Achievement Awards
Each year the Engineering School presents Achievement Awards to faculty, alumni and students who have made significant contributions to the School, the community or the professional world. Previous winners are listed below.
Distinguished Alumni Award
2023, Frank Hady, Ph.D.
2021, Jonathan Becher
2020, Thomas W. Smith III
2019, Professor Steven S. Skiena
2018, Dr. Paul Mensah
2017, Marc Doyle
2016, Charles P. "Chip" Blankenship
2015, Sharon L. Wood
2014, Vivek Joshi
2012, Vincent H. Derr
2011, William Brubaker
2010, William L. Talbert
2009, William F. Hall
2008, Lucien L. Bass III
2007, Michael N. Garrett
2006, Jay D. Miller
2005, Nance K. Dicciani
2004, David A. Kettler ('67, '70, '71), Jill S. Tietjen ('76)
2003, Loria B. Yeadon ('85)
2001, Gregory Hammond Olsen ('71)
2000, Ira D. Jacobson ('67, '70), Edward A. Parrish, Jr. ('64, '66, '68)
1999, Michael L. King ('76)
1998, Charles L. Brown ('43)
1997, Howard E. Cosgrove, Jr. ('66)
1996, Edwin T. Holland ('26)
1995, A. Thomas Young ('61)
1994, J. Davis Hamlin ('59)
1993, Sture G. Olsson ('42)
1992, Neal O. Wade, Jr. ('49)
1991, Brenton S. Halsey ('51)
1990, Albert H. Small ('46)
Distinguished Faculty Award
2021, Dana M. Elzey
2020, Mary Lou Soffa
2020 in Memoriam, Malathi Veeraraghavan
2018, Xiaodong Chris Li
2017, John R. Scully
2016, John Lach
2015, Pamela M. Norris
2014, Thomas Baber and Richard Gangloff
2013, Jeff R. Crandall
2012, Gary J. Shiflet
2011, Barry Johnson
2010, John A. Stankovic
2009, Thomas C. Skalak
2008, Joanne Bechta Dugan
2006, Walter D. Pilkey
2005, William C. Johnson
2004, Michael J. Demetsky
2003, Yacov Y. Haimes
2002, Nicholas J. Garber
Outstanding Young Engineering Graduate Award
2023, John T. Gaskins, Ph.D.
2018, Dr. Erwin Gianchandani
2015, Professor Benton H. Calhoun
2013, Heather L. Wishart-Smith
2012, Margot A.S. Vigeant
2011, Billy Bardin
2010, Paul K. Mensah
2009, Evan T. Edwards
2008, Patrick E. Hopkins
2006, Scott A. Ferber
2005, Eric C. Anderson ('96)
2004, Leland D. Melvin ('91)
2003, James F. Groves ('92, '98)
Distinguished Achievement Award
2021, David Garrett, Ph.D.
2020, Adriane Randolph, Ph.D.
2019, Shailendra V. Bordawekar, Ph.D.
2014, Raymond Kilmer
2011, Robert Lindberg, Jr.
2010, Charles P. Blankenship, Jr.
2009, W. Blair Okita
2008, Tammy W. Ramsey, Alfred C. Weaver
2006, E. Morgan Massey
2001, Doris Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf
2000, Allan S. Myerson ('75, '77)
1999, Winfred M. Phillips ('66, '68)
1998, Dennis M. Bushnell ('67)
1997, William A. Wulf ('68)
1996, John H. Coleman ('46)
1995, Edward L. Paul ('52)
1994, Wesley L. Harris ('64)
1993, Jonathan P. Deason ('84)
1992, Edward F. Blake, Jr. ('50)
Distinguished Service Award
2021, Kim Gregg, Pamela M. Norris, Ph.D.
2020, Dorothy Gardner
2016, Mary Lane
2015, Vicki B. Tucker
2014, Vickie Faulconer
2013, Jean V. Reese
2012, George Cahen
2011, Frances Hersey
2009, Harry C Powell, Douglas D. Garson
2007, Robin W. Mack
2005, C. Scott Rorer, James G. Simmonds
2004, Lisa E. Meadows, William A. Jesser
2003, Michael H. VanVranken
2002, James Turner
2001, Doris Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf
2000, Richard W. Miksad
1999, Anita K. Jones
1998, E. Lee Showalter ('58)
1997, F. Hudnall Christopher, Jr. ('55)
1996, Edward I. Hardy, Jr. ('55)
1995, Patricia Kluge
1994, Edgar A. Starke, Jr.
1993, Omer A. Gianniny, Jr. ('47, '58, '67), Harold S. Morton, Jr. ('53)
1992, Lucien L. Bass III ('63, '65)
1991, James H. Aylor ('68, '71, '77), Ralph A. Lowry,
James M. Trice, Jr. ('63), Joseph L. Vaughan ('26, '27, '40)
1990, Avery Catlin ('47, '49, '60), Elmer L. Gaden, Jean M. Holliday,
Henry Lee Kinnier ('42), John H. Sidebottom ('40)
Outstanding Student Award
2021, Rob Schwartz (systems engineering), Josh Eiland (systems engineering), Rebecca Della Croce (biomedical engineering), Rita Anane-Wae (biomedical engineering), Karl Westendorff (chemical engineering), Emma Stephens (civil engineering)
2020, Anna Cerf (civil engineering), Emily Chen (civil engineering), Allison Horenberg (biomedical engineering), Jonathan Zheng (chemical engineering)
2019, Monica Grabowska (biomedical engineering), Mary-Michael Robertson (civil engineering), Alexander Singh (biomedical engineering),
2018, Christopher Arthur (mechanical engineering), Perrin Falkner (civil engineering), John Panagides (biomedical engineering), Erika Rashka (systems engineering)
2017, Andrew Biedermann (chemical engineering), Jill Ferguson (engineering science), Megan Pinezich (chemical engineering), Naveed Tavakol (biomedical engineering)
2016, Lia Cattaneo, Angela Liu
2014, Davis Blalock, Nicholas Goddeau, Ethan Nyberg, Sydney Schrider
2013, Camrynn Genda, Carolyn Pelnik, Rowan Sprague, and Jessica Ungerleider
2012, Hannah Meredith
2011, Rachel Babji, Anthony DeGennaro, Ethan Heil, Borna Kazerooni, Kelly Lausten, Kenneth Tran
2010, Ian Czekala, Todd Gerarden, John Griffin, Beth Martin, Dan Quinn, Jen Wilson
2009, Vinu T. Ilakkuvan, Jesse R. Quinlan
2008, Adrienne Felt, Marin Odioso, Eliah Shamir
2007, Scott Robertson, Alison Tramba
2006, Marc Schwartz, Sophie Johnson
2005, Carolyn M. Reed, Arsalan Tavakoli
2004, James W. VanDyke
2003, David Simpson ('03)
2002, Ginger M. Moored
2001, Mary Patrice Froehlich
2000, Leslie H. Williams, Jr. ('00)
1999, Suzanne P. Farnsworth ('00)
1998, Adriane B. Davis ('99)
1997, Jonathan P. Scott ('97)
1996, Molly B. Chartier ('96)
1995, James T. Fang ('96)
1994, Katherine M. Bittel ('94)
1993, Michael J. Lenox ('93)
1992, R. Mark Gogolewski ('92)
1991, Elizabeth Rose Gold ('91)
1990, Daniel J. Sherlock ('90)
Robert A. Bland Award
2023, Paul Mensah, Ph.D.
2021, John M.M. Anderson, Ph.D.
2020, Professor Archie Holmes
2017, Dr. O.J. Tucker
2010, Carolyn Vallas
2008, Nicholas J. Garber
2007, Cato T. Laurencin
Ingrid Soudek Townsend Prize
2009, Devon Caldwell (CE '12)
Special Recognition Award
2011, Michael King