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The following College of Engineering and Applied Science awards are presented to graduating students.
Some may be awarded annually, others semi-annually, and not all awards are given every year. Students may be nominated by faculty, staff or students.
Academic Engagement Award
Fall 2022
- Benjamin Michael Chilton, BS in Chemical Engineering
Spring 2022
- Taylor Buechel, BS in Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Braden Carroll, BS in Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Padmakshi Dahal, BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Ben Finan, BS in Engineering Plus
- Jenna Nielson, BS in Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Serving as an exemplary CA, LA, or TA for a class
- Offering formal or informal tutoring
- Taking classes out of one’s comfort zone
- Intentional interdisciplinarity of academic coursework
- Exemplifying collaboration and teamwork in a class
- Supporting and/or contributing to an inclusive learning environment
- Adopting entrepreneurial or innovative approaches to an assignment/project
- Contributing to a department/program curriculum committee as a student representative
- No minimum GPA requirement
- Fall '21: Soham Tamhane, BS in Electrical Engineering
- May '21: Emma Aoueille (Chemical and Biological Engineering), Kai Cui (Mechanical Engineering), Erica Landreth (Applied Mathematics) and Jenna Trost (Chemical Engineering and Applied Mathematics)
Community Impact Award
Spring 2022
- Carrie Taylor Bishop, BS in Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Renée Schnettler, BS in Mechanical Engineering
- Katelynn Thammavong, BS in Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Participating in service to the department/program, college, university and/or community
- Acting with respect and kindness towards classmates, faculty and university community
- Possessing the strength of character and courage to do what is right
- Promoting inclusivity in activities conducted in and outside of the university community
- Contributing through volunteer/non-paid/non-mandatory service
- Leading or inspiring others to altruistic action(s) embodied by this award
- No minimum GPA requirement
- Fall '21: Nikolas Provost (Electrical & Computer Engineering) and Leah Rivera (Environmental Engineering)
- May '21: Sasha Hall (Computer Science) and Cathleen Samson (Computer Science)
Global Engagement Award
Spring 2022
- Joelle A. A. Westcott, BS in Civil Engineering
- Initiative demonstrated toward fostering global understanding
- Substantiveness of engagement (duration, depth of interaction, number of interactions)
- Impact of engagement on host community (bringing CU to the world) or on the CU campus
- Evidence of global learning, such as appreciation of other cultures and knowledge systems and/or ability to communicate and deliver technical practice across cultures
- No minimum GPA requirement
- Spring '21: Emily Zuetell, BS in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics
Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Award
Spring 2022
- Jacqueline Rodriguez Mora, BS in Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Justin Kyongshik Won, BS in Mechanical Engineering
- Developing, leading and implementing JEDI-related activities
- Participation in and advocacy of JEDI work
- Mentoring and supporting students historically underrepresented in engineering
- Improving the culture and climate within the college
- No minimum GPA requirement
- Fall '21: Leah Rivera (Environmental Engineering)
- May '21: Marvin Gonzalez (Chemical and Biological Engineering), Shu-Yu (Michelle) Lin (Aerospace Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics) and Nadir Shakir (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Perseverance Award
Fall 2022
- Jeffrey Miller, BS in Chemical Engineering
- Dominic J. Plaia, BS in Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Spring 2022
- Prem Griddalur, BS in Mechanical Engineering
- Alexander Kelling, BS in Mechanical Engineering
- Succeeding in the face of adversity
- Demonstrating ability to learn from challenges and display growth mindset in action
- Continuous academic improvement after academic difficulty by utilizing resources such as academic coaching, tutoring, workshops, etc.
- Assisting and supporting another who is facing their own adversity
- No minimum GPA requirement
- Fall '21: Keseani Anderson (Architectural Engineering), Samantha Lemley (Electrical & Computer Engineering), Calvin Mooz (Electrical Engineering) and Bailey Vigil (Environmental Engineering)
- May '21: William Harris (Computer Science), Lisa Tenorio (Mechanical Engineering) and Nicole Travis (Chemical Engineering)
Research Award
Fall 2022
- Matthew Beck, BS in Engineering Physics
Spring 2022
- Julia Bendorf, BS in Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Phaedra Sophia Curlin, BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Cyrus Moezzi Haas, BS in Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Isabella Horton, BS in Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Allison Liu, BS in Applied Mathematics
- Jackson Peoples, BS in Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Zayna Sheikh, BS in Creative Technology & Design
- Joelle A. A. Westcott, BS in Civil Engineering
This award recognizes undergraduate students with demonstrated excellence in research. Research endeavors could be an extension of academic work or DLA appointment, but strong evidence in 3 out of 5 of the following dimensions are required:
- Contribution and Quality of research—Contributes new knowledge and innovations, and work is of highest quality.
- Research Impacts—Demonstrates strong potential for future impacts to science and society. Note that impacts can be defined as broad impacts to the student’s own career, to an industry or a discipline, relevant to workforce, or academic activities.
- Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Work—Spans more than one field (transdisciplinary). Extends progress in a given field; involves or enables innovations and/or collaborations across multiple different discipline areas. For example, research extended beyond CEAS (e.g., across campus, at another university, national lab, etc.).
- Knowledge Dissemination—Key examples include presenting at a conference/symposium (including paper or poster), publishing research in a peer-reviewed academic journal (nominator should detail the level of contribution made by the student), and/or innovative methods of broadening the dissemination of the research and its relevance.
- Communication Skills and Leadership Qualities—To be successful, researchers ultimately must be able to communicate successfully both in writing and in their daily interactions with others. This final criterion considers the student’s submitted personal statement, ability to lead and mentor others, and outside service and contributions to the broader community within the research context.
- No minimum GPA requirement
- Fall '21: Christina Chase-Markopoulou (Engineering Plus), Anthony Pimentel (Environmental Engineering) and Andrés Villani Davila (Engineering Physics)
- May '21: Kai Cui (Mechanical Engineering), Jimmy Gammell (Electrical and Computer Engineering and Applied Mathematics), Simon Julien (Applied Mathematics), Shu-Yu (Michelle) Lin (Aerospace Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics), Matthew Strong (Computer Science) and Jenna Trost (Chemical Engineering and Applied Mathematics)
Wellness Award
Spring 2022
- William Pryor, BS in Electrical Engineering
- Promoting and advocacy for the CEAS Community Wellness Values Statement
- Demonstrating a health and wellness mindset and orientation
- Leading student engagement activities (in-person and/or virtual) to promote student connections and community-building
- Serving as a “course ambassador” to convey student wellness concerns to a course instructor
- No minimum GPA requirement
Outstanding Undergraduate of the College
Emma Andreasen, BS in Civil Engineering
- Accomplishment across several of the award areas mentioned above
- No minimum GPA requirement
May '22: Cyrus Moezzi Haas, BS in Chemical & Biological Engineering
May '21: Emily Zuetell, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics
Dec '20: Michelle Galetti, Creative Technology & Design
May '20: Jonathan Bosnich, MechEngr and Math; Ellen Considine, ApMath; Peter Heller, EnvEngr; Zayna Pieper, EngrPlus
May '19: Marc Thomson, BS/MS ApMath and BS ChemEngr
Dec '18 Nicola van den Heever, CivEngr
May '18 Zoey Craun, ArchEngr
Dec '17 Kimberly Bourland ChemEngr
May '17 Chip Bollendonk BS/MS MechEngr
Dec '16 William Christopher Payne CompSci
May '16 Andrew O. Nelson EngrPhys
Dec '15 Peter Madigan EngrPhys
May '15 Brittany Earle ChemEngr
Dec '14 Ilana Trumble ApMath
May '14 Stephen Kissler BS/MS ApMath
Dec '13 Jhenya Nahreini ChemBioEngr
May '13 Tracy BabbBS/MS ApMath & Michael Skeen BS/MS AeroEng
Dec '12 Joel Jones EnvEngr
May '12 Bailey Leppek EnvEngr
Dec '11 Riley Pack BS/MS ElCompEngr/ElEngr & BS ApMath
May '11 Samantha JohnsonChemEngr
Dec '10 Hannah Cassard EnvEngr
May '10 Anna M. Lieb ApMath & EngrPhys
Dec '09 Nathan Calvert AeroEngr & ApMath
May '09 Julie A. Korak EnvEngr & ChemEngr
Dec '08 Laura A. Fisher AeroEngr
May '08 Wesley Ashwood CivEngr
Dec '07 Joshua C. Kats ChemEngr
May '07 Matthew R. Unangst ElecEngr
Dec '06 Scott R. Williams CompSci
May '06 John W. O'Brien ElCompEngr
Dec '05 Prenilla Pia Lindgren ArchEngr
May '05 Ryan Gardner CompSci/Math
Dec '04 Kevin Butler ElecEngr
May '04 Stephen Russell AeroEngr
Dec '03 Susan N. Jordan ElCompEngr
May '03 Jocelyn Renner ApMath/Russ
Dec '02 Celeste Leidich ArchEngr
May '02 Catherine Allen ElecEngr
Dec '01 Jesus Alejandro Chapa-Garcia AeroEngr
May '01 Melinda Roskos ChemEngr
Dec '00 Heather Doty CivEngr & Mus
May '00 Michael Detamore ChemEngr
Dec '99 Kevin Williams EngrPhys
May '99 Grey Greenwald ElCompEngr
Dec '98 Deanna DeMarco ElecEngr & Mus
May '98 Brian Cooper CompSci
Dec '97 Andrew Hooker EngrPhys
Dec '95 Andri Ioannidou CompSci
May '95 Susan Batiste CivEngr
Dec '94 Seth Wieman CivEngr
Colorado Engineering Council Silver Medal Award
2022: Jenna Nielson, BS in Chemical and Biological Engineering
2021 Abigail Weeks, Environmental Engineering and Political Science
2020 Annika Lai, ChemEngr
2019 Vismaya Bachu, BS ChemBioEngr
2018 Nicholas Monteleone ChemBioEngr
2017 Bridger Ruyle EnvEngr
2016 Claire Livingston ChemBioEngr
2015 Jordan Burns CivEngr
2013 Ariel Aguilar CompSci & Psych
2012 Anna Blakney ChemBioEngr
2011 David P. Eason MechEngr
2010 Mark J. Kissler ChemEngr
2009 Farheen Rizvi AeroEngr
2008 Ryan Erickson ChemEngr
2007 S. Clark Berngard ChemEngr
2006 John W. O'Brien ElCompEngr
2005 Jenna Martinek ChemEngr
2004 Corry Lee ApMath & EngrPhys
2003 Jocelyn Renner ApMath/Russ
2002 Mariah Mason ChemEngr
2001 Tye Rattenbury ApMath
2000 Michael Detamore ChemEngr
1999 Hyon Sung Lew MechEngr
1998 Cheryl Massie CivEngr
1997 Bryan Tompkins ChemEngr
1996 Jennifer Anderson ChemEngr
1995 James Czarnowski AeroEngr
1994 Colleen Walker CivEngr
Outstanding Dissertation Award
2022: Álvaro Romero-Calvo, PhD in Aerospace Engineering Sciences
2021: Haichao Wu, PhD in Chemical Engineering
2020: Shankar Lalitha Sridhar, MechEngr
2019: Xin Qian, MechEngr
2018 Yao Zhai, MechEngr
2017 Zhengwei Li, MechEngr
2016 Xiaokun Gu, MechEngr
2016 Mark T. Wade, ElEngr
2015 Simon Pang, ChemEngr
2013 Michael Roberg, ElEngr
2012 Daniel Knights, CompSci
2011 Nicholas Pedatella, AeroEngr
2010 Sri Rama Prasanna Pavani, ElEngr
2009 David M. King, ChemEngr
2008 Laurel Griggs Larsen, CivEngr
Archived Awards
Outstanding Undergraduate for Research
May '20: Elliot Davis, BS/MS AeroEngr; Josephine Klefeker, BS TAM; Annika Lai, BS ChemEngr
Dec '19 Tyler Scott, BS/MS CompSci
May '19 Simon Hafner, BS/MS MechEngr
Dec '18 Levi Pearson, MechEngr
May '18 Maximilian Ruth, EngrPhys, ApMath
Dec '17 John Arthur "Jack" Greene, EnvEngr, CivEngr MS
May '17 Derek Driggs, ApMath BS/MS; Matthew Winchester, EngrPhys
Dec '16 David Rimel, EngrPhys
May '16 Nikola Maksimovic, ApMath, EngrPhys
Dec '15 Luke Long, EngrPhys
May '15 Jasmine Brewer, EngrPhys
Dec '14 Rees McNally, EngrPhys, ApMath
May '14 Kevin Dinkel, AeroEngr BS/MS
Dec '13 Robert Stillwell, AeroEngr BS/MS
May '13 Benjamin Mead, ChemBioEngr
Dec '12 Douglas Winter, EnvEngr
May '12 Alexander Turner, MechEngr
Dec '11 Derek Houtz, AeroEngr
May '11 Anil Damle, ApMath, ElecEngr
Dec '10 Charles "CJ" Coccia, CivEngr BS/MS
May '10 Jonathan J. Sparks, AeroEngr, EngrPhys
May '09 Maxwell C. Moe, ApMath/Phys/Astro
Dec '08 Jonathan B. Olson, ApMath
May '08 Benjamin R. Safdi, ApMath, EngrPhys
Dec '07 Craig A. Fogle, ApMath, EPhys; Matthew J. Osborn, AeroEngr
May '07 Arseny B. Dolgov, AeroEngr
Dec '06 Robert W. Davis, MechEngr, EngrPhys
May '06 Ashley Moore, AeroEngr, ApMath; Jeffrey C. Wyss, ChemEngr
Dec '05 Nathan Aragon, ApMath
May '05 Janna Martinek, ChemEngr
Dec '04 Jennifer Scheib, ArchEngr
May '04 Jeremiah Zartman, ChemEngr, EngrPhys
Dec '03 Alica M. Ortega, MechEngr
May '03 Ian Bratt, ElCompEngr
Dec '02 Brent G. Vollenweider, ArchEngr
May '02 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, ApMath; Mariah Mason, ChemEngr
Dec '01 David Neumann, CivEngr
May '01 Todd Lammers, ElCompEngr
Dec '00 Benjamin Patella, ElecEngr
May '00 Jacob Johnson, ChemEngr
Dec '99 Peter Kirkpatrick, ElecEngr
May '99 Ian Rumsey, ElecEngr
Dec '98 William Perry, ChemEngr, BioChem
Outstanding Undergraduate for Service
Dec '20: Meredith Kee, CivEngr
May '20: Selena Hinojos, EnvEngr, Gabriel Rodriguez, BS/MS MechEngr, Briana Santa Ana, CivEngr
Dec '19: Priscilla Jimenez, EnvEngr
May '19: Elvin Viloria, BS/MS ArchEngr
Dec '18: Katie McQuie, EnvEngr, ChemEngr
May '18 Jennifer L. Kampmeier, AeroEngr BS/MS
May '17 Christopher Kohl, MechEngr
Dec '16 Andi Vicksman, EngrPlus, ApMath
May '16 Mackenzie Belden, MechEngr; Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan, EngrPhys
Dec '15 Sierra Dontanville, CivEngr
May '15 Ashley Zerr, AeroEngr
May '14 Elizabeth Horneber, ChemBioEngr; Jack Olsen, EngrPhys BS/MS, ApMath BS
Dec '13 Dua Chaker, CivEngr
May '13 Jarred Langhals, AeroEngr
May '12 Aaron Young, AeroEngr BS/MS
Dec '11 Robert Millspaugh, EnvEngr
May '11 Ben Limmer, CompSci
Dec '10 Aaron Biel, AeroEngr BS/MS
May '10 Kristina L. Wang, AeroEngr BS/MS
Dec '09 Scott Busch, CompSci
May '09 Jude Allred, CompSci
Dec '08 Audrey M. Schaiberger, ChemEngr
May '08 Matthew W.M. Edwards, AeroEngr
May '07 Lauren Brickner, ChemEngr
Dec '06 Thomas C. Bozic, ElecEngr
May '06 Erin L. Reed, AeroEngr
Dec '05 Jordan Spatz, AeroEngr
May '05 Toni Newville, MechEngr
Dec '04 Chris Yakacki, MechEngr
May '04 Michael Wallden, MechEngr
Dec '03 Emily J. Schneider, CivEngr, EnvEngr
May '03 Peter Kimball, AeroEngrDec '02 Ned B. Turner, CivEngr
May '02 Janice Huang, ChemEngr
Dec '01 Bonna K. Newman, EngrPhys
May '01 Meredith Larson, AeroEngr
Dec '00 Heather Doty, CivEngr, Mus
May '00 Colin Graham, CompSci
Dec '99 Kathryn Riddle, ChemEngr
May '99 Kristen Wood, CivEngr
Dec '98 Erik Svanholm, ArchEngr
Outstanding Undergraduate for International Engagement
Dec '20: Rachel Mamich, BS/MS AeroEngr
May '20: Mohammed Alwakeel, MechEngr; Sally Gerster, BS ArchEngr, MS CivEngr
May '19 Michael Anthony, ArchEngr
Dec '18 Austin Riley, CivEngr
May '18 Ross Fischer, MechEngr
May '17 Jay Arehart BS/MS ArchEngr
May '16 Erica Wiener BS EnvEngr
May '15 Jordan Burns BS CivEngr
Dec '15 Frank "Franco" Peters BS CivEngr
Dec '14 Jared Leventhal BS CivEngr
Dec '13 Alia Ghandour BS/MS MechEngr
May '12 Tamara Relph BS/MS EnvEngr/CivEngr
Dec '11 Danielle Griego BS/MS ArchEngr/CivEngr
May '11 John Wanberg CivEngr
Dec '10 Christina Barstow BS/MS CivEngr
Outstanding Undergraduate for Academic Achievement
Dec '20: Cailyn Craven, Applied CompSci; Thomas Dolan, Applied CompSci; Michael Dresser, CompSci; Anne Lydens, Applied CompSci
May '20: Adam Broerman, ChemBioEngr; Graham Dominick, CompSci; Cody Goldman, BS/MS AeroEngr; Dylan Tanner Mechling, ChemBioEngr; Jacob Nielson, ChemEngr; Luke Anthony Pagni, MechEngr; Jarrod Dean Puseman, AeroEngr; Paul Fares Salame, BS/MS MechEngr; Cassandra Jean Spath, BS/MS CompSci; Aparajithan Venkateswaran, ApMath, CompSci; Vladmir Zhdanov, ApMath, CompSci
Dec '19: Tyler Scott, BS/MS CompSci
May '19: William Barham, BS/MS ApMath; Jacob Crawford, CompSci; Brent Frieden, MechEngr; Alexander Ray, CompSci; Catherine Witt, ElEngr; Mingxuan Zhang, ApMath
Dec '18 Darice Guittet, ApMath
May '18 Ryan Aronson, AeroEngr; Bradley Arnot, CompSci; Gregory Benton, ApMath BS/MS; Ian Char, ApMath BS/MS, Comp Sci; Ansel Rothstein-Dowden, AeroEngr BS/MS, ApMath; Evan Sidrow, ApMath BS/MS; Benjamin Tarasiewicz, MechEngr
Dec '17 Sean Tranchetti, CompSci BS/MS
May '17 Jonathan Reichanadter, BS/MS ApMath and EngrPhys; Matthew Hurst, AeroEngr BS + ApMath; Alexandra Okeson, CompSci; Scott Wurst, AeroEngr
Dec '16 Alexandra Karpilow, MechEngr
May '16 Riccardo Balin, AeroEngr; David Thomas, AeroEngr
Dec '15 Mio Stanley, ArchEngr BS/MS
May '15 Conrad Hougen, ApMath and ElEngr; Kirstyn Johnson, AeroEngr; Jelena Notaros, ElEngr
Dec '14 Xiao Fu, BS/MS CivEngr
May '14 Brandon Lin, BS/MS ChemEngr
Dec '13 Wenceslao Shaw-Cortez, BS/MS AeroEngr
May '13 Charles Wheeler, MechEngr; Kelsi Middleton, MechEngr; Nicole Look, ApMath
Dec '12 Mason Lacy, CivEngr
May '12 Steven Vogel, MechEngr
Dec '11 Riley Pack, BS/MS ElCompEngr/ElEngr & ApMath
May '11 Cody Cichowitz, ApMath; Kevin Fiedler, EngrPhys; Shelly Collins, CivEngr
Dec '10 Farheen Rizvi, BS/MS AeroEngr
May '10 Mitch A. Clement, CivEngr; Brittany D. Oetter, ChemEngr
Dec '09 Anthony Motisi, ArchEngr
May '09 Eric V. Eason, ApMath, EngrPhys
Dec '08 Eric G. Wilson, ElecEngr
May '08 Benjamin R. Safdi, ApMath, EngrPhys
Dec '07 Joshua C. Kats, ChemEngr
May '07 Kristopher J. Tucker, ApMath
Dec '06 Jenna R. Dancy, MechEngr
May '06 John W. O'Brien, ElCompEngr; Jeffrey C. Wyss, ChemEngr; Ryan C. Kelley, ArchEngr
Dec '05 James E. Kirby, ElCompEngr
May '05 Jesse Lefcourt, ApMath; Janna Martinek, ChemEngr
Dec '04 Ian R. Petrie, ElCompEngr
May '04 Jeremiah Zartman, ChemEngr, EngrPhys
Dec '03 Nathan J. Heick, CivEngr
May '03 Joseph Friedrichsen, ElecEngr
Dec '02 Kiran K. Murthy, ElCompEngr