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    2026 Award Winners

    BR. JOEL DAMIAN, FSC, BUSINESS PITCH COMPETITION


     AWARD WINNERS

    1st Place

    Daniel M. Baumhart
    Homestead Harvest
    A local-first digital marketplace connecting suburban consumers with small-scale egg producers, promoting transparency and reducing food miles.

    2nd Place

    Elaina Veome
    Action Packed
    A social impact venture that funds hygiene kits for homeless shelters through youth sports clinics led by collegiate athletes.

    3rd Place

    Elizabeth Gonzalez
    Aura Beats
    A biometric-driven music platform that personalizes listening experiences based on real-time physiological data.



    DR. STEPHANY SCHLACHTER COMPETITION


     DR. STEPHANY SCHLACHTER AWARDS

    1st Prize (tie): $250/each

    Zach Pekol, Luke Pekol AND Tony Kochev
    "Quantifying the Court: Statistical Insights and Ranking Methods in NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball"

    1st Prize (tie): $750

    Rebecca Ratajczyk
    "Developing a Circular Economy for Processing Copper CMP Wastewater"

    2nd Prize: $500

    Miecio Smith
    "The Unveiling of Nature: Hegel’s Geist as a Fulfillment of Heraclitean Thought"



    ThREE MINUTE THESIS (3MT) Competition


     3MT AWARDS

    1. Jadyn Dominguez
      Mentor = Jason Keleher
    2. Adan Martinez
      Mentor = Dan Kissel
    3. SamuelRobles
      Mentor = Jason Keleher


    SLAMS Competition


     SLAM AWARDS

    1. Andrew Murphy; John Zakhari and Isabella Johnson
      Mentor = Jason Keleher
    2. Kiersten Smith:
      Mentor = Jason Keleher

      Maria Giron
      Mentor = Hyeseong Lee
    3. Amanda Anderson
      Mentor = Dan Kissel


    CONCURRENT SESSIONS


     OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE CONCURRENT SESSIONS

    • Gianna Ciaccia
      Mentor = Hayley Miller

    • Luca Fischer
      Mentor = Rami Khasawneh

    • Shannon Tierney, Matthew Czaja, Chloe Torres, Katharine Svehla
      Mentor = Mardy Philippian

     OUTSTANDING GRADUATE CONCURRENT SESSIONS

    • Anthony Baudino
      Mentor = Kari Stone

    • David Rodriguez
      Mentor = Joseph Kozminski

    • Sankeerth Thalloju, Taduru Bhavan
      Mentor = Rami Khasaweh


    POSTER SESSIONS


     OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSIONS

    • Alan Lopez (#7)
      Mentor = Rami Khasawneh

    • Luke Pekol (#9)
      Mentor = Amanda Harsy

    • Kristin Pawlowski (#11)
      Mentor = Amanda Harsy

    • Nathan Petsche (#61)
      Mentor = Jason Keleher

    • Angelina Martinez (#63)
      Mentor = Jason Keleher

    • Samantha Schneider (#88)
      Mentor = Dena Hinkle
    • Laila Albazzor (#90)
      Mentor = Philip Blankenship

    • Jessia Barrios (#96)
      Mentor = Huma Zia

    • Sabrina Peskind (#98)
      Mentor = Ann Guernon

    • Arielle DeShazier (#99)
      Mentor = Jason Keleher

    • Molly Paez (#100)
      Mentor = Robert Chant


    President鈥檚 18th Annual Art Show Exhibition


     PRESIDENT'S ART SHOW AWARDS

    1st Place

    Meghan Check
    Piece of Peace
    Oil on Canvas

    2nd Place

    Long Nguyen
    Together
    Digital Drawing on Paper

    3rd Place

    Franchesca Ornelas
    Safe Space
    Charcoal on Paper

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