Scholarships & Awardees Past Recipients
Scholarships & Awardees Past Recipients
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Outstanding Junior Earth and Environmental Sciences
- 2025 - Benjamin Rexeisen, Dillon Huss
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Outstanding Senior Earth and Environmental Sciences
- 2025 - Justin Ciletti, Cole Barre
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Outstanding Junior Environmental Science
- 2014 - Jaden Materi
- 2015 - Jamie Dobosenski
- 2016 - Gina Mcclanahan
- 2017 - Rebeka Smith
- 2018 - Ruth Axtell-Adams
- 2019 - Sam Nesheim
- 2020 - Sarah Gutzwiller
- 2021 - Ian McNicholes
- 2022 - Isabel Lukenbill
- 2023 - Teagan Weiss
- 2024 - Emily Bakken
- 2025 - (Award discontinued)
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Outstanding Senior Environmental Science
- 2014 - Tucker Belgum
- 2015 - Alan Toczydlowski
- 2016 - Jamie Dobosenski
- 2017 - Jerome Doede
- 2018 - Hanna Leapaldt
- 2019 - Kimberly Hanson
- 2020 - Sam Nesheim
- 2021 - Micaela Buda
- 2022 - Sarah Gutzwiller
- 2023 - Isabel Lukenbill
- 2024 - Katie Hauer
- 2025 - (Award discontinued)
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Outstanding Junior Geology
- 1981 - Gerald Bonk
- 1982 - Mark Larson
- 1983 - None Awarded
- 1984 - John Grams
- 1985 - Liz Metzen
- 1986 - Peter Jongewaard
- 1987 - Erik Silvola
- 1988 - None Awarded
- 1989 - None Awarded
- 1990 - None Awarded
- 1991 - Zoe Picard
- 1992 - Thomas Nylen
- 1993 - Bruce Jackson
- 1994 - Jane Reed
- 1995 - Alan Eschenbacher
- 1996 - Stephen B. Delong
- 1997 - Joshua Borrell
- 1998 - Kevin Boerst, Tamara Diedrich
- 1999 - Dan Allison, Patrick Dickhudt, Dave Thoen
- 2000 - Keri Hager, Mathea Mccutchin
- 2001 - Melinda Huff
- 2002 - None Awarded
- 2003 - Jennifer Frikken, Matt Riederer
- 2004 - Adam Johnson
- 2005 - None Awarded
- 2006 - Eric Quigley
- 2007 - Joseph Jacobs
- 2008 - Eric Stifter
- 2009 - Kathleen Grigg
- 2010 - Julia Halbur
- 2011 - Cullen Phillips
- 2012 - Patrick Quillen
- 2013 - Nathan Lentsch, Julianna Mcdonnell
- 2014 - Katherine Wehrs
- 2015 - Anna Hunt
- 2016 - Stephen Hanson
- 2017 - Lino Rauzi
- 2018 - Nevada Lasher
- 2019 - Emily Wojtowicz
- 2020 - Heidi Krauss
- 2021 - Soren Dybing, Rayann Rehwinkel
- 2022 - Dominick Turoski
- 2023 - Vienne Guncheon
- 2024 - Cole Barre
- 2025 - (Award discontinued)
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Outstanding Senior Geology
- 1981 - Dean Lindstrom, Wend Priestley
- 1982 - Paula Berger, Gregory Ojakangas
- 1983 - Jerry F. Magloughlin
- 1984 - Alan Eschenbacher
- 1985 - David Aspie, Daniel P. Barrett, Elizabeth M. Metzen
- 1986 - Kent Syverson
- 1987 - Jeffrey Thole, Richard Dunn
- 1988 - Erik Silvola
- 1989 - Sally Drews
- 1990 - John J. Ring
- 1991 - Beth L. Johnson
- 1992 - Catherine E. Ferguson
- 1993 - Thomas H. Nylen
- 1994 - Bruce M. Jackson
- 1995 - Yvonne Chan
- 1996 - Alan J. Eschenbacker, Joel E. Johnson
- 1997 - Stephen B. Delong, Michelle Warnberg
- 1998 - Joshua K. Borrell, Melinda J. Zapp
- 1999 - Tamara R. Diedrich, Wesley A. Hellevik
- 2000 - Jenna M. Munson, David J. Thoen
- 2001 - Keri Hager
- 2002 - Melinda Huff, Zachary Gonsior
- 2003 - None Awarded
- 2004 - Jennifer Frikken, Christopher Frazer
- 2005 - Adam Johnson, Matthew Reiderer
- 2006 - Katherine Brosch
- 2007 - Alyson Cartwright, Taylor Nordberg
- 2008 - Brandon Brayfield
- 2009 - Megan Pierce
- 2010 - Kathleen Grigg
- 2011 - Asam Salzer
- 2012 - Matthew Manor
- 2013 - Allison Severson
- 2014 - Jacob Kolke, Nathan Lentsch
- 2015 - Kate Wehrs
- 2016 - Crystal Lambert
- 2017 - Ann Hunt
- 2018 - Lino Rauzi
- 2019 - Nevada Lasher
- 2020 - Morena Hammer
- 2021 - Heidi Krauss
- 2022 - Rayann Rehwinkel
- 2023 - Anna Mayou
- 2024 - Kaytlynne Schulte
- 2025 - (Award discontinued)
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Outstanding Graduate Student
- 1974 - Michael Cummings
- 1975 - James Burnell
- 1976 - William Feirn
- 1977 - Drew Strakele
- 1978 - William Matlack, Elizabeth Palmer
- 1979 - Mark Kirstein
- 1980 - Nickolas Kohlmann
- 1981 - Diane Carlson, Mark Osterberg
- 1982 - Jean Olson
- 1983 - Arthur R. Norton
- 1984 - David A. Groves
- 1985 - None Awarded
- 1986 - Steve Osterberg, Daniel Holm
- 1987 - Michael Spicuzza
- 1988 - Michael Spicuzza
- 1989 - Geoge Hudak
- 1990 - Stephen J. Schaeffer
- 1991 - Joseph D. Jablinski
- 1992 - None Awarded
- 1993 - Steven A. Osterberg
- 1994 - Lynette M. St. George, Ruben D. Uribe
- 1995 - None Awarded
- 1996 - Amy M. Galarowicz, Scott Carney
- 1997 - None Awarded
- 1998 - Keri A. Anderson
- 1999 - Mark A. Holmes
- 2000 - Chad E. Heinzel
- 2001 - Steven T. Hovis
- 2002 - Dean M. Peterson
- 2003 - None Awarded
- 2004 - Greg Joslin
- 2005 - Joseph Beer MS, Andrew Breckenridge PH.D
- 2006 - Roger Bannister MS, Jon Vanalstine MS, Nick Freiburger MS, Nick Lang PH.D.
- 2007 - Riyad Ali-Adeeb MS, Isla Castaneda PH.D.
- 2008 - Sally Goodman MS, Phillip Larson PH.D.
- 2009 - Susan Karberg
- 2010 - Steven Hoalund
- 2011 - None Awarded
- 2012 - April Abbott
- 2013 - Melanie Graupner
- 2014 - None Awarded
- 2015 - Alex Steiner, Johathan Dyess PH.D.
- 2016 - Nate Mitchell, Edward Gazzetti
- 2017 - Laura Cappio
- 2018 - Ross Salerno
- 2019 - Kathryn Vall
- 2020 - Andrew Regul
- 2021 - Nicholas Budde
- 2022 - Julia Petreshen
- 2023 - NA
- 2024 - David Baldus
- 2025 - Rayann Rehwinkel
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Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
- 1991 - Richard Patelke
- 1992 - Jan A. Debeer
- 1993 - Ruben Uribe
- 1994 - Lynette St. George
- 1995 - Kent Adamson
- 1996 - Amy Galarowicz
- 1997 - Michael Rosenmeier
- 1998 - Deborah Rausch
- 1999 - Lois Glatczak
- 2000 - Christopher Hemstad
- 2001 - Matthew Whitehill
- 2002 - Andrew T. Sharpe
- 2003 - Lisa Marlow
- 2004 - Adam Hoffman
- 2005 - Marsha Patelke
- 2006 - Riyad Ali-Adeeb, Ryan Erickson
- 2007 - Valerie Gamble
- 2008 - Jennifer Koester
- 2009 - Shelby Frost
- 2010 - Miao Du
- 2011 - Amy Radakovich
- 2012 - Melanie Graupner
- 2013 - Jonathan Dyess
- 2014 - Angela Berthold
- 2015 - Edward Gazzetti
- 2016 - Todd Kremmin
- 2017 - Ross Salerno
- 2018 - Andrew Dennison
- 2019 - Serenity Mahoney
- 2020 - Samuel Duncanson, Nicholas Budde
- 2021 - Julia Petreshen
- 2022 - Erika Winner
- 2023 - Audray Hinkenmeyer
- 2024 - Madison Olbertz
- 2025 - Michael Park
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Roderick Syck Field Camp Award
- 1991 - Beth L. Johnson, Jeffery Stewart
- 1992 - Thomas Nylen
- 1993 - Bruce Jackson
- 1994 - Mary Zoe Pickard
- 1995 - Joel Johnson
- 1996 - Gerry Bennett, Stephen Delong
- 1997 - Joshua K. Borrell
- 1998 - Adam Lapensky, Nicole Ristow
- 1999 - Melissa Fritts, Wesley Hellevik
- 2000 - Michael Nemitz, Lori Tuovila
- 2001 - Zachary Wenz
- 2002 - Zachary Gonsior
- 2003 - Lucas Stolp
- 2004 - Daniel Perrault
- 2005 - Katie Brosch, Erik Gulbranson, Adam Johnson, Michael Taylor
- 2006 - Taylor Nordberg
- 2007 - Ashley Anderson (PRC), Alyson Cartwright (Wasatch)
- 2008 - Andrew Shireman (Wasatch), Eric Stifter (PRC)
- 2009 - Megan Pierce (Wasatch)
- 2010 - Todd Marks
- 2011 - Gavin Wagoner
- 2012 - Allison Severson
- 2013 - Jacob Kolke
- 2014 - Julianna Mcdonnell
- 2015 - Nathan Lentsch
- 2016 - Eric Pierre
- 2017 - Catherine Hafdahl
- 2018 - Lino Rauzi
- 2019 - Kendall Johnson
- 2020 - Morena Hammer
- 2021 - Katie Feil
- 2022 - Andrew Smith
- 2023 - Anna Mayou
- 2024 - Cole Barre
- 2025 - (No UMD participants)
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SME Tools of the Trade Award
- 1981 - Mark Larson, Lynn Riley, Wanda Taylor
- 1982 - Valerie Ahlgren, Jay Gunderson, Carolyn Boben, Joel Knutson
- 1983 - Karol Oja, Thomas Specht, John Grams
- 1984 - None Awarded
- 1985 - Dale Cartwright, Jeffrey Davis, Peter Jongewaard
- 1986 - Dave Strand, Erik Silvola
- 1987 - Linda Lindberg, Patricia Donovan
- 1988 - Shery Phillips
- 1989 - Peter Mason, Jeffery Stewart
- 1990 - Sandy Bezenek, Beth Johnson
- 1991 - Zoe Picard, Phil Larson, Kathy Ferguson
- 1992 - Michael Kohn, Bruce Jackson, Thomas Nylen
- 1993 - Richard Aylsworth, John Gray, Erik Tyrrell
- 1994 - Alan Eschenbacher, Richard Paulson, Robyn Schmidt
- 1995 - Steve Delong, Brad Sickler, James Mccarthy
- 1996 - Lisa Bendtsen, Dale Hunt, Michelle Warnberg
- 1997 - Kevin Boerst, Hans Hicks, Tamara Diedrich, Heather Nissen
- 1998 - Dan Allison, Wes Hellevik, Adam Kessler, Trent Kuehl, David Thoen
- 1999 - Keri Hager, Jenna Munson, Mathea Mccutchin
- 2000 - Darin Albrecht, Melissa Hoff, Melinda Huff
- 2001 - Mason Disrude, Jill Flater, Zac Gonsior
- 2002 - Mason Disrude, Jill Flater, Zac Gonsior
- 2003 - Josh Dark, Abbey Hudler, Jennifer Frikken, Matt Riederer
- 2004 - Adam Johnson, Katie-Beth Heimgartner, Michael Taylor
- 2005 - Taylor Nordberg, Eric Quigley
- 2006 - Brandon Brayfield, Joseph Jacobs, Blake Lemcke
- 2007 - Hillary Mcgown, Eric Stifter
- 2008 - Alexandria Beadell, Lucas Lundgren, Matthew Pendleton
- 2009 - Kathleen Grigg, Julia Halbur, Adam Salzer
- 2010 - Angela Hawkins, Gavin Wagner
- 2011 - Michael Buschette, Cullen Philips, Matthew Manor, Allison Severson
- 2012 - Kaitlin Johnson, Patrick Quillen, Jacob Kolke, Nick Rogers
- 2013 - Nathan Lentsch, Matthew Lunderberg, Julianna McDonnell
- 2014 - Crystal Lambert, Katherine Wehrs
- 2015 - Stephen Hanson, Dallas Jacobs
- 2016 - Lino Rauzi, Anthony Wetzel
- 2017 - Shawnee Mcmillian, Chase Poppenhagen, Tyler Soltis
- 2018 - Nevada Lasher, Mark Prince
- 2019 - Elizabeth Boor, Logan Carpenter, Heidi Krauss
- 2020 - Christine Hafdahl, Kathleen Feil, Kjersten Jones, Donovan Miles
- 2021 - Rayann Rehwinkle & Soren Dybing
- 2022 - Vienne Guncheon & Hunter Bretoi
- 2023 - Raeann Vogel, Kaytlynne Schulte
- 2024 - Cole Barre, Grace McEllistrem, Samuel Schulstrom
- 2025 - (No UMD participants)