Spring awards recognize outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni

The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering hosted its annual spring awards ceremony, which recognizes students, faculty, staff and alumni who have shown outstanding leadership and devotion to the college.

“The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is sought after by many exceptional students and faculty from all over the nation and from around the world,” said Steve Taylor, interim dean of engineering. “This outstanding success and reputation would not be possible without the devoted students, faculty, staff and alumni who make up the college. We are very proud to showcase their achievements.”

Below are the 2023 award recipients:

Frank Vandegrift Co-op Award

•Jared Jones, Electrical Engineering

Birdsong Study Abroad Scholarships

• Justus Smith, Biosystems Engineering

• Ben Steber, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Eduardo Szperling, Mechanical Engineering

• Virginia Keith, Biosystems Engineering

J. Alley Fellowship

• Matthew Garnett, Chemical Engineering

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council Award for Most Outstanding Engineering Student Organizations

• Auburn Robotics Club

• Engineers Without Borders

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Student Organization or Group Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Experience Award

• oSTEM (Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) at Auburn

Outstanding Student Awards

• William James Koury, Aerospace Engineering

• Rickman Edgar Williams IV, Biosystems Engineering

• Peter Abraham, Chemical Engineering

• Bess Murrah, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Seth Andrew Maddox, Computer Engineering

• Saksham Goel, Computer Science

• Nick Rush, Electrical Engineering

• Drew Nardone, Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Jeb Buchner, Materials Engineering

• Noah Kim, Mechanical Engineering

• Ken Zou, Software Engineering

Samuel Ginn Outstanding Student Award

• Noah Kim, Mechanical Engineering

Jeff and Linda Stone Leadership Awards

• Alex Lawing, Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Wesley Lowman, Computer Science and Software Engineering

• Matthew Garnett, Chemical Engineering

Mark A. Spencer Creative Mentorship Award

• Roy Hartfield, Aerospace Engineering

• William “Bill” Collins, Aerospace Engineering

Outstanding Faculty Awards

• Blake Melnick, Aerospace Engineering

• Brendan Higgins, Biosystems Engineering

• Steve Duke, Chemical Engineering

• Molly Hughes, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Rodrigo Sardinas, Computer Science and Software Engineering

• Hunter Burch, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Gregory Purdy, Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Dong-Joo (Daniel) Kim, Materials Engineering

• Sushil H. Bhavnani, Mechanical Engineering

Fred H. Pumphrey Teaching Award

• Molly Hughes, Civil and Environmental Engineering

William F. Walker Teaching Awards for Excellence

Superior:

• Xiao Qin, Computer Science and Software Engineering

Merit:

• Mark Hoffman, Mechanical Engineering

• Blake Melnick, Aerospace Engineering

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council Research Awards for Excellence:

Senior Award:

• Joseph Majdalani, Aerospace Engineering

• Shuai Shao, Mechanical Engineering

Junior Award:

• Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Panagiotis Mistriotis, Chemical Engineering

Staff Champion for the Student Experience

• Karen Clark, Mechanical Engineering

• Jenny Sconyers, Engineering Administration

Outstanding Staff Award

• Katie Hardy, Engineering Administration

• Jessica Taylor, Engineering Administration

Outstanding Alumni Awards

• Samantha A. Magill, Aerospace Engineering

• Marc Ivey, Biosystems Engineering

• Hudson Pope, Chemical Engineering

• David Stejskal, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Peter Baljet, Computer Science and Software Engineering

• Brad Cothran, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Beth Monroe, Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Robert Carter, Materials Engineering

• Martin Stap, Mechanical Engineering

• Erica Walsh, Polymer and Fiber Engineering