Honors Convocation

The Opus College of Engineering proudly celebrates the hard work and achievements of the following faculty and students for the 2022-2023 academic year. Congratulations! 


Faculty Awards

Outstanding Teacher Award

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Dr. Philip VoglewedeAssociate Professor, Mechanical  Engineering

This award pays tribute to the faculty who provide leadership and guidance to help students achieve academic excellence. The recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award is determined by a vote of senior level engineering students. 

 

Outstanding Researcher Award 

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Dr. Nathan Weise, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering 

This award honors excellence in research by a faculty member based on criteria including scholarship publications, sponsored research, graduate student advising and research-related recognition from professional societies. 


Student Awards

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Bea Haggerty Outstanding Student Service Award

Sarah Hayden

Biomedical Engineering

W.D. Bliss Outstanding Co-op Award

Sarah Hayden

Biomedical Engineering 

Tapemark 

Claire Connelly 

Civil Engineering

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Jacob Deighton

Computer Engineering

Harley Davidson

Ian O'Maony

Construction Engineering

ARCO

Alexander Blum

Electrical Engineering

NASA

Clare McDonald

Mechanical Engineering

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Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding First-Year Students.

Awarded to students who started in summer or fall of 2022 and earned a GPA of 3.8 or above

RECIPIENT

PROGRAM

Elijah Banks

Lucas Barreras-Koster

Nicole Bellin

Noah Bobofchak

Lucy Brady

Daniel Bruer

John Burns

James Corlett

Timothy Flaherty

Morgan Gallagher

Maggie Gnorski

Sean Grable

Connor Grace

Ben Hartman

Ryan Iskra

Matthew Joubert

Mira Kahate-Desouza

Sean Kellogg

Benjamin Koncel

Katherine Kowal

Nolan Mandelin

Ayushi Maurya

Giorgio Mavica

Delaney McElvain

Joshua Mlaker

Sam Mrusek

Joseph Murnan

Nathan Nichols

Nabil Othman

Sasha Razin

Ian Reagen

Danny Ruffolo

Nathan Russo

Reuben Sangl

Garrett Schaffer

Grace Schneider

Trey Sedlack

Reilly Sheehan

Isaac Struebing

Elias Sveen Erling

Lucas Tinsley

Maya Turczewski

Ethan Wentz

Catie Wilson

Amelia Winke

Elizabeth Wintersheimer

Aden Zager

Owen Zeisler

Computer

Electrical

Engineering

Mechanical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Electrical

Civil

Construction

Biomedical

Mechanical

Civil

Civil

Mechanical

Construction

Biomedical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Electrical

Computer

Mechanical

Biomedical

Computer

Biomedical

Mechanical

Biomedical

Biomedical

Civil

Mechanical

Computer

Civil

Mechanical

Electrical

Biomedical

Civil

Mechanical

Construction

Mechanical

Civil

Mechanical

Engineering

Engineering

Biomedical

Biomedical

Biomedical

Civil

Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Second-Year Students

Awarded to students who started in summer or fall of 2021 and earned a GPA of 3.8 or above.

RECIPIENT

PROGRAM 

Maya Audi

Serena Determan

Danielle Dominy

Andrew Donahoe

Anthony Esposito

Austin Healey

Ian Horder

Kayla Imanzi

Hayley Jamiola

Ian Kaisner

Michael Kim

Simon Mathiowetz

Margaret Mische

James Oberbroeckling

Benjamin O'Bryan

Timothy O'Regan

Salvatore Peragine

Elise Raschke

Evan Routhieaux

Jack Rovin

Leopoldo Ruffolo

Kaitlyn Rule

Joshua Ryan

Connor Seidl

Claudia Seyfarth

Kyle Sheehan

Nathan Timmins

Anthony Zizzo

 

Civil

Mechanical

Mechanical

Biomedical

Electrical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Biomedical

Computer

Mechanical

Biomedical

Civil

Mechanical

Civil

Mechanical

Construction

Biomedical

Biomedical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Civil

Computer

Mechanical

Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Third-Year Students

Awarded to students who started in summer or fall of 2020 and earned a GPA of 3.8 or above. 

RECIPIENT

PROGRAM

Gabriella Accardi

Maya Adelgren

Luke Alfaro

Zachary Anderson

Sara Asselin

Mary Bell

Veronica Bevan

Lauren Bonetti

Kamryn Brockman

Gabrielle Chun

Clare Condon

Lily D'Agostino

Mary Denten

Nikolas Dimitriou

Jack Drechsler

Gabriel Ganje

Jordan Gatsos

Erika Hasanaj

Luke Holub

Georgia Kowal

Philip Krause

Thomas Leonard

Aaron Lettner

Kinga Ludzia

Margaret Mayer

Cody Milas

Caroline Ortman

Matthew Pauly

William Pawlowski

Gretchen Pfeiffer

Christopher Purney

Christian Romano

Mitchell Rouse

Kylie Schaefer-Flynn

Nicole Schilder

Elaina Simms

Tyler Steck

Gabriella Tumacder

Jack Whelan

Computer

Civil

Civil

Biomedical

Mechanical

Biomedical

Civil

Computer

Electrical

Mechanical

Biomedical

Civil

Civil

Mechanical

Mechanical

Biomedical

Civil

Biomedical

Construction

Biomedical

Mechanical

Biomedical

Mechanical

Civil

Biomedical

Biomedical

Civil

Computer

Computer

Biomedical

Mechanical

Mechanical

Computer

Mechanical

Mechanical

Civil

Biomedical

Biomedical

Mechanical

 

 

Opus Dean's Awards to Outstanding Seniors - Biomedical

Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2023.  

Top Scholar in Curriculum 

Recognizes the highest-ranking senior in biomedical engineering.

Sean McLaughlin

Biomedical

Erin Niebler

Biomedical

High Scholastic Honors

Recognizes senior students in biomedical engineering who maintain a GPA of 3.8 or above. 

Nathan Balthazor

Biomedical  

Richard Betancourt

Biomedical  

Matthew Breunig

Biomedical  

Kelly Colmone

Biomedical  

Miah Ducklow

Biomedical

Haley Hovland

Biomedical  

Claire Kraft

Biomedical  

Katarzyna Lechowska

Biomedical  

Megan Leighton

Biomedical

Kendra Meintz

Biomedical  

Riley Mitchell

Biomedical  

Megan Peters

Biomedical  

Jacob Ream

Biomedical  

Heidi Schuler

Biomedical  

 

Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Seniors - Civil, Construction & Environmental

Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2023.  

Top Scholar in Curriculum 

Recognizes the highest-ranking senior(s) in civil, construction and environmental engineering.

Andrew Wyckoff

Civil

Zachary Felden

Construction

 High Scholastic Honors

Recognizes senior students in electrical and civil, construction and environmental engineering who maintain a GPA of 3.8 or above. 

Claire Connelly

Civil

Guadalupe Dominguez

Civil

Veronica Duffek 

Civil

Madolyn Flaherty 

Civil

Samuel Jablonski 

Civil

Frank Ziccardi 

Civil

Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Seniors - Electrical & Computer

Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2023.  

Top Scholar in Curriculum

Recognizes the highest-ranking senior(s) in computer and electrical engineering.

Thomas Florian

Computer

Megan Van Gaal

Electrical 

 

High Scholastic Honors

Recognizes senior students in electrical and computer engineering who maintain a GPA of 3.8 or above. 

Jacob Deighton

Computer

Patrick Sanders 

Electrical

John Wall 

Electrical

 

Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Seniors - Mechanical 

Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2023.  

Top Scholar in Curriculum

Recognizes the highest-ranking senior in mechanical engineering.

Aine Grady

Mechanical

High Scholastic Honors

Recognizes senior students in mechanical engineering who maintain a GPA of 3.8 or above. 

Christopher Casey

Mechanical

Benjamin Fox

Mechanical

Maxwell Kanakkanatt 

Mechanical

Jack Killian 

Mechanical

Clare McDonald 

Mechanical

Abigail McGill 

Mechanical

Mario Moreno

Mechanical

Blake Ryan

Mechanical

Daniel Whalen

Mechanical

Joseph Zydlo

Mechanical

 

Graduate Student Awards

These awards pay tribute to our hard-working graduate students who provide leadership in fulfilling our research and teaching mission. 

Biomedical Engineering

James Wolf

Outstanding Teaching Assistant

Rachel Mazorow

Outstanding Research Assistant

 Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering

Thomas Wattelet

Outstanding Teaching Assistant

Gabriela Lukanus

Outstanding Research Assistant

Electrical & Computer Engineering 

Pouya Zolfi

Outstanding Teaching Assistant

Turja Nandy

Outstanding Research Assistant

 Mechanical Engineering

Tyler Johnston

Outstanding Teaching Assistant

Truman Russell

Outstanding Research Assistant