Warren Sunkel Scholarship Award

This scholarship was established by Thomas M. Sunkel, brother of Warren Sunkel who graduated from our department in 1968.

Warren Sunkel spent his professional career with the NWS where he developed a number of important software packages for the analysis of weather observations and numerical model output. For his contributions, Warren Sunkel received the Bronze Medallion, the highest award bestowed by the NWS.

The Sunkel Award is a relatively new award first time awarded in 2010 , and we have begun a tradition of giving it a Junior undergraduate whose scholarly potential is considered exceptional as determined by a combination of exams and graded assignments as well as evidence of “an unusually curious, voracious, and roving intellect” as demonstrated by performance both inside and outside the classroom.

Past recipients include:

Year	Recipient
2024	Paige Bartels
2023	Emily Berghuis
2022	Kaylan Patel
2021	Nate Falkinham
2020	Cassidy Johnson
2019	Douglas Schumacher
2018	Addisen Fenrich
2017	Emma Sinclair
2016	Zoe Brooke-Zibton
2015	Steven Fons
2014	Joe Nettesheim
2013	Kristina Williams
2012	Kyle Meier
2011	Zachary Gruskin
2010	Elise Garms