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Congratulations to all the 2024 honorees in Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Biomedical, and Mechanical Engineering!

 

CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Reginald Milbank Sophomore Award: James Cilwik and Lilac Damon (CE) and Emily Grunes (EENV)

In honor of Professor Reginald V. Milbank, who served the program for 23 years, this award was established in 1970 and is awarded annually to the “outstanding sophomore enrolled in Civil and Environmental Engineering at ����̽̽.”

 

Junior Award: Sarah Lazar (CE) and Jacob McCoy and Emma Dreyer (EENV)

Given each year by the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering to a junior who “best displays outstanding scholarship and commitment to civil and environmental engineering.”

 

Douglas P. Fay Award: Chris Ramos (CE) and Kate Hunter (EENV)

The Douglas P. Fay Award was established in 1973 in honor of a faculty member who long served the program and is made to that student “who has made the greatest contribution to the Program of Civil and Environmental Engineering during the past year.”

 

Edward H. Phelps Prize: Jacob Ladue (CE) and Hudson Smith (EENV)

The Edward Haight Phelps Award was established in 1884 by his father, the Honorable E.J. Phelps of Burlington. It is awarded by the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering to a student in the program “who shall have exhibited conspicuous merit in professional studies, and high and noble traits of character if such can be found.”

 

Scholastic Achievement Award: Morgan Boothe (CE) and Emily Hall (EENV)

In recognition of outstanding academic success throughout their college career.

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ELECTRICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Atwater-Kent (Senior) Award: Tara Harte, Molly Ramirez, and Rebecca Holt

For an undergraduate student who has demonstrated extraordinary qualities of integrity and commitment to others through outstanding service to faculty, staff, and students at the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences

 

Senior BME Award: Abigail Knobel

For excellence in performance and the greatest promise of success. 

 

Junior BME Award: Abigail Howard and Jessica Lukac

For excellence in performance and the greatest promise of success. 

 

Junior EE Award: Carter Belog and Alec Benedict

For excellence in performance and the greatest promise of success in electrical engineering. 

 

BME Program Award: Adam Zuchowski

For fostering inclusion, excellence, and awareness of all aspects of Biomedical Engineering. 

 

BME Graduate Award: Divya Pradip Roy

For research excellence and the greatest promise of success.

 

Cyril G. Veinott Graduate Award: Mostafa Ayubi Rad

For excellence in performance and the greatest promise of success. 

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ME Grad Teaching & Outreach Award: Fuqian Yin

For excellence in performance and the greatest promise of success.

 

ME Graduate Research Award: Alireza Fath

For excellence in performance and the greatest promise of success.

 

Edmund F. Little (Senior) Award: Edie Cay and Ben Payson

For meritorious work in the mechanical arts.

 

Engineering Management Senior Award: Sam Knox

In recognition of academic success in Engineering Management. 

 

Sean O’Flaherty Fahey Commemorative (Junior) Award: Kelly DeCarlo

For a junior mechanical engineering student who reflects the engineering achievements and spirit of Sean O’Flaherty Fahey.

 

Sophomore Award: Ben Rogers and Matt Rogers

For outstanding scholarship and commitment to mechanical engineering.

 

ME Undergraduate Research Award: Elizabeth Zheng and Thomas Field

For excellence in performance and the greatest promise of success. 

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HONORARY & PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AWARDS

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Award: Seamus Howrigan

For meritorious work in the student chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Award: Ben Rees   

For meritorious work in the student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

 

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Student Branch Award: Emily Ninestein

For fostering technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity

 

Society of Women Engineers Award (SWE) Award: Lauren Allen

For the greatest contribution to the activities and objectives of the student chapter of SWE

 

Tau Beta Pi/John O. Outwater Prize: Jenna Fracasso

To the outgoing president of Tau Beta Pi who, by virtue of the office, has demonstrated skill, tact, and initiative.

 

June Veinott Award: Abbey Hoag

To the female student who, at the end of her first year of study, shows the greatest promise of being successful in the engineering profession.

 

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Award: Cooper Petrie and Kendall Meienhofer

For the highest quality contribution to the Engineers Without Borders student chapter and embodying the humanitarian ideals of EWB

 

����̽̽ Student Engineer of the Year Award: Sarah Lindberg

For outstanding scholastic achievement and participation in university-related activities

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ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Student Environmental Engineer of the Year: Josephine Alling Graney

 

Student Biomedical Engineer of the Year: Abigail Knobel

 

Student Mechanical Engineer of the Year: Thomas Field

 

Student Electrical Engineer of the Year: Emily Ninestein

 

* Presented at the Vermont Society of Professional Engineers annual banquet held on February 23, 2024.