The CURS Wall of Distinction celebrates achievements and excellence in undergraduate research at Augusta University.
Research Distinctions
The Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship offers two academic research distinctions to all eligible undergraduate students of all majors: Distinction in Research and Distinction of Excellence in Research. Both distinctions celebrate a student's active engagement in the process of discovery,
investigation, and innovation far above and beyond the baccalaureate degree. We celebrate
the following students on their distinctions:
Distinction of Excellence in Research Awardees
Spring 2023
Abby Flint
Alexis Ezeanii
Cheyenne Voorheis
Chloe Johnson
Hailey Ramos
Jade Moore,
Jordan Moratin
Julio Chavez
Kaleb Worku
Kaylee Klosson
Kayli Hendricks
Makayla Preston
Melvin Hilson
Peter Browning
Sandra Bangiyev
Fall 2022
Shakirah Clarke
Elizabeth Eisner
Dominique Lyons
Danny Rousch
Spring 2022
Elizabeth Asbury
Elizabeth Barker
ZiYan Britt
Sneha Chauhan
Hisham Kashif
Michael McGrath
Rida Naeem
Steven Nicosia
Zayare Orr
Palak Patel
Rani Patel
Andrea Rivera
Dilan Shah
Praneet Verrapaneni
Margaret Wade
Amy Wood
Matthew Zimmerman
Spring 2021
Udochukwu Amanamba
Ananya Chakraborty
Ryan Frerichs
Bithika Halder
Caleb Jensen
Jenn Jones
Jordan Locklin
Souravi Mondal
Allison O'Keefe
Maddie Olson
Elinita Pollard
Jaimini Patel
Mohit Patel
Isabella Santana
Eyana Thomas
Queen Tran
Patrick Woolard
Derrian Wright
Distinction in Research Awardees
Spring 2023
Alex Brady
Alison Herrington
Ana Parvianinen
Bianca Tubalinal
Cheyenne Kent
Christine Williams
Hannah Graham
Kaney Nguyen
Karen Aikhionbare
Khaylie Boothe
Logan Ouellette
Mervin Jijika
Rebecca Lang
Saniya Momin
Taryn Lykes
Fall 2022
Zee Cook
Adam Jones
Dylan MacLean
Alena Pfiefer
Meghan Spence
Spring 2022
Amesha Adams
Blessing Adeyemo
Riley Alpuche
Gabriella Benavides
Andrew Ensley
Haley Gibson
Ashley Keyes
Lauren Knussmann
Katherine McCartney
Mandy Naquin
Jayvon Nougiasse
Dhruvi Paladiya
Mahima Patel
Mili Patel
Dominic Robles
Abraham Teklu
Felina Thomas
Riya Thumar
Dane Troyer
Praneet Verrapaneni
Spring 2021
Udochukwu Amanamba
Chandler Borel
Ananya Chakraborty
Sydney Dains-McGahee
Leslie Duncan
Olivia Ertze
Ryan Frerichs
Bithika Halder
Lauren Jackson
Caleb Jensen
Jenn Jones
Arsheen Kudchikar
Jordan Locklin
Nadine Lond
Brenda Nelson
Souravi Mondal
Allison O'Keefe
Maddie Olson
Elinita Pollard
Annie Patel
Jaimini Patel
Mohit Patel
Poonam Patel
Halle Prine
Isabella Santana
Eyana Thomas
Queen Tran
Amber Warren
Patrick Woolard
Derrian Wright
Undergraduate Research Fellows
Community Impact Fellowship
Katelyn Tobat, 2023
Anabelle O'Keefe, 2022
Katlin Pugh, 2021
Fellowship for Enhancing Equity and Diversity
Zoey Patel, 2023
Amesha Adams, 2022
Palak Patel, 2021
International Researcher Fellowship
Jenny Nguyen, 2023
Jackson Stewart, 2023
CURS Ambassador Service Award
The CURS Ambassador Service Award is presented to the CURS Ambassador that demonstrates
excellent service and commitment to the CURS mission, who advocate and promote research
to all disciplines and under-represented students.
The recipients of the 2023 CURS Ambassador Service Award are Makayla Preston and Jordan
Moratin
The Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship offers two academic research distinctions to all eligible undergraduate students of all majors: Distinction in Research and Distinction of Excellence in Research. Both distinctions celebrate a student's active engagement in the process of discovery,
investigation, and innovation far above and beyond the baccalaureate degree. We celebrate
the following students on their distinctions: 
