 - Matthew Knote
  2009 - Matthew Knote

A departmental scholarship awarded on the basis of strong academic performance in High School or college and demonstrated financial need.

• 2026 - Nathan Powers
• 2025 - Ahren Block and Isaiah Kwasnieswski
• 2023 - Wyatt Baxter and Katelyn Swope
  
• 2022 - Katelyn Swope and Nicolette Terracciano
  
• 2021 - Caleb Whitcomb
  
• 2020 - Caleb Whitcomb
  
• 2019 - Elaine Gillard and Sam Walsh
  2018 - Elaine Gillard

A departmental scholarship awarded on the basis of strong academic performance in High School or college and demonstrated financial need.

• 2026 - Mark Liston
• 2016 – Mason Boles
• 2011 – Sarah Thompson
• 2008 – Barak Pauley
• 2007 – Joshua Hatheway
• 2006 – Daniel Baker, Michael L. Kuntzman and Courtney Rowe-Bultinck

A departmental scholarship awarded on the basis of strong academic performance in college and demonstrated financial need.

• 2026 - Mark Liston (Burns Memorial Scholarship)
• 2025 - Olivia Buickel (Emmert Physics Education Scholarship)
• 2025 - Gretchen Harper (Burns Memorial Scholarship)
• 2024 - Violet Tejada (Burns Memorial Scholarship)
• 2020 – Elaine Gillard (Burns Memorial Scholarship)
• 2016 – Mikayla Taylor
• 2015 – Dustin Carter and Matthew Flori
• 2014 – Matthew Flori and Ryan Bartholomew
• 2013 – Camrin Tipton and Dunja Milinovic

A departmental scholarship awarded to an incoming student on the basis of strong academic performance in high school and demonstrated financial need.

• 2026 - Vance Tefft
• 2025 - Claudio Carrillo
• 2024 - Gabriel Eggers and Grayson Roberts
• 2023 - Ahren Block
• 2012 - Dunja Milinovic
• 2007 - Ani Vanesyan
  2006 - Kari Bethke and Joshua Hatheway

• 2025 - Ryan Latham-Harris and Evelyn Schmitz
• 2024 - Lindsey Herrera
• 2023 - Sam Walsh
• 2022 - Ethan Tuttle
• 2021 - Elaine Wolfe
• 2020 - Bradley Shrader
• 2019 - Nathaniel Sparrow
• 2018 - Robin Klause
• 2017 - Mason Boles
• 2016 - Erica Heinsohn
• 2015 - Nick Strange
• 2014 - Camrin Tipton
• 2013 - Kyle Underwood
• 2012 - Will Jay
• 2011 - Andy Moore
• 2010 - Neal Coleman
  2009 - Garrison Turner

• 2025 - Ashlee Martin
• 2024 - Ahren Block
• 2023 - Isaiah Kwasniewski
• 2022 - Katelyn Swope
• 2021 - Cecelia Becker
• 2020 - Caleb Murray and Ethan Tuttle
• 2019 - Michael Etter
• 2018 - Elaine Gillard
• 2017 - Jacob Harry
• 2016 - Nathaniel Sparrow
• 2015 - Kevin McMinn
• 2013 - Derek Lewis
• 2011 - Sam McClellan
• 2010 - James Underwood
  2009 - William Jay

To be eligible for this award, you shall use neither tobacco nor alcohol in any form, nor any illegal drug, and shall be of good moral character. The selection for the award is to be made on quality of person rather than financial need or scholastic ability.

• 2024 -  Olivia Krugman and Kyree Standifer
• 2023 - Akinfolarin Akinola and Charles Edwards
• 2022 - Lindsey Herrera and Madeline Shepley
• 2021 - Kyle Koeller and Ansibert Miruko
• 2020 - Aswad Alhassan
• 2019 - Kenzie Worsham
• 2018 - Elijah Halliwell
• 2017 - Samuel Teye
• 2016 - Monique Gabb
  2014 - Kent Bayens

Honors Fellowship

• 2018 – Kyle Jones

DAAD-RISE Research Internship

RISE Germany offers undergraduate students from North American, British and Irish universities the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.

• 2018 – Robin Klause