Cahill Smith
Caine College of the Arts | Music
Past Recipients of the Peak Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year Award
2025 Awardees
Fabiane Mundim
College of Science | Biology
Jared Hansen
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business | Marketing and Strategy
Jayme Walters
College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Social Work
Jennifer Grewe
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services | Psychology
Katie Kraus
2025 Awardee | College of Agriculture & Applied Sciences | Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences
Mark Chynoweth
S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Wildland Resources
Zhen Zhang
College of Engineering | Electrical & Computer Engineering
2024 Awardees
Antje Graul
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business | Marketing and Strategy
Jared Ragland
Caine College of the Arts | Art and Design
Mirella Meyer-Ficca
College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences
Ryan Berke
2024 Awardee | College of Engineering | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sandra Laing Gillam
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services | Communicative Diorders and Deaf Education
Sarah O'Neill
College of Humanities and Social Sciences | World Languages and Cultures
Shannon Belmont
S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Environment and Society
Stephen Walsh
College of Science | Mathematics and Statistics
2023 Awardees
Amita Kaundal
College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | Plants, Soils, and Climate Department
Courtney Flint
S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Environment and Society Department
Craig Palsson
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business | Economics and Finance Department
Holly Murdock
Caine College of the Arts | Art and Design Department
Hongjie Wang
College of Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Joyce Kinkead
2023 Awardee | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | English Department
Spencer Bradshaw
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services | Human Development and Family Studies Department
T.C. Shen
College of Science | Physics Department
2022 Awardees
Chris Dakin
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services | Kinesiology and Health Science Department
Elizabeth Vargis
2022 Awardee | College of Engineering | Department of Biological Engineering
Jared Hansen
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business | Department of Marketing and Strategy
Jeffrey Mason
College of Agriculture and Applied Science | Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences
Sara Freeman
College of Science | Department of Biology
Susan Cogan
College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of History
Timothy Walsworth
S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Department of Watershed Sciences
2021 Awardees
Alexander Romney
2021 Awardee | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business | Marketing and Strategy
Breanne Litts
2021 Awardee | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services | Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences
Charles Miller
2021 Awardee | College of Engineering | Biological Engineering
Joanie Hevel
2021 Awardee | College of Science | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Kaitlin Phillips
2021 Awardee | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies
Raymond Veon
2021 Awardee | Caine College of the Arts | Art and Design
Tal Avgar
2021 Awardee | S. J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Wildland Resources
Tyson Sorensen
2021 Awardee | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education
2020 Awardees
Amy Odum
2020 Awardee | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services | Psychology
Andreas Malmendier
2020 Awardee | College of Science | Mathematics and Statistics
Daniel T. Drost
2020 Awardee | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | Plants, Soils, and Climate
Fazilat Soukhakian
2020 Awardee | Caine College of the Arts | Art and Design
Matthew D. Meng
2020 Awardee | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business | Marketing and Strategy
Mehmet Soyer
2020 Awardee | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology
Trisha Atwood
2020 Awardee | S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Watershed Sciences
Yu Huang
2020 Awardee | College of Engineering | Biological Engineering
2019 Awardees
Christopher Scheer
2019 Awardee | Caine College of the Arts | Music
Michaelann Nelson
2019 Awardee | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | English
Nick Dickenson
2019 Awardee | College Engineering | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phaedra Budy
2019 Awardee | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Watershed Sciences
Ryan Berke
2019 Awardee | College of Engineering | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sheryl Aguilar
2019 Awardee | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences
Yoon Lee
2019 Awardee | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services | Human Development and Family Studies
2018 Awardees
Carol Dehler
2018 Awardee | College of Science | Geosciences
Crescencio López González
2018 Awardee | College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Janice Brahney
2018 Awardee | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Watershed Sciences
Kelsey Hall
2018 Awardee | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | Applied Sciences, Technology and Education
Ryan Seedall
2018 Awardee | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services | Human Development and Family Studies
Wade Goodridge
2018 Awardee | College of Engineering | Engineering Education
2017 Awardees
Bart Tarbet
2017 Awardee | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences
Bethany Neilson
2017 Awardee | College of Engineering | Civil and Environmental Engineering
Deanne Brocato
2017 Awardee | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business | Marketing and Strategy
Francois Dengah
2017 Awardee | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology
Karin Kettenring
2017 Awardee | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Watershed Sciences
Marissa Vigneault
2017 Awardee | Caine College of the Arts | Art and Design
Sonia Manuel-Dupont
2017 Awardee | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Service | Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education
2016 Awardees
Breanna Studenka
2016 Awardee | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services | Kinesiology and Health Science
J.P. Spicer-Escalante
2016 Awardee | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies
Kari Veblen
2016 Awardee | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Wildland Resources
Lee Rickords
2016 Awardee | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences
Mike Daines
2016 Awardee | Caine College of the Arts | Art and Design
Randy Lewis
2016 Awardee | College of Science | Biology
Ronald Sims
2016 Awardee | College of Engineering | Biological Engineering
2015 Awardees
Carsten Meier
2015 Awardee | Caine College of the Arts
Charles Miller
2015 Awardee | College of Engineering | Biological Engineering
Jeanette Norton
2015 Awardee | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | Plants, Soils and Climate
Karen Beard
2015 Awardee | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Wildland Resources
Rebecca Walton
2015 Awardee | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | English
Shannon Peterson
2015 Awardee | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Tom Chang
2015 Awardee | College of Science | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Travis Dorsch
2015 Awardee | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services | Human Development and Family Studies
2014 Awardees
| Awardee | Department | College |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Omasta | Theatre Arts | Caine College of the Arts |
| Bo Yang | Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences |
| David Rosenberg | Civil and Environmental Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Christine Cooper-Rompato | English Literature | College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Elizabeth Fauth | Family, Consumer and Human Development | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services |
| Michelle Baker | Biology | College of Science |
| Sterling Bone | Management | Jon M. Hunstman School of Business |
| Rich Etchberger | Wildland Resources | S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources |
2013 Awardees
| Awardee | Department | College |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy Puzey | Art and Design | Caine College of the Arts |
| Rhonda Miller | School of Applied Sciences | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences |
| Blake Tullis | Civil and Environmental Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Matthew Sanders | Language, Philosophy and Communication Studies | College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Kerry Jordan | Psychology | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services |
| Michelle Baker | Watershed Sciences | College of Science |
| Chad Albrecht | Management | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business |
| Zhao Ma | Environment and Society | S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources |
| David Law | Family, Consumer and Human Development | Regional Campuses and Distance Education |
2012 Awardees
Christopher Scheer
2012 Awardee | Caine College of the Arts | Music
David Law
2012 Awardee | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services | Human Development and Family Studies
Helga Van Miegroet
2012 Awardee | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources | Wildland Resources
Kerry Jordan
2012 Awardee | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services | Psychology
Lisa Gabbert
2012 Awardee | College of Humanities & Social Sciences | English
Renee Bryce
2012 Awardee | College of Engineering | Computer Science
Sean Johnson
2012 Awardee | College of Science | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Silvana Martini
2012 Awardee | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences
2011 Awardees
| Awardee | Department | College |
|---|---|---|
| Alexa Sand | Art | Caine College of the Arts |
| Brent Black | Plants, Soils and Climate | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences |
| Kevin Heaslip | Civil and Environmental Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Christy Glass | Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology | College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Julie Wolter | Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services |
| Joanie Hevel | Chemistry and Biochemistry | College of Science |
| Kenneth Bartkus | Marketing | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business |
| David Koons | Wildland Resources | S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources |
| Nathan Straight | English | Regional Campus and Distance Education |
2010 Awardees
| Awardee | Department | College |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Rickords | Animal, Dairy, & Veterinary Sciences | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences |
| Charles Miller | Biological & Irrigation Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Cacilda Rego | Language, Philosophy, & Speech Communication | College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Lori Roggman | Center for Persons with Disabilities | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services |
| Anne Anderson | Biology | College of Science |
| Chad Albrecht | Management | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business |
| Frank Howe | Wildland Resources | S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources |
| Emily Jones | Anthropology | Regional Campuses and Distance Education |
2009 Awardees
| Awardee | Department | College |
|---|---|---|
| Megan Bunch | Nutrition & Food Sciences | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences |
| Ryan Dupont | Civil & Environmental Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Bonnie Pitblado | Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology | College of Humanties and Social Sciences |
| Sandra Gillam | Communicative Disorder & Deaf Education | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services |
| JR Dennison | Physics | College of Science |
| Kenneth Bartkus | Management | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business |
| Gene Schupp | Wildland Resources | S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources |
| Christopher Johnson | Psychology | Regional Campuses and Distance Education |