Hall of Fame

College of Arts & Humanities

• Lesli Saige Johnson, English – Creative Writing
• Jordan Cagle, English – Creative Writing
• Zoe Prince, English – Oral Presentation
• Sheila Richardson, English – Oral Presentation
• Olivia Kirsch, Communication
• Edith Vizcarra, Communication

College of Business

• Olaf Camacho, Finance & Supply Chain Management
• Coleman Ortega, Economics

College of Education & Professional Studies

• Meli Rivera Garcia, Family & Consumer Sciences
• Victoria Enk, Family & Consumer Sciences
• Nicole Gillespie, Curriculum, Supervision, & Educational Leadership

Oral Presentations

College of Arts & Humanities

• Edith Vizcarra, Communication (Undergraduate)
• Zoe Prince, English (Undergraduate)
• Kirsten Rohla, English (Graduate)
• Dylan Hollingsworth, History (Undergraduate)
• Alicia Callahan, History (Graduate)
• Julia McConnachie & Ellie Brower, Alec Chinnery, Quentin Chamberlain, Alex Coon, Chone Ewell, Jordyn Gribble, Lucy Jacky, Gabrielle Kosoff, Sadie Papp, Joshua Quintana, Lillian Record, Tori Seward, Jaeden Tellvik, Music (Undergraduate)
• Kathryn Amdahl, Music (Graduate)
• Adam Klausman, Philosphy & Religious Studies (Undergraduate)
• Aidan Beerbower, Theatre Arts (Undergraduate)

College of Education and Professional Studies

• Nathan Mears, Engineering, Technology, Safety, & Construction (Undergraduate)
• Colton Hart & Kylie R. Roozen; Bo A. Warner; Robert C. Pritchett, PhD; Ana P. Freire, PhD; Leonardo J. D’Acquisto; Jared M. Dickinson, PhD, Health Sciences (Graduate)
• Cathy Mae Dutong, Pre-Recorded Information Technology Management (Graduate)
• Liam Holland, In-Person Information Technology Management (Graduate)

College of Business

• Ryder Moss & Ian Seibel, Economics (Undergraduate)
• Olaf Camacho, Finance & Supply Chain Management (Undergraduate)

College of the Sciences

• Dharshana Lakshminaryanan & Cindy Y. Castro-Murcia; Jill H. Zeilstra-Ryalls; Gabrielle A. Stryker, Biological Sciences (Graduate)
• Tea Beaulieu, Chemistry (Undergraduate)
• Ifunanya Ede, Chemistry (Graduate)
• Austin Snyder & Ryan Gallagher, Computer Science (Undergraduate)
• Naomi van Roon, Cultural and Environmental Resource Management (Graduate)
• Charlotte Barrett & Amour Cooper, Ericka DuBore, Sam Olson, Geography (Undergraduate)
• James Genero & Yusei O’Leary, Hannah Shamloo, Kellie Wall, Geological Sciences (Undergraduate)
• Elif Myers & Carey Gazis, Lisa Ely, Eliza Sterne, Geological Sciences (Graduate)
• Stephanie Denton & Calvin T. Sprouse; Rafe Habedank; Christopher W. Manry; Bridie D. Eckel; Peter W. Baas; Erin M. Craig, PhD; Physics (Undergraduate)
• Zachary McHenry & Sean Williams, Russell Hoyt, Political Science (Undergraduate)
• Olene Togiailua, Sociology (Undergraduate)
• Nolan Downard, Psychology (Undergraduate)

Poster Presentations

College of Arts & Humanities

• Benita Jangala, Communication (Undergraduate)

• Liz Burt, Business Administration (Undergraduate)

• Sam Coyle (Undergraduate)
• Ethan Weron (Undergraduate)

College of Education & Professional Studies

• Cody Enloe & Slade Edwards, Engineering, Technology, Safety, & Construction (Undergraduate)
• Nicole Gillespie, Curriculum, Supervision, & Educational Leadership (Undergraduate)
• Huyen Nguyen & Ngan Nguyen, Family & Consumer Sciences (Undergraduate)
• Victoria Enk, Family & Consumer Sciences (Graduate)
• Danielle Van Hout, Health Sciences (Graduate)
• Gerardo Castillo, Apparel, Textiles, & Merchandising (Undergraduate)

College of the Sciences

• Jesse Garoutte & Spencer Mitchell, Avery Goodall, Madalyn Hagen, Anthropology (Undergraduate)
• Kaitlyn Holbrook & Bella Blasingim, Cruz Veronica Guillen Mejia, Biological Sciences (Undergraduate)
• Marianne Gibbons & Serena Welch, Biological Sciences (Undergraduate)
• James Kirkham, Chemistry (Undergraduate)
• Summer Beaudoin, ENST 480: Campus Sustainability (Undergraduate)
• Dylan Zintz, Environmental Studies (Undergraduate)
• Clay Dedrick, Geography (Undergraduate)
• Katilyn Kotchka, Geological Sciences (Undergraduate)
• Hunter Golat, Geological Sciences (Graduate)
• Shinhae Hwang, Law & Justice (Undergraduate)
• Tiberius Bruton, Physics (Undergraduate)
• Jackson Brassfield, Political Science (Undergraduate)
• Audrey Joseph & Jacey Brugnone, Primate Behavior (Graduate)
• Quaid Hunt, Psychology (Undergraduate)
• Alyna Nguyen & Reyhaneh Bagherian Shamir; Tonya Buchanan, PhD, Psychology (Undergraduate)
• Dominique Martinez-Driscoll & Michael Cicero, Malcolm Jasmin, Psychology (Undergraduate)
• Harmony Lee & Eugene Yum, Gwendolyn Perry, Psychology (Graduate)

James and Katie Gaudino Undergraduate Scholar of the Year: Creative Expression

• 2025 — Julia McConnachie, Music
• 2024 — Avery Hilt, Theatre Arts

• 2025 — Téa Beaulieu, Chemistry
• 2024 — Heidi (Adelaide) Palko, World Languages & Cultures

• 2024 — Angela Kyle, Communication

• 2025 — Rhodes Van Houten, Health Sciences
• 2024 — Kevin Lomax, Information Technology & Administrative Management

• 2025 — Rodrigo Murataya, Law & Justice
• 2024 — Amy Claridge, Child Development & Family Sciences

• 2025 — Samuel Lohse, Chemistry
• 2024 — Sarah Feeney, Child Development & Family Science

2025

• Cathy Mae Dutong "Optimizing Cybersecurity Through AI Predictive Analytics and Human Expertise"
• Magnolia Sandell "Archiving Donna E. Nylander Collection”
• Matthew Epperson "Is Seeing Believing? An Overview of Cultivation Theory”
• Sam Coyle "Understanding the Role of Language and Identity in Anti-Autistic Bias”
• Kathryn Amdahl "Personal Preference or a Matter of Reverence? A Discussion Around Changes in Liturgical Music Since Vatican II”

Oral Presentations 

• Em Bradford-Brann 
• Joshua Collins 
• Anna Gillihan 
• James Gibson & Caden McNair 
• Audrey Scott 
• Betty Mittelstaedt & Tennecia Dacass, Devon Lynch, Elif B. Dilden 
• Stephen Martin 
• Christian Laurent 
• Rhodes Van Houten & Fernanda Colen Milagres Brandão, Daniel Barreto Rabelo, Sabrina Oliveira Melo, Mario Efraín Recinos Mastahinich, Roberto Zambelli, Thales Souza, Rafael Zambelli 
• Eli Pugsley & Elizabeth Tanner 

• Kimberly Biladeau 
• Angela Kyle 
• Brycen Geck 
• Chayce Williams & Caden Harris 
• Ahmad Adam & Daniel Davis 
• Jay Howard & Chris Berkshire, Trevor Davis, Dr. Pringle, Peter R. Zencak, Lad Holden, Greg Lyman 
• Rhodes Van Houten 
• Oluwaseun Akinsola 
• Laura Taylor 
• Stephanie L. Denton & Calvin T. Sprouse 
• Landen Kaya Hashimura 

• Jennifer Lewis 

• Ximena Rodriguez-Tapia 

• Gregory DeArmond & Corinne Williamson, Nathaniel Kaplowitz, Dylan Thompson, Alessandro Squadrito Moore 
• Stephen Williford & Keqin Ma 
• Beaumont Fry & Alexander Coon, Alec Chinnery, William Forbes, Jordyn Gribble, Eamon Hill, Lucy Jacky, Allison Knaff, Gabrielle Kosoff, Julia McConnachie, Alexandra Morris, Jaime Ramos, John Roeder, Isaac Rosado, Kellen Schuetze, Connor Schwarz, Tori Seward, Jaeden Tellvik, Emma Tranum 

College of the Sciences 

• Jennifer Lewis, Biological Sciences 
• Ashley Sacco, Biological Sciences 
• Marlee Weets, Biological Sciences 
• Trevor Fingerle, Biological Sciences 
• Tea Beaulieu, Chemistry 
• Oluwaseun Akinsola, Chemistry 
• Ryan Galperin, Chemistry 
• Laura Taylor, Geological Sciences 
• Quaid Hunt, Psychology 
• A.J. McAuliffe, Psychology 
• Kara Cook, Psychology 
• Mason Low, Psychology 
• Eli Pugsley, Physics 
• Elizabeth Tanner, Physics 

• Angel Fitch, Entrepreneurship 
• Melinna Lopez, Entrepreneurship 
• Kamoana Ross, Entrepreneurship 
• Parker Leonard, Management & Marketing 

• Lori Swanson, English 
• Lee Beck, English 
• Mariah Sebastiani, English 
• Miranda J. Gardner, English 
• Afroditi Zervou, English 
• Litzy Rodriguez, Communication 
• Austin Smith, Communication 

2025 SOURCE Committee

• Tishra Beeson, Interim Dean, Undergraduate Studies
• Michael Braunstein, Professor, Physics  
• John Choi, Associate Professor, Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction 
• Tennecia Dacass, Associate Professor, Economics 
• Volha Isakava, Department Chair, World Languages & Cultures  
• Samuel Lohse, Assistant Professor, Chemistry 
• Mason Low, Research Compliance & Development Administrator, Graduate Studies & Research
• Gabrielle McNeillie, Assistant Professor, Sport and Movement Studies 
• Ana Paula-Freire, Associate Professor, Health Sciences 
• Ash Perron, Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Studies 
• Shawn Reichert, Lecturer, Douglas Honors College 
• Chelsea Riddle, Assistant Professor, CWU Libraries 
• Katie Seymour, Office Assistant, Undergraduate Studies 
• Yoshiko Takahashi, Dean, Undergraduate Studies 
• Hideki Takei, Director, Office of University Student Research (OUR)
• Chad Tester, Director, Multimodal Education Center 

• Michael Braunstein, Professor, Physics  
• John Choi, Assistant Professor, Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction 
• Tennecia Dacass, Assistant Professor, Economics 
• Christy Gilchrist, Director, Research and Sponsored Programs 
• Della Gonzales, Assistant Director, Alumni Programs 
• Volha Isakava, Department Chair, World Languages & Cultures  
• Samuel Lohse, Assistant Professor, Chemistry 
• Gabrielle McNeillie, Assistant Professor, Sport and Movement Studies 
• Sarah Oppelt, Assistant Professor, Biology 
• Ana Paula-Freire, Assistant Professor, Health Sciences 
• Ash Perron, Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Studies 
• Shawn Reichert, Lecturer, Douglas Honors College 
• Rodrigo Renteria-Valencia, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies 
• Chelsea Riddle, Assistant Professor, CWU Libraries 
• Chad Shone, Director, Multimodal Education Center 
• Yoshiko Takahashi, Dean, Undergraduate Studies 
• Hideki Takei, Director, Office of University Student Research (OUR) 
• Steve Wenger, Director, Wildcat Shop 

2025 was the 30th Anniversary of SOURCE at CWU! This year's theme is Empowerment!

Empowerment is the process of becoming stronger and more confident or gaining power to do something. SOURCE encourages and promotes self-empowerment through scholastic achievement. Faculty, staff, community, and peers support students through their empowerment journey.

• Michael Eleruja (2024)
• Landen Kaya Hashimura (2024)
• Sam Hermenet (2025)
• Stephen Hoberg (2025)
• Malcolm Jasmin (2025)
• Kevin Lomax (2024)
• Mason Low (2025)
• Rachel Perez (2024)
• Shiela Richardson (2025)
• Mariah Sebastiani (2024)
• Katie Seymour (2025)
• Rhodes Van Houten (2024 & 2025)
• Naomi van Roon (2025)
• Elizabeth Yanes (2025)

Winter 2025 foundry10 recipients:

• The Effects of a Phthalates and a Non-Phthalate Alternative on Rat Ovarian Cells Cassius Long, April Binder (Faculty Mentor)
• Wildcat Rocketry 2024-2025: NASA Student Launch Initiative Algirdas Veitas, Darci Snowden (Faculty Mentor), and collaborators
• Phytochemistry of Dalea lanata var. terminalis, with Novel Metabolites that Show Antibacterial Potential Against Resistant Microbes Luke Hurd, Gil Belofsky (Faculty Mentor)
• Low Context Anxiety Uncertainty Management In A High Context Culture Brett Nunley, Josh Nelson-Ichido (Faculty Mentor)
• Gaze Aversion: Door Placement’s Effect on Classroom Attendance Hayden Hobbick, David Zuckerman (Faculty Mentor)
• CLI Intensive and Choreographing View Kieran Smythe, Gabrielle McNeillie (Faculty Mentor)
• CWU Horn Club 2025 Northwest Horn Symposium Performance and Presentation Julia McConnachie, Jeffrey Snedeker (Faculty Mentor), and collaborators

Winter 2024 foundry10 recipients: 

• Presentation
  • Winter 2025
    • Alyna Nguyen, Tonya Buchanan (Mentor), Psychology
    • Nicolas Palaia, Christina Denison (Mentor), Douglas Honors College
    • Brandon Mattesich, Christina Denison (Mentor), Douglas Honors College
    • Brittany Case, Christina Denison (Mentor), Douglas Honors College
    • Samantha Cole, Psychology
    • Algirdas Veitas, Darci Snowden (Mentor), Physics
    • Julia McConnachie, Jeffrey Snedeker (Mentor), Music
    • Hayden Hobbick, David Zuckerman (Mentor), Economics
• Faculty-Student Provost Research
  • Fall 2024
    • Amneet Pawar,Yurim Lee (Mentor), Economics
    • Catherine Ghigleri,Sarah Oppelt (Mentor), Biological Sciences
    • Hailey Mcneill,Ana Paula Freire (Mentor), Health Sciences
    • Keegan Yu,Timothy Beng (Mentor), Chemistry
    • Samuel Edwards,Timothy Beng (Mentor), Chemistry
    • Sarah Sieckowski,Ana Paula Freire (Mentor), Health Sciences
    • Sydney Lund,Steven Hackenberger (Mentor), Anthropology
• OUR Research and Creative Scholarship
  • Winter 2025
    • Marianne Gibbons, Alison Scoville (Mentor), Biological Sciences
    • Amy Paredes, James Johnson (Mentor), Biological Sciences
    • Natali Hernandez, James Johnson (Mentor), Biological Sciences
    • Avery Goodell, Steven Hackenberger (Mentor), Anthropology
    • Ailan Johnsen, Timothy Beng (Mentor), Chemistry
    • Keegan Gales, Timothy Beng (Mentor), Chemistry
  • Fall 2024
    • Alan Gitonga, Timothy Beng (Mentor), Chemistry
    • Eli Alvarado, Nikolas Caoile (Mentor), Music
    • Kayden Stiner,Levente Fabry-Asztalos (Mentor), Chemistry 
    • Jesse Garoutte,Steven Hackenberger (Mentor), Anthropology 
    • Scottie Ellsworth, Amanda Obery (Mentor), Education
    • Tea Beaulieu, Todd Kroll (Mentor), Chemistry
• OUR Experiential Research & Immersive Studies
  • Winter 2025
    • Anthony Marquez, Carrie Rehkopf Michel (Mentor), Music
    • Kieran Smythe, Gabrielle McNeillie (Faculty Mentor), Sport and Movement Studies
    • Julia McConnachie, Jeffrey Snedeker (Mentor), Music

2024-2025

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