Akron, Ohio, June 10, 2004 The University of Akron's College of Engineering recently paid tribute to its outstanding students, faculty and staff for 2004 at the college's 15th annual honors and awards banquet.
Honorees at the banquet included:
STUDENT AWARDS
C. William Loughry, M.D., Award in Biomedical Engineering: Kevin Donnelly of Medina.
Joseph L. Verstraete Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Biomedical Engineering: Gina Szweda of Kent.
Joseph L. Verstraete Outstanding Graduate Student in Biomedical Engineering: Soumyadipta Acharya of Akron.
Coleman J. Major Award in Chemical Engineering: Mark Alessandro of Parma, Daniel Baumgartner of Wooster, Dustin Donnelly of Medina, Sarah McNickle of Mt. Pleasant, Lesli Mellott of Rootstown, Duane Miller of Uniontown, Elizabeth Miller of Seven Hills, Jesson Prohaska of Medina, Megan Warren of Tiltonsville, David Weber of Akron.
Larry G. Focht Scholarship in Chemical Engineering: Joseph Morris of Doylestown.
Chemstress Consultant Co. Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Chemical Engineering: Chan-Gyun Shin of Akron.
Chemical Engineering Faculty Scholarship: Sarah McNickle of Mt. Pleasant.
Duane R. Keller Award in Civil Engineering: Renee Carter of Akron, Bryan Celik of Akron, Jon Eldridge of Rootstown, Zachary Held of North Canton, Letitia Jernigan of Akron, Alex Mosyjowski of Barberton, Mary Pepe of Akron, Mark Rufener of Mansfield, Jennie Saviers of McDonald, Michael Swan of Canton.
Milton L. Kult Award in Electrical Engineering: Vincente Formica of Parma, Sean Periyathamby of Copley, Luke Poth of Cuyahoga Falls, Bryan Sobczyk of Parma.
Thomas M. Brittain Award in Mechanical Engineering: Angelina Bellino of Ravenna, Amy Bolden of Akron, Kathryn Cerrone of Canton, David Farwell of Mogadore, Joseph Gentile of Akron, Jennifer Hayes of Hartville, Ryan Iammarino of Kent, Daniel Kirtley of Barberton, Heather Loge of Akron, Gazi Murtoza of Akron, Benjamin Roth of Copley, Chad Saylor of North Canton, Stephen Spears of Akron, Stephen Teeters of Willowick, Jared Utz of North Canton, Charles Van Horn of Willowick, Adam Wytko of Newton Falls.
Donald R. Burrowbridge Award in Cooperative Education: James Mullen of Hiram, working at Goodrich De-Icing; Natalie Nichols of Coal Center, Pa., working at Lyondell/Equistar; Luke Poth of Cuyahoga Falls, working at Lockheed Martin; Timothy Ratay of Canton, working at Crowder Construction; and Gina Szweda of Kent, working at Ethicon.
Avery Dennison Scholarship Award: Robert Girton Jr. of Uniontown.
FACULTY AND STAFF AWARDS
Outstanding Staff Member Award: Erik Rinaldo of Stow, laboratory technician, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Outstanding Teacher Award: Dr. Tom Hartley of Mogadore, professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Outstanding Researcher Award: Dr. Iqbal Husain of Copley, professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Louis A. Hill Jr. Award: Dr. George Chase of Wadsworth, professor, Department of Chemical Engineering.