Honors Convocation

The Opus College of Engineering proudly celebrates the hard work and achievements of the following faculty and students for the 2023-2024 academic year. Congratulations! 


Faculty Awards

Outstanding Teacher Award

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Dr. Allison Murray, Assistant 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. Adam Dempsey, Assistant Professor, Mechanical 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

Marian Fonseca

Biomedical Engineering

W.D. Bliss Outstanding Co-op Award

Melanie Long

Biomedical

Baxter International, Inc.

Jordan Gatsos

Civil

Mortenson

Stephen McDonough

Computer

Sentry Equipment Corp.

Luke Holub

Construction

Findorff

Ryan Solveson

Electrical

Johnson Controls

Samuel Bel

Mechanical

Aptar Closures

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

Awarded to students who started in the summer or fall of 2023 and earned a GPA of 3.8 and above. Listed alphabetically, not by curriculum.

Name Program
Jonathan Adee Mechanical  
Ralph Audi Mechanical
Jack Bauer Mechanical
Geoffrey Bittner Computer
Makena Coltoff Biomedical
Jake Conrad Mechanical
Carissa Edman Electrical
Olivia Esposito Biomedical
Tim Gnorski Computer
Riley Jenkins Mechanical
Momo Jovic Engineering
Athanasia Karachaliou Mechanical
Peter Klobuchar Engineering
Morgan Kreitzer Electrical
Charlie Kummerow Mechanical
Rohan Kurpad Engineering
Luke Martinez Jaworski Civil 
Diana Moses Biomedical
Matthew Padillo Biomedical
Toby Parcon Biomedical
Aidan Rund Computer
Abby Ryan Mechanical
Tim Schmit Civil 
Joseph Toniolo Computer

Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Second-Year Students

Awarded to students who started in the summer or fall of 2022 and earned a GPA of 3.8 and above. Listed alphabetically, not by curriculum.

Name Program
Julia Asimacopoulos Biomedical
Lucas Barreras-Koster Electrical
Nikki Bellin Mechanical
Noah Bobofchak Mechanical
Lucy Brady Mechanical
Daniel Bruer Mechanical
Melissa Castro Biomedical
Timothy Flaherty Civil
Alyssa Fons Biomedical
Morgan Gallagher Construction
Maggie Gnorski Biomedical
Sean Grable Mechanical
Ben Hartman Civil
Ryan Iskra Mechanical
Matthew Joubert Construction
Mira Kahate-Desouza Biomedical
Sean Kellogg Mechanical
Nolan Mandelin Electrical
Ayushi Maurya Computer
Delaney McElvain Biomedical
Samantha Mrusek Biomedical
Nathan Nichols Biomedical
Ian Ortega Biomedical
Nabil Othman Biomedical
Gabrielle O'Toole Biomedical
Ian Reagen Mechanical
William Ricamato Biomedical
John Riordan Civil
Danny Ruffolo Computer
Nathan Russo Civil
Reuben Sangl Mechanical
Garrett Schaffer Electrical
Grace Schneider Biomedical
Trey Sedlack Civil
Reilly Sheehan Mechanical
Luke Tinsley Mechanical
Maya Turczewski Mechanical
Catie Wilson Civil
Aden Zager Biomedical

Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Third-Year Students

Awarded to students who started in the summer or fall of 2021 and earned a GPA of 3.8 and above. Listed alphabetically, not by curriculum.

Name Program
Maya Audi Civil
Anthony Esposito Computer
Paige Harrill Biomedical
Kayla Imanzi Biomedical
Hayley Jamiola Computer
Ian Kaisner Mechanical
Michael Kim Biomedical
Maximillian Marquez Biomedical
Simon Mathiowetz Civil
Maisie Mische Mechanical
Benjamin O'Bryan Mechanical
Salvatore Peragine Biomedical
Elise Raschke Biomedical
Leopoldo Ruffolo Mechanical
Joshua Ryan Mechanical
Connor Seidl Mechanical
Claudia Seyfarth Mechanical
Isaac Struebing Construction

 

Opus Dean's Awards to Outstanding Seniors - Biomedical

Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2024. Please note that senior standing students who are not graduating until 2025 are not eligible for these awards.

Top Scholar in Curriculum 

Recognizes the highest-ranking senior in biomedical engineering.

Thomas Leonard

High Scholastic Honors

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

Zachary Anderson

Biomedical

Mary YangAn Bell

Biomedical

Clare Condon

Biomedical

Gabriel Ganje

Biomedical

Erika Hasanaj

Biomedical

Elizabeth Holscher

Biomedical

Georgia Kowal

Biomedical

Margaret Mayer

Biomedical

Cody Milas

Biomedical

Gretchen Pfeiffer

Biomedical

Tyler Steck

Biomedical

Gabriella Tumacder

Biomedical

 

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

Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2024. Please note that senior standing students who are not graduating until 2025 are not eligible for these awards.

Top Scholar in Curriculum 

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

Molly Denten

Civil

Kinga Ludzia

Civil

Luke Holub

Construction

 High Scholastic Honors

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

Maya Adelgren

Civil

Luke Alfaro

Civil

Veronica Bevan

Civil

Liliana D’Agostino

Civil

Jordan Gatsos

Civil

Caroline Ortman

Civil

Mia Salov

Civil

Elaina Simms

Civil

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

Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2024. Please note that senior standing students who are not graduating until 2025 are not eligible for these awards.

Top Scholar in Curriculum

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

William Pawlowski

Computer

Lauren Bonetti

Electrical

High Scholastic Honors

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

Gabriella Accardi

Computer

Kamryn Brockman

Electrical

Alexander Kubik

Electrical

Matthew Pauly

Computer

Mitchell Rouse

Computer

Nathan Timmins

Computer

 

Opus Dean's Award to Outstanding Seniors - Mechanical 

Awarded to students who anticipate graduating in May, August or December of 2024. Please note that senior standing students who are not graduating until 2025 are not eligible for these awards.

Top Scholar in Curriculum

Recognizes the highest-ranking senior in mechanical engineering.

Christopher Purney

High Scholastic Honors

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

Sara Asselin

Mechanical

Gabrielle Chun

Mechanical

Nikolas Dimitriou

Mechanical

John Dosemagen

Mechanical

Jack Drechsler

Mechanical

Aaron Lettner

Mechanical

Christian Romano

Mechanical

Kylie Schaefer-Flynn

Mechanical

Nicole Schilder

Mechanical

Eric Szydlo

Mechanical

Jack Whelan

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

Shamudra Dey

2024 Research Assistant

Nathan Balthazor

2024 Teaching Assistant

Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering

Zihao Lu

2024 Research Assistant

Andrew Wyckoff

2024 Teaching Assistant

Electrical & Computer Engineering 

Armin Ebrahimian

2024 Research Assistant

Iman Hosseini

2024 Teaching Assistant

Mechanical Engineering

Tyler Johnston

2024 Research Assistant

Wilbert Cruz

2024 Teaching Assistant