2024 College of Engineering Student Awards

Students stand in front of College of Engineering step and repeat holding award plaquesThe University of Georgia College of Engineering is pleased to announce the recipients of the undergraduate and graduate student awards for 2024, conferred during the College of Engineering Celebration of Excellence held on April 2nd.

Merit Awards of Excellence

The College of Engineering Undergraduate Merit Awards for Service and Research honor students who demonstrate a strong work ethic inside and outside the classroom. These students exceed expectations as set forth by instructors, professors, and staff.

Merit Award for Service
Victoria Lam, B.S. Electrical Engineering
Merit Award for Research
Rosalba Mazzotta, B.S. Biochemical Engineering

 

Awards for Academic Excellence

The College of Engineering Undergraduate Awards for Academic Excellence recognize one senior student from each degree program who has demonstrated exemplary performance in upper-level engineering coursework.

The Arnton Clegg Award for Academic Excellence in Agricultural Engineering
Andrew Hart
Award for Academic Excellence in Biochemical Engineering
Rosalba Mazzotta
Award for Academic Excellence in Biological Engineering
Sara Jane Shulman
The Dr. Sidney Thompson Family Civil Engineering Award
Brogen Ballew
Award for Academic Excellence in Computer Systems Engineering
Haden Crawford
Award for Academic Excellence in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Sophia Olson
Award for Academic Excellence in Environmental Engineering
Kate Winters
Award for Academic Excellence in Mechanical Engineering
Grant Klone

 

Chair’s Award for Excellence

The Chair’s Award for Excellence – Best Personal Statement is presented to a student in each of the College’s three schools in recognition of the high quality of the student’s personal statement submitted for application to their major in the College of Engineering.

School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering
Anna Paulus
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Steve Ma
School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering
Leah Madsen

 

Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence

The Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence in Early Student Achievement is presented to the students who have the highest ranked academic credentials at the time they are admitted to their major in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia.

Jonathan Casen Blackburn, B.S. Electrical Engineering
Madeline Sanford, B.S. Civil Engineering

 

Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching

The Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching honors graduate students who have demonstrated superior teaching skills and commitment to high-quality instruction related to the engineering program.

Rebecca Stanley
School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering

 

The Brahm P. Verma Award for Academic & Leadership Excellence

Established in honor of longtime University of Georgia engineering faculty member Brahm Verma, this award recognizes an outstanding graduate student for excellence in academics and leadership. Recipients are selected based on a combination of their academic performance, their research, their activity in professional societies, and their demonstrated leadership abilities.

Patrick Maffe
School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering

 

Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award for the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, & Mechanical Engineering

The Excellence in Graduate Research Award for the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, & Mechanical Engineering recognizes graduate students for the quality of their research as demonstrated by student success in the publication of their work in prestigious, highly cited international journals.

Keaton Coletti
Taylor Ann Maddalene

 

 

View photos from the Celebration of Excellence:

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