Congratulations again to all of the past recipients of our annual Merit Award!
2008 Merit Award Recipients
2007 Merit Award Recipients
2006 Merit Award Recipients
2005 Merit Award Recipients
2004 Merit Award Recipients
2003 Merit Award Recipients
2008 Merit Award Recipients
| Yi Duo |
American University |
| Nanditha Ramachandran |
Cornell University |
| Kendra Forest |
Creighton University |
| Cody Ling |
Georgetown University |
| Justin Askew |
Howard University |
| Terence Tay |
Seton Hall University |
| Kristin Smith |
University of Connecticut |
| Jacqueline Cook |
University of Delaware |
| Amanda Pindar |
Appalachian State University |
| Iymaan Williams |
Georgia State University |
| Amanda Kuhnley |
James Madison University |
| Zachariah Williams |
Middle Tennessee State University |
| Joshua Brown |
Morehouse College |
| Jennifer Dietrich |
North Carolina State University |
| Ashley White |
Spelman College |
| Saransh Midha |
The University of Tennessee |
| Anatoliy Solodyankin |
UNC, Charlotte |
| Sam Zell-Breier |
University of Central Florida |
| Bailey Welch |
University of Georgia |
| Michelle Chmielewski |
University of Virginia |
| Elizabeth Kate Lewanowicz |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Nicholas Ellington |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Angela Galik |
Butler University |
| Connie Garland |
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis |
| Ishaq Lachin |
Loyola University Chicago |
| Michael Smith |
The University of Iowa |
| Pooja Patel |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Gene Puerta |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Maya Suresh |
University of Minnesota |
| Rachel Canclini |
Baylor University |
| Jeff Manganelli |
New Mexico State University |
| Chelsea Roff |
The University of Texas at Arlington |
| Kealey Malott |
Trinity University |
| David Lucero |
University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Amanda Klohmann |
University of Missouri |
| Shailendra Gyawali |
Brigham Young University |
| Dayne Pratt |
Northern Arizona University |
| Christopher Betzing |
Oregon State University |
| Nanako Yano |
Pomona College |
| Morgan Hunter |
Santa Clara University |
| Raquel Yu |
UC, Irvine |
| Bahar Moheban |
UC, Los Angeles |
| Sarah Chen |
UC, Santa Cruz |
| Tracey Alexander |
University of Alaska, Anchorage |
| Jee- Sun Kim |
University of California, San Diego |
| Holly Walker |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Paige Libadisos |
University of Oregon |
| Cody Marion |
University of Southern California |
| Ka Yan Karen Hui |
University of Southern California |
| Mariangely Almenas |
University of Puerto Rico |
2007 Merit Award Recipients
| Thais Helene Miller |
American University |
| Megan Elizabeth Geyer |
Creighton University |
| Hung Yang Lin |
Georgetown University |
| Tijesunimi John Odebode |
Howard University |
| Achilleas Porfyriadis |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Alyson Brennan |
Northeastern University |
| Davina Romansky |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Marcia Isabel Torrico |
University of Buffalo |
| Caitlin E. Smith |
University of Deleware |
| Clarence Quah |
University of Pennsylvania |
| Heather Nicole Alpino |
University of Pennsylvania |
| Zachary Mueller |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Frances Ellen Leach |
East Carolina University |
| Anita Marie Adam |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Ramone Faith Williams |
Emory University |
| Shenna Maria Walters |
Florida Atlantic University |
| Chun-Xue Ren |
George Mason University |
| Amberley Lemoine |
Kennesaw State University |
| Crystal Brickhouse |
Spelman College |
| Elizabeth Broadhead |
The University of Alabama |
| Billie-Jean Lalita Forrest |
The University of Mississippi |
| Nicole Carolyn Sorge |
UNC, Chapel Hill |
| Nkemka Esiobu |
University of Florida |
| Jeremy Ross Kruger |
University of Miami |
| Maria Fernanda Acha Soria |
University of North Florida |
| Cecil Ang |
University of Virginia |
| Sarah Ann Hundt |
Butler University |
| Cristal Vincent |
Kent State University |
| Anthony Leimeister |
The University of Akron |
| Sampurna Mukherjee |
University of Cincinnati |
| Alessandra Musetti |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Natalie Marie Cross |
University of Minnesota at Twin Cities |
| Stefanie Faye Hebert |
Louisiana State University |
| Ashley Corinne Thompson |
Rice University |
| Gary Wayne Briggs JR. |
Texas Christain University |
| Rebekah Constance Garibay |
The University of Oklahoma |
| Jesse Mae Prather |
University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Maria Mercedes Arredondo |
University of Houston |
| Sobiya Ansari |
University of Houston |
| Tiyana White |
Arizona State University |
| Austin Ray Helm |
ASU at polytechnic campus |
| Allison Rose Hanaford |
California State University, Fullerton |
| Manako Yabe |
California State University, Northridge |
| Hesham Elnagar |
Northern Arizona University |
| Danya Kaye Dickerson |
The University of Arizona |
| Madhvi Jayalakshmi Venkatesh |
UC, Berkeley |
| Jason Taehee Lee |
UC, Los Angeles |
| Raymond Reyes Rollan |
UC, San Diego |
| Hiroyuki Ishikawa |
University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Timothy Van Tran |
University of Washington |
2006 Merit Award Recipients
| Lauren Ouellette |
Boston University |
| Sou Yoon Lee |
Cornell University |
| Ka Yan Luk |
Dartmouth College |
| Jose Brown |
George Washington University |
| Raymond Tolentino |
Georgetown University |
| Melanie Jones |
Howard University |
| Lauren Hale |
Northeastern University |
| Sunny Intwala |
Rhode Island College |
| Tanya Lakusik |
Stony Brook University |
| Kristin Butler |
University at Albany |
| Geneva Campbell |
University of Pennsylvania |
| Jordan Sarruda |
Villanova University |
| Jeree Harris |
College of William & Mary |
| Carla dams |
Georgia State University |
| Erin Rose |
Middle Tennessee State University |
| Elizabeth Garner |
Rollins College |
| Melissa Hinton |
University of Florida |
| Bynikini Frazier |
University of Georgia |
| Lisa Zachary |
University of Tennessee |
| Daniel Lim |
University of Vermont |
| Christina Stamper |
University of Virginia |
| Nicole Benincasa |
Virginia Tech |
| Sahba Charkhzarrin |
Ball State University |
| Charlene Rhinehart |
DePaul University |
| Justin Sikes |
DePauw University |
| Jessica Tekippe |
Iowa State University |
| James Kyriakedes |
Miami University |
| Lyndsay Langbehn |
Purdue University |
| Natalie Ehalt |
University of Iowa |
| Fasika Aberra |
University of Michigan |
| Geri Howg |
University of Minnesota at Twin Cities |
| Sara Riffert |
University of Southern Indiana |
| David Ziehr |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Kristin Schouweiler |
Winona State University |
| Santhana Balaji |
Louisiana State University |
| Amanda Krittenbrink |
Oklahoma State University |
| Hilda Orelu |
University of Central Arkansas |
| Stefanie Bednar |
University of Denver |
| Sarah Dickes |
University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
| Andrea Sifuentes |
University of Texas at El Paso |
| Ettya Fremont |
Wichita State University |
| Echo Fallon |
Arizona State University |
| Shatakshi Goyal |
Boise State University |
| Bridget Ward |
Montana State University - Bozeman |
| Susan Sparrow |
Pomona College |
| Tyffany Chen |
University of California, LA |
| Karen Wong |
University of California, Riverside |
| Kristine Duong |
University of California, San Diego |
| Boyan Kelchev |
University of San Diego |
| Lejla Sudar |
University of Washington |
2005 Merit Award Recipients
| Stacia Yearwood |
American University |
| Jessica Amber Volz |
Boston University |
| Jason Ramsey |
Cornell University |
| Mithuna Sivaraman |
Georgetown University |
| Eric Weyl |
Princeton University |
| Jeffrey Moon |
Rutgers University |
| Fonda Mazzillo |
Seton Hall University |
| Nicky Corbett |
Syracuse University |
| Terra Huber |
Temple University |
| Douglas Marsh |
United States Naval Academy |
| Terry Kallner |
University at Buffalo |
| Julia Auer |
University of Connecticut |
| Erin Stough |
University of Delaware |
| Jeffrey Bailey |
University of Maine |
| Adam Spiers |
University of Maryland |
| Rezwana Khan |
University of Pennsylvania |
| Alison Hennessee |
Agnes Scott College |
| Matthew Hinshaw |
Auburn University |
| David Duncan |
Clemson University |
| Whitney Hinds |
College of Charleston |
| Elise Hernandez |
Florida International University |
| Carolina Orrego |
Florida State University |
| Abigail Mitman |
George Mason University |
| Janae Rucker |
Georgia State University |
| Heather Lemoine |
Kennesaw State University |
| Keneth Reaves |
Morehouse College |
| Brian Clark |
North Carolina State University |
| Craig Thomas |
Southeastern University |
| Sarah Anassori |
University of Florida |
| Amanda Sayed |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Jessica Sawers |
University of South Carolina |
| Amanda Day |
University of South Florida |
| Diane Leigh |
University of Virginia |
| F.Philip Kernodle |
Columbus State University |
| Clark Richardson |
Iowa State University |
| Ezekiel Tan |
Purdue University |
| Carina Spendel |
St. Xavier University |
| Clare Zlatic |
University of Dayton |
| Kristen Snyder |
University of Kentucky |
| Kan Yang |
University of Michign |
| Zikiria Chaudhary |
University of Minnesota at Twin Cities |
| Judith Udeke |
Louisana State University |
| Van Ann Bui |
Southern Methodist University |
| Ngoc-Bich Than |
Texas A&M University |
| Sam Overley |
Texas Tech University |
| Anne Bosch |
University of Houston |
| Carol Pan |
California Polytechnic State University |
| Michael Khachanov |
University of California, Berkeley |
| Bryan Yeh |
University of California, Riverside |
| Patricia Moses |
University of Utah |
2004 Merit Award Recipients
| Arielle Katzman |
Brandeis University |
| Jennifer Brady |
Cornell University |
| Jennifer Crombie |
Dartmouth College |
| Gillian Hanlan |
Drexel University |
| Matthew Steinhelfer |
George Washington University |
| Tetyana Gaponenko |
Georgetown University |
| Adedoyin Kalejaiye |
Howard University |
| Catherine Choi |
Johns Hopkins University |
| Jean Carroll |
Northeastern University |
| Cynthia Yim |
Princeton University |
| Christine Cherpak |
Stony Brook University |
| Christine Doolittle |
Towson University |
| Rondip Dalal |
University of Maryland |
| William Chewning |
University of Maryland Baltimore County |
| Kimberly Moretti |
University of Rhode Island |
| John Hearn |
University of Rochester |
| Wendy Burdick |
Auburn University |
| Tais Farahmand |
College of William & Mary |
| Jonathan Hung |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Jennifer Sehn |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Mary Sorrentino |
James madison University |
| Marian Outland |
North Carolina State University |
| Andrea Batchelor |
University of Alabama |
| Charlie Moss |
University of Central Florida |
| Benjamin Harrell |
University of Florida |
| William Brooks |
University of Georgia |
| Lara Polansky |
University of Miami |
| Lukman Bojuwon |
University of Mississippi |
| Navid Rahimi |
University of Virginia |
| Kumkum Sarkar |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Olubunmi Ajagbe |
Ball State University |
| Kudzai Mutasa |
DePaul University |
| Christopher Deal |
Iowa State University |
| Brian Shroder |
Miami University |
| Ashwin Thiagarajasubramania |
Michigan State University |
| Sarah Grimm |
Ohio State University |
| Bryce Hruska |
University of Akron |
| Natasia Moose |
University of Cinncinati |
| Peter Hasiakos |
University of Michigan |
| Samantha Willems |
University of Minnesota at Twin Cities |
| Sujatha Muralidharan |
Louisiana State University |
| Brandi Braud |
Rice University |
| Jessica Simmons |
Texas A&M University |
| Ephraim Jobickson |
University of Oklahoma |
| Caspar Lam |
University of Texas at Austin |
| Andrew Lee |
Claremont McKenna College |
| Adriana Streifer |
University of California - Los Angeles |
| Pratheepa Sivaswarupan |
University of California, Berkeley |
| Leah Jarvis |
University of California, San Diego |
| Nancy Wysard |
University of Hawaii at Manoa |
2003 Merit Award Recipients
| Geetha Mathews |
Boston University |
| Arthur Miller, Jr. |
Boston University |
| Lisa Litterio |
College of the Holy Cross |
| Stephanie Gil |
Cornell University |
| Soojin Kim |
Cornell University |
| Aliya Khaydarova |
Drexel University |
| Jane Black |
George Washington University |
| Thy Nguyen |
George Washington University |
| Oreofe Odejide |
Howard University |
| Basak Basdag |
Johns Hopkins University |
| Cathleen Hamel |
Johns Hopkins University |
| Wen Ho |
Johns Hopkins University |
| Neena Qasba |
Johns Hopkins University |
| William Tsao |
Johns Hopkins University |
| Kelly Evanovich |
Pennsylvania State University |
| Angela Nobles |
Temple University |
| Sarah Breckenridge |
University of Connecticut |
| Marianne Howe |
University of Central Florida |
| Marisa Grande |
Florida State University |
| Laina Vlasnik |
Florida State University |
| Jiayue Chen |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Jarret Lafleur |
Georgia Institute of Techology |
| Bridgette Holley |
North Carolina State University |
| Cody Locke |
University of Alabama |
| Jessica Katz |
University of Central Florida |
| Jennifer Medeiros |
University of Central Florida |
| Allison Scott |
University of Georgia |
| Catherine Neale |
University of Virginia |
| Julia Siegel |
University of Virginia |
| Joshua Mali |
West Virginia University |
| Xiaoling Ang |
Loyola University Chicago |
| Marguerite St. Clare |
Loyola University Chicago |
| Jessica Hohman |
Miami University |
| Kathryn Ambrose |
Michigan State University |
| Cory Himmelspach |
Michigan State University |
| Caitlin Richardson |
Michigan State University |
| Steven El Aile |
University of Michigan |
| Sayi Liggonah |
Louisiana State University |
| Amanda Valenzuela |
Oklahoma State University |
| Christopher York |
Texas A&M University |
| Meaghan Hertel |
Texas Christian University |
| Damien Sanchez |
University of New Mexico |
| Renata Hays |
University of Oklahoma |
| Arpit Malaviya |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Rachel Stone |
University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Wendi Fuson |
University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| Amelia Boone |
Washington University in St Louis |
| Torey Jovick |
Williamette University |
| Plamena Milusheva |
Emory University |