University Book Store Award Recipients

The University Book Store Academic Excellence Award has been discontinued. The last award year was 2019.
We want to thank the University Book Store for their generous support of this award, which for over twenty years recognized undergraduates who have completed outstanding independent projects at UW-Madison.

The following students received University Book Store Academic Excellence Awards. These awards were granted to students who have completed an outstanding independent project at UW-Madison, such as a senior thesis.

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2019

Mary Biskupic, English;  Ronald Kuka

Laura Bunn, International Studies, Journalism, Spanish;  Kathryn Sanchez

Ruoyi Cai, Mathematics, Statistics;  Cecile Ane

Chase Cunniff, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry;  Ive Hermans

Rebekah Dix, Economics,  Mathematics;  Marzena Rostek

Aaron Durlauf, Sociology;  Ron Kuka

Margaret Edman, Biomedical Engineering;  John Puccinelli

Teja Karimikonda, Anthropology, Neurobiology;  Cynthia Czajkowski

Samuel Leary, English;  Ron Kuka

Max Lien, Electrical Engineering;  Philip Townsend

Hilary Miller, History, Political Science;  Laird Boswell

Jacob Olson, Biochemistry,  Environmental Studies;  Adrian Treves

Michael Palo, Biochemistry;  Robert Landick

Rebecca Risner, Environmental Studies, Scandinavian Studies;  Joseph Salmons

Wenqi Shen, Biochemistry;  Helen Blackwell

Jacqueline Spaight, English, Gender & Women’s Studies;  Sean Bishop

Teagan Twombly, Psychology, Spanish;  Kristin Shutts

Sebastian van Bastelaer, History, Political Science;  Gloria Whiting

Peidong Wang, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Mathematics;  Tracey Holloway

Zijie Wang, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics;  Anthony Gitter

Honorable Mentions:

Raina Eddy, Conservation Biology, Geography;  Lisa Naughton

Sidney Edwards, Mathematics;  Alex Hanhart

Ryan Mulrooney, English;  Lucy Tan

Madeline Rowe, Anthropology;  Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

2018

Samantha Adams, English and Gender & Women’s Studies; Danielle Evans

Samantha Arriozola, English; Sean Bishop

Mackenzie Berry, English; Sara McKinnon

Alexandra Carl, Life Sciences Communication and Neurobiology; Jill Barnes

Aidan Combs, Engineering Physics and Mathematics; Dane Morgan

Kate Craemer, Gender & Women’s Studies; Cynthia Anderson

Ajanae Dawkins, English; Ann Fink

Bailey Immel, Psychology; Kristin Shutts

Jenna Kanner, Neurobiology and Psychology; Allyson Bennett

Julia Levine, Environmental Studies and Geography; Jenna Loyd

Jorgo Lika, Biochemistry; David Wassarman

Morgan Mahnke, Communication Sciences & Disorders and Religious Studies; Corrie Norman

Amy Maniola, Sociology; Pamela Oliver

Caroline McCormick, Microbiology; Garret Suen

Nathaniel Miller, Molecular Biology and Psychology; Bas Rokers

Sanober Mirza, Environmental Sciences and Geography; Erika Marin-Spiotta

Kiyoko Reidy, English and Philosophy; Sean Bishop

Shawna Rivedal, English and Molecular Biology; Danielle Evans

Teresa Turco, Economics and Psychology; Maryellen MacDonald

Dorothy Wu, Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology; Alice Goffman

Honorable Mentions:

Sage Conrad, Textiles and Fashion Design; Marianne Fairbanks

Grigory Terlov, Mathematics; Philip Matchett Wood

2017

Emma Allmann, English; Ronald Kuka

Anupama Bhattacharya, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Anna Kaatz

Mariam Coker, English, Sociology and Social Work; Amaud Johnson

Wilder Deitz, French and Social Welfare; Eric Lock

Madeline Friedman, Biology; Allyson Bennett

Max Haase, Biology; Chris Todd Hittinger

Runyu Hong, Biochemistry; Tom Record

Benjamin Hoscheit, Astronomy – Physics,  Mathematics and Physics;Amy Barger

Shelby Kahr, Art; Lynda Barry

Lena Law, Psychology and Spanish; Ozioma Okonkwo

Johanna Lepro-Green, English; Sarah Fuchs

Lyndsay Lewis, Dance and Psychology; Katherine Corby

Kelly Martin, Anthropology and Zoology; Laura Monahan

Gregory Plumb, Computer Sciences and Mathematics; Vikas Singh

Ryan Rebernick, Biochemistry; Miriam Shelef

Sabrina Ross, English, Gender and Women’s Studies and Religious Studies; Ellen Samuels

Megs Seeley, Botany and Forest Science; Erika Marin-Spiotta

Jack Shireman, Neurobiology; John Curtin

Elizabeth Stephens, English; Ronald Kuka

Rose Walters, English, Mathematics and Physics; Ronald Kuka

Honorable Mentions:

Megan Roessler, Art History; Anna Andrzejewski

Steven Kaplan-Pistiner, Art; Faisal Abdu’Allah

2016

Justin Balog, Biology and English; Sean Bishop

Calla Buttke, Asian Studies, Chinese and German; Cora Lee Kluge

Cody Dunn, Computer Sciences and English; Amaud Jamaul Johnson

Samantha Floody, Art History; Barbara Buenger

Leah Fulmer, Astronomy – Physics, Physics and Spanish; Jay Gallagher

August Glomski, Anthropology and English; Danielle Evans

Diane Hsieh, Human Development & Family Studies and Psychology; Janet Hyde

Benjamin Hushek, Biologyand Psychology; Stacey Schaefer

Justine Jones, Conservation Biology and English; Annika Konrad

Misty Kabasa, Communication Sciences & Disorders and Linguistics; Joseph Salmons

Calvin Kosmatka, Linguistics and Mathematics; Joe Salmons

Cody Lane, Wildlife Ecology; Benjamin Zuckerberg

Theoren Loo, Microbiology; Michael Bell

Lindsay Nigh, English; Judy Mitchell

Kayleigh Norgord, English; Ron Kuka

Kush Patel, Biology and Psychology; Richard Davidson

Ryan Raut, Biology and Psychology; Vivek Prabhakaran

Trevor Schell, Biology and Spanish; Jon Odorico

Leo Vartorella, Journalism; Judith Claire Mitchell

Thejas Wesley, Chemical Engineering; James A. Dumesic

Lucas Zarling, Biochemistry, Chemistry and Philosophy; Laura Kiessling

Honorable Mentions:

Lucas Benish, Mechanical Engineering; Natalie Rudolph

Nithin Charlly, Biology; Michael Sheets

Courtney Johnson, English; Danielle Evans

Aman Nihal, Biomedical Engineering; David Vereide

2015

Haley Dresang, Communication Sciences & Disorders and Spanish; Lyn Turkstra

Brandon Foley, Chemical Engineering; Manos Mavrikakis

Sylvia Frazier, Biology and Gender and Women’s Studies; Lee Dresang

Elizabeth Gade, English; Lisa Cooper

Emily Hegland, Communication Arts and English; Amaud Johnson

Victoria Heinrich, Biochemistry; Douglas Weibel

Kelly Kanavas, Communication Arts and English; Ronald Wallace

Edward Knudsen, Economics and History; Alfred McCoy

Kiana Murphy, English and Sociology; Amaud Johnson

Megan Ness, Anthropology and History; Claire Taylor

Kevin O’Connor, Biochemistry; M. Thomas Record

Vik Patel, Biology; Stanislava Chtarbanova

James Runde, Communication Arts, Computer Sciences and English; Ronald Wallace

Danielle Schuld, Biology; Joseph Salmons

Jiaming Soh, Economics and Mathematics; Steven Durlauf

Samantha Timm, Art History and English; Nancy Rose Marshall

Jacob Turner, Communication Arts and International Studies; Lynda Barry

Ryan Valk, Biology; Ralph Grunewald

Alexis Wills, Spanish; Ksenija Bilbija

Ningshuang Zhao, Art; Nancy Mladenoff


Honorable Mentions:

Jacob BerchemArt; Dennis Miller

Abigail Burns, Communication Arts and English; Ronald Wallace

Linnea Guerin, English; Ronald Wallace

2014

Chin Leng Cheng, Biochemistry; Ronald Raines

James Cozart, Economics; Amit Gandhi

Erika Dickerson, English Education; Christopher Walker

Maria Estevez Silva, Biomedical Engineering; Randolph Ashton

Stephanie Fricke, Molecular Biology; Nathan Sherer

Kristin Gulotta, English; Ron Wallace

Crystal Hanson, Psychology; Paula Niedenthal

James Hermus, Biomedical Engineering; Charles Mistretta

Colin Higgins, History, Environmental Studies and Geography; Neil Kodesh

Alexandra Jagodzinski, English and Art History; Barbara Buenger

Andrew Ma, Mathematics; Andrej Zlatoš

Sara Marquez, English; Amaud Johnson

Jenna Mertz, English, Spanish and Environmental Studies; Ron Wallace

Thiahera Nurse, English; Amaud Johnson

Nadia Orfali, Psychology; Richard Davidson

Alexandra Port, Art and French; Lynda Barry

Hannah Ripp-Dieter, Theatre & Drama; Norma Saldivar

Joshua Shutter, Chemistry; Robert McMahon

Sarah Sirios, English; Ron Wallace

Daria Tennikova, Music: Performance; Laura Schwendinger

2013

Samantha Anderson, Psychology; Janet Hyde

Paul Atwell, Political Science; Michael G Schatzberg

Olivia Baldwin, English and Art; Jesse Lee Kercheval

Grace Blitzer, Biology; Randall Kimple

Gabriella Bonamici, English; Miriam Cohen

Anna Chotzen, History; Alfred McCoy

Jordan Foland, English; Jesse Kercheval

Emily Harrison, History and Political Science; Donald Downs

Henry Holmes, Dance and Computer Sciences; Li Chiao-Ping

Alexander Hoppe, Sociology; Mustafa Emirbayer

Catherine Kuecker, Spanish; Carlos Peralta

Jessica Lund, Biology and Environmental Studies; Bobbi Peckarsky

Eric Lynne, English and History; Elaine Romero

Sarah Mathews, English; Ron Wallace

Jeremy Parker, English; Ron Wallace

Claire Poelking, Geography and Environmental Studies; Lisa Naughton

Xiaoyi Qu, Biology; Paul Sondel

Paul Stevenson, Mathematics; Alyssa Knickerbocker

Eric Wiensch, Chemistry; Tehshik Yoon

Katherina Wierschke, English; Ron Wallace

2012

Sean Becker, Sociology; Joseph Conti

Jacob Brewer, Communication Arts and English; Ronald Kuka

Alexis Brown, English and History; Richard Begam

Maureen Carlson, Zoology; Judith Claire Mitchell

Amanda Detry, English and History; Theresa Kelley

Holly Flores, Psychology; Janet Hyde

Hannah Graber, English and Spanish; Sean Bishop

Maya Hlavacek, English; Ronald Wallace

Brandon Ingalls, Biology and Creative Writing; Judith Claire Mitchell

Brian Ji, Nuclear Engineering; David Hsu

Patrick Johnson, English; Sean Bishop

Raymond Kluender, Economics, Mathematics and Political Science; John Witte

Aubrey Lauersdorf, Anthropology and History; John Hall

Laura Leeson, Psychology; Erin Costanzo

John Renfrew, Biomedical Engineering; Elizabeth Meyerand

Willa Richards, History; Judith Mitchell

Benjamin Shapiro, Psychology; John Curtin

Danez Smith, English; Ronald Wallace

Tyler Van de Voort, History and Molecular Biology; Paul Sondel

Matt Weber, Civil Engineering and Environmental Studies; Steve Loheide

Anna Wehrwein, Art and English; Derrick Buisch

2011

Asad Asad, Political Science and Spanish; Kathryn Sanchez

Desmond Chan, Biochemistry and Economics; Ananth Seshadri

William Chapin, Molecular Biology; Jack Jiang

Chloe Clark, English; Ron Wallace

Jacob Covey, Engineering Physics, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics; Mark Saffman

Michael Crossley, Entomology; Eileen Cullen

James Driver, Mathematics and Physics; Amir Assadi

Jeffrey Eversman, German and History; Jeremi Suri

Austin Hetrick; Richard Begam

Colleen Koeble, Elementary Education; Marci Glaus

Adam Loferski, Communication Arts and English; Sterling Schildt

Geoffrey Ludvik, Anthropology and Classical Humanities; Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

Hannah Morrissey, English; Ron Wallace

Alicia Nied, English and Theatre & Drama; Ron Wallace

Jacquelyn Ryberg, Journalism and Legal Studies; Alexandra Huneeus

Jessica Schallock, Music; Brian Hyer

Allison Sipple, English and Journalism; Ronald Kuka

John Zydowicz, Horticulture and English; Ron Wallace

2010

Emily Albun, Art Education; Tracey Hunter-Doniger

Tess Anderson, Chemistry, Mathematics and Spanish; Gloria Mari Beffa

Ambrose Chan, Biochemistry and Food Science; Kirk L. Parkin

Shannon Chaplo, Psychology and Women’s Studies; Janet Hyde

Cara Dees, English; Mario Ortiz-Robles

Lindsay Fedler, English-Creative Writing, Legal Studies and Political Science; Ronald Kuka

John Fink, Psychology and Sociology; Cal Bergman

Amelia Foster, English-Creative Writing; Ron Wallace

Joshua Hartman, Classics, History and Latin; Marc Kleijwegt

Alex Hazlewood, Biology; David Manahan

Allison Herriot, English-Creative Writing; Ron Wallace

Gabrielle Hinahara, International Studies and Spanish; Erika Marín-Spiotta

Marysa LaRowe, English-Creative Writing; Nate Brown

Boyan Li, Computer Sciences and Mathematics; Shuchi Chawla

Alyce Marsh, Biochemistry and Nutritional Sciences; Cynthia Carlsson

Catherine Olien, Art History; Nicholas Cahill

Jess Senjem, Anthropology and Spanish; William Aylward

Paul Waldhart, English-Creative Writing and Political Science; Ronald Kuka

Rachel Witt, Biology and Chinese; Jack Jiang

Arthur Zarate, History and Languages & Culture of Asia; Alfred W. McCoy

2009

Nathan Aschenbach, Art; Stephen Hilyard

Charles Brummitt, Mathematics and Physics; Julien Clinton Sprott

Jacob Daane, Molecular Biology; Karen Downs

William Fitzgerald, English-Creative Writing; Ronald Kuka

Madeline Greene, Psychology and Sociology; John DeLamater

Morgan Gustison, Psychology and Zoology; Charles Snowdon

Evan Hall, English-Creative Writing and Journalism; Ronald Kuka

Thomas Kleist, Botany; Kenneth Sytsma

Kathrin Kohler, English-Creative Writing; Jesse Lee Kercheval

Allison Lake, Psychology and English-Creative Writing; Ron Wallace

Peter Mackie, Music Composition; David Dies

Chanel Matsunami Govreau, Art, Japanese and Asian American Studies; Rosemary Bodolay

Hammad Mazhar, Mechanical Engineering; Dan Negrut

Todd Nordgren, English and Linguistics; Mario Ortiz-Robles

Lauren Pagel, Spanish; Ksenija Bilbija

Matthew Pesko, Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Psychology; Donald Anderson

Adam Rieves, Biomedical Engineering; Jack Jiang

Jacob Riyeff, English; Sherry Reames

Brandon Santos, English and Mathematics; Ron Wallace

Bryon Shannon, Management and Real Estate; Phillip Kim

2008

Mark Eatough, Comparative Literature and Religious Studies; Deborah Jenson

Alexandra Frolkis, Hebrew; Mark Brownfield

Heather Hestekin, Psychology and Spanish; Janet Hyde

Matthew Hoffman, Zoology; Jack Jiang

Jason Huberty, Geology and Geophysics; Huifang Xu

Tyler Jung, English; Ron Wallace

Zachary Kelly, Russian Language and Literature; Judith Kornblatt

Jacob Kushner, Journalism & Mass Communication and Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies; Christine Tisone

Daniel Lecoanet, Math, Physics and Chemistry; Jordan Ellenberg

Justin Madsen, Mechanical Engineering; Dan Negrut

Julia Marion, Music Performance; Marc Vallon

Morgan Meredith, Communicative Disorders and French; Marios Fourakis

Nicholas Rego, English and Art History; Mario Ortiz-Robles

Libby Rens, Plant Pathology and Horticulture; Patricia McManus

Katherine Sachs, English-Creative Writing; Ron Wallace

Michael Sanders, English-Creative Writing and Philosophy; Ron Wallace

Tegan Swanson, International Studies; Kevin Gonzalez

Kia Vang, English-Creative Writing; Jesse Kercheval

Proletina Veltchev, Textile & Apparel Design; Gail Brassard

Claire Wahmanholm, English, French and Psychology; Ron Wallace

Anna Williams, English and History; Ron  Wallace

April Williamson, French, Art and African Studies; Jim Delehanty

2007

Laura Black, Molecular Biology; John Fallon

Benjamin Dickey, Biochemistry and Biology; Warren Porter

Andrew Gordon, Political Science; David Canon

Margaret Hilliard, English and History; Levine Caroline

Mark Kaeppler, Neurobiology; Jesse Kercheval

Jesse Kaye, Psychology; John Curtin

Jenna Klink, Biology and Women’s Studies; John Ferrick

Molly McGuire, English-Creative Writing; Ronald Wallace

Christopher Millichap, English-Creative Writing and Communication Arts; Ron Wallace

Emily Mouilso, Psychology; Authur Glenberg

Megan Paustian, English; Tejumola Olaniyan

Liana Prescott, History and Math; Louise Young

Tarah Scalzo, English-Creative Writing; Ron Wallace

Peter Sonnentag, Biology; Robert Jeanne

Danielle Tallman, Interior Design; Suzanne Scott

Elizabeth Wellinghoff, Fine Art; Nancy Mladenoff

Jeffrey Wright, Political Science and International Studies; Sandra Adell

2006

Callie Connor, Journalism and English; Ron Wallace

Lona Cook, Creative Writing; Ron Kuka

Jennifer Gaudio, Psychology and Zoology; Charles Snowdon

Jason Gile, Hebrew Studies; Michael Fox

Elizabeth Goltz, English; Ronald Wallace

Carly Harschlip, Creative Writing; Jesse Lee Kercheval

Bridget Henning, Zoology and Biological Aspects of Conservation; Monica Turner

Sarah Hoffmann, Biology; David Abbott

Meghan Korol, Art; Lisa Gralnick

Melanie Krause, Nursing; Barbara Bowers

Brett Longlais, Pharmacology & Toxicology; Lauren Trepanier

Christopher Mohar, English, Materials Science, and Engineering; Jesse Kercheval

Sarah Nehrling, Sociology and French; Joe Elder

Karen O’Brien, ETD-Interior Design; Suzanne Scott

Kurt Prins, Kinesiology; James Ervasti

Amelia Salisbury, Languages & Cultures of Asia; Amaud Johnson

Patrick Schmitt, Anthropology; Jonathan Kenoyer and Sissel Schroeder

Neha Sheth, Political Science, International Studies and French; Scott Straus

Chelsea Stieber, Comparative Literature and French; Max Statkiewicz

Andrew Wentland, Biomedical Engineering; Walter Block