4/29/2022
Upper Iowa University has announced its annual Honors and Awards program recipients. Additional details about these and other UIU scholarships can be found at uiu.edu/scholarships. Images of the event can be viewed on UIU’s Flickr page. The 2022 recipents and their respective scholarship, award and/or grant included:
| Kassidy McCusker | Middletown | NJ | Alpha Nu Omega/Phi Beta Delta Alumni Association Scholarships |
| Reese Schuler | Fayette | IA | Alpha Nu Omega/Phi Beta Delta Alumni Association Scholarships |
| Brittany Beyer | Independence | IA | American Legion of Iowa Foundation Scholarship |
| Logan Kutsch | Fayette | IA | American Legion of Iowa Foundation Scholarship |
| Brianna Dahring | Machesney Park | IL | Andres Business Scholarship |
| Kevin Dennis-Moncada | Murrieta | CA | Andres Business Scholarship |
| Calista Brockman | Freedom | WI | Andres Education Scholarship, J. Paul and Sharroll Richards Endowed Scholarship |
| Nathan Goranson | Greeley | IA | Andres Education Scholarship |
| Marcus Gulley | Peoria | IL | Andres Education Scholarship, Stivers Leadership Scholarship |
| Emily Kono | Walker | IA | Andres Education Scholarship |
| Nicole Horejsi | Beloit | WI | Babcock Scholarship |
| Nicole Layer | Sherrard | IL | Babcock Scholarship |
| Haily Rider | Vinton | IA | Babcock Scholarship |
| Julia Moran | Parkersburg | IA | Baldwin Memorial Award in Art |
| Madison Dorsey | Hanlontown | IA | Beecher Beal and Bertha Beal Roberts/Thomas R. Roberts Student Scholarship |
| Valerie Wilkening | Waverly | IA | Beecher Beal and Bertha Beal Roberts/Thomas R. Roberts Student Scholarship |
| Christina Williams | Tripoli | IA | Beecher Beal and Bertha Beal Roberts/Thomas R. Roberts Student Scholarship |
| Matthew Hall | Prairie Village | KS | Belknap Baker Family Scholarship, William “Bill” Prochaska Endowed Scholarship |
| Lucas Riberich | Rock Springs | WI | Belknap Baker Family Scholarship, The James H. Olsen Biology Scholarship |
| Eva Winn | Manchester | IA | Belknap Baker Family Scholarship, Warren W. Morgan Scholarship for Business Majors |
| Carlee Dove | Dike | IA | Beulah Combs Thompson Scholarship |
| Taylor Hansen | Jesup | IA | Blanche Cole Gloss Memorial Scholarship |
| Bret Corlett | McGregor | IA | Bruce I. Campbell Endowed Scholarship, The Perry Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching, William “Bill” Prochaska Endowed Scholarship |
| Anna Richards | Fairbank | IA | Bruce I. Campbell Endowed Scholarship, Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation Scholarship, Scott and Bobbi Lebin Endowed Scholarship, William F. and La Vonne I. Gutches Student Scholarship |
| Micah Ruroden | West Union | IA | Bruce I. Campbell Endowed Scholarship, Ivadell Brause Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Education, The Pam Whitmore Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Student Teaching |
| Raquel Schmitt | Waucoma | IA | Bruce I. Campbell Endowed Scholarship, Ivadell Brause Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Education, Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Hannah Schutte | Luana | IA | Bruce I. Campbell Endowed Scholarship, Ivadell Brause Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Education, Joyce A. Lang Teacher Education Scholarship |
| Ryan Steffen | Cresco | IA | Bruce I. Campbell Endowed Scholarship |
| Chloe Tieskoetter | Ossian | IA | Bruce I. Campbell Endowed Scholarship |
| Nichole White | Elkader | IA | Bruce I. Campbell Endowed Scholarship, Crandall Family Scholarship, Ivadell Brause Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Education |
| Connor Boardman | Arlington | IA | Carlton W. Knight and Maxine B. Knight Endowed Scholarship |
| Nicholas Peck | Fayette | IA | Caudle-Holmes Scholarship, Irma K. Ledgerwood Endowed Scholarship |
| Shania Christopherson | Milford | IA | Charles G. Bell Endowed Scholarship in Art |
| Antonio Garrido | Sunrise | FL | Charles Morgan Scholarship |
| Sandra Alexander | Baker | LA | Clark/Bowen Endowed Scholarship |
| Madison Hofstadter | Elk Run Heights | IA | Clark/Bowen Endowed Scholarship, William F. and La Vonne I. Gutches Student Scholarship |
| Sabia Sabharwal | Garland | TX | Clark/Bowen Endowed Scholarship |
| Alena Miller | Forrest Lake | MN | CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award, John Rippe Scholarship, Thomas Parker Goebel and Helen Goebel Scholarship |
| Jesse Moore | Waterloo | IA | Csomay Endowed Scholarship |
| Douglas Yarie | Aniwa | WI | Csomay Endowed Scholarship |
| Somalia Levenston | Des Moines | IA | Dennis and Marlene Murdock Adult Learner Scholarship |
| Rochelle Steele | Waterloo | IA | Dennis and Marlene Murdock Adult Learner Scholarship |
| Sarah Johnson | Elk River | MN | Dennis and Marlene Murdock Leadership Scholarship |
| Brady Krupa | Willmar | MN | Dennis and Marlene Murdock Leadership Scholarship |
| Brianne Weber | Jesup | IA | Don & Pauline McGuire Endowed Scholarship, The Excellence in Education Scholarship |
| Ryah Bergeron | Center Point | IA | Dr. G. C. Baker Memorial Scholarship in Science |
| Grace Birdsley | Prior Lake | MN | Dr. Gary McVicker Scholarship |
| Leah Willenbring | Eagan | MN | Dr. Gary McVicker Scholarship |
| Kylie Volesky | Alburnett | IA | Dr. J. D. Parker and Nellie K. Parker Scholarship, Leota Didier Scholarship |
| Coleen Dvorak | Independence | IA | Dr. J. M. and Zinita Dickman Murphy Scholarship, William R. Cook Scholarship |
| Samantha Jessie | O Fallon | MO | Dr. J. M. and Zinita Dickman Murphy Scholarship |
| McKenzie Mohlencamp | Coon Rapids | MN | Dr. Larry Seals Scholarship |
| Kiersten Koch | Freeport | IL | Dr. Louise P. Herring Scholarship, Irene Humphry Anderson Scholarship in English, The Pam Whitmore Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Student Teaching |
| Isabelle Bergsbaken | Oconto | WI | Drs. Eugene E. & Mildred Everts Garbee Award |
| Brooke Evenson | Osceola | WI | Drs. Eugene E. & Mildred Everts Garbee Award |
| Varavara Ogorodnikova | Samara | RU | Edward L. Paine and Gertrude Pease Paine Scholarship |
| Trevor Thompson | Ellsworth | IA | Eischeid Athletic Scholarship |
| Jane Cue | Oelwein | IA | Emma Meiners-Emerson/Alice Emerson-Hart Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching Elementary Education, Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Emily Kono | Walker | IA | Emma Meiners-Emerson/Alice Emerson-Hart Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching English |
| Kathryn McEnery | Crystal Lake | IL | Environmental Leadership Scholarship |
| Bobby Hamilton | Milwaukee | WI | Extended University Scholarship |
| Morgan Stone | Waterloo | IA | Extended University Scholarship |
| Chloe Jarosz | Papillion | NE | Faculty Appreciation Endowed Scholarship |
| Kaylin Kent-Thomas | Fayette | IA | Fayette County Master Gardeners Scholarship |
| Angel Tapia | Haines City | FL | Florida Alumni Chapter Scholarship |
| Andrew Armstrong | Elkader | IA | Foster Cass Foundation Student Scholarship |
| Eric Hanson | Fayette | IA | Foster Cass Foundation Student Scholarship |
| Taylor Beyal | Iowa City | IA | Helen J. Monserud Scholarship in Sociology |
| Samantha Schnor | Fairbank | IA | Iowa Society of CPAs Outstanding Accounting Major Award |
| Hannah Bridgewater | Walker | IA | J. Paul and Sharroll Richards Endowed Scholarship, The Perry Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching, William F. and La Vonne I. Gutches Student Scholarship |
| Ari Charles | Hixton | WI | J. Paul and Sharroll Richards Endowed Scholarship, The Hoyt R. & Winifred Appelman Young Scholarship Fund |
| Jackson Foley | Swisher | IA | J. Paul and Sharroll Richards Endowed Scholarship, The Stuart and Roberta Dunkel Annual Scholarship |
| Tate Murty | Fountain City | WI | J. Paul and Sharroll Richards Endowed Scholarship, Mike McCready Scholarship, William “Bill” Prochaska Endowed Scholarship |
| Colby Page | Milo | IA | J. Paul and Sharroll Richards Endowed Scholarship, Martha M. Moeller Scholarship |
| David Snider | Tremont | IL | Jacob D. Burling Memorial Scholarship |
| Brennan Sefrit | New Market | IA | Joe and Janet (Olson) Brady Scholarship, NSF STEM-Pros Scholarship, The Paul and Margaret Pickett Scholarship |
| Madelyn Rettler | West Bend | WI | Joe Menges Scholarship in Business Administration |
| Alexandra Dombrowski | East Hampton | CT | John Kinley Emergency and Disaster Management Scholarship |
| Richard Dunbar | Riverside | IA | John William Dickman Endowed Scholarship, Thomas Parker Goebel and Helen Goebel Scholarship |
| Isabella Holthaus | Dubuque | IA | Kenneth J. & Sharon L. (Reisch) Erickson Scholarship Fund |
| Michael Bohr | Swisher | IA | Killbreath-Timmerman Football Endowed Scholarship, Pande Scholarship |
| Aiyana Crowley | Milwaukee | WI | LaVerne McCoy Scholarship |
| Abbie Brainard | Luana | IA | Leota Didier Scholarship, The Upper Iowa University Grace Meyer Scholarship |
| Federico McCants | Albuquerque | NM | Lew Churbuck Scholarship |
| Jan Cruz | Junction City | KS | Linda Haines Endowed Scholarship |
| Alicia Lohr | Carroll | IA | Linda Haines Endowed Scholarship |
| Andre Meyers | Chalmette | LA | Linda Haines Endowed Scholarship |
| Kaci Beesecker | Fairbank | IA | Lloyd Pleggenkuhle Memorial Scholarship, Stevens Family Scholarship |
| Carley Jeanes | Oelwein | IA | Lloyd Pleggenkuhle Memorial Scholarship, The Dr. Austin J. Goldsmith Book Scholarship |
| Ellie Loesch | Fort Atkinson | IA | Lloyd Pleggenkuhle Memorial Scholarship |
| Haylie Smith | McGregor | IA | Lloyd Pleggenkuhle Memorial Scholarship |
| Mason Conn | Fayette | IA | Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Scholar |
| Imani Cornelius | Shakopee | MN | Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Scholar, NSF STEM-Pros Scholarship |
| Connor Andresen | Olin | IA | Lucille Dickman Scholarship |
| Bryce Baker | Rochester | MN | Lucille Dickman Scholarship, Mike McCready Scholarship, The Herz Scholarship Fund |
| Rebecca Boone | Anamosa | IA | Lucille Dickman Scholarship |
| Tyashia Harris | Milwaukee | WI | Lucille Dickman Scholarship |
| Traegen Kramer | Le Mars | IA | Lucille Dickman Scholarship |
| Sarah Lahr | Coggon | IA | Lucille Dickman Scholarship |
| Emma Dahl | Waupaca | WI | Margaret Share Kerfoot Scholarship |
| Brady Stevens | Sun Prairie | WI | Margaret Share Kerfoot Scholarship |
| Carter Harris | Saint Cloud | FL | Martha M. Moeller Scholarship |
| Connor Frasier | Brodhead | WI | Mary Kimball Scholarship |
| Bailey Winter | McGregor | IA | Matt & Cindy Mickelson Annual Education Scholarship |
| Tracy Martinez | Madison | WI | May (Cliff) Davig Endowed Scholarship |
| Faith Wilson | Youngsville | LA | McCoy Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Martha Weatherspoon, Susan Angeline Collins Memorial Scholarship |
| Dana Murata | Kapaa | HI | Michael David Selgelid Memorial Scholarship, The Herz Scholarship Fund, Zecha-McCauley Scholarship |
| Shannon Blackburn-Hawkins | Port Allen | LA | Military Family Fund Scholarship |
| Crystal Blum | Leesville | LA | Military Family Fund Scholarship |
| Kaylee Schulte | Carroll | IA | Military Family Fund Scholarship |
| Colton Larson | Elgin | IA | Mrs. Ina Johnson Memorial Scholarship |
| Drake Dennler | Elkader | IA | Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Christine McCubbin | Waverly | IA | Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Lindsey Monteith | Urbana | IA | Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Kristin Sadler | Jesup | IA | Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Joshua Schares | Fairbank | IA | Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Alexandria Schmitz | Greeley | IA | Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Jadyn Schultz | Independence | IA | Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation Scholarship |
| Ashley Buchtela | Oelwein | IA | NSF STEM-Pros Scholarship |
| Tyler Crossmon | Ottumwa | IA | NSF STEM-Pros Scholarship |
| Zakaria Fuller | Rowlett | TX | NSF STEM-Pros Scholarship |
| Travis Goede | Sparta | WI | NSF STEM-Pros Scholarship |
| Meghan Klein | Dysart | IA | NSF STEM-Pros Scholarship |
| Taryn Lloyd | Cottage Grove | MN | NSF STEM-Pros Scholarship |
| Hannah Myli | Des Moines | IA | NSF STEM-Pros Scholarship |
| Sean Odegard | Muscatine | IA | NSF STEM-Pros Scholarship |
| Gabrielle Palomo | Homewood | IL | NSF STEM-Pros Scholarship |
| Jennifer Clausen | Baxter | IA | Pande Scholarship |
| Danielle Hardy | West Seneca | NY | Pande Scholarship |
| Christian Schiek | Oshkosh | WI | Pande Scholarship |
| Madeline Stevens | Nashua | NH | Pande Scholarship |
| Lexis Verhulst | Deforest | WI | Pande Scholarship |
| Sarah Amos | Waterloo | IA | Paul “Spike” and Merriam Kelly Scholarship Fund |
| Brian Roulson | West Union | IA | Ralph Kauten Endowed Scholarship |
| Spencer James | Shakopee | MN | Ron Crooker Facilities Endowed Scholarship |
| Parker Kerf | Dubuque | IA | Ron Crooker Facilities Endowed Scholarship |
| Devin Lentz | Bettendorf | IA | Ron Crooker Facilities Endowed Scholarship |
| Sheena Loveless | Waterloo | IA | Ruth Manuta Memorial Scholarship |
| Allysa Wilson | Guttenberg | IA | Ruth Manuta Memorial Scholarship |
| Lucas Duax | Dubuque | IA | Science Faculty Recognition Award |
| Katrina Kazluski | Poplar Grove | Il | Science Faculty Recognition Award |
| Traegen Kramer | Le Mars | IA | Science Faculty Recognition Award |
| Martha Pace | West Liberty | IA | Science Faculty Recognition Award |
| Nicole Pozorski | Eagle | Wi | Science Faculty Recognition Award |
| Benjamin Houselog | North Liberty | IA | Sodexo Campus Services Scholarship |
| Aubree Terris | Oak Grove | MN | Sodexo Campus Services Scholarship |
| Mia Huberty | Elk River | MN | Stivers Leadership Scholarship |
| Emma Anderson | Andover | MN | The Brooke Kerns Endowed Scholarship |
| Abigail Buckman | Conesville | IA | The Brooke Kerns Endowed Scholarship |
| Chase Luensman | Monticello | IA | The Brooke Kerns Endowed Scholarship |
| Meghan Buntin | Norwalk | IA | The Excellence in Education Scholarship |
| Kiana Maghanoy | Kahului | HI | The Excellence in Mathematics Scholarship |
| Khala Gerleman | Ossian | IA | The Forrest G. and Margaret L. Moore Endowed Scholarship |
| Rachel Testin | Newark | IL | The Hoyt R. & Winifred Appelman Young Scholarship Fund |
| Loanne Tran | Madison | WI | The Hoyt R. & Winifred Appelman Young Scholarship Fund |
| Alexis Scott | Quasqueton | IA | The James H. Olsen Biology Scholarship |
| Caleb Hingtgen | West Union | IA | The John and Reta Coleman Achievement in Science Award |
| Deanna Hopkins | Waco | TX | The John William Dickman Prize, Thomas Parker Goebel and Helen Goebel Scholarship |
| Emily Bierman | Sussex | WI | The Mrs. Richard Otley Improvement Award |
| Amanda Simmons | Huntley | IL | The Mrs. Richard Otley Improvement Award |
| Zachary Hamilton | Hales Corners | WI | The William G. Wilcox Memorial Scholarship |
| Jaheim Thornton | Moline | IL | The William G. Wilcox Memorial Scholarship |
| Spencer DeJoode | Knoxville | IA | Thomas Parker Goebel and Helen Goebel Scholarship |
| Rose Hudson | Monona | IA | Tri-State Alumni Chapter Scholarship |
| Janel Miles-Tate | Waterloo | IA | Waterloo Center Scholarship in Teacher Education |
| Anne-Elizabeth Smith | Cedar Falls | IA | Waterloo Center Scholarship in Teacher Education |
| Rebecca Fitzgerald | Urbandale | IA | William F. and La Vonne I. Gutches Student Scholarship |
| Christina Jesuroga | Pleasant Hill | IA | William F. and La Vonne I. Gutches Student Scholarship |
| Kimberly Kenworthy | Clinton | IA | William F. and La Vonne I. Gutches Student Scholarship |
| Stacey Smith | Elridge | IA | William F. and La Vonne I. Gutches Student Scholarship |
| Kaylie Yanda | Waverly | IA | William F. and La Vonne I. Gutches Student Scholarship |
| Kyla Krier | Fayette | IA | William R. Cook Scholarship |
| Bailee Fabert | Herriman | UT | Zecha-McCauley Scholarship |
| James Penn | Sandy | UT | Zecha-McCauley Scholarship |
