Auburn Engineering honors top students, faculty and alumni at spring ceremony
Published: Apr 17, 2019 1:13 PM
By Chris Anthony
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering held its annual Spring Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 12, at the Marriott at Grand National in Opelika. The college presented 30 student awards, 19 faculty awards and 10 alumni awards, in addition to honoring 48 faculty members who hold named professorships and chairs.
“These Auburn engineers have demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, academics and their careers,” said Christopher B. Roberts, dean of engineering. “Having successful students, faculty and alumni is one barometer of an institution’s quality, and these award recipients demonstrate why Auburn Engineering is becoming one of the nation’s top engineering colleges.”
This year’s winners are:
FRANK VANDEGRIFT CO-OP AWARD
Andrea Walker
Computer Engineering
FRED AND MARY LOU BIRDSONG STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS
Jessica Collier
Mechanical Engineering
Isabel Perry
Mechanical Engineering
100+ WOMEN STRONG UNDERGRADUATE LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Alysa Gauci
Biosystems Engineering
Katelyn Jenkins
Mechanical Engineering
100+ WOMEN STRONG GRADUATE LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Connor Lusk
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tharikaa Ramesh Kumar
Aerospace Engineering
100+ WOMEN STRONG STUDY ABROAD AWARDS
Jessica Collier
Mechanical Engineering
Morgan Price
Mechanical Engineering
100+ WOMEN STRONG GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
Morgan Ellis
Chemical Engineering
Beijia Zhang
Civil Engineering
ALLEY FAMILY GRADUATE STUDENT LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP
Michael Minkler
Chemical Engineering
ENGINEERING STUDENT ORGANIZATION AWARDS
Society of Women Engineers
Most Outstanding Engineering Student Organization
Theme Park Engineering Group
Most Improved Engineering Student Organization
OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS
Omkar Satish Mulekar
Aerospace Engineering
Adam Behr
Biosystems Engineering
Tyler Compher
Chemical Engineering
Natalie Palmquist
Civil Engineering
Jack Mullins
Computer Science
Joseph Adams
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Justin Aufderheide
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Helen Steeve
Materials Engineering
Sean Herrera
Mechanical Engineering
Hunter Friday
Software Engineering
Evan McCarthy
Wireless Engineering
SAMUEL GINN OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD
Sean Herrera
Mechanical Engineering
JEFF AND LINDA STONE LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Bailey Sullivan
Industrial and Systems Engineering
James Harris
Materials Engineering
Ben Ratliff
Mechanical Engineering
MARK A. SPENCER CREATIVE MENTORSHIP AWARD
Student
Sean Herrera
Mechanical Engineering
Faculty
Michael Zabala
Mechanical Engineering
OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARDS
Vrishank Raghav
Aerospace Engineering
Jonathan Davis
Biosystems Engineering
Jeffrey Horne
Chemical Engineering
Molly Hughes
Civil Engineering
Debswapna Bhattacharya
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Victor Nelson
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Richard Sesek
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Bart Prorok
Materials Engineering
Michael Zabala
Mechanical Engineering
FRED H. PUMPHREY TEACHING AWARD
Michael Zabala
Mechanical Engineering
WILLIAM F. WALKER TEACHING AWARDS
Merit
Asha-Dee Celestine
Aerospace Engineering
Michael Zabala
Mechanical Engineering
Superior
Rick Williams
Mechanical Engineering
100+ WOMEN STRONG LEADERSHIP IN DIVERSITY FACULTY/STAFF AWARD
Daniela Marghitu
Computer Science and Software Engineering
AUBURN ALUMNI ENGINEERING COUNCIL RESEARCH AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
Junior Award
Yi Wang
Biosystems Engineering
Senior Awards
Sushil Adhikari
Biosystems Engineering
Xiao Qin
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Nima Shamsaei
Mechanical Engineering
OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARDS
Leslie F. Kenne
Aerospace Engineering
Glenn Morgan
Biosystems Engineering
Linda DuCharme
Chemical Engineering
Max Mobley
Civil Engineering
Jhilmil Jain
Computer Science and Software Engineering
David Mobley
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lester H. Killebrew
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Mihai Irimia-Vladu
Materials Engineering
James G. Bagley
Mechanical Engineering
Christopher Timpson
Polymer and Fiber Engineering
