Congratulations to the Smead Aerospace Class of 2023! As part of our annual graduation ceremonies, we are recognizing outstanding students and teams for special achievements. These honors were announced during a reception May 11.
AIAA Most Outstanding Senior
Chancellor’s Recognition Award (4.0 GPA)
CU Engineering Academic Engagement Award
Vise Award
The John A. Vise award is presented annually to two Aerospace PhD students for demonstrated excellence in academics, research, and community service.
- Renee Spear, Advisor: Natasha Bosanac
- Adam Hermann, Advisor: Hanspeter Schaub
Graduate Award for Teaching
- Oscar Fuentes-Munoz, Advisor: Daniel Scheeres
- Tyler Gaston, Nominator: Dennis Akos
Graduate Award for Professional Service
- Yashica Khatri, Advisor: Daniel Scheeres
Graduate Award for Research
- Grant Berland, Advisor: Robert Marshall
- Manoj Settipalli, Advisor: Sanghamitra Neogi
Senior Project Team Awards
Best Engineering Understanding
- Team IICE: Brady Kopec, Ryan Bennett, Kate Boykin, Skylar Clark, Ben Esser, Jack Huston, Joe Miserlian, Lila Monprode, Reid Schneckenburger
Best Systems Engineering Process
- TEAM SEVEN: Kevin Pipich, Ty Banach, Maklen Estrada, Max Gerber, Samuel Hatton, Alexander Hubben, Collin Hudson, Michael Miller, Bennett Spengler, Ethan Temby, Alessandro Villain, Jacob Wilson
Best Technical Communication
- C-THREEPIO: Luca Bonarrigo, Lily Allen, Hannah Blanchard Obolsky, Nicholas Bottieri, Andrew Czekay, Skylar Edwards, Geoffrey Lord, Autumn Martinez, Sarah Martinez, Thomas O’connor, Nathaniel Shiba, Elijah Stubbs
Best Verification and Validation
- ProBE: Bartek Wardega, Andruss Black, Qihan Cai, Alex Cheng, Jim Liu, Joe Moser, Z Oginsky, Walker Tiffany, Zhixing Yao
