The Opus College of Engineering is pleased to celebrate the achievements of the following faculty and students for the 2019-20 academic year. Congratulations!
Faculty Awards
Outstanding Teacher Award
Dr. James Richie
Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
This award pays tribute to the faculty who are providing the leadership and guidance so student academic excellence can be achieved. The selection process for the Outstanding Teacher Award is determined by a vote of the senior students in engineering.
Outstanding Researcher Award
Dr. John Borg
Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
This award honors excellence in research by a faculty member, based on criteria that include scholarship publications, sponsored research, graduate student advising and research-related recognition from professional societies and other learned institutions.
Student Awards
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W.D. Bliss Outstanding Co-op Award
This award is named in honor of Dr. Bill Bliss, who served as Dean of the College of Engineering for many years and is known as “The Father of Marquette's Co-op Program.” Students are nominated for this award by their co-op employer based on their outstanding performance, their leadership potential, the ways in which they demonstrate excellence and their commitment to life-long learning.
Alyssa Long
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McHenry, Ill.
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Biomedical
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Medtronic
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Grace Scarim
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Palos Park, Ill.
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Civil
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A.O. Smith Corporation
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Paula Van Camp
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Ballwin, Mo.
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Computer
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Embedtek
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Peter Nguyen
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Round Lake, Ill.
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Construction
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The Opus Group
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Garret Ward
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Perrysburg, Ohio
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Electrical
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Sentry Equipment Corporation
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Evan Beierwaltes
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Niles, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Strattec Security Corporation
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Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding First-Year Students
Awarded to students who started in summer or fall 2019 and earned a GPA of 3.8 or above.
Luke Alfaro
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Saint Louis, Mo.
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Civil
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Jayna Bartel
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Malone, Wis.
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Biomechanics
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Noah Bayer
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Naperville, Ill.
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Computer
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Matthew Breunig
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Germantown, Wis.
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Biomechanics
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Brent Brunner
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Rockford, Ill.
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Mechanical
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John Burrichter
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Lawrence, Kan.
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Mechanical
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Jessica Calteux
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South Milwaukee, Wis.
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Environmental
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Christopher Casey
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Brookfield, Wis.
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Undecided
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Matthew Chase
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Chatham, N.J.
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Mechanical
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Justin Cheng
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Media, Pa.
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Environmental
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Nicholas Clingan
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Glenview, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Gavin DeGroot
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Suamico, Wis.
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Bioelectronics
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Jacob Deighton
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Saint Louis, Mo.
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Computer
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Mary Denten
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Mount Prospect, Ill.
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Civil
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Matthew Dornbos
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Willow Springs, Ill.
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Mechanical
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John Dosemagen
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Libertyville, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Veronica Duffek
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Hartford, Wis.
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Undecided
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Kathryn Ermentrout
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Chicago, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Madolyn Flaherty
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Loves Park, Ill.
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Environmental
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Thomas Florian
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Vernon Hills, Ill.
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Computer
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Benjamin Fox
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West Chicago, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Jordan Gatsos
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Brookfield, Ill.
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Environmental
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Aine Grady
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Mequon, Wis.
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Mechanical
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Patrick Hetlage
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Saint Louis, Mo.
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Biomechanics
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Luke Holub
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Lake In The Hills, Ill.
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Construction
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Theodore Hoover
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Saint Paul, Minn.
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Mechanical
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Samuel Jablonsky
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Naperville, Ill.
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Civil
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Gavin Johnson
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Naperville, Ill.
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Computer
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Amelia Ketelhohn
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Cedarburg, Wis.
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Environmental
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Jack Killian
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Fenton, Mich.
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Mechanical
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Claire Kraft
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Morton, Ill.
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Biocomputing
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Philip Krause
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Skokie, Ill.
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Undecided
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Aaron Lettner
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New Berlin, Wis.
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Mechanical
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Liam Maag
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Gurnee, Ill.
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Electrical
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Abigail McGill
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Omaha, Neb.
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Mechanical
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Sean McLaughlin
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Saint Louis, Mo.
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Biocomputing
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Riley Mitchell
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Marengo, Ill.
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Bioelectronics
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Mario Cesar Moreno Melo
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Fond Du Lac, Wis.
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Mechanical
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Deisy Nevarez-Lopez
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Waukesha, Wis.
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Civil
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Erin Niebler
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Sussex, Wis.
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Biomechanics
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Francesco Presta
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Bloomingdale, Ill.
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Biomechanics
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Thomas Roth
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Cary, Ill.
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Civil
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Blake Ryan
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Sheboygan, Wis.
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Mechanical
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Anastasiya Sahayda
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Wheeling, Ill.
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Environmental
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Patrick Sanders
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Whitefish Bay, Wis.
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Electrical
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Heidi Schuler
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Portland, Ore.
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Biocomputing
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Christian Schwartz
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Brookfield, Wis.
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Computer
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Gavin Schwarz
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Clarendon Hills, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Zachary Swanson
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Chicago, Ill.
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Civil
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John Wall
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Saint Louis, Mo.
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Electrical
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Daniel Whalen
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Lake Villa, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Evan Wiszniewski
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Roselle, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Andrew Wyckoff
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Plainfield, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Second-Year Students
Awarded to students who started in summer or fall of 2018 and earned a GPA of 3.8 or above.
Katelyn Aragon
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Des Plaines, Ill.
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Biomechanics
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Kyle Betancourt
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Fox Lake, Ill.
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Bioelectronics
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Andrew Beugnet
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Mount Pleasant, Wis.
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Computer
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Zachary Bishop
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Appleton, Wis.
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Electrical
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Joseph Branca
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Minneapolis, Minn.
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Civil
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Emily Bustillos
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Racine, Wis.
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Computer
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Anne Carani
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Lombard, Ill.
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Biomechanics
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Claire Connelly
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Shoreview, Minn.
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Environmental
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Rachel Cutlan
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Green Bay, Wis.
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Bioelectronics
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Allyson Doll
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Port Washington, Wis.
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Biomechanics
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Dominic Dovalis
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Appleton, Wis.
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Biomechanics
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Sarah Ernst
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Pewaukee, Wis.
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Biocomputing
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Justin Ethithara
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Des Plaines, Ill.
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Computer
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Lydia Foust
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Redwood City, Calif.
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Construction
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Gretchen Geiser
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Belgium, Wis.
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Mechanical
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Shayden Harvey
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Byron, Ill.
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Environmental
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Cheryl Hohl
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La Grange, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Daniel Hudetz
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Western Springs, Ill.
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Computer
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Brigid Hughes
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Pewaukee, Wis.
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Biomechanics
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Kelsey Hughes
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Loves Park, Ill.
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Biocomputing
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Connor Jaworski
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Elgin, Ill.
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Computer
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Stanley Kohls
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Victoria, Minn.
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Environmental
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Ellie Lammers
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Omaha, Neb.
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Bioelectronics
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Clare McDonald
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Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Mechanical
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Olivia Miller
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Glen Ellyn, Ill.
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Computer
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Brendan Nenninger
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Seattle, Wash.
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Computer
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Ted Nowak
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Riverwoods, Ill.
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Electrical
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Kate Piper
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Dunlap, Ill.
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Bioelectronics
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Jacob Podhola
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Green Bay, Wis.
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Electrical
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Joseph Povinelli
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Milwaukee, Wis.
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Computer
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Jacob Ream
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Villa Park, Ill.
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Biomechanics
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Alondra Rodriguez
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Milwaukee, Wis.
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Civil
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Shahd Sawalhi
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Ramallah, PS
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Biomechanics
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Calvin Schaul
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Oconomowoc, Wis.
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Computer
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Andrew Simon
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Appleton, Wis.
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Electrical
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Gillian Thomas
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Downers Grove, Ill.
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Environmental
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Jackson Tibbs
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Winfield, Ill.
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Biomechanics
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Tyrell To
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Round Lake Beach, Ill.
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Computer
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Kamila Turczewski
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Barrington, Ill.
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Civil
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Abraham Yakisan
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North Aurora, Ill.
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Bioelectronics
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Ryan Yang
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Naperville, Ill.
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Computer
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Frank Ziccardi
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Elmhurst, Ill.
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Civil
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Joseph Zydlo
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Glendale Heights, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Third-Year Students
Awarded to students who started in summer or fall of 2017 and earned a GPA of 3.8 or above.
Andrew Byrne
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Jenison, Mich.
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Mechanical
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Anthony Defelippis
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Tinley Park, Ill.
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Electrical
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Matthew Diehl
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Plainfield, Ill.
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Computer
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Keely Flanagan
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Pewaukee, Wis.
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Mechanical
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Jacquelyn Gerhardson
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Minneapolis, Minn.
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Biocomputing
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Grace Gibson
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Wheaton, Ill.
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Biocomputing
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Jaena Hanley
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Hinsdale, Ill.
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Electrical
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Seamus Herson
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Saint Paul, Minn.
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Bioelectronics
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Alec Huynh
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Chanhassen, Minn.
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Electrical
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Michael Lechowicz
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Prospect Heights, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Coner McFarlin
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Huntsville, Ala.
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Bioelectronics
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Emma Moravec
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Downers Grove, Ill.
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Bioelectronics
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Paige Myroth
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Rochelle, Ill.
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Biomechanics
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Michael Oechsner
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Muskego, Wis.
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Civil
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Devon Plata
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Wadsworth, Ill.
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Biomechanics
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Jacob Radewahn
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Wauwatosa, Wis.
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Mechanical
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Claire Randall
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Plainfield, Ill.
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Environmental
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John Reeg
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Downers Grove, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Barbara Sammut
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Farmington Hills, Mich.
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Electrical
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Eric Schmidt
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Gurnee, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Jacob Schweizer
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St. Charles, Ill.
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Biomechanics
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Carmen Seda
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Milwaukee, Wis.
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Computer
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Matthew Waters
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Oak Lawn, Ill.
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Civil
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Jon-Christopher Whelan
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Cicero, N.Y.
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Biomechanics
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Samuel Wilsdorf
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Rolla, Mo.
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Mechanical
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Allison Winans
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Shorewood, Wis.
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Biomechanics
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Opus Dean's Awards to Outstanding Seniors - Biomedical
Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2020.
Top Scholar in Curriculum
Recognizes the highest-ranking senior in biomedical engineering.
Thomas Lang
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Sheboygan, Wis.
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Biomedical
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High Scholastic Honors
Recognizes senior students in biomedical engineering who maintain a GPA of 3.8 or above.
Jacob Beery
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Duluth, Minn.
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Biomechanics
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David Fraley
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Vienna, Va.
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Bioelectronics
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Jenna Grieshop
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Harvard, Ill.
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Biocomputing
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Marah Killian
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Biocomputing
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Michael Makdah
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Skokie, Ill.
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Biocomputing
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Daniel Pederson
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Spooner, Wis.
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Bioelectronics
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Brendan Shaughnessy
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Saint Louis, Mo.
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Bioelectronics
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Megan Socha
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Minnetonka, Minn.
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Bioelectronics
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Margaret Weglarz
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Wheaton, Ill.
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Bioelectronics
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Micaela Young
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Milwaukee, Wis.
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Bioelectronics
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Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Seniors - Civil, Construction & Environmental
Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2020.
Top Scholar in Curriculum
Recognizes the highest-ranking senior(s) in civil, construction and environmental engineering.
Lucas Kazmer
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Crystal Lake, Ill.
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Civil
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Peter Nguyen
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Round Lake, Ill.
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Construction
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High Scholastic Honors
Recognizes senior students in electrical and civil, construction and environmental engineering who maintain a GPA of 3.8 or above.
Thomas Lehnherr
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Savage, Minn.
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Civil
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Daniel Reidy
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Chicago, Ill.
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Civil
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San Marie Thomson
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Corte Madera, Calif.
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Civil
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Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Seniors - Electrical & Computer
Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2020.
Top Scholar in Curriculum
Recognizes the highest-ranking senior(s) in computer and electrical engineering.
John Hattas
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Naperville, Ill.
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Computer
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Logan Manderle
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Appleton, Wis.
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Electrical
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High Scholastic Honors
Recognizes senior students in electrical and computer engineering who maintain a GPA of 3.8 or above.
Nathan Lang
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Bolingbrook, Ill.
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Computer
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Garrett Ward
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Perrysburg, Ohio
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Electrical
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Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Seniors - Mechanical
Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2020.
Top Scholar in Curriculum
Recognizes the highest-ranking senior in mechanical engineering.
Michael Hayes
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Ballwin, Mo.
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Mechanical
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High Scholastic Honors
Recognizes senior students in mechanical engineering who maintain a GPA of 3.8 or above.
Mustafa Abu-Mallouh
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Romeoville, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Chloe David
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Palatine, Ill.
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Mechanical
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Edward Dold
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Menasha, Wis.
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Mechanical
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Francesco Fuentes
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Coral Gables, Fla.
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Mechanical
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Bea Haggerty Outstanding Student Service Award
The Haggerty family has long been a generous supporter and friend of Marquette University and specifically of the Opus College of Engineering. One of our engineering buildings bears their name – Haggerty Hall – in honor of the late Patrick E. Haggerty, a 1936 engineering graduate from Marquette and one of the founders of Texas Instruments Corporation.
When Bea Haggerty, wife of the late Patrick Haggerty, passed away, the Opus College of Engineering established the Bea Haggerty Outstanding Student Service Award as a special tribute to this extraordinary woman - a generous philanthropist and volunteer.
The main criterion for receiving this award is a commitment to extraordinary service, similar to that evident in Bea Haggerty’s generosity. This commitment may be demonstrated through organizational leadership, community service, peer education or promotion of diversity.
The 2020 recipient of the Bea Haggerty Outstanding Student Service Award is:
Paula Van Camp
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Ballwin, Mo.
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Computer Engineering
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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
Thomas Ruopp
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Downers Grove, Ill.
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant
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Hoon Choi
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Green Bay, Wis.
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Outstanding Research Assistant
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Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
Isabelle Horvath
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Spencerport, N.Y.
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant
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Zhao Wang
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Hohhot, China
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Outstanding Research Assistant
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Electrical & Computer Engineering
Emmanuel Adebayo
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Milwaukee, Wis.
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant
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Protap Mahanta
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Dinajpur, Bd.
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Outstanding Research Assistant
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Mechanical Engineering
Chris Johnson
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Milwaukee, Wis.
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant
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Jessica Thayer
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St. Charles, Mo.
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Outstanding Research Assistant
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