Student Cupola
Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays
Team Captain: Bridget Mara-Williams
Sponsor: Toby Flores
Wayne State University & Evolution Arts Studio
Ironic FEmmes
Team Captain: Danny K Dunbar
Sponsor: Jay Elias
Auburn University
Hotcakes
Team Captains: Gillian Rader
Sponsor: Kristen Tordella-Williams
Massachusettes College of Art & Design
MassArt Iron Corps
Team Captain: Aidyn Alvarez-Curlee
Sponsor: Marjee Levine
University of Mississippi
Ole Miss
Team Captain: Wes Rankin
Sponsor: Durant Thompson
University of Kentucky
SCRAP
Team Captain: Jason Kash
Sponsor: Jeremy Colbert
Georgia State University
Slag Slinging Slashers
Team Captain: Zora Cokes
Sponsor: Emily Baker
Colorado Mesa University
The Spitfire Crew
Team Captain: Andrew Griffenberg
Sponsor: Aaran Schmidt
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Pour'n Stars
Team Captains: Ashley Halpern & Joseph Hodge
Sponsor: Kevin Vanek
University of Oklahoma & East Central University
Oklahoma
Team Captains: Katie Jacomo & Zabe Bader
Sponsors: Leticia Bajuyo & Christyn Overstake
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Tuyere Fairies
Team Captains: Cecelia Plympton & Eden Handley
Sponsor: Kelly Wilton
Student Cupola Awards
Oscar
Named in honor of Meredith "Butch" Jack. For the no-frills, yet highly functional furnace. Maybe a little rough on the outside, but clever and elegant where it counts.
Butch Jack adamantly believed that a cupola is simply a tool in service to making sculpture. He often bristled at the concept of overly aestheticized furnaces, and certainly at anyone who would claim them to be ensouled. The cupola needs to run well and produce good iron: no more, no less. He often articulated this by making furnaces out of garbage cans, aptly naming them "Oscar" (The Grouch).
Spiral Mold Test
This award will go to the team whose metal goes the farthest in the square spiral mold, one of the provided patterns that will be made on-site.
Production
This award will go to the team with the highest Sloss production item yield.
Community Choice
This award will go to the team that receives the most votes from the competition’s spectators. (Voting will take place after all teams have completed their campaigns.)
First Metal
This award will go to the first team to tap a full well successfully. (Don’t rush; let the furnace do its thing. When metal comes out of the slag hole, and you are ready to tap, let the staff know so we can indicate the time!)
Catwalk
This award will go to the team whose furnace is the most unique, innovative, and/or well-designed.
Wolf Pack
This award will go to the team that best represents teamwork and camaraderie from when they arrived to clean up.
School Spirit
This award will go to the team with the best support from the sidelines. They receive the most support from their school, the most people cheering them on during the competition, the most supportive decorations and signs, etc.