Hilldale Undergraduate Research Awards
See also:
Herfurth-Kubly Awards
Holstrom Environmental Scholarships
University Book Store Awards for Academic Excellence
Playing to win: 1997 Hilldale recipient Brigette Wusterbath explores competition at boy’s basketball camp
Grants from the Hilldale Foundation and the Wisconsin State Legislature provide for awards of $3,000 each to undergraduate students and $1,000 to the faculty/staff supervisors to work in collaboration on research projects.
Award winner | Major | Faculty advisor |
Alexander, Andrew K. | psychology/behavioral science and law | Joseph Newman |
Amos, Louella B. | Spanish | John Fleming |
Aumock, Angel K. | biochemistry/zoology | Paul Harari |
Ayers, Sarah R. | nutritional science | Richard Atkinson |
Baker, Laura J. | journalism/Spanish | Ksenija Bilbija |
Balachandran, Jay S. | molecular biology | Ned Kalin |
Baltus, Andrew E. | biochemistry | Patrick Masson |
Barnett, Melissa A. | zoology/psychology | David Abbott |
Bean, Greg J. | botany | Thomas Givnish |
Benwitz, Emily A. | linguistics/psychology | Gabriella Vigliocco |
Bernstein, Amit | psychology | Joseph Newman |
Binzak, Jennifer M. | psychology/zoology | Ann Kelley |
Boxer, David E. | Afro-American Studies/history | Timothy Tyson |
Boyce, Cody J. | zoology | Peter Van Kan |
Buchholz, Heather J. | zoology/molecular biology | Steve Carpenter |
Buono, Kelly S. | biochemistry | Richard Amasino |
Capperino, Christina D. | medical microbiology | Lynn Allen-Hoffmann |
Christensen, Scott E. | applied math/engineering/physics | Marshall Onellion |
Clifford, Keri S. | molecular biology | Michael MacDonald |
Cooley, Eric T. | soil science | Birl Lowery |
Cooley, Eric T. | soil science | Birl Lowery |
Croal, Laura R. | bacteriology | Diana Downs |
DeBruin, Todd M. | history | William Cronon |
Devine, Emily R. | molecular biology | Paul Lambert |
Domer, Charles F. | psychology/history | Judith Harackiewicz |
Drews, Timothy D. | biochemistry | James Ntambi |
Dudding, Andrea R. | biochemistry/bacteriology | Jorge Escalante-Semerena |
Duffy, Daniel J. | computer science/psychology | Gabriella Vigliocco |
Eaves, Joel D. | chemistry/physics | F. Fleming Crim |
Eisenhardt, Julie K. | history | William Courtenay |
Elangovan, Ganesh K. | molecular biology/computer science | Paul Bertics |
Fenske, Jill N. | medical microbiology/ immunology | Jon Woods |
Ferguson, Brad | nutritional science | Curtis Brandt |
Fletcher, Jamie L. | international relations/political science | Edward Friedman |
Gemelke, Nathan D. | electrical engineering | Andrey Chubukov |
Gentile, Jeffrey D. | zoology | Marcella Myers |
Glover, Greta H. | zoology | Johannes Hell |
Goldwin, Jonathan M. | physics/mathematics | Cary Forest |
Gruenwald, Sarah A. | zoology/Spanish | John Nitti |
Hamilton, Shane L. | history | Colleen Dunlavy |
Hansen, Sara A. | biochemistry | C. David Pauza |
Hart, Russell A. | physics | Thad Walker |
Hawkins, Daniel N. | anthropology | Karen Strier |
Henry, Chasity A. | psychology | Judith Harackiewicz |
Huss, Vicki L. | history | Michael Chamberlain |
Jamison, Matthew C. | history | David McDonald |
Klimenko, Sarah E. | history/political science | Charles Cohen |
Klitzke, Carrie D. | international relations | Richard Ralston |
Knight, Jennifer M. | psychology/zoology | Charles Snowdon |
Kohnert, Kelly J. | psychology | H. Hill Goldsmith |
Kortenkamp, Katherine V. | psychology | Colleen Moore |
Koziol, Jennifer C. | pharmacology/toxicology | Karen Downs |
Kruel, Kelli A. | genetics | John Petrini |
Lupardus, Patrick J. | biochemistry/molecular biology | Meyer Jackson |
Madeska, Sarah K. | psychology | Patricia Devine |
Magee, Scott R. | chemistry | Steven Burke |
Mamerow, Brian R. | zoology/Spanish | James Ervasti |
Martinelli, Susan M. | biochemistry/molecular biology | Hector DeLuca |
May, Rebecca M. | Italian/music | Antonia Schleicher |
Miller, Meghan D. | zoology | Diane Gooding |
Nelson, William M. | history | Laurence Dickey |
Nett, Jeniel E. | medical microbiology/immunology | Amy Moser |
Ngo, Quy Ai | molecular biology/botany | Philipp Simon |
Oemig, Carmen K. | psychology | Craig Berridge |
O’Leary, Julia A. | geology/geological engineering | L.G. Medaris |
Olsen, Erik S. | anthropology | Neil Whitehead |
Paulsen, Gregory R. | history | William Courtenay |
Peterson, Hannah L. | psychology | Eddie-Harmon Jones |
Potash, Jesse | zoology | Gary Borisy |
Poth, Timothy R. | psychology | Patricia Devine |
Prasad, Timothy R. | psychology | Patricia Devine |
Poth, Kiran V. | bioethics/zoology | Daniel Wikler |
Prevost, Amy C. | zoology/French | Catherine Marler |
Quinn, Mariah A. | chemistry | Samuel Gellman |
Reddy, Srinevas K. | biochemistry | Laura Kiessling |
Redmer, Jacqueline S. | zoology/botany | Thomas Givnish |
Rushton, Hollie A. | music education | Todd Welbourne |
Salkowski, Nicholas J. | geology and geophysics/ zoology | David Clark |
Schalow, Kimberly R. | zoology | Leonard Levin |
Schmidt, Karl A. | linguistics | Marlys Macken |
Schneider, Selena R. | zoology/philosophy | Catherine Fox |
Segan, Daniel B. | psychology/political science | Patricia Devine |
Shklyar, Lana | psychology | Morton Ann Gernsbacher |
Splitek, Matthew J. | English/Chinese | Lynn Keller |
Stawicki, Julie A. | psychology | Judith Harackiewicz |
Steffl, Andrew J. | astronomy/physics | Frank Scherb |
Steinberg, Sara J. | psychology/sociology | Seth Pollak |
Strunk, Andrew J. | international relations | Bradford Barham |
Sunn, Casper C. | composition | Susan Cook |
Thompson, Jill | geology | Jean Bahr |
Tjachyadi, Rachmad | chemical engineering | Juan DePablo |
Turnock, Lori L. | bacteriology | Charles Czuprynski, Amy Wong |
Urosevic, Snezana | psychology/English | Carol Ryff |
Vrabec, Joshua P. | zoology | Leonard Levin |
Wartman, Lukas D. | molecular biology | Chris Bradfield |
Weisz, Jeremy B. | zoology | Jo Handelsman |
Wharton, Kurt A. | anthropology | Maria Lepowsky |
Williams, Ross W. | economics | Blake LeBaron |
Wismer, Alison B. | psychology | Seth Pollak |
Wiswall, Matthew J. | history/economics | Diane Lindstrom |
Yang, Lee Houa | art | Cavalliere Ketchum |
Zhong, Min | electrical and computer engineering | J.E. Smith |
Herfurth-Kubly Awards
Kristina Dassing, an occupational therapy major from Canton, Mich.
Trisha Lamers, a biochemistry major from Fond du Lac
and Shane Hamilton, a history major from Madison are 1998 recipients of the Herfurth-Kubly Award.
Winners of the award, the most prestigious honor a UW–Madison senior can receive, are selected based on ablity to communicate, degree of self- support, academic achievements, extracurricular activities and community contributions. The winners receive a cash stipend. The awards have been given out annually for 69 years.
Holstrom Environmental Scholarships
A generous grant from Carleton and Mary Beth Holstrom of Pipersville, Pa. provides for awards of $3,000 each to five undergraduate students and $1,000 to their faculty/staff advisers to work in collaboration on research projects relating to environmental issues.
Award winner | Major | Faculty advisor |
Getka, Ann M. | zoology/botany | William Karasov |
Larsen, Jensine M. | independent/ Third World indigenous politics | Joseph Elder |
Lucht, Jill R. | rural sociology/political science | J. Lin Compton |
Rauwald, Kimberly S | undeclared | Anthony Ives |
Sanger, Stephen P. | zoology | Warren Porter |
University Book Store Awards for Academic Excellence
A generous grant from the University Book Store allows for 20 Academic Excellence Awards of $1,000 each to undergraduate students who best demonstrated excellence by completing a project through independent study. Award recipients and their faculty advisers are:
Award winner | Major | Faculty advisor |
Barian, Angela M. | English, sociology | Ronald Kuka |
Barth, Lindsay H. | graphic design | Philip Hamilton |
Benz, Emily M. | English, creative writing | Ronald Kuka |
Burck, David L. | English | Craig Werner |
Dasgupta, Noel R. | zoology | Richard Pauli |
Dufek, Noel R. | zoology | Richard Pauli |
Dasgupta, Matt D. | theatre, English | Patricia Boyette |
Evans, Eli S. | English, Spanish | Ronald Kuka |
Grilley, Juneko | molecular biology | Ronald Raines |
Gutman, Julie R. | molecular biology | Peggy Farnham |
Hanusa, Erin E. | English, creative writing | Ronald Wallace |
Idelchik, Gary M. | biochemistry | Paul Bertics |
Jordan, James G. | history, English, journalism | James Donnelly |
Lindgren, Kristen A. | psychology | Richard Davidson |
MacDonagh-Dumler, Jeff | physics, mathematics, philosophy | J.E. Lawler |
Miranpuri, Sarnarendra S. | molecular biology, zoology | Minesh Mehta |
Richter, Kathleen M. | English, molecular biology | Ronald Wallace |
Schaid, Trevor J. | English | Ronald Wallace |
Shaker, Anisa | molecular biology | Paul Sondel |
Tornehl, Christopher K. | molecular biology | Edwin Chapman |
Wiswall, Matthew J. | history, economics | Diane Lindstrom |