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 Berchem, Art; 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