Undergraduate Researcher of the Year

The award for outstanding Undergraduate Researcher of the Year, or the Peak Prize, is meant to honor and recognize those undergraduate student researchers who have made a difference through their research efforts. Students who receive this award are recognized during USU's annual Research Week, during the Student Showcase. An Undergraduate Researcher of the Year will also be chosen to receive a Robins Award from the University.

Click here for nomination procedures.

2008 Undergraduate Researchers of the Year

2009 Undergraduate Researchers of the Year:

College of Agriculture
Katie Brown (Nutrition & Food Sciences)

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Natali Naegle

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services
Tanja Jensen (Communicative Disorders & Deaf Education)

College of Engineering
Ashleigh Restad (Civil & Environmental Engineering)

College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
Trenton Olsen (English)

College of Natural Resources
Richie Gardner (Wildland Resources)

College of Science
Sydney Chamberlin (Physics)

Regional Campuses and Distance Education
Dustin Jones (Psychology)

Past recipients of the award include the following:

2008 Students Honored as Undergraduate Researchers
Agriculture											Laura Rowley Wright, Plants, Soils & Climate
Business											William Israelsen, Economics
Education and Human Services											Adam Kynaston, Psychology
Engineering											Elisabeth Linton, Biological & Irrigation Engineering
HASS											Courtney Hill, Art History/English
Natural Resources											Melissa Sanders, Watershed Sciences
Science											Art Mahoney, Computer Science
Extension											Carrie Young, Natural Resources/Science

2007 Students Honored as Undergraduate Researchers
Agriculture											John Brinkerhoff, ADVS
Business											Jeanette Blackham, Marketing
Education and Human Services											Aaron Anderson, FCHD
Engineering											Gerald “Dusti” McEwen, BIE
HASS											Lenaye Howard, History
Natural Resources											Kelly Sivy, Wildland Resources
Science											Jan Marie Anderson, Physics
Extension											Patrick Sean Haggerty, Shanna Wheeler

2006 Students Honored as Undergraduate Researchers
Agriculture											Katie Brown, NFS
Business											Zachary Ames, Business Administration
Education and Human Services											Brianne Bartlett, El Ed
Engineering											Zac Humes, Mechanical Engineering
HASS											Sarah Thompson, Sociology
Natural Resources											Jake Gibson, Watershed and Earth Systems
Science											Glen de Guzman, Biology
Extension											David Evans, Natural Resources/Biology

2005 Students Honored as Undergraduate Researchers
Agriculture											Aaron Davis, International Studies
Business											Anne Israelsen, Economics and Finance
Education and Human Services											Tracey Reeve, Exercise Science
HASS											Kacey Udy, BFA Theatre Arts
Engineering											John Crockett, Electrical Engineering
Natural Resources											Hayley Olsen, Environmental Studies
Science											Dustin Keele, Geology

2004 Students Honored as Undergraduate Researchers
Agriculture											Caralee Wilcock, NFS
Business											Jeffrey Reese, Economics
Education and Human Services											Cheryl Jones, FCHD
Engineering											Todd Bigelow, Electrical Engineering
HASS											Jennifer Hulse, Anthropology
Natural Resources											Jessica Evans, Environmental Studies
Science											David Robert Hatch, Physics

Biographies of the most recent recipients are found in the Student Showcase booklet (pdf).

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