Robins Awards

The Robins Awards (to learn about the history click here) are like the Oscars for Utah State.  There are a variety of different categories (Scholar of the Year, Athlete of the Year, Researcher of the Year, Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, etc.) and all of the nominees are invited.  No one knows who is going to win before going.  They just read the category the nominations and then open an envelope with the winner. The winner then comes up to accept the award and gives a short speech.  The whole event is very well done and everything just looked so classy.

This year I was nominated for Scholar of the Year and Undergraduate Researcher of the Year.  I was lucky to have family there with me.  Of course Ryan and my brother came, but my Dad was able to fly in from Indiana, and Ryan's parents were able to drive up with the twins.  It was so fun to have every there.  The third category was Undergraduate Researcher of the Year.  I was so nervous as they were reading all the nominations and to my surprise my name was inside the winning envelope.  I couldn't believe I'd actually won a Robins Award. (For the news article about the award click here and if you would like to read the bios about the other nominees click here)