2015 Winners
Senior Division Awards
Award | Student Name | School | Teacher |
President’s Award (first place) | Nicole Pomeroy | Michigan City High School | Robert Pomeroy |
Outstanding Team Award | Kyler Gudeman | Kouts High School | Andrea Clinkenbeard |
Outstanding Team Award | Jayson Heinold | Kankakee Valley | Andrea Clinkenbeard |
Second Place | Ryan DeMars | Kouts High School | Nancy Coster |
Second Place | Moriah Carmel | New Prairie High School | Kim Holifield |
Third Place | Kylee Martin | Kouts High School | Andrea Clinkenbeard |
Third Place | Harlee Satoski | Kouts High School | Andrea Clinkenbeard |
Third Place | Kyle Brown | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Third Place | Angela Weaver | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Third Place | Allie Brizek | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Third Place | Cameron Fritts | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Third Place | Hunter Ahrendt | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Third Place | Alex Villalpando | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Honorable mention | Alex Reed | Boone Grove | Ken Snow |
Honorable mention | Jacob Stemper | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Honorable mention | Sophie Scates | Kouts High School | Alison Scates |
American Psychological Association | Delilah Miranda | Kouts High School | Evelyn Ames |
Animal, Earth, and Plant Sciences Award | Ryleigh Pierce | Boone Grove | Ken Snow |
ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative Award | Ryan DeMars | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative Award | Kyle Brown | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative Award | Angela Weaver | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative Award | Allie Brizek | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Chemistry and Biochemistry Award | Moriah Carmel | New Prairie High School | Kim Holifield |
Environmental Sciences Award | Kevin Wu | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Environmental Sciences Award | Christian Crum | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
David W. Ford STEM Award | Katelyn Fronek | Boone Grove | Ken Snow |
Instrumentation or Automation Technology Award | Kyer Kneifel | Kouts High School | Andrea Clinkenbeard |
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | Connor Crowe | Boone Grove | Ken Snow |
MSEED Award for Excellence & Enthusiasm in STEM Research First Place | Ryan DeMars | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Second place | Nicole Pomeroy | Michigan City High | Robert Pomeroy |
Honorable Mention | Jacob Stemper | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Honorable Mention | Elizabeth Palmer | Kouts High School | Andrea Clinkenbeard |
Mu Alpha Theta Award | Nicole Pomeroy | Michigan City High | Robert Pomeroy |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award (NOAA) | Kyler Gudeman | Kouts High School | Andrea Clinkenbeard |
Physics and Astronomy Award | Jayson Heinold | Michigan City High School | Robert Pomeroy |
Purdue University School of Agriculture | Nicole Pomeroy | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
RICOH | Ryan DeMars | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
RICOH | Christian Crum | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Kevin Wu | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Christian Crum | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Ryan DeMars | Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
U.S. Air Force | Nicole Pomeroy | Michigan City High School | Ken Snow |
U.S. Metric Association | Kyer Kneifel | Boone Grove | Ken Snow |
U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps | Alex Reed | Boone Grove | Ken Snow |
U.S. Public Health Service Award | Moriah Carmel | New Prairie High School | Kim Holifield |
Yale Science and Engineering Association | Cameron Fritts
Hunter Ahrendt Alex Villapando |
Kankakee Valley | Nancy Coster |
Junior Division Awards
Award | Student Name | School | Teacher |
Biological and Life Sciences Award – First Place | Sara Molina | Nativity of Our Savior | Cynthia Russell |
Second Place | Abigail Kemiel | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Second Place | Sydni Thomas | Saint Paul Lutheran School | Abagael Schmidt |
Third Place | Kailee Tuesburg | William Fegely Middle School | Lenora Ramian |
Third Place | Karissa Wofenbarger | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Third Place | Konstantin Negrebetskiy | St Paul Lutheran School | Abagael Schmidt |
Third Place | Mya Fegaras | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Honorable Mentions | Kiara Landrum | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Honorable Mentions | Genevieve Tucker | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Honorable Mentions | Jackson Schable | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Honorable Mentions | Madison Carver | William Fegely Middle School | Lenora Ramian |
David W. Ford STEM Award | Karissa Wolfenbarger | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Environmental Sciences Award | Kiara Landrum | Saint Paul Lutheran School | Abagael Schmidt |
Medical, Health, & Biological Sciences Award | Karissa Wolfenbarger | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Most Promising Young Scholar Award | Kailee Tuesburg | William Fegely Middle School | Lenora Ramian |
Purdue University College of Agriculture Award | Abigail Kemiel | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
U.S. Air Force Award | Kiara Landrum | Saint Paul Lutheran School | Abagael Schmidt |
Other Awards
Award | Student Name | School | Teacher |
Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Computers Award (First Place) | Grace Wyness | Barker Middle School | Amy Hamann |
Second Place – Physical Sciences | Alex Pomeroy | Barker Middle School | Amy Hamann |
Third Place – Physical Sciences | Brea Taulbee
Kaylee Marvel Alyse Ames Brianna Coster |
Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Honorable Mention – Physical Sciences | Ciana Hoffman
Morgan Keen Spencer Perry |
Barker Middle School | Amy Hamann |
ASM Materials Education Foundation | Brea Taulbee | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Association for Women Geoscientists | Brianna Coster | Kankakee Valley Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Broadcom MASTERS Award | Grace Wyness | Barker Middle School | Amy Hamann |
Broadcom MASTERS Award | Alex Pomeroy | Barker Middle School | Amy Hamann |
Broadcom MASTERS Award | Tyler Benn | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
Most Promising Young Scholar Award | Tyler Benn | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
U.S. Air Force | Kaylee Marvel | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
U.S. Navy | Tyler Benn | Kesling Middle School | Greg Samuelson |
U.S. Navy | Grace Wyness | Barker Middle School | Amy Hamann |