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My guess is that the answer is "no" for some reason, but I was wondering if anyone here had specific knowledge whether or not a student could file for and collect unemployment after finishing up temporary summer work? Thoughts?

Nope. Aside from the ethical issue of collecting unemployment while presumably enrolled in school full-time, I believe there's a minimum number of months that one has to be employed to qualify for unemployment. This minimum number is certainly larger than a summer's worth of employment. Google it?

I believe one has to have worked for a year.

Definitely not, because you cannot collect unemployment if you're a full time student on loans. That and the minimum time worked.

Edit: It will vary by state, but in CA, this is the deal.

Bilbo's right about state variance.

90 days is the required "length of stay" in IL, but if you are receiving loans at any time during the calendar year (if I understand it correctly) you are disallowed from collecting unemployment.