Annual Awards Reception - Spring 2023
Outstanding Juniors
Avery Rogers | Civil Engineering |
Paris Somerville | Computer Science |
Nora Akere | Construction Management |
Avery Stilwell | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Ashley Vandersand | Industrial Engineering |
Sierra Eigenmann | Mechanical Engineering |
Ugochukwu Chukwuemeka Eleonu | Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering |
Outstanding Seniors
Lukas Bixen | Civil Engineering |
Michael French | Computer Science |
Mikaylah Burris | Construction Management |
David Kern | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Seth Allen Bedwell | Industrial Engineering |
Ashlen Knabach | Mechanical Engineering |
Thien Huu Nguyen | Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering |
Outstanding Graduate Students
Cristian Rodrigo Tolava Torrico | Civil Engineering |
Trevor Auten | Computer Science |
Brianna Witherell | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Onur Topcu | Industrial Engineering |
Negar Rafiee Dolatabadi | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
Outstanding Teacher
Jianwei Huang | Civil Engineering |
Dali Ismail | Computer Science |
Ralph Tayeh | Construction Management |
Steve Muren | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Sohyung Cho | Industrial Engineering |
Terry Yan | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
Outstanding Alumni
George C. Andres | Civil Engineering |
Jeff Croxell | Computer Science |
Ryan Perryman | Construction Management |
Andrew Maggio | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Craig Eversman | Industrial Engineering |
Wesley Schooley | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
School of Engineering
Outstanding Researcher | Albert Luo | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
Outstanding Service | Kamran Shavezipur | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
Outstanding Adjunct | Ted Pruess | Civil Engineering |
Outstanding Service to the School of Engineering | Georgia Reynolds-Ratliff | School of Engineering |
School of Engineering Donors and Awards
BRiC Partnership, LLC Scholarship
Sponsor: BRiC Partnership, LLC
Recipient: Josiah Olden Civil Engineering
Bill & Jean Luan STEAM Scholarship
Sponsor: Mr. Bill and Mrs. Jean Luan
Recipient: Agbaraoluwa Kayefi Kuboye Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
C.A. Jones, Inc. Scholarship
Sponsor: C.A. Jones, Inc.
Recipient: Ethan Booth Construction Management
Charles F. and L. Jane Coffin Engineering Scholarship
Sponsor: Mr. Charles H. and Mrs. Emily E. Coffin
Recipients: Ryan Hanks Computer Science
Luke Welsh Computer Science
Dr. Charles Alvin Wentz, Jr. Engineering Scholarship
Sponsor: The Late Dr. Charles Wentz, Jr.
Recipient: Ugochukwu Eleonu Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
CFMA of St. Louis Construction Management Scholarship
Sponsor: Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) -
St. Louis Chapter
Recipient: Dylan Hites Construction Management
Constellation Clinton Clean Energy STEM Scholarship
Sponsor: Constellation Nuclear-Clinton Power Station
Recipient: Connor Mayall Electrical & Computer Engineering
Grady Family Foundation Entrepreneurship Scholarship
Sponsor: The Grady Family Foundation
Recipient: Mukesh Kumar Das Industrial Engineering
James C. Fowler Scholarship in Engineering
Sponsor: Mr. James C. Fowler and Family
Recipient: Kylie Bolandis Civil Engineering
Jerry Kane Public Service Scholarship
Sponsor: Agency for Community Transit
Recipient: Brian Oehl Civil Engineering
Joseph A. Hamilton Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Mr. Mark and Mrs. Joanne Palmer
Recipient: Jakob Schoeberle Electrical & Computer Engineering
Juanita Jean Riley Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Dr. Tyria Riley
Recipient: Chauncey Haywood Electrical & Computer Engineering
Kay Guse Founder’s Award for (SWE) Student Leadership
Sponsor: Mr. Paul and Mrs. M. Kay Guse
Recipients: Kaitlyn Colligan Industrial Engineering, Avery Stilwell Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Mirella Eldridge Industrial Engineering
Dr. Laura McCullough Scholarship
Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Foster
Recipient: Manny Ordoñez Webb Electrical & Computer Engineering
M. B. Corlew Memorial Award in Engineering
Sponsor: The Late Mrs. Mary Corlew
Recipient: Godfred Adjai-Darko Computer Science
NAWIC St. Louis - Construction Scholarship
Sponsor: National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) -
St. Louis Chapter
Recipients: Nora Akere Construction Management, Oye Efonkoya Construction Management, and Carter St. Cin Construction Management
PayneCrest Electrical Engineering Scholarship
Sponsor: PayneCrest Electric, Inc.
Recipient: Jared Wright Electrical & Computer Engineering
Pitzman’s Company Surveying Scholarship
Sponsor: Pitzman’s Company of Surveyors & Engineers
Recipient: Cory Baalman Construction Management
Raghupathy & Sailarani Bollini Scholarship
Sponsor: The Late Dr. Raghupathy & Mrs. Saila Bollini
Recipient: Narangoo Tumur Electrical & Computer Engineering
Russell C. Solomon Award for Excellence in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering
Sponsor: Family of The Late Mr. Russell Solomon, Jr.
Recipient: Kaitlyn Colligan Industrial Engineering
Sally Ferguson Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Agency for Community Transit
Recipient: Jessica Frisbee Civil Engineering
Senator William (Bill) Haine Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Agency for Community Transit
Recipient: Nora Akere Construction Management
Emeritus Dean Hasan Sevim Engineering Scholarship
Sponsor: Emeritus Dean Dr. Hasan Sevim
Recipient: Courtney Smith Computer Science
Dr. Charles Alvin Wentz, Jr. National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Scholarship
Sponsor: The Late Dr. Charles Wentz, Jr.
Recipients: Ugochukwu Eleonu Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, Kayefi Kuboye Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, Josiah Olden Civil Engineering, and Virgie Jones Undeclared
Civil Engineering Donors and Awards
Dr. Charles Alvin Wentz, Jr. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Scholarship
Sponsor: The Late Dr. Charles Wentz, Jr.
Recipients: Magda Carbajal, William Denny, Harpreet Kaur, and Jaaron Williams
The Civil Giving Scholarship in Honor of Vicki LaRose
Sponsor: Civil Giving - The Charitable Arm of Civil Design, Inc.
Recipient: Kylie Bolandis
Dan Cote Memorial Scholarship in Civil Engineering
Sponsor: Mrs. Jo Ann Cote and Mr. Rich Oller
Recipient: Sam Schlegl
Oates Associates Civil Engineering Scholarship
Sponsor: Oates Associates, Inc.
Recipients: Gregory Platt, William Denny, Kylie Bolandis, Sam Schlegl, and Brady Dillon
RJN Foundation Civil Engineering Scholarship
Sponsor: The RJN Foundation
Recipient: Chandler Hans
Computer Science Donors and Awards
Gateway to Innovation Scholarship
Sponsor: Society for Information Management (SIM) - St. Louis Chapter
Recipient: Aiden Nelson
Grace Murray Hopper Memorial Award
Sponsor: Dr. Jimmie R. Hattemer
Recipient: Stephanie Lato
Heise Family Foundation Computer Science Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Mrs. Angela Heise and Family
Recipients: Abigail Mette, Jayme Greer, Godfred Adjei-Darko, Simran Patel, and Luke Welsh
William H. Gentry Computer Science Scholarship
Sponsor: Mr. Hal Gentry and Mrs. Jean Daniel-Gentry
Recipient: Zachary Sappington
Construction Management Donors and Awards
Bommarito Construction ScholarshipSponsor: Bommarito Construction Company
Recipient: Ethan Booth
Brett Zoelzer Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Family of The Late Brett Zoelzer
Recipients: Kyle Doubet and Tyler Lungu
Helmkamp Construction Scholarship
Sponsor: Helmkamp Construction Company
Recipients: Noah Scrogum and Zachary Wells
Holland Construction Services Scholarship
Sponsor: Holland Construction Services, Inc.
Recipient: Jonah Krieg
Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association (IPLSA) Scholarship
Sponsor: Board Members of IPLSA - Southwest Chapter
Recipients: Brayden Will Cory Baalman
Ralph F. Korte Scholarship Endowment for Construction Management
Sponsor: Mr. Ralph and Mrs. Donna Korte & The Korte Company
Recipients: Montalvo Del Rio and Dalton Fox
Relationship Builder Scholarship
Sponsor: Mr. Ryan and Mrs. Stefanie Perryman
Recipient: Dylan Hites
The Robert E. Biedermann Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Gremley & Biedermann, Inc.
Recipient: Brayden Will
Sherill Family Scholarship
Sponsor: Mr. David and Mrs. Sharon Sherrill
Recipient: Cory Baalman
Western Construction Group Scholarship
Sponsor: Western Construction Group
Recipient: Noah Scrogum
Electrical and Computer Engineering Donors and Awards
Mike & Verbal Blakey Electrical and Computer Engineering Scholarship
Sponsor: Mr. Mike and Mrs. Verbal Blakey
Recipient: Avery Stilwell
Dr. Robert Rutledge Memorial Electrical Engineering Scholarship
Sponsor: Family of The Late Dr. Robert Rutledge
Recipient: Caleb Probst
Dr. Charles Alvin Wentz, Jr. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Scholarship
Sponsor: The Late Dr. Charles Wentz, Jr.
Recipients: Izzy Lamonte, Seth Terry, Dexter Elmendorf, and Alex Abernathy
Industrial Engineering Donors and Awards
Kay Guse Family Industrial Engineering ScholarshipSponsor: Mr. Paul and Mrs. M. Kay Guse
Recipient: Ashley Vandersand
SooBok Wee Industrial Engineering Scholarship
Sponsor: Dr. H. Felix Lee
Recipients: Marva Lockett, Chigozie Valentine, and Ugo Njoku
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Donors and Awards
Thomas P. Anderson Mechanical Engineering ScholarshipSponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Anderson
Recipient: Conor Sands
Arthur A. Kuhlman Scholarship
Sponsor: The Late Mrs. Agnus Kuhlman and Ms. Sandra Mizer
Recipients: Peyton Weicht and Hunter Stewart
Dr. Charles Alvin Wentz, Jr. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Scholarship
Sponsor:
Recipients: Nicholas White, Elijah Weddle, and Gabriel Dudek
Evan David Allen Scholarship
Sponsor: SISCO - Southern Illinois Sheet Metal Contractors Organization
Recipient: James Metcalf
Sartoris Brothers All-Nighter Mechanical Engineering Scholarship
Sponsors: Mr. Daniel and Mr. James Sartoris
Recipient: Sierra Eigenmann
Dean’s List - Fall 2022
Jace Ackerman
Tope Adio
Godfred Adjei-Darko
Omone Nora Akere
Collin Amann
Jordan Asselmeier
Brandon Au
Cory Baalman
Syed Ammar Abdul Bari
Raj Bariya
Caleb Bayles
Tyler Bean-Catencamp
Seth Bedwell
Kevin Belobrajdic
Ryan Bender
Ethan Bennett
Lee Bequette
Madison Bilotta
Lukas Bixen
Zachary Bluhm
Steven Blunier
Lacey Boltz
Zayne Bonner
Robert Borik
Kevin Botterbush
Shawn Bowers
Maxwell Brandmeyer
Max Brentlinger
David Brider
Matthew Buchholz
Braden Burgener
Mikaylah Burris
Nicholas Burris
Nathan Buss
Colton Byrd
Kaitlyn Campbell
Payton Carroll
Nicholas Chastain
Joseph Cisler
Jason Clark
Seth Clyne
Amara Coleman
Clayton Cornett
Jacob Craven
Mckenna Daiber
Jonathan Daugherty
Avery Davidson
Christopher Day
Claudia De La Cruz
Macy Deck
Thomas DeClue
Kevin DeConcini
Colton DeLong
William Denny
Joseph Depke
Sean Derrick
Ann Doyle
Lacie Duff
Nathaniel Dyer
Jacob Edmiston
Evie Edwards
Trevor Eggemeyer
Eric Eickele
Sierra Eigenmann
Ugochukwu Chukwuemeka Eleonu
Josh Erwin
Tristan Essig
Taitt Estes
Zachary Fillback
Thomas Flach
Riley Flanigan
Matthew Fletcher
Angel Flores
Gabriela Francesca Flores Guevara
Joshua Ford
Seth Fourcault
Damon Fowler
Kaitrin Francis
Lucas Freeze
Caden French
Andrew Friedel
Jessica Frisbee
Kristian Fuhrman
Collin Fuller
Alex Garcia
Ethan Gardner
Gema Garibay
Francis Garrison
Jacob Geisen
Austin Geist
Zechariah Georgian
Nicole Andrea Gomez Romero
Richard Graves
Katherine Greuel
Alexis Gross
Margaux Guibal Britt
Joseph Haenel
Ryan Hagen
Wilson Hamby
Ryan Hanks
Jonathan Harris
Kyle Haschemeyer
Sophia Hasler
Austin Hayes
Dylan Head
Luke Head
Owen Helfrich
Austin Herkert
Kristen Hill
Darragh Hindrichs
Dylan Hites
Samuel Hutcherson
Colton Hyman
Iretomiwa Idowu
Matthew Jackson
Morgan Jackson
Landon Jansen
Keaton Jilg
Katherine Jones
Thomas Jones
Lena Juenger
Luke Karlas
Jamie Kattenbraker
Jason Kattenbraker
Dominik Kayser
Kaitlyn Kelble
David Kern
Daniel Kloppe
Ashlen Knabach
Abraham Koch
Aiden Kocher
Benjamin Kordick
Jonah Krieg
Ryan Kulasekara
Evan Labonte
Curtis Lake
Isabel Lamonte
Jacob Langer
Clifton Langhoff
Samuel Jay Dixon Layton
Long Thanh Le
Cara Levingston
Yankun Lin
Luke Ludwig
Max Ludwig
Austin Luebbers
Andrew Luthy
Qiuhao Ma
Tianji Ma
Kole Madrigal-Kaltenbronn
Jianan Mao
Joshua Marion
Joseph Masinelli
David Mathus
Connor Mayall
Bryce Mccarthy
Carter McClure
Ian McCormick
Andrew McCullough
Thomas Mcinerney
Camden Mckay
Dakota Mendoza
Alexander Merlo
James Metcalf
Abigail Mette
Steven Meyer
Alexander Miller
Kurtis Miller
Sophia Miller
Andrew Milloshewski
Ryan Monahan
Kaia Morena
Nicole Morgan
Olivia Morgan
Tyler Mowen
Graham Mueller
Ammar Naser
Aiden Nelson
Anna Nguyen
Thien Huu Nguyen
Edward Nooney
Regan Norrenberns
Lilly Oliver
Wisdom Eden Omodiagbe
Manuel Ordonez Webb
Henry Orteza
Shaun Pacatte
Yan Pang
Camryn Parker
Abin Paudel
Nicholas Payne
Lyndel Perry
Khoi Minh Pham
Rachel Piazza
Charles Poindexter
Zachary Poland
Riwaz Poudel
Mason Pritchett
Caleb Probst
Kameron Rachell
Kimberly Radecki
Patrick Rawson
Ben Raymond
Bryce Reeves
Zachary Renz
Graham Reynolds
Jaxon Rhoades
Blake Rhodes
Bryce Riemenschneider
Alexander Roberts
Caleb Robinson
Avery Rogers
Evan Rohlfs
Kyle Ronat
Kimberly Roskamp
Evan Rossell
William Sallenger
Jay Sanders
Leonardo Sandoval Pardo
Lucas Sandoval Pardo
Connor Sands
Zachary Sappington
Cody Schaefer
Dylan Schaller
Lucas Scheibal
Sam Schlegl
Ross Schmidgall
Katherine Schneider
Elijah Schumer
Noah Scrogum
Brenden Seehausen
Jacob Segelhorst
Thomas Siganga
Benjamin Small
Courtney Smith
Paris Somerville
Christopher Spanske
Zachary Specht
Garrett St. John
William Stanforth
Spencer Stearns
Brendon Steinacher
Cameron Stephens
Jacob Stephens
Jacob Sterr
Hunter Stewart
Avery Stilwell
Andrew Stingley
Robert Stock
Ryan Straeter
Dustin Stuart
Ian Stutz
Joseph Swan
Bryce Tate
Mason Taylor
Leopold Tejkowski
Seth Terry
Ronal Thapa
Isaac Thomae
Andrew Timmermann
Matthew Tipton
Silwana Tiwari
Katie Toennies
Nolan Tolbert
Nathaniel Tooley
Hung Ngoc Tran
Tyler Traub
Hung Luong Quoc Truong
Narangoo Tumur
Ashley Vandersand
Ana Vasquez
Ryan Vicic
Ryan Vogelbacher
Michael Voltz
Ryan Waegner
Ashley Wahome
Brendan Wallace
Nicholas Walters
Zachary Walters
Cole Warden
Carson Webb
Jarek Wehrle
Peyton Weicht
Matthew Weidner
Justin Weihe
Luke Welsh
Alex Wernex
Kyle Wesolowski
Evan Wessel
Jasmine White
Samuel White
Charlie Whittleman
David Wickman
Jacob Wilcoxen
Ian Wilgus
Carley Wilkerson
Joshua Wilkinson
Brayden Will
Jacob Williams
Makhaela Wilson
Joshua Winters
Gavin Witsken
Matthew Wolden
Cameron Woodard
Jessica Woodley
Ryan Woodruff
Aidan Wright
Makenzie Wright
Samuel Wynn
Yuchen Xia
Hangyu Yao
Frank Zachman
Lorenzzi Zappa
Tanner Zbinden
Jayden Zebrowski
Haibo Zhao
Hanqi Zhao
Jacob Ziolkowski
Claudia Zuber
Jared Zurliene