Thank you to our local organizations and individuals who sponsored a special award at EISEF 2025:
Cedar Valley Audubon Society
Cedar Valley and Collins Amateur Radio Club
Excellence in Science Research
Inspiring Excellence - Alan B. Adams Family
Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
Laverne & Frances Vaske Family
If your organization or company would like to sponsor a special award in 2026, email awards@eisef.org to find out how!
2025 EISEF Special Awards Results
American Psychological Association
SB25: Trent Hefner - Maharishi School, Fairfield
Association for Women Geoscientists
SP01: Natalie Besler - Beckman Catholic, Dyersville
Cedar Rapids Audubon Society
JB18: Madisyn Griffin - Holy Trinity, Ft Madison
SP09: Emma Menke - Holy Trinity, Ft Madison
Cedar Valley and Collins Amateur Radio Club
JP22: Drake Newton - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
SP14: Benjamin Lothamer - Mid-Prairie Homeschool, Kalona
JP14: Gunnar Glover - Keokuk MS, Keokuk
Laverne & Frances Vaske Science & Education Memorial Award
SP19: Lingjun Jiang - Maharishi School, Fairfield
SP32: Phuc Luu - Maharishi School, Fairfield
SB15: Beau Boyd - Central Lee HS, Donnellson
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
JP21: Brooklyn Forsythe - Holy Trinity, Ft Madison
NASA Earth System Science Award
SP32: Phuc Luu - Maharishi School, Fairfield
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
SB12: Alexander Kerper - Beckman Catholic, Dyersville
Regeneron Biomedical Sciences Award
SB35: Antariksha Sharma - Maharishi School, Fairfield
Ricoh Corporation
SP09: Emma Menke - Holy Trinity, Ft Madison
Excellence in Science Research
SB47: Beining Liu - Maharishi School, Fairfield
SB29: Carl Hausch - Keokuk HS, Keokuk
SB33: Jacob Baker – Holy Trinity, Ft Madison
SP18: Carly Mullin - Mt Pleasant HS, Mt Pleasant
SP16: Natalee Alberts - Keokuk HS, Keokuk
JB08: Kaylee Moeller - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JB12: Cole Newton - Holy Trinity, Ft Madison
JP09: Gavin Pieper - Holy Trinity, Ft Madison
JT28: Maddy Flickinger - Keokuk MS, Keokuk
JP29: Savin Langenwalter - Keokuk MS, Keokuk
JB31: Annamae Timpe - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
SP01: Natalie Besler - Beckman Catholic, Dyersville
SP08T: Allison Knipper & Andrea Schneider - Beckman Catholic, Dyersville
SB07: Addison Hohl - Central Lee HS, Donnellson
Thermo Fisher JIC
JB04: Harper Wesely - Keokuk MS, Keokuk
JP07: Jack Ragar - Holy Trinity, Ft Madison
JP22: Drake Newton - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JT12: Jackson Thier - Beckman Catholic, Dyersville
JT12: William Zahradnik - Beckman Catholic, Dyersville
JB08: Kaylee Moeller - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JP11: Laney Moore - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
US Air Force
SP29: Keshav Sinolia - Maharishi School, Fairfield
SP32: Phuc Luu - Maharishi School, Fairfield
JT25: Owen Maerz & Bryer Merydith - Keokuk MS, Keokuk
Inspiring Excellence - Alan B. Adams Award
JB21: McKenna Fransk - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JB16: Elijah Fuerman – Holy Trinity, Ft. Madison
JP15: Colton Menke – Holy Trinity, Ft. Madison
JP20: Cole Dunkel - Drexler MS, Farley
SB15: Beau Boyd - Central Lee HS, Donnellson
SB04: Baylee Stewart - Central Lee HS, Donnellson
SP01: Natalie Besler - Beckman Cath HS, Dyersville
SP32: Phuc Luu - Maharishi School, Fairfield
JB11: Addalie Daly - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
SB32: Molly Snyder - Beckman Catholic, Dyersville
Inspiring Excellence – Teacher Award
Mallory Wills-Howe - Washington HS, Cedar Rapids
US Metric Association
JP07: Jack Ragar - Holy Trinity, Ft Madison
US Navy and Marine Corps – Junior Division
JP22: Drake Newton - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JP10: Kyan Campbell - Keokuk MS, Keokuk
JP26: Aralind Grafton - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
US Navy and Marine Corps – Senior Division
SP15: Ruimin Luo - Maharishi School, Fairfield
SP14: Benjamin Lothamer - Mid-Prairie Homeschool, Kalona
SP23: Roman Schuster - Beckman Catholic, Dyersville
Yale Science & Engineering Association
SP24: Shanza Sami – West HS, Iowa City
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Special Award Results (Above)