Congratulations to our 2025 Student Employee of the Year, Zara Babinat!
SEOTY Award Winners
Past Winners
| Academic Year | Winner | Department | Students of Distinction | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | Zara Babinat | The Bridge Home | ||
| Alex Upah | Department of Physics and Astronomy | |||
| Tobias Hindman | Digital Ag Innovation Lab at BioCentury Research Farm |
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| Lucia Salazar | Insect Zoo- Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology | |||
| 2023-2024 | Natalie Young | Center for Food Security and Public Health | ||
| Kelsey Henderson | College of Agriculture and Life Science Career Services Office | |||
| William Knight | ISU Dining Student Staffing Office | |||
| Abigail Wing | Hixson Opportunity Awards and National Student Exchange | |||
| 2022-2023 | Jamie Hefley | Biomedical Sciences | ||
| Alexias Townsend | ISU Dining | |||
| Jack Stevenson | Recreation Services | |||
| Hannah Uhrich | HDFS | |||
| 2021-2022 | Bahar Hashemi | ITS Solution Center | ||
| Gwen Davis | Office of Student Financial Aid | |||
| Thaddeus Hill | Department of Residence Conference Services | |||
| | Sierra Weldon | Engagement Registered Dietitian, ISU Dining | ||
| 2020-2021 | Jacob Rose | ISU Dining | ||
| | Tara Hoffman | Materials Science and Engineering | ||
| Elisabeth Remus | ITS/CSV Solution Center | |||
| | Alexa Gormley | Writing and Media Center | ||
| 2019-2020 | Hannah Peterson | Human Development and Family Studies | ||
| Payton Herwig | Academic Success Center | |||
| Noah Maxheimer | University Human Resources | |||
| Conner Osborn | Logistics Support Services/Central Stores | |||
| 2018-2019 | Thomas Polzin | Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Crystal Brandenburgh | Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics | |||
| Benjamin Escobar | Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence | |||
| Nicholas Oppedal | Iowa State University Extension and Outreach | |||
| 2017-2018 | Stacie Moorman | Memorial Union Marketing Department | ||
| Benjamin Elliott | Nominated by Iowa State Athletics Marketing Department | |||
| Grace Lutovsky | Nominated by Chemistry and WiSE | |||
| Hope Yates | Nominated by Iowa State University Police Department | |||
| 2016-2017 | Jackie Mesenbrink | Program for Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) | ||
| Allie Polk | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |||
| Ben Link | BioCentury Research Farm/Center for Crops Utilization Research | |||
| Duncan Westphal | Reiman Gardens | |||
| 2015-2016 | Rachel Wonderlich | ISU Extension and Outreach/4-H | ||
| Alexander Shaw | Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering | |||
| Morgan Pittz | Animal Science | |||
| Spencer Baltes | Iowa State Police Department | |||
| 2014-2015 | Shelby Hockey | Department of Computer Science | ||
| Abigail Clevenger | Animal Science Department | |||
| Calli Zimmerman | Sponsored Programs, Accounting | |||
| Kyungjoon (Paul) Chung | International students and Scholars | |||
| 2013-2014 | Michael Erickson-Solberg | CALS/CCUR/BCRF | ||
| Diana Loutsch | The Center for Biorenewable Chemicals | |||
| Logan Jewett | University Library - Digital Repository | |||
| Samantha McGiniss | Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | |||
| 2012-2013 | Shelby Hinrichsen | Recreation Services | ||
| David Bruene | Animal Science | |||
| Jeff Luhr | Memorial Union | |||
| 2011-2012 | Carly Martin | Agriculture & Life Sciences Communications | ||
| Michelle Brackenmyer | ISU Dining, Food Stores | |||
| Reed Johnson | Agriculture & Life Sciences Communications | |||
| Ryan Goetsch | Physics & Astronomy |