Randall Research Scholars URCA Awards
Awards received by Randall Research Scholars at the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Activity Conference since 2010. Starting with the 2024 conference, URCA category awards are no longer given numbered placement. All category awardees are now considered category winners.
2024
| Award Recipient | Category |
|---|---|
| Timothy Alexander | Business, Accounting, Finance, Management, and Economics |
| Aparna Bhooshanan | Education |
| Wes Bryant | Heath, Human Performance, and Nutrition |
| Cole Christie | Physical Science and Mathematics |
| Hunter Enders | Engineering and Computer Science |
| Kittson Hamill | Apparel, Textiles, Interior Design, and Visual Arts |
| William Holland | Physical Science and Mathematics |
| Chloe Kaplan | Social Science and Human Development |
| Bailey Liddle | Engineering and Computer Science |
| Izabella Melkonyan | Business, Accounting, Finance, Management, and Economics |
| Riley Nold | Physical Science and Mathematics |
| Kylie Overton | Engineering and Computer Science |
2023
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Hollingsworth | 2nd Place | Business |
| Audrey Kim | 3rd Place | Business |
| Molly Hart | 3rd Place | Social Sciences |
| Sadie Jarrell | 2nd Place | Engineering and Computer Science |
| Bella Concannon | 3rd Place | Engineering and Computer Science |
| Michael Zengel and Riley Nold | 1st Place | Physical Sciences and Mathematics |
| Aurora Baker | 2nd Place | Physical Sciences and Mathematics |
| Chandni Bhat and Caleb Buell | 3rd Place | Physical Sciences and Mathematics |
| Garrett Davis | 1st Place | Health Sciences |
| Nolan McKibben | 1st Place | Human Environmental Sciences |
| Wesley Bryant | 2nd Place | Human Environmental Sciences |
| Fiona Gill | 1st Place | Fine Arts and Humanities |
| Ella Foes | 3rd Place | Fine Arts and Humanities |
| Ian Brown | 1st Place | Life Science |
| Malena Long | 2nd Place | Life Science |
2022
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Brown | 2022 URCA Overall Winner | |
| Anderson Liddle and Nicholas Muscolino | 1st Place | Computer Science |
| Samuel Perry | 2nd Place | Computer Science |
| Sarah Scott | 2nd Place | Computer Science |
| Christian Darr and Sahuj Mehta | 1st Place | Engineering |
| Luke Rakers | 2nd Place | Engineering |
| Nathan Humphrey | Honorable Mention | Engineering |
| Grace Bollinger | 3rd Place | Health Sciences |
| Claire Brewer | 3rd Place | Health Sciences |
| Rowan Batts | 2nd Place | Life Sciences |
| Ethan Hurst | 1st Place | Mathematics |
| Sara Sanders | 3rd Place | Physical Sciences |
| Lewis Fischer and Abby Morthland | 1st Place | Social Sciences |
| Catherine Stodola | 3rd Place | Social Sciences |
2021
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Stalhman | Excellence in Research | Education |
| Abby Foes and Savannah Walker | 1st Place | Health Sciences |
| Madi Boudreaux and Emma Harper | Excellence in Research | Health Sciences |
| Rowan Batts | Excellence in Research | Life Sciences, Mathematics, & Water |
| Nathan Silvey | 1st Place | Physical Sciences |
| Emmily Mobley | Excellence in Research | Social Sciences |
2020
The 2020 URCA conference was cancelled due to Covid-19.
2019
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Myles McLeroy | 1st Place | Computer Science, MIS |
| Luke Rakers | 2nd Place | Health Sciences |
| Grace Trulove | 5th Place | Health Sciences |
| Andrew Cooper | 6th Place | Health Sciences |
| Sara Ferguson | Honorable Mention | Health Sciences |
| Tomasz Gruchala | Honorable Mention | Health Sciences |
| Mia McKee | Honorable Mention | Health Sciences |
| Hillary Melton | Honorable Mention | Health Sciences |
| Sarah Burnash | Session Winner | Health Sciences |
| Ben Hallihan and Blake Wright | 1st Place | Life/Physical Sciences, Engineering |
| Timothy Foley | 3rd Place | Life/Physical Sciences, Engineering |
| Kayla Meeks | 3rd Place | Life/Physical Sciences, Engineering |
| Joshua Hunt | 4th Place | Life/Physical Sciences, Engineering |
| Henry Abrams | 5th Place | Life/Physical Sciences, Engineering |
| Cole Wagenhals | Honorable Mention | Life/Physical Sciences, Engineering |
| Dawson Tan | 5th Place | Social Sciences |
| Mike Beasley | Honorable Mention | Social Sciences |
| Taylor Canfield | Honorable Mention | Social Sciences |
| Sara Carmichael | Honorable Mention | Social Sciences |
| Ariana Evans-Young | Honorable Mention | Social Sciences |
| Grant Gabrielson | Honorable Mention | Social Sciences |
| Katie Tindol | Honorable Mention | Social Sciences |
| Jacob Collins | Session Winner | Social Sciences |
| Hillary Melton | Alabama Power Innovation Grant Winner | |
| Sean Sawaya | Alabama Power Innovation Grant Winner |
2018
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Babbin | 1st Place | Computer Science, MIS |
| Morgan Ross | 1st Place | Engineering |
| Morgon Ross | 2nd Place | Engineering |
| Kayleigh Meighan | 1st Place | Health Sciences |
| Tomasz Gruchala | 2nd Place | Health Sciences |
| Joline Hartheimer | 2nd Place | Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, & Water |
| Donna Xia | 3rd Place | Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, & Water |
| Matthew Cooper | 4th Place | Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, & Water |
| Benjamin Jones | Top Work in Progress Winner | Natural Sciences |
| Grace Liu | Top Work in Progress Winner | Natural Sciences |
| Neil Shimer | Top Work in Progress Winner | Natural Sciences |
2017
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Evan Eichstaedt | 2nd Place | Commerce |
| Lauren Deutsch | 3rd Place | Commerce |
| Amanda Flamerich | 2nd Place | Communication and Information Sciences |
| Sam Sheriff | 3rd Place | Communication and Information Sciences |
| Jakeias McGee | Research Support Grant Winner | Education |
| Cassidy Elliott | 2nd Place | Engineering |
| Bailey Creighton | 3rd Place | Engineering |
| Nadia DelMedico | 3rd Place | Fine Arts and Humanities |
| Alison Farrar | 2nd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| James Parkes | 2nd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Matthew Cooper | 3rd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Ilham Ali | 4th Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Michael Outlaw | 4th Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Emily Pabst | Honorable Mention | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Samuel Ostrow | Honorable Mention | Social Sciences |
2016
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Kanitta Kulprathipanja | 1st Place | Commerce |
| Logan Tarbox | 1st Place | Commerce |
| John Deeble | 3rd Place | Commerce |
| Chloe Hill | 2nd Place | Communication and Information Sciences |
| Rachel Gentry | 2nd Place | Engineering |
| Paaras Agrawal | 3rd Place | Engineering |
| Lauren Deutsch | 1st Place | Fine Arts and Humanities |
| Maranda Burns | 2nd Place | Human Environmental Sciences |
| Alison Farrar | 1st Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| James Parkes | 2nd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Shuwen Yue | 2nd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Allison Mollenkamp | 3rd Place | Social Sciences |
| Samuel Ostrow | 3rd Place | Social Sciences |
2015
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Wysong | 4th Place | Commerce |
| Eric Roddy | 3rd Place | Education |
| Michael Ikegami | 1st Place | Engineering |
| Andrew Raddatz | 3rd Place | Engineering |
| Shuwen Yue | 2nd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Kindle Williams | 3rd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Brian McWilliams | Honorable Mention | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Lynda Truong | Honorable Mention | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Daniel Klein | 1st Place | Social Sciences |
| Leigh Terry | 2nd Place | Social Sciences |
| Amy Hase | Honorable Mention | Social Sciences |
2014
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Roberts | 1st Place | Commerce |
| Logan Tarbox | 1st Place | Commerce |
| Katherine O'Connor | 3rd Place | Commerce |
| Kelly Ward | 1st Place | Communication and Information Sciences |
| Michael Ikegami | 1st Place | Engineering |
| Megan Hathcock | 3rd Place | Engineering |
| Morgan Whitaker | 1st Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Grant Fairchild | 3rd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Sarah McFann | 3rd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Shuwen Yue | 4th Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Jonathan Belanich | Honorable Mention | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Amanda Volk | Honorable Mention | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Elizabeth Alley | 1st Place | Nursing |
| Spencer Baer | 1st Place | Nursing |
| Grace Hoover | 2nd Place | Social Sciences |
| Benjamin Romano | 2nd Place | Social Work |
| Meghan Wilgus | 2nd Place | Social Work |
2013
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Roberts | 3rd Place | Commerce |
| Samantha Gaffney | Internationally Focused Award | Commerce |
| Lauren Huffman | 2nd Place | Education |
| John Skelton | 2nd Place | Engineering |
| Zack Morris | 3rd Place | Engineering |
| Grant Fairchild | 3rd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Lindsey Cobb | Honorable Mention | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Ryan Turner | Honorable Mention | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Leighton Wilson | Honorable Mention | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Shuwen Yue | Honorable Mention | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Amy Deeble | 3rd Place | Social Sciences |
| Marie Tucker | 3rd Place | Social Sciences |
2012
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Konkel and Ben Sigmon | 1st Place | Commerce & Business Administration |
| Austin Collins | 3rd Place | Commerce & Business Administration |
| Lauren Huffman | 1st Place | Education |
| Joshua White | 3rd Place | Education |
| Brent LaForte | 1st Place | Engineering |
| Jessica Duke | 1st Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Mark Pinkerton | 1st Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Erica Schwalm | 2nd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Ryan Turner | 2nd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Jonathan Belanich | Honorable Mention | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Justin Tarbox | Honorable Mention | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Mallory Tompson and Michael Robson | 2nd Place | Nursing |
| Dylan Sandy | 3rd Place | Social Sciences |
2011
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Corder | 1st Place | Commerce & Business Administration |
| Kyle Weeks | 2nd Place | Commerce & Business Administration |
| Austin Collins | 3rd Place | Commerce & Business Administration |
| Forrest Ford | Honorable Mention | Commerce & Business Administration |
| Doug Packard | Honorable Mention | Commerce & Business Administration |
| Katherine Werner | 2nd Place | Education |
| Joshua White | 3rd Place | Education |
| Emily Jones | 1st Place | Engineering |
| Amber Kaderbek | 3rd Place | Engineering |
| Lindsay Lindsey | 1st Place | Fine Arts and Humanities |
| Theresa Mince | 1st Place | Human Environmental Sciences |
| Darryl Outlaw | 1st Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Jessica Duke | 2nd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Chelsea Raulerson | 3rd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Charlotte Cover | 2nd Place | Social Sciences |
| William McCarty | 4th Place | Social Sciences |
2010
| Award Recipient | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Simcoe and Karly Tuggle | 1st Place | Commerce & Business Administration |
| Christopher Armbrester | 2nd Place | Commerce & Business Administration |
| Nathaniel Corder | 3rd Place | Commerce & Business Administration |
| Cyrus Massouleh | 1st Place | Education |
| Lindsay Scholes and Jack Heflin | 2nd Place | Education |
| Andrew Mitchell and Joseph Florence | 3rd Place | Education |
| Daniel Preston and Roger Rozanski | 2nd Place | Engineering |
| Cameron Patterson | 3rd Place | Engineering |
| Daniel Bush | 2nd Place | Fine Arts and Humanities |
| Theresa Mince | Human Environmental Sciences | |
| Emily Wayman | 1st Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Katherine Romelfanger | 3rd Place | Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| Samantha Lindsay and Michael Robson | 1st Place | Nursing |