Irene Elizabeth Tracey Award for Excellence in Engineering - Lauren Repmann

Irene Elizabeth Tracey Award for Excellence in Engineering
Thomas E. Robinson Leadership Award (University Medallion) - Lauren Repmann

Awarded to an engineering student who has demonstrated excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. This award is presented by faculty in the College of Engineering in memory of Irene Tracey, mother of Dr. James Tracey, founding dean of the College of Engineering.

Criteria:

Academic excellence

Service to profession and institution

Exemplary character and strong leadership qualities

DaVinci Medallion for Excellence in Biomedical Engineering - Kathryn Driscoll

DaVinci Medallion for Excellence in Biomedical Engineering - Kathryn Driscoll

Sponsored by the Department of Biomedical Engineering, this award is presented to the most outstanding graduating senior in the department. Endowed by Dr. Mark Byrne, Founding Biomedical Engineering Department Head, and his wife, Mrs. Susan Byrne.

Criteria:

Outstanding Cumulative GPA Demonstrating Academic Excellence

Demonstrated Excellence in Creative Scholarship and Research

Professional Leadership

Exceptional Character and Outreach Leadership

Clarence Slater Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering - Jacob Martin

Clarence Slater Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering - Jacob Martin

Established by Dr. C. Stewart Slater, the founding Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department, this medallion is awarded to an outstanding graduating senior in the department. The award is named in memory of Dr. Slater’s father, Clarence, who was an eminent educator in Southern New Jersey, with 40 years of service as a teacher, department head and administrator at Atlantic City High School.

Criteria:

Student GPA (Chemical Engineering courses weigh heavily)

Undergraduate research (i.e., the student’s ability to excel in their junior/senior clinic project)

Activities in support of the Chemical Engineering Department

Elizabeth Slater Award for Excellence in Graduate Chemical Engineering Studies - Shankar P. Kharal

Elizabeth Slater Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering Graduate Studies - Shankar P. Kharal

The Elizabeth Slater Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering Graduate Studies is awarded to an outstanding Chemical Engineering graduating graduate student each year. The medal is named in memory of the mother of Dr. C. Stewart Slater, the Founding Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department. His mother worked as a Secretary for the Music Department at Atlantic City High School, where she met Dr. Slater’s father. She served the country as an American Red Cross “Gray Lady” during WW II, helping wounded servicemen at Thomas England General Hospital.

Criteria:

Must be graduating in May of the year of the award, or have had degree conferred earlier in the given academic year

Leadership / independent work on graduate project(s)

Creativity in research pursuits

Quantifiable scholarly outputs (examples: co-authorship of journal papers, conference presentations, corporate seminars, invited talks, assistance with corporate or federal agency reports, interactions with grant sponsor, assistance with proposal preparation, etc.)

Mentorship of undergraduate clinic and/ or summer students

Positive team dynamics in research group

Student must be in “good standing” according to current University policy

Ralph Alan Dusseau Medallion Award for Civil and Environmental Engineering – Juan Vera

Ralph Alan Dusseau Award for Civil & Environmental Engineering - Juan Vera-Bedolla

This medallion is presented to a student who has established an outstanding record of service, scholarship, leadership, hard work and dedication in the field and is donated by Dr. Ralph A. Dusseau, founding chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Criteria:

Hard work and dedication

Ability to overcome obstacles

Service and scholarship

Ralph Alan Dusseau Medallion Award for Civil and Environmental Engineering – Kayla Fericy

Ralph Alan Dusseau Award for Civil & Environmental Engineering - Kayla Fericy

This medallion is presented to a student who has established an outstanding record of service, scholarship, leadership, hard work and dedication in the field and is donated by Dr. Ralph A. Dusseau, founding chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Criteria:

Hard work and dedication

Ability to overcome obstacles

Service and scholarship

Jamilur Reza Choudhury Award for Civil and Environmental Engineering - Jason Russack

Jamilur Reza Choudhury Award for Civil & Environmental Engineering

Lawson J. Brown Senior Scholarship Award (University Medallion) - Jason Russack

The Choudhury medallion is presented to a student who has established an outstanding record of academic achievement, interest in public policy and international affairs, and exceptional service in the field and is donated by Dr. Kauser Jahan.

Criteria:

Excellence in Academics

Interest in Public Policy and Global Affairs

Outstanding Service

C. Ernest O’Neal Award for Electrical and Computer Engineering – Christopher Lentini

C.Ernest O’Neal Award for Electrical & Computer Engineering - Christopher Lentini

Presented to an electrical and computer engineering student with an outstanding academic record and who has demonstrated strong leadership in professional societies, this award is sponsored by Dr. John L. Schmalzel, founding chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.

Criteria:

Top 5% GPA of graduating seniors

Strong leadership

Active in Student Chapter of IEEE

Tirupathi Reddy Chandrupatla Award for Excellence in Mechanical Engineering – Matthew Beck

Tirupathi Reddy Chandrupatla Award for Excellence in Mechanical Engineering - Matthew Beck

Sponsored by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, this award is presented to the student who best demonstrates character, leadership achievements and potential, the attitude of a team player, and a strong GPA.

Criteria:

Student must be academically strong, as shown by his or her cumulative GPA.

Student is of outstanding character, as noted by the faculty in the department.

Student exemplifies the goals, aspirations and spirit of the department.

Tirupathi Reddy Chandrupatla Award for Excellence in Mechanical Engineering – Nicholas Gushue

Tirupathi Reddy Chandrupatla Award for Excellence in Mechanical Engineering - Nicholas Gushue

Sponsored by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, this award is presented to the student who best demonstrates character, leadership achievements and potential, the attitude of a team player, and a strong GPA.

Criteria:

Student must be academically strong, as shown by his or her cumulative GPA.

Student is of outstanding character, as noted by the faculty in the department.

Student exemplifies the goals, aspirations and spirit of the department.

Nicholas A. Peppas Sc.D. Medallion for Excellence in Doctoral Studies - Robert Mosely

Nicholas A. Peppas Sc.D. Medallion for Excellence in Doctoral Studies - Robert Mosely

Sponsored by Anthony Lowman, Ph.D. in honor of Dr. Lowman’s Ph.D. mentor. 

Criteria:

Excellence in doctoral studies