The 2026 Awards for Excellence will be held in Booth Library on April 21, 2026.
Award Winners are:
Graduate Division
- 1st Place: Emmy Rogers (Business Administration) for Cryptocurrency Integration as a Response to Financial Innovation and Regulation
- 2nd Place: Paul Lambrecht (History) for Beyond Graecia Capta: The Roman Imperial Cult in the Greek East and the Prospect of Hybrid Identities During the Principate
- 3rd Place: Sarah Smith (English) for Bias in the Wires: Epistemic Harms of Linguistic Homogenization in AI-Asisted Writing
Undergraduate Division
- 1st Place: Hazel Norris (Public Health: Community Health) for Paws and Practice: Overcoming Barriers to Mindfulness [includes podcast episodes]
- 2nd Place: Madison Colby (Communication: Interpersonal Communication) for Butterflies & You: Considerations of Human Relationships With the Natural World
- 3rd Place: Haley Strempel (History/Public History Minor) for Stitches of Faith: Women’s Education and Religion in 18th and 19th Century Needlework Pieces
- 3rd Place (tie): Emily Wilson (History: Teacher Education) for Challenging Patriarchy: Female Agency Through Religious Roles in Ancient Babylonian Societies
Submissions from 2026
Butterflies & You: Considerations of Human Relationships With the Natural World, Madison Colby
Beyond Graecia Capta: The Roman Imperial Cult in the Greek East and the Prospect of Hybrid Identities During the Principate, Paul Lambrecht
Paws and Practice: Overcoming Barriers to Mindfulness, Hazel Norris
Cryptocurrency Integration as a Response to Financial Innovation and Regulation, Emmy Rogers
Bias in the Wires: Epistemic Harms of Linguistic Homogenization in AI-Asisted Writing, Sarah Smith
Stitches of Faith: Women’s Education and Religion in 18th and 19th Century Needlework Pieces, Haley Strempel
Challenging Patriarchy: Female Agency Through Religious Roles in Ancient Babylonian Societies, Emily Wilson
