WALSAA Outstanding Sophomore Award

Annually, WALSAA selects several outstanding sophomores who have demonstrated excellence in academics, leadership and service to the University and their community. These students are awarded a financial gift to apply toward tuition in their junior year at UW-Madison. The amount of each award is up to $2,000 per student. The Outstanding Sophomore Award winners are recognized at a WALSAA Board meeting in the spring and at the scholars and donors event in the fall, in addition to being announced in the WALSAA Connection and website. 
2026 application will be available in November

2025 WALSAA Outstanding Sophomore Award Recipients

Brady Anderson, Genetics and Genomics
Ellie Baudhuin, Genetics and Genomics
Nathan Buckley, Biology
Derek Gehin, Agronomy
Kelsey Hardy, Dairy Science
Naureen Kamal, Genetics and Genomics
Brianna Meyer, Dairy Science
Adaobi Nnamuchi, Global Health
Musaab Tareen, Genetics and Genomics
Vedaa Vandavasi, Biological Systems Engineering

Past Outstanding Sophomore Award Winners