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Congratulations to our 2026 Winners!
| Adult and Higher Education | Michael Gallegos | Washburn University School of Law |
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| Adult and Higher Education | Nick Gonzalez | Johnson County Community College |
| Adult and Higher Education | Madelyn Hessong | Pittsburg State University |
| Adult and Higher Education | Kesiena Lesso | Emporia State University |
| Adult and Higher Education | Emma Swinney | Johnson County Community College |
| Advanced Manufacturing | Pedro Cupertino | National Institute for Aviation Research |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Jenna Fitzsimmons | K-State Extension |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Madison Garman | Cargill |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Camryn Granger | Cargill, Inc |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Taylor Jameson | Cargill |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Mayra Maldonado | Cargill |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Emily Meier | Seaboard Foods |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Andres Mendizabal | Cargill |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Mica Ratzlaff | Micro's Cupboard |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Jessica Richardson | J.C. Livestock Sales, Inc. |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Jacy Rose | 8610 Marketing Group |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Jim Sheehan | Cargill |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Claire Sheppard | BASF |
| Agriculture & Food Production | Sanders Williams | Kansas Sorghum |
| Animal Health | Piper Hollands | Atchison Animal Clinic |
| Animal Health | Shannon Trainer | Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center |
| The Arts | Alex Acosta | Modern Wealth Management |
| The Arts | Courtney Brammer | Black Saddle Collective |
| The Arts | Aubrey Burgess | City Of Overland Park |
| The Arts | Reagan Burns | Crafted & Colored by Reagan |
| The Arts | Reece Dickson | Lied Center of Kansas (University of Kansas) |
| The Arts | Kelsey Keever | K. Keever Photography |
| The Arts | Sydney Lenox | Sydney Lenox |
| The Arts | Alec Loganbill | University Press of Kansas |
| The Arts | Ramon Mosate | Opera Singer / Trimmell Anders and White |
| The Arts | Javier Ramirez | Oscar's Barbershop |
| The Arts | Kat Smalley | Wichita Art Museum |
| Aviation | Austin Bally | Textron Aviation |
| Aviation | Amanda Colon Buell | Textron Aviation |
| Aviation | Valerie Grinko | Textron Aviation |
| Aviation | Andrew Kerr | Bombardier Learjet |
| Aviation | John Manning | Boeing |
| Aviation | Sania Mohib | Textron Aviation |
| Distribution & Logistics | Aarón Salcido Gonzaléz Caballero | SmartWay Transportation LLC |
| K-12 Education | Kaleb Barber | Topeka Public Schools-Jardine Middle School |
| K-12 Education | Cameron Beardsley | USD 379 |
| K-12 Education | Megan Bloom | Inman Schools USD 448 |
| K-12 Education | Tatiana Briceno Padron | Shawnee Mission School District |
| K-12 Education | Anotidaishe Chikunya | Flexible Educators |
| K-12 Education | Jason Dester | Shawnee Mission School District |
| K-12 Education | Anna Featherston | Shawnee Mission School District |
| K-12 Education | ARLENE JULIA GUETA | Stanton County Jr. / Sr. High School |
| K-12 Education | Mary Hearns | Liberty View Elementary |
| K-12 Education | McKenna Jones | Shawnee Mission School District |
| K-12 Education | Elisabeth Koppes | USD 379 |
| K-12 Education | Jillian Kygar | Olathe Public Schools |
| K-12 Education | Maesey Meier | Ross Elementary |
| K-12 Education | Austin Murphy | McPherson USD 418 |
| K-12 Education | Landon Parker | Blue Valley Schools |
| K-12 Education | Dainelle Rains | Scott Dual Language Magnet Elementary, Topeka Public Schools USD 501 |
| K-12 Education | Jalen Taylor | Landon Middle School |
| K-12 Education | Kelby Wichman | USD379 Garfield Elementary |
| Finance & Banking | Joshua Albertson | Fidelity Bank/Oklahoma Fidelity Bank |
| Finance & Banking | Caleb Banegas | Edward Jones |
| Finance & Banking | Kendall Beemer | Link Wealth Strategies |
| Finance & Banking | Jacinta Bergkamp | Advisors Excel |
| Finance & Banking | Stacy Briggs | SJHL Accounting Firm |
| Finance & Banking | Delaney Budenbender | United Bank & Trust |
| Finance & Banking | Madison Clark | Truity Credit Union |
| Finance & Banking | MaKayla Creollo | Envista Federal Credit Union |
| Finance & Banking | Kevin Dao | Summit Risk Solutions |
| Finance & Banking | Joseph Franz | Security Bank of Kansas City |
| Finance & Banking | Alyssa Gunter | Envista Federal Credit Union |
| Finance & Banking | Hannah Haefele | Security Bank |
| Finance & Banking | Morgan Hastings | KS StateBank |
| Finance & Banking | Justin Ko | Security Bank of Kansas City |
| Finance & Banking | Katelyn Levesque | The Trust Company |
| Finance & Banking | Gracye Lowe | First Option Bank |
| Finance & Banking | Erin Markel | Equity Bank |
| Finance & Banking | Lauren Morse | Security Bank of Kansas City |
| Finance & Banking | Maria Retana Aguilera | INTRUST Bank N.A. |
| Finance & Banking | Brynn Rodriguez | Envista Federal Credit Union |
| Finance & Banking | Zuleimy Rodriguez | Envista Credit Union |
| Finance & Banking | Abby Schutte | Equity Bank |
| Finance & Banking | Tristan Schwien | HaysMed |
| Finance & Banking | Zack Sewell | Envista Federal Credit Union |
| Finance & Banking | Seth Smith | Mariner Wealth Advisors |
| Finance & Banking | Roman Snare | Synchrony Bank |
| Finance & Banking | Jocelyn Thurlow | United Bank & Trust |
| Finance & Banking | Andrew Tipton | W Investments |
| Finance & Banking | Cristal Ugarte | Security Bank of Kansas City |
| Finance & Banking | Rohaan Zia | Credit Union of America |
| Health Care | Nabaa Al-Amood | Wichita State University- Wichita State Speech Language Hearing Association |
| Health Care | Danika Francka | CrossWinds Counseling & Wellness |
| Health Care | Manuel Garcia | Wesley Family Medicine |
| Health Care | Jaray Gaskins | Community Blood Center |
| Health Care | Sarah Hibbeler | Abbott Laboratories |
| Health Care | Raul Leyva-Montes | Kearny County Hospital |
| Health Care | Emily Ochs | Manhattan Medical Group |
| Health Care | Kaycy Putter | Prairie View |
| Health Care | Emmery Ristvedt | Cedarhurst Senior Living |
| Health Care | Celeste Romero | STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL |
| Health Care | Skye Stanley | Stormont Vail Health |
| Health Care | Dakota Torres | Nursing school |
| Health Care | Braiden Werth | Werth Eye Group |
| Hospitality | Connor Basnight | D3 Pickleball |
| Hospitality | Jay Hoston | Mellow fellow |
| The Law | Preston Duncan | Kansas Department of Insurance |
| The Law | Hayley Koontz | Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson, & Kitch LLC |
| The Law | John Ralston | Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch |
| The Law | Chantel Stewart | Kansas State Board of Healing Arts |
| The Law | Megan Storie | Ward Law LLC |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Aaron Bloom | Viega LLC |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Jasmin Adous | KSNW |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Katie Bammes | BHS Construction |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Christina Bixenman | Nex-Tech |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Samantha Boring | KCTV5 News |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Anya Chavez Babyak | PANO Marketing |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Jacob Clark | Wichita State University |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Rae Fell | Open to Work |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Fabian Hernandez | Topeka Public Schools |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Nicholas Hibbeler | NIS |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Tiayla Maholmes | The Creative Collective |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Samantha Peters-Brown | Kansas Department of Transportation |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Laura Restum | Envision |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Marisa Rundel | Bluebonnet Feeds |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Calvin Shadle | PANO Marketing |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Livi Soell | Quadax Inc. |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Amanda Weber | PANO Marketing |
| Manufacturing & Industry | Gavin Witham | University of Missouri - Kansas City |
| Military | Drew Padgett | US Army |
| Non-Profit Organization | Caroline Barber | Blood Cancer United |
| Non-Profit Organization | Atziri Campos | ACLU of Kansas |
| Non-Profit Organization | Mackenzie Carnes | Inclusion Connections |
| Non-Profit Organization | Lynette Cimino | LifeHouse Child Advocacy Center |
| Non-Profit Organization | Kayla Curry | ACLU of Kansas |
| Non-Profit Organization | Felicia Davidson | CareArc WIC |
| Non-Profit Organization | Sarah Fedorston | CrossWinds Counseling & Wellness |
| Non-Profit Organization | Haley Forbeck | CrossWinds Counseling & Wellness |
| Non-Profit Organization | Hannah Hasbrouck | Grow Clay County |
| Non-Profit Organization | Isabel Huckins | Prevention and Resiliency Services (Block Talks) |
| Non-Profit Organization | Thy Huynh | Boeing Wichita |
| Non-Profit Organization | Rija Khan | Loud Light |
| Non-Profit Organization | Sophie Lewis | Biodesix |
| Non-Profit Organization | Abigail Marin Graham | Climate and Energy Project |
| Non-Profit Organization | Lovette Mba | Destination Innovation Inc |
| Non-Profit Organization | Isaiah Schindler | The Chamber in Hays, Kansas |
| Non-Profit Organization | Lloyd Southammavong | Become Laoder |
| Non-Profit Organization | Russell Spurlin | CADCA |
| Non-Profit Organization | Nancy Thach | YMCA |
| Non-Profit Organization | Luiz Alcantara | Astra Mental Health & Recovery |
| Non-Profit Organization | Ashley Balza | Loud Light |
| Non-Profit Organization | Janeth Boose | Climate + Energy Project |
| Non-Profit Organization | Jhirya Brock | Olathe Chamber of Commerce |
| Non-Profit Organization | Amber Coleman | CASA of Sedgwick County |
| Non-Profit Organization | Breanna Couch | CrossWinds Counseling & Wellness |
| Non-Profit Organization | Jordan Cronan | BBBSKC |
| Non-Profit Organization | Pedro Cuevas-Franco | Kansas Leadership Center |
| Non-Profit Organization | Bre Geary | Olathe Chamber of Commerce |
| Non-Profit Organization | Sidney Gore | Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions |
| Non-Profit Organization | Kaylee Hansen | Big Brothers Big Sisters KC |
| Non-Profit Organization | Duke Henke | Olathe Chamber of Commerce |
| Non-Profit Organization | Grant Hilliard | HOBY Kansas |
| Non-Profit Organization | Lexi Hilliard | HOBY Kansas |
| Non-Profit Organization | Breanna Leslie | Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions |
| Non-Profit Organization | katharina Mueller-Crain | Pins Across Campus |
| Non-Profit Organization | Khrissanna Puent | Kansas Department of Transportation |
| Non-Profit Organization | Mia Robinett | Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention |
| Non-Profit Organization | Karen Rodriguez | CCAKS |
| Non-Profit Organization | Tania sandoval | KCSL |
| Non-Profit Organization | Zach Scamehorn | Shawnee Chamber of Commerce |
| Non-Profit Organization | Bayleigh Soza | Small Changes Big Shifts, CO |
| Non-Profit Organization | Nicole Whitten | Cross-Lines Community Outreach |
| Oil, Gas & Energy | Alicia Feyerherm | Midwest Energy |
| Oil, Gas & Energy | Tenley Propst | Burns & McDonnell |
| Oil, Gas & Energy | Colton Wise | Bosselman Energy, Inc. |
| Policy & Public Service | Madelyn Alter | City of Anodver, Kansas |
| Policy & Public Service | Carolyn Appleton | Edward Jones |
| Policy & Public Service | Lauren Campbell | Kansas Water Office |
| Policy & Public Service | Harrison Dollar | Kreidler Consulting Group |
| Policy & Public Service | Jessica Godfredson | State of KS, Department of Transportation |
| Policy & Public Service | Eliza Hemmer | Kansas Bureau of Investigation |
| Policy & Public Service | Addison Hinterweger | Office of Governor Laura Kelly |
| Policy & Public Service | Jarrod Kuckelman | City of Hays |
| Policy & Public Service | Trey Kuhlmann | Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Policy & Public Service | Catherine Magaña | Kansas Department of Transportation |
| Policy & Public Service | Winston Mays | Chair |
| Policy & Public Service | Reese McPhail | Kansas Department of Agriculture |
| Policy & Public Service | Tom Nguyen | City of Garden City |
| Policy & Public Service | Davin Potts | Topeka Youth Commission |
| Policy & Public Service | Cece Riley | City of Roeland Park |
| Policy & Public Service | Hafsa Sadaf | Wichita State University |
| Policy & Public Service | Chase Shelby | Kansas Department of Transportation |
| Policy & Public Service | Alicea Thompson | Kansas Department of Transportation |
| Policy & Public Service | Katheryn Wessel | Kansas Department of Agriculture |
| Policy & Public Service | Sam Yoskowitz | City of Junction City |
| Real Estate, Development & Services | Molly Comstock | SDG Architecture + Interiors |
| Real Estate, Development & Services | David Sotelo | City of Hutchinson |
| Retail & E-Commerce | Jessica Barriga | McCarthy Auto Group - Hyundai Topeka |
| Retail & E-Commerce | Elias Butterfield | Tri County Insurance |
| Retail & E-Commerce | Matthew (Aaron) Collins | Green Waves Lawn Solutions LLC |
| Retail & E-Commerce | Ainsley Colp | The Lux Facial and Lash Bar |
| Retail & E-Commerce | Edgar Contreras | T-Mobile |
| Retail & E-Commerce | Anthony Davies | Glavan Ford |
| Retail & E-Commerce | Dalton Gifford | Gifford Automotive Specializes |
| Retail & E-Commerce | Seth Hughes | Patterson Health Mart |
| Retail & E-Commerce | Elana Kreft | Enchanted Kreations |
| Retail & E-Commerce | Josiah Spain | Red Bull |
| Science, Technology & Engineering | Daniel Bunker | Playfair Data |
| Science, Technology & Engineering | Lexe West | University of Kansas Medical Center |
| Science, Technology & Engineering | Nicholas Brondum | Poole Fire Protection |
| Science, Technology & Engineering | Ashley Fox | Kansas Bureau of Investigation |
| Science, Technology & Engineering | Garrett Gulick | Acertus Consulting Group |
| Science, Technology & Engineering | Cedric Palmer | Hartfiel Automation |
| Science, Technology & Engineering | Grace Peterson | Automatic Systems, Inc. |
| Sports & Outdoors | Montana Moran | Empire Fitness |
| Sports & Outdoors | Lucy Parson | Wichita State University |
| Sports & Outdoors | Cory Sullivan | Junction City Crossfit |
| Staffing | Brooke James | Menorah Medical Center |
| The Trades & Construction | Layne Bieberle | Bartz Construction |
| The Trades & Construction | Lance Boyenger | Stanfield Roofing |
| The Trades & Construction | Drew Kempf | McCownGordon Construction |
| The Trades & Construction | Drew Pyle | Long Creek Electric |
| The Trades & Construction | Luis Rivera | KDOT |
| The Trades & Construction | Hannah Thomazin | U.S. Engineering |
| The Trades & Construction | Brittan Wilde | Crossland Construction Company |
| The Trades & Construction | Justin Wright | Colossal Power Services |
| Other | Jessica Barriga | McCarthy Hyundai of Topeka |
| Other | Chance Berschauer | Lawns Unlimited Lawn Care |
| Other | Suzette Cabrales Hernandez | Wichita State University |
| Other | Lauren Chamberlain | Church Archer Pasley Funeral Home |
| Other | Sarah Chesbro | Joe's Barbeque |
| Other | Philip Day | The Bloomin' Idiot |
| Other | Brittney DeWitt | CareArc |
| Other | Paige Dupler | WTC Fiber |
| Other | Lucy Haskett | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas |
| Other | Jonathan Juarez | Krispy Detailing, LLC |
| Other | Sidney Kile | SK Security |
| Other | Jakob Kurtz | Naturion, LLC |
| Other | Kayla Lanning | Kansas Bureau of Investigation |
| Other | Zac Livingston | Snap On |
| Other | Gladys Martinez | Salon 122 |
| Other | Emily Morrison | Stone Strategies |
| Other | Arianna Oehme | Kansas Statue University |
| Other | Courtney Price-Dukes | Casa of Kansas |
| Other | Morgan Reidmiller | Affinis Corp |
| Other | Bridget Schumer | Copy-Rite Printing |
| Other | Amber Sewell | Children’s Lighthouse of Olathe |
| Other | Stephan Simmons | AM, Sage Publications |
| Other | Trina Smith | T Smith Agency LLC dba Farmers Union Midwest Agency |
| Other | Sehareem Zia | Elevance Health |