Award Overview
UW-Stout would like to recognize professionally minded students who experienced success during their Cooperative Education or Internship experience. The Cooperative Education and Internship Program (CEIP) Student of the Year Award is designed to honor outstanding students who have made significant contributions to their employers while showing high levels of personal motivation and talent within their professional field as Co-op and Internship students. Work experience is an essential part of UW-Stout’s career-focused mission and high employment rate upon graduation. These students displayed great professionalism, strong work ethic, and a willingness to work through obstacles while going above and beyond their job responsibilities and exceeded established performance standards. These students were able to use the CEIP program to its full potential ultimately spring boarding their career as a successful professional all while positively representing themselves, their academic program, and UW-Stout.
- Recognition plaque at spring Leadership Awards Reception.
- Campus wide marketing campaign (including professional photo which will appear with an article about your award and will be presented in various university publications)
- Spotlighted on UW-Stout Career Services social media and annual brochures
- Undergraduate or Graduate student who has successfully completed a co-op or field experience
- Enrolled as UW-Stout student when application is submitted
Applications are self-nomination; eligible students are invited to apply for the award annually (end of January). Application window is typically 5 – 6 weeks long. Application includes: student application form, self-nomination essay, performance evaluations and a minimum of one recommendation (employer or faculty).
Now accepting applications through March 1, 2021.
All applications will be reviewed and evaluated by a selection committee. Award recipient(s) will be announced in March and officially recognized at spring Leadership Awards Reception (April).
Co-hosted by UW-Stout Career Services and UW-Stout Involvement Center. Celebration event includes our Chancellor, UW- Stout Administrators, Faculty and Staff, employers, family, friends and peers.
| Student | Academic Program | Co-op Company |
| Kirstin Anderson | Business Administration | Rockford Toolcraft, Inc |
| Brant Attleson | Construction | Western Specialty Contractors |
| Maria Brownell | Packaging | 3M |
| Matthew Buechel | Manufacturing Engineering | Schuette Metals |
| Logan Fogeltanz | Mechanical Engineering | Husco International |
| Abi Gardiner | Graphic Communications | Nosco |
| Max Grovogel | Manufacturing Engineering | Schreiber Foods |
| Jack Grubish | Construction | Ryan Mechanical, Inc. |
| Mary Iliopoulos | Mechanical Engineering | ITW Deltar Fasteners |
| Jessica Kastello | Graphic Communications | Great Northern Corporation |
| Chase Kirby | Mechanical Engineering | Seagrave Fire Apparatus |
| Addie Kubitz | Real Estate Property Management | Weidner Apartment Homes |
| Parker Lehmann | Manufacturing Engineering | Seagrave Fire Apparatus |
| Casey Mikl | Business Administration | Bending Branches |
| Isabella Pedlar | Retail Merchandising Management | Ross Stores, Inc |
| Rana Pluemer | Hospitality and Tourism Management | Destination Kohler |
| Clarice Tume | Professional Communications and Emerging Media | Selma Center for Nonviolence |
| Nilufar Umarova | Hospitality and Tourism Management | Milwaukee Country Club |
| Alyssa Weber | Environmental Science | UW-Sprout Campus Garden |
| Brookelynn Weeks | Hospitality and Tourism Management | The Beloit Club |
| Christel Weltzin | Food Science | Nestle |
| Angel Yang | Apparel Design and Development | Chico's FAS, Inc |
| Paige Yon | Computer Science | Digi-Key |
| Student | Academic Program | Co-op Company |
| Alexandra Bauer | Mechanical Engineering | nVent |
| Katelynn Chamberlin | P.S.M. - Conservation Biology | MN Parks and Recreation Board |
| Jessica Duval | Applied Science | The Medical College of WI |
| Abigail Fawcett | Digital Marketing Technology | Great River Energy |
| Jordyn Fitzgerald | Golf Enterprise Management & Real Estate and Property Management | Wild Ridge Golf Course |
| Olivia Flicker | Interior Design | Beth Whitlinger Interior Design |
| Maizee Freeman | Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Management | Erin Hills |
| Drake Gadbois | Packaging | Jack Links |
| Christopher George | Engineering Technology | Kohler |
| Cole Gonyea | Digital Marketing Technology | Noah’s Ark |
| Hannah Gostonczik | Golf Enterprise Management & Real Estate and Property Management | Anchorage Golf Course |
| Joseph Kannel | Mechanical Engineering | Phillips Medisize |
| Annalise Mark | Business Administration | Hormel |
| Rana Pluemer | Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Management & Golf Enterprise Management | Grand Geneva Resort & Spa |
| Taylor Thomas | Applied Mathematics & Computer Science | NASA |
| Austin Wheaton | Engineering Technology | Therma-Tron-X Inc. |
| Abbigail Winski | Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management & Real Estate and Property Management | The Landmark Resort |
| Kyle Zeilinger | Manufacturing Engineering | Prent |
| Student | Academic Program | Co-op Company |
|---|---|---|
| Danielle Komro | Cross Media Graphics | Japs-Olson |
| Ryan Knudtson | Packaging | Johnsonville |
| Rachel Horn | Retail Merchandising & Management | Nordstrom Inc. |
| Morgan Krueger | Construction | Hensel Phelps Construction |
| MaryAnn Feliciano | Risk Control | Essentra Packaging |
| Eric Kuhn | Cross Media Graphics | Crossmark Graphics |
| Casey Holman | B.S. Game Design and Dev. | iDTech Camps |
| Zachary Howard | ET | Wausau Windows |
| Cody Marquardt | Packaging | Harley-Davidson |
| Lucas Morgan | Mechanical Engineering | Quanex |
| Becca Frederiksen | Retail Merchandising & Management | Kohl's |
| Mohammadali Nagarwala | Food Science | Nestle |
| Taylor Gentile | Packaging | Belmark |
| Student | Academic Program | Co-op Company |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Boudart | Construction | Krugel Cobbles |
| Jens Bringsjord | Graphic Design | Adidas Headquarters |
| Britta Burghardt | Cross Media Graphics Management | Arandell |
| Ashley Burkhalter | Business Administration | Buffalo Wild Wings Headquarters |
| Josh Carr | Construction | Kraus Anderson Construction Company |
| Maria Grzywa | Cross Media Graphics Management | Global Printing |
| Brianna Hanne | Food Systems Technology | Buffalo Wild Wings Headquarters |
| Vanessa Hinrichs | Packaging | SC Johnson |
| Alexandria Huggins | Applied Science | Elite Medical Scribe |
| Nick Richards | Manufacturing Engineering | Loparex |
| Taylor Poss | Packaging | Pepsi Co |
| Alyssa Rupp | Graphic Design and Interactive Media | St Croix National Scenic Riverway |
| Peter Wikman | Packaging | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
| Student | Academic Program | Co-op Company |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby Freedlund | Apparel Design and Development | Kohl's Corporation |
| Michael Guzman | Manufacturing Engineering | Fischer - International |
| Aaron Sonnemann | Manufacturing Engineering | Phillips Medisize |
| Carl Hanson | Construction | Ryan Companies |
| Taylor Lawrence | Construction | Max Steininger, Inc. |
| Brittany Hameister | Engineering Technology | Minneapolis Die Casting |
| Katelyn Lokrantz | Supply Chain Management | Kohler |
| Juan Rivera | Operations and Supply Chain | Land O' Lakes |
| Kathryn Schulte | Graphic Design | Great Northern Corporation |
| Chandra Wiley | Environmental Science | UW-Stout's Chippewa Moraine Ephemeral Ponds Project |