UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Awards

Student Awards

The university has long recognized academic achievement through the granting of awards, scholarships, and honors.  In 1977, the Chancellor and the Student Affairs staff began considering a way of also honoring students who had made significant non-academic contributions to the university. In 1980, the Chancellor's Award for Students was first awarded to five recipients in recognition of their service to UW-River Falls. Since then, 5-12 students have been selected every year to receive this honor. 

2020 Chancellor's Award Recipients

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Amarea Witt

Amarea Witt is a senior biomedical sciences major from St. Paul. Amarea became a peer mentor in the Aspire program, working closely with incoming freshmen who are low income, first-generation or from underrepresented minorities. She has taken many opportunities to help underrepresented students access the supports available to them, including through the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging office, always promoting dialogue and supporting engagement of students of color.

In January, Amarea paired her interest in global education and undergraduate research through the Taiwan Biomed Study Abroad Program where she researched zebra fish embryos to try and find a cure for heart failure.

2018 Chancellor's Award Recipients

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Alanna Bram

Alanna Bram is a junior who is double-majoring in Biology and Spanish with a minor in Chemistry. Alanna has served her peers through her work as a peer-led team learning leader; as a teacher’s assistant in the biology department; and as an orientation and transition leader. In 2017, Alanna initiated UWRF’s Shoe Away Hunger Drive. Its purpose is to collect shoes in any condition, which are then sold to raise money to buy food for needy families in the Twin Cities.

2019 Chancellor's Award Recipients

Caleb Rossin

Junior Caleb Rossin, of Winona, Minn., is an active undergraduate researcher studying biology and chemistry. His research focusing on bacteriophages has been presented at regional and national conferences. Going beyond the university’s strategic goal of global engagement, Rossin’s contributions help UWRF achieve universal engagement. His phages will be traveling on the next SpaceX mission to the International Space Station. Rossin participates in the Honors Program and is a volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters. He is an event coordinator for the Collegiate Hall Council and is public relations chair for the Chancellor’s Student Ambassadors.

2016 Chancellor's Award Recipients

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Mohammad Battah

Battah is a senior majoring in biology. From RHA president, to ambassador for the Disability Advisory Committee on the Student Senate, from president for the Pre-Health Society to president of the Muslim Student Association, Battah's influence has made a difference campus-wide.

2015 Chancellor's Award Recipients

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Lyndsay Hage

A double major in biology and psychology, Hage created the Dan's Bandana Project to raise awareness of depression and mental illness in response to the suicide of UW-Eau Claire student Daniel Gerbec in 2012.

Daniel Saunders

This Hastings, Minnesota native singlehandedly raised the level of awareness about climate change and its effects on the nation during his time at UW-River Falls. Saunders, a senior biology major, organized clubs, compiled data, coordinated trips to other states and regularly penning editorials in the Student Voice (student newspaper) in support of sustainability efforts on campus and beyond.