2022 Final Awards
Congratulations to 51ÊÓÆµ's 2022 DifferenceMaker $50K Idea Challenge Winners!
Prize categories and winners are as follows:
- Rist Campus-Wide DifferenceMaker (Sponsored by Kim and Brian Rist ’77, Manning School of Business)
 - Commitment to a Sustainable Environment
 - Jack M. Wilson First to Market (Sponsored by Jack Wilson, President Emeritus)
 - Sutherland Innovative Technology Solution (Sponsored by Andrew Sutherland ‘94, Manning School of Business)
 - Contribution to a Healthier Lifestyle
 - Significant Social Impact
 - Honorable Mentions
 - Fan Favorite
 
Rist Campus-Wide DifferenceMaker (Sponsored by Kim and Brian Rist '77, Manning School of Business), $6,000 Rist
Amara - A social media platform with transparency and better algorithm.
- Brandon Conceicao
 - Adam Iskandar, Senior, Biology
 
Commitment to a Sustainable Environment, $4,000 environment
ThermoEXA - Intelligent and personalized indoor temperature control through unique biometrics recognition.
- Ariel Pena-Martinez, Graduate, Computer Engineering
 - Grissel Cervantes-Jaramillo
 
Jack. M. Wilson First Product to Market Award (Sponsored by Jack Wilson, President Emeritus), $4,000 market
Hoppers - A board game that fosters education, communication skills, and creativity for younger children.
- Abigail White, Junior, Biology
 - Alyssa Kennedy, Junior, Biology
 
Sutherland Innovative Technology Solution (Sponsored by Andrew Sutherland '94, Manning School of Business), $4,000 innovative
Tendren - A wireless pulse oximeter combined with an ECG/blood pressure to track patients in the waiting room.
- Ethan Block, Junior, Biomedical Engineering
 - Amie Russell, Junior, Biomedical Engineering
 - Victoria Williams, Junior, Biomedical Engineering
 
Contribution to a Healthier Lifestyle, $4,000 healthy
PEAK Performance - A device that assesses/corrects rotational misalignments between the pelvis and spine.
- Evelyn Duffy, Freshmen, Biomedical Engineering and Business
 - Mark Elman, Sophomore, Biomedical Engineering
 - Steven Evangelos, Sophomore, Biomedical Engineering
 - Matthew Martel, Junior, Exercise Science
 
Significant Social Impact, $4,000 significant
Minds with Purpose - A networking platform that unites people of different professions, areas, and styles.
- Sammy Santana, Sophomore, Liberal Arts
 - Jeurys Santiago, Junior, Business
 
Honorable Mentions, $2,000 honorable
StockToMe - A stock opinion community where anybody can post an opinion about a stock.
- Matthew Allen, Sophomore, Business
 - Matthew Kinash, Sophomore, Business Entrepreneurship
 - Jackson Sterrett, Sophomore, Business
 
51ÊÓÆµ Japanese Student Association - An organization dedicated to promoting Japanese culture.
- Mina Lam, Junior, Business
 
USuccess - A program to help individuals' financial situations through education.
- Kaitlyn Catron, Senior, Business
 - Kyle Knapp, Senior, Business
 - Anna Kouadio, Junior, Business
 - Mikaela Murphy, Senior, Business
 - Nyna Pendkar, Senior, Business
 
Vital Sensing Patch - All-in-one, affordable vitals monitoring device that can be used anywhere.
- Thang Do, Junior, Biomedical Engineering
 - Haris Kum, Junior, Biomedical Engineering
 - Wynn Wiggins, Alumni, Business Entrepreneurship
 
Fan Favorite, $1,000 fan
MetaLingual - Virtual Reality experience containing servers of various 6D 360 immersive environments that promotes language learning that offers a real life experience.
- Aiman Baig, Junior, Computer Science
 - Nihal Chaudhary, Sophomore, Language Studies
 - Haris Waqar, Senior, Electrical Engineering
 - Isa Ahmed, Junior, Business - Accounting
 - Samuel Lugo, Sophomore, Electrical Engineering
 - Zuhair Shaikh, Junior, Computer Science