{"id":5172,"date":"2018-05-18T01:01:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T01:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=5172"},"modified":"2018-05-21T20:25:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T20:25:54","slug":"excellence-and-achievement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=5172","title":{"rendered":"Excellence and achievement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/auburnengineers\/40565889254\/in\/set-72157665471153607\/player\/\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Spotlight Gallery\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Each spring, the college honors outstanding students, faculty and alumni who embody the ideals of excellence that define Auburn Engineering. We are proud to recognize the academic accomplishments of our students, the dedication of our faculty and the professional success of our alumni. The following students, faculty and alumni were recognized with awards:<\/p>\n<p><strong>STUDENT AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Student Departmental Award<\/strong>s<br \/>\nTanner Straker, Aerospace<br \/>\nMatthew Preisser, Biosystems<br \/>\nMadeline Bonifay, Chemical<br \/>\nJohn Hatfield, Civil<br \/>\nJack Mullins, Computer Science<br \/>\nAaron Langham, Electrical and Computer<br \/>\nGreg Artalona, Industrial and Systems<br \/>\nTommy Britt, Materials<br \/>\nZachary Lee, Mechanical<br \/>\nSteven Breaux, Polymer and Fiber<br \/>\nMina Narayanan, Software<br \/>\nJade Newton, Wireless<\/p>\n<p><strong>Auburn Outstanding Student Engineer Award sponsored by the Alabama Society of Professional Engineers<\/strong><br \/>\nMatthew Preisser, Biosystems<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samuel Ginn Outstanding Student Award<\/strong><br \/>\nTommy Britt, Materials<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank Vandegrift Co-Op Award<\/strong><br \/>\nDaylon Hester, Electrical and Computer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeff and Linda Stone Leadership Awards<\/strong><br \/>\nKasey Cooper, Mechanical<br \/>\nRansom Creech, Civil<br \/>\nJustin Smith, Chemical<br \/>\nChristian Thompson, Civil<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fred and Mary Lou Birdsong Study Abroad Scholarships<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Drinnon, Chemical<br \/>\nSarah Hill, Industrial and Systems<br \/>\nGavin Prather, Mechanical<\/p>\n<p><strong>100+ Women Strong Undergraduate Leadership Award<\/strong><br \/>\nGabrielle Gilmer, Chemical<br \/>\nNatalie Palmquist, Civil<\/p>\n<p><strong>100+ Women Strong Graduate Leadership Award<\/strong><br \/>\nElizabeth Devore, Electrical<br \/>\nFerdous Finklea, Chemical<\/p>\n<p><strong>100+ Women Strong Study Abroad Award<\/strong><br \/>\nAbigail Blankenship, Chemical<br \/>\nPaige Maxwell, Industrial and Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>100+ Women Strong Graduate Student Fellowship<\/strong><br \/>\nAndrea Henshall, Computer Science and Software<br \/>\nEunji Lee, Materials<\/p>\n<p><strong>J. Alley Family Fellowship<\/strong><br \/>\nNathan Roberts, Chemical<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Engineering Research Showcase poster winners<\/strong><br \/>\nThomas Teasley, Aerospace, 1st place<br \/>\nElise Hall, Aerospace, 2nd place<br \/>\nMichael Bolt, Electrical and Computer, 3rd place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark A. Spencer Creative Mentorship Award<\/strong><br \/>\nMatthew Preisser, Biosystems, Student<br \/>\nBrendan Higgins, Biosystems, Faculty<\/p>\n<p><strong>FACULTY AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Faculty Departmental Awards<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Cicci, Aerospace<br \/>\nJonathan Davis, Biosystems<br \/>\nJoseph Shaeiwitz, Chemical<br \/>\nMolly Hughes, Civil<br \/>\nMichael Hollingsworth, Computer Science and Software<br \/>\nVictor Nelson, Electrical and Computer<br \/>\nJeffrey Smith, Industrial and Systems<br \/>\nRuel \u201cTony\u201d Overfelt, Materials<br \/>\nRick Williams, Mechanical<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fred H. Pumphrey Teaching Award<\/strong><br \/>\nRick Williams, Mechanical<\/p>\n<p><strong>William F. Walker Teaching Awards for Excellence<\/strong><br \/>\nJoseph Shaeiwitz, Chemical, Superior<br \/>\nRichard Sesek, Industrial<br \/>\nand Systems, Merit<br \/>\nAnahita Ayasoufi, Mechanical, Merit<\/p>\n<p><strong>100+ Women Strong Leadership in Diversity Faculty\/Staff Award<\/strong><br \/>\nLauren Beckingham, Civil<\/p>\n<p><strong>Auburn Alumni Engineering Council Research Awards for Excellence<\/strong><br \/>\nMaria Auad and Wei-shinn Ku, Senior Award<br \/>\nDavid Blersch and Mark Schall,<br \/>\nJunior Award<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALUMNI AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Alumni<\/strong><br \/>\nDepartmental Awards<br \/>\nMike Tinker, Aerospace<br \/>\nStephen Cobb, Biosystems<br \/>\nBrad Corson, Chemical<br \/>\nDeJarvis Leonard, Civil<br \/>\nHeather Avery, Computer Science and Software<br \/>\nNorman Tew, Electrical and Computer<br \/>\nZeke Smith, Industrial and Systems<br \/>\nNancy Weili Yu, Materials<br \/>\nNicole Faulk, Mechanical<br \/>\nMark Ackerman, Polymer and Fiber<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each spring, the college honors outstanding students, faculty and alumni who embody the ideals of excellence that define Auburn Engineering. 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