$1,000 and $500 scholarship award eligibility
In order to be eligible for a scholarship, the student must meet the following criteria:
- be enrolled in a minimum of 5 credit hours
- have a minimum GPA of 3.0
- participate as a presenter at the Symposium
- fill out a scholarship application
Congratulations to our recent STEM Poster Symposium scholarship recipients!
2026 Recipients
$1000 Recipients
- Niki Ahmadian (faculty mentor – Melanie Harvey – Chemistry) – Scholarship sponsored by Ash Grove
- Noah Lamont (faculty mentor – Lori Slavin - Chemistry) – Scholarship sponsored by Shimadzu
- Makena Martinez (faculty mentor – Melanie Harvey – Chemistry) – Scholarship sponsored by Ash Grove
- Priviledge Mudzembwe (faculty mentor – Melanie Harvey – Chemistry) – Scholarship sponsored by Ash Grove
- Jaiden Smith (faculty mentor – Stephanie Ferrero – Environmental Science) – Scholarship sponsored Huhtamaki
- Jillian Staver (faculty mentor – Lori Slavin – Chemistry) – Scholarship sponsored PGAV Architects
- Beiqing Mercury Wu (faculty mentor – Faith Jacobsen – Chemistry) – Scholarship sponsored by Ash Grove
$500 Recipients
- Carolyn Alspaugh (faculty mentor – Amanda Glass – Chemistry)
- Samantha Brewer (faculty mentor – Beverly Tanui – Biology)
- Larissa Briscoe (faculty mentor – Stephanie Ferrero – Environmental Science)
- Ashlyn Carlson (faculty mentor – Melissa Beaty – Biology)
- Ashley Chaput (faculty mentor – Heather Seitz – Biology)
- Ava Edwards (faculty mentor – Amanda Glass – Chemistry)
- Sofia Kelley (faculty mentor – Brian Mitchell – Horticulture)
- Hannah Lovell (faculty mentor – Jamie Cunningham – Biology)
- Zulaikha Banu Masthan (faculty mentor – Jamie Cunningham – Biology)
- Erika Merino (faculty mentor – Beverly Tanui – Biology)
- Duncan Muiruri (faculty mentor – Gideon Ney – Biology)
- Alison Park (faculty mentor – Melissa Beaty – Biology)
- Yesseli Quinonez (faculty mentor – Gideon Ney – Biology)
- Carson Sloan (faculty mentor – Heather Seitz – Biology
- Jenyce Spence (faculty mentor – Melissa Beaty – Biology)
- Sarmila Venkoba Sah (faculty mentor – Todd Watson – Chemistry)
- Sarah Watney (faculty mentor – Jamie Cunningham – Biology)
- Jessi Williams (faculty mentor – Amanda Glass – Chemistry)
- Arielle Wilson (faculty mentor – Beverly Tanui – Biology)
2025 Recipients
$1000 Recipients
- Alissah Barolette (faculty mentor – Elaine Hembree – Mathematics) – Scholarship sponsored by PGAV
- Sainishitha Gudla (faculty mentor – Nan Abbot – HCIS) – Scholarship sponsored by Ash Grove
- Farzana Nawid (faculty mentor – Eulandria Biddle – Biology) – Scholarship sponsored by Huhtamaki
- Fernando Dourado Vasconcelos (faculty mentor – Steve Giambrone – Biology) – Scholarship sponsored by Shimadzu
$500 Recipients
- Niki Ahmadian (faculty mentor – Melanie Harvey – Chemistry)
- Lyle Alderson (faculty mentor – Brenda Edmonds – Mathematics)
- Aya Danley (faculty mentor – Amanda Glass and Kristy Wittman Howell – Chemistry and Honors)
- Zuleima Frese-Cruz (faculty mentor – Melissa Beaty – Biology)
- Emmaline Rachel Heimann (faculty mentor – Jamie Cunningham – Biology)
- Majestye Ivory (faculty mentor – Gideon Ney – Biology)
- Margo Lindsley (faculty mentor – Lori Slavin – Chemistry)
- Finn Murphy-Blanchard (faculty mentor – Kitzeln Siebert – Mathematics)
- Olivia Mukanjiri (faculty mentor – Amanda Glass and Kristy Wittman Howell – Chemistry and Honors)
- Taylor Owens (faculty mentor – Jamie Cunningham – Biology)
- Scarlett Shade (faculty mentor – Gideon Ney – Biology)
- Lea Sulthana Syed (faculty mentor – Amanda Glass and Kristy Wittman Howell – Chemistry and Honors)
- Clover Tyler (faculty mentor – Amanda Glass – Chemistry)
- Lily Weiss (faculty mentor – Jamie Cunningham – Biology)
2024 Recipients
$1000 Recipients
- Finn Murphy (faculty mentor – Rob Grondahl – Mathematics ) – Scholarship sponsored by Huhtamaki
- Annabelle Burtnett (faculty mentor – Heather Seitz – Biology) – Scholarship sponsored by PGAV
$500 Recipients
- Megan Perez (faculty mentor – Amanda Glass – Chemistry and Kristy Wittman Howell – Honors)
- Shrinkhala Khatiwada (faculty mentor – Elaine Hembree – Mathematics)
- Carson Gray (faculty mentor – Todd Watson – Chemistry)
- Shelby Winter (faculty mentor – Meagan Weldele – Chemistry)
- My Phuong Le (faculty mentor – Melanie Harvey – Chemistry)
- Kristiana Meridieth (faculty mentor – Elaine Hembree – Mathematics)
- Jedidah Kapapula (faculty mentor – Heather Seitz – Biology)
- Akoua Ange Rebecca Atta (faculty mentor – Melissa Beaty – Biology)
- Tran Le (faculty mentor – Melissa Beaty - Biology)
- Drew Klusman (faculty mentor – Jamie Cunningham – Biology)
2023 Recipients
$1000 Recipients
- Blake Gomez (faculty mentor – Matt Andring – Drafting) – Scholarship sponsored by PGAV
- Jakob Whitson (faculty mentor – Jamie Cunningham – Biology) – Scholarship sponsored by KU Edwards
$500 Recipients
- Bianca Agundez (faculty mentor – Beverly Tanui – Biology)
- Kurumi Aso (faculty mentor – Jamie Cunningham – Biology)
- Sara Caughron (faculty mentor – Melanie Harvey – Chemistry)
- Ashley Clark (faculty mentor – Angela Consani – Biology)
- Michael Goode (faculty mentor – Heather Seitz – Biology)
- My Phuong (Lisa) Le (faculty mentor – Heather Seitz – Biology)
- Jenna Nevius (faculty mentor – Angela Consani – Biology)
- Arianna Theleman (faculty mentor – Angela Consani – Biology)
- Brooke Wittman (faculty mentor – Brenda Edmonds – Math)
2022 Recipients
- Ashley Bailey (faculty mentor – Jamie Cunningham)
- Carey Bickford (faculty mentor – Angela Consani)
- Sally Jercha- (faculty mentor – Heather Seitz)
- Megan Lee (faculty mentor – Jamie Cunningham)
- Cabrielle Morrow (faculty mentor – Heather Seitz)
- Anna Trofimoff (faculty mentor – Angela Consani)
- Shelby Winter (faculty mentor – Angela Consani)
2019 Recipients
- Mary Margaret Adams (faculty mentor – Melissa Beaty)
- Jordy Hernandez (faculty mentor – Nancy Holcroft)
- Heather Laney (faculty mentors – Jamie Cunningham and Melissa Beaty)
- Theresa Read (faculty mentor – Barry Herron)