Academic Showcase Awards
The BAE Academic Showcase is a competitive program that rewards well-rounded undergraduate and graduate students who excel in three equally weighted areas: 1) academic performance, 2) research and publishing and 3) service and outreach.
Preference will be given to students who have shown a direct, positive impact on the department, for example, through participation in BAE activities and offices held. Students are strongly encouraged to apply for this award.
The awards committee is a diverse group, including alumni, university staff and prior alumni award recipients. The committee will use a rubric to assist with evaluation of submissions.
The Award
Student award winners will receive a plaque and, in years that financial market conditions allow, a monetary award.
How to Apply
Deadlines
Please review the following guidelines to ensure a successful application.
- Applications open each year: January 1
- Applications close each year: January 31
- Event: TBD but toward the end of the spring semester.
Requirements
1. Students are required to self-nominate.
2. Only four items will be accepted for review. Additional items and submission packets that do not follow the requested format will be rejected.
- Personal statement
- Letter of recommendation
- Resume/CV
- Transcript
Students are encouraged to request a letter of recommendation from their advisor as early as possible.
Submissions
Instructions for submitting an application will be posted here in the fall academic semester. If you have immediate concerns, contact the Academic Showcase program manager, Karin Pekarchik.
Academic Showcase and Alumni Award Recipients
Undergraduate Excellence in Biosystems Engineering
Emma Sharek
Outstanding M.S. Student
Gary Lopez
Outstanding Ph.D. Student
Karla Ladino
Outstanding Senior Design Team
Team RedLeaf: Sorghum Leaf Harvesting
Team Members: John Mann, Kiley Power, Nick Rydz, John Wesche
Outstanding Professional
Courtney McCarthy
Outstanding Professional
Brian Luck
Lifetime Achievement
Carl King
Entrepreneur
Ben Koostra
Teaching Academic Standards, Theory and Engineering Excellence Award
Presented by BαεGLS (BAEGLS, Alpha Epsilon)
Michael Sama
Event not held in 2021.
Undergraduate Excellence in Biosystems Engineering
Alyssa Kelly
Outstanding M.S. Student
Shawn O'Neal
Outstanding Ph.D. Student
Ryan Kalinoski
Friend of BAE
NTRA (Alex Waldrop, representative)
Friend of BAE
Altec (Kathryn Plucis, representative)
Early Career Award
Rita Davis
Early Career Award
Tim Greis
Outstanding Professional
Tami Brown-Brandl
Outstanding Professional
Kati White Migliaccio
Lifetime Achievement
Richard Shultz
Lifetime Achievement
Doug Mynear
Entrepreneur
Eric Dawalt
Outstanding Ph.D.
Joe Stevens
Outstanding M.S.
Ciara Pickering
Undergraduate Excellence in Biosystems Engineering
Chris Sanders
Outstanding Senior Design Team
Team AutoDepth: Noah Cornett, Jared Looney, Mollye Malone, Eric Vanzant
Friend of BAE
Mark Fiedeldy
Friend of BAE
Central Equipment
Lifetime Achievement
Steve Gardner
Lifetime Achievement
Ray Bucklin
Lifetime Achievement
K.C. Ting
Early Career Award
Hana Hafer
Early Career Award
Kathryn Plucis
Early Career Award
Grant Wonderlich
Early Career Award
Oakes Routt
