URC 2021 Awards
Congratulations to the #URC2021 Award Recipients and Outstanding Presenters recognized below! Special thanks to the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) for sponsoring $17,500 in outstanding presenter award prizes at #URC2021!
Visit our Abstract Directory for details on these outstanding student projects.
LEDA Outstanding Presenter Award Recipients
These students were selected as Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) Outstanding Presenters and were ranked at the top of their impact area by their reviewers. To be eligible for an award, students had to fully particiate in the conference by both submitting a YouTube presentation and presenting live in our Impact Talk sessions. Award amounts are:
- 1st Place: $500
- 2nd Place: $250
- 3rd Place: $125
- 4th-8th Place: $100
| Agriculture Impact | |||||
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| Impact Talks | YouTube Presentations | ||||
| Place | Name | Presenter | Place | Name | Abstract |
| 1 | Lauren Soliz | S231 | 1 | Camron Rush | A13 |
| 2 | Yasmim Freire de Mendonca Saes | S256 | 2 | Rachel Lahowetz | A142 |
| 3 | Camron Rush | S13 | 3 | Haley De Selle | A249 |
| 4 | Bailey Wheeler | S184 | 4 | Lauren Soliz | A213 |
| Creative & Cultural Impact | |||||
| Impact Talks | YouTube Presentations | ||||
| Place | Name | Presenter | Place | Name | Abstract |
| 1 | Gabriella Ghandour | S149 | 1 | Karina Garcia | A175 |
| 2 | Karina Garcia | S189 | 2 | Gabriella Ghandour | A136 |
| 3 | Xavier Cross | S95 | 3 | Calvin Birchall-Roman | A115 |
| 4 | Cory Johnson | S229 | |||
| Economic Impact | |||||
| Impact Talks | YouTube Presentations | ||||
| Place | Name | Presenter | Place | Name | Abstract |
| 1 | Sadman Ahmed Shanto | S261 | 1 | Sadman Ahmed Shanto | A243 |
| Education Impact | |||||
| Impact Talks | YouTube Presentations | ||||
| Place | Name | Presenter | Place | Name | Abstract |
| 1 | Nejahla Hopkins | S183 | 1 (tie) | Jasper Martinez | A112 |
| 2 | Andras Horvath | S18 | 1 (tie) | Sarah Alkhattari | A172 |
| 3 (tie) | Zoe Bixler | S135 | 3 | Jacob Evans | A227 |
| 3 (tie) | Sarah Alkhattari | S186 | 4 | Alexi Page | A47 |
| Energy & Environment Impact | |||||
| Impact Talks | YouTube Presentations | ||||
| Place | Name | Presenter | Place | Name | Abstract |
| 1 | Narsis Sailale | S71 | 1 (tie) | Leslie Alvarez | A66 |
| 2 | Syed Nouman Azhar | S81 | 1 (tie) | Syed Nouman Azhar | A76 |
| 3 | Ariel Bellatin | S242 | 3 | Nicholas Clark | A218 |
| 4 | Lauren Escobedo | S53 | 4 | Theodore Sandhu | A177 |
| Health & Well-Being Impact | |||||
| Impact Talks | YouTube Presentations | ||||
| Place | Name | Presenter | Place | Name | Abstract |
| 1 | Anna DesHotels | S130 | 1 | Alexsis Garcia | A37 |
| 2 | Caroline Feezel | S119 | 2 (tie) | Rachel Diaz | A74 |
| 3 | Shruti Patel | S163 | 2 (tie) | Sarah White | A234 |
| 4 | Nicholas Kendrick | S251 | 4 | Isaiah George | A92 |
| 5 | Brennan Mabry | S43 | 5 | Logan Boyd | A55 |
| 6 | Abigail Luce | S228 | 6 (tie) | Nadine Nzimulinda | A144 |
| 7 | Hannah Petry | S65 | 6 (tie) | Veronica Hernandez | A186 |
| 8 | Sai Pranathi Bingi | S273 | 6 (tie) | Sai Pranathi Bingi | A254 |
| Safety Impact | |||||
| Impact Talks | YouTube Presentations | ||||
| Place | Name | Presenter | Place | Name | Abstract |
| 1 | Julieann Cherukara | S103 | 1 | Riley Bridgewater | A237 |
| 2 | Riley Bridgewater | S255 | |||
| Social Impact | |||||
| Impact Talks | YouTube Presentations | ||||
| Place | Name | Presenter | Place | Name | Abstract |
| 1 (tie) | Katheryn Webb | S97 | 1 | Jonathan Akene | A123 |
| 1 (tie) | Emily Moeller | S107 | 2 (tie) | AnaClaire Henderson | A89 |
| 3 (tie) | Aylin Castillo-Flores | S132 | 2 (tie) | Katheryn Webb | A89 |
| 3 (tie) | Abisinuola Harris | S167 | 2 (tie) | Aylin Castillo-Flores | A119 |
| Technology Impact | |||||
| Impact Talks | YouTube Presentations | ||||
| Place | Name | Presenter | Place | Name | Abstract |
| 1 | Brandon Darby | S246 | 1 | Aldo Hernandez | A187 |
| 2 | Karina Puente | S239 | 2 | Madison Howard | A240 |
| 3 | Avery Cook | S271 | 3 | Lindsey Bishop | A134 |
| 4 | Madison Howard | S258 | 4 (tie) | Daniel Holguin-Caldera | A131 |
| 4 (tie) | Angela Lee | A146 | |||
#URC21 Outstanding Presenters
These students were recognized by at least one reviewer as an outstanding presenter!
| Anjali Aaluri Jennifer Agu Jonathan Akene Sarah Alkhattari Bailee Alonzo Leslie Alvarez Sarah Anjum Syed Nouman Azhar Giovanna Bailon Kirk Balderas Alexander Baldwin Hannah Belinne ariel bellatin Juanita Benjamin Kiara Bent Pinak Bhuban Sai Pranathi Bingi Calvin Birchall-Roman Lindsey Bishop Zoe Bixler Cha'Neil Bolden Elise Bolin Logan Boyd Elana Breslav Riley Bridgewater Kimberly Brown Anna Callender Aylin Castillo-Flores Angela Chavira Julieann Cherukara Nicholas Clark Avery Cook Julia Cotten Xavier Cross Brandon Darby Mikaela Daum McKenna Davis Hanna Davis Dennise De La Cruz Haley De Selle Gabrielle DeHaven Payton DeMarco Jenessa DePriester Anna DesHotels Mitchell DeVolder Bibek Dhungana Rachel Diaz Liam Duncan Lauren Escobedo Jacob Evans Ditsha Fairuz Ilma Caroline Feezel |
Kaitlyn Fortenberry Yasmim Freire de Mendonca Saes Salvador Galindo Disha Ganjegunte Mark Gao Alexsis Garcia Karina Garcia Danira Garcia Gutierrez Isaiah George Gabriella Ghandour Reagan Gill Abisinuola Harris AnaClaire Henderson Kayla Henry Aldo Hernandez Veronica Hernandez Cristian Hernandez Jordan Hinds Daniel Holguin-Caldera Nejahla Hopkins Andras Horvath Madison Howard Emmanuella Hyde Chelsea Hyde Jansen Ivie Suyash Jain Cory Johnson Jerod Jones Shrinidhi Joshi William Kariampuzha Geetika Katasani Rilee Keane Nicholas Kendrick Jotham Koneri Alyssa Kramer Vivienne Lacy Rachel Lahowetz Angela Lee Graciela Lee Jake Lester Abigail Luce Brennan Mabry Delaney Malm Kaevyn Maple Britney Mapp Jasper Martinez Anna McAnelly Julianna McDonald Emma McDonald Emily Moeller Sophie Morris Margaret (Addie) Munn |
Linh Nguyen Courtney Nichols Nadine Nzimulinda Chinne Okoronkwo Emily Ostermaier Alexi Page Shruti Patel Manini Penikalapati Hannah Petry Annie Pham John Poquiz Sydney Powell Lauren Prince Karina Puente Savannah Randall Karleigh Rivas Paola Rivera Kristina Robinson Juana Rodriguez Camron Rush Narsis Sailale Jamie Salley Theodore Sandhu Micah Schwartz Rachel Self Anna Sepanski Layan Shabaneh Sierra Shanafelt Sadman Ahmed Shanto Kaylie Sheely Leah Skelton Lauren Soliz Cade Speed Marlee Street Varshini Suresh Neeti Swami Kaitlyn Swecker Caleb Syverson Tiffany Taboada Elaine Tackett Ethan Thakran Garrett Tucker Nicholas Vu Mark Wagner Katheryn Webb Bailey Wheeler Sarah White Chloe White Annie Woh David Zeldes Xueting Zhang |
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