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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 Clubs
Excellence in Science Research
Inspiring Excellence - Alan B. Adams Family
Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
Laverne & Frances Vaske Family
NextEra Energy - Duane Arnold
If your organization or company would like to sponsor a special award in 2027, email awards@eisef.org to find out how!
2026 EISEF Special Awards Results
American Psychological Association
SB54: Amrita Bahia - Pleasant Valley HS, Riverdale
Association for Women Geoscientists
SP16: Carly Mullin - Mt Pleasant HS, Mt Pleasant
Cedar Rapids Audubon Society
JB04: Savannah Overton - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
SB24: Avery Totten - Keokuk HS, Keokuk
Cedar Valley and Collins Amateur Radio Clubs
JT19: Brooklyn Schlarmann & Taytem Snedden - Beckman HS, Dyersville
SP02: Hannah Taylor - Beckman HS, Dyersville
Citadel Securities Innovation Prize
JB35: Addalie Daly - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
SP33: Benjamin Lothamer - Homeschool Ed Cntr, Kalona
Laverne & Frances Vaske Science & Education Memorial Award
SP09: Aurora Edens - Central Lee HS, Donnellson
SP33: Benjamin Lothamer - Homeschool Ed Cntr, Kalona
SB49: Sahana Nagarajan - Linn-Mar HS, Marion
Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
JP35: Brystol Gerdes - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
NASA Earth System Science Award
SP06: Kento Sugiyama - West HS, Iowa City
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
SB46: Natalie Besler - Beckman HS, Dyersville
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Award
SP29T: Aidan Boozell & Elliot Kodis - Marshalltown HS, Marshalltown
SP06: Kento Sugiyama - West HS, Iowa City
JB35: Addalie Daly - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
Regeneron Biomedical Sciences Award
SB47: Antariksha Sharma - Maharishi SAE, Fairfield
Ricoh Corporation
SB02: Kostiantyn Vorobets - Maharishi SAE, Fairfield
Excellence in Science Research
SB41: Ashton Putnam - Central Lee HS, Donnellson
SB09: Savin Langenwalter - Keokuk HS, Keokuk
SB22: Ruby Larson - Central Lee HS, Donnellson
SB23: Lizeth Cortes - Beckman HS, Dyersville
SB51: Sergio Munguia - Washington HS, Cedar Rapids
JB40: Valarie Smith - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JT04: Anna Loges - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JT04: Abigail Ferris - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JT12: Lara Contreras & Avery Bogert - Keokuk MS, Keokuk
JT06: JJ Stevens & Wilhelm Mossengren - Keokuk MS, Keokuk
JB20: Allie Ledbetter - Van Buren County, Keosauqua
Society for In Vitro Biology
SB14: Brianna Pirc - Beckman HS, Dyersville
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
SB46: Natalie Besler - Beckman HS, Dyersville
SP22: Gracie Liu - West HS, Iowa City
SP16: Carly Mullin - Mt Pleasant HS, Mt Pleasant
Thermo Fisher JIC
JB35: Addalie Daly - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JP42: Mason Longanecker - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JB04: Savannah Overton - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JB13: Aralind Grafton - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JP15: Riley Edens - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JP35: Brystol Gerdes - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JB42: Aubrey Pirc - Beckman HS, Dyersville
JP33: Brantley Forsythe - Holy Trinity MS, Ft. Madison
JP08: Drake Newton - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JP27: Gavin Pieper - Holy Trinity JH, Ft. Madison
JB33: Victor Schneider - Beckman HS, Dyersville
JP05: Blessing Takorbisong - Keokuk MS, Keokuk
JP20: Rylee Britton - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
Inspiring Excellence - Alan B. Adams Award
JP08: Drake Newton - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JP26: Kaela Bird - Van Buren County, Keosauqua
JB29: Talon Boyer - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
SP08: Roman Schuster - Beckman HS, Dyersville
SP10: Oliver Siemsen - Maharishi SAE, Fairfield
SP28: Caedon Newton - Central Lee HS, Donnellson
SP16: Carly Mullin - Mt Pleasant HS, Mt Pleasant
JB09: Lainee Thomas - Van Buren County, Keosauqua
JP33: Brantley Forsythe - Holy Trinity MS, Ft. Madison
SP07: Anthony Lui - Mt Pleasant HS, Mt Pleasant
Inspiring Excellence – Teacher Award
Curtis Coney - Van Buren Community, Keosauqua
Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
SP17: Ken Luu - Maharishi SAE, Fairfield
US Air Force
SP33: Benjamin Lothamer - Homeschool Ed Cntr, Kalona
SB47: Antariksha Sharma - Maharishi SAE, Fairfield
JB35: Addalie Daly - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JP42: Mason Longanecker - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
US Metric Association
JP23: Makayla Newberry - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
US Naval Sciences Award
JB20: Allie Ledbetter - Van Buren County, Keosauqua
JP35: Brystol Gerdes - Central Lee MS, Donnellson
JP13: Liam Kelley - Wilson MS, Cedar Rapids
SB22: Ruby Larson - Central Lee HS, Donnellson
SB20: Kyran Wallace - Maharishi SAE, Fairfield
SP25: Yangyi Zhong - Maharishi SAE, Fairfield
Yale Science & Engineering Association
SP33: Benjamin Lothamer - Homeschool Ed Cntr, Kalona
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