Thank you to all members of the department community who showed up for Awards Day 2026!
Awards Day began with a lunch from Roseville’s Mi-Sant Vietnamese Kitchen and Bakery, followed by our traditional Department Photo and Awards Ceremony. This year marked the first-ever Yue Jin Scholarship, which was given to PhD student Hsuan-Fu Wang by Yue Jin and his wife.
To everyone who makes our department a wonderful place to learn and work: We appreciate you, and all you do!
2026 Award Winners List
Outstanding Undergraduate student awards: Ava Anderson, Asher Albera
Outstanding P&A staff award: Ben Held
Staff Professional Development award: Milenka Vera
Student travel awards: Kay Lerohl, Jasper Tao, Hsuan-Fu Wang, Nick Talmo
Frosheiser Scholarship: Ryan Franke
Yue Jin Scholarship: Hsuan-Fu Wang
Dueck Scholarship: Hunter Kluegel
Kernkamp Fellowship: Colin Peters
Outstanding Mentor Award: Ashish Ranjan