The Stokes Award for Outstanding Service to the IINSPIRE Alliance was presented to Mary Darrow,  Iowa State University, for service at an exemplary level, in pursuit of the alliance’s primary goal to broaden the participation of students in STEM fields.

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Outstanding IINSPIRE LSAMP Alumni Award

Nathalie Fuentes, Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca, Iowa State University Alumni

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Excellence in Mentoring Awards

Outstanding Mentor Award for Faculty or Staff

David Webber –  Research Scientist, Ag and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University 

Angela McKinney, Professor in Biology, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Candice Howell, Assistant Dean, Student Success, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Outstanding Student Mentor Awards

Mariam Nawar, Student, and IINSPIRE LSAMP scholar and mentor, Kirkwood Community College

Jahnavi Pandya, PHD candidate in Counseling Psychology, University of Iowa 

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Student Presentation Session

Students with the top three posters in two categories, Research and Experiential, were awarded cash prizes. In addition, students with the top three oral presentations were awarded a cash prize. The top prize in each category received $300.00, second place received $200.00, and third place $100.00. Faculty and students attending the event also voted for their favorite poster. The winner of the People’s Choice Award for posters received a cash prize of $250.00. The winners of each category are as follows:

Oral Presentations

1st Place
Emily Pederson, Iowa State University

2nd Place
Seren Castellano, University of Iowa 

3rd Place
Salimatou Diallo, University of Northern Iowa
Jenesis Perez, Iowa State University

Poster Presentations

1st Place
Salimatou Diallo, University of Northern Iowa

Mariam Nawar, Kirkwood Community College
Devin Hendrix, Nebraska Wesleyan University