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The Student Scholar Award is presented at commencement to graduating seniors of the Rutgers School of Engineering who have gone above and beyond through service, leadership, and academic success over the past few years. Each student was nominated by their department chairs and selected by alumni leaders. The award is bestowed by the Rutgers Engineering Alumni Association, a chartered group of the RUAA.

Criteria for Selection:

  • Academic Excellence: Awardees should have demonstrated great
    academic performance throughout their undergraduate studies and
    exhibiting a strong grasp of their chosen field of study.
  • Involvement in the Department and the School of Engineering:
    Awardees should be seen as leaders and should have actively
    participated in SOE and departmental activities, clubs, or
    organizations, showcasing their commitment to the advancement of
    the department and the engineering school community.

Past Awardees

2025 Dev Hudson – Biomedical Engineering

2025 Hudson Yan – Chemical Engineering

2025 Tyler Chang – Civil Engineering

2025 Joshua Green – Electrical and Computer Engineering

2025 Nicholas Percarpio – Industrial Engineering

2025 Adam Wynne – Materials Science and Engineering

2025 Jack Kellaher – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

2025 Lakshita Sharma – President, Engineering Governing Council

2024 Meghna Angara – Biomedical Engineering

2024 Maria Galkin – Chemical Engineering

2024 Andrew Hoefele – Civil Engineering

2024 Logan Pasternak – Electrical and Computer Engineering

2024 Emanuel Meshoyrer – Industrial Engineering

2024 Megan Bynoe – Materials Science and Engineering

2024 Sarah Terracina – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

2024 Kathryn Lynch – President, Engineering Governing Council

2017 – 2023* Gathering from Archives (2025)

2016 Xinyang Yin

2016 Robert Mackinney

2016 Cat Le

2016 Jonathan Gerszberg

2016 Kaustubh Deshpande

2016 Erin Corrado

2015 Arvin Zabalerio

2015 Alexander Loh

2014 Rostyslav Shamborovskyy

2014 Daniel Septon

2014 Serena Mueller

2014 Stoyan Lazarov

2014 Srivathsan Koundinyan

2014 Adam Freitag

2014 Kostyantyn Budzan

2014 Boluwarin Adunbarin

2013 Aaron X. Sun

2013 Ryan Pascullo

2013 Xianyi Gao

2013 Anthony Brown

2012 Jackie Yu

2012 Joseph R. Vella

2012 Nitish S. Thatte

2012 Andrew J. Romvary

2012 Andrew L. Rapport

2012 Craig L. Gutterman

2011 Alison Wood

2011 Nhan N. Pham

2010 Haim Y. Tawil

2010 Shreyas P. Shah

2010 Rahul B. Seth

2010 Simon Gordonov

2010 Thomas D. Buono

2009 Jens P. Taylor

2009 David W. Smith

2008 Brain L. Spatocco

2008 Ektaben N. Patel

2008 Nir I. Nativ

2008 Shivang P. Naik

2008 Ronn S. Friedlander

2007 Qiao Zhao

2007 Craig M. Dana

2006 Suhrid H. Bhatt

2006 Jeffrey W. Weekes

2006 Gregory Hort

2006 Ashley G. Winter

2005 Amar H. Patel

2005 Jennifer E. Seto

2005 Andrew J. Gmitter

2004 Delicho G. Paletchev

2004 Scott A. Marzloff

2004 Haythem Latif

2003 Matthew William Smith

2003 Michawl J. Perrone

2003 Nai Chuen NG

2002 John E. Viselli

2002 Ahmed A. Turk

2002 Daniel J. Knob

2002 Chris M. Christoudias

2002 Hoi Tin Eric Chen

2002 Eric M. Burns

2001 Brianne M. Dziadul

2000 Robert Davis Kolasinski

2000 George Patounakis

2000 Marian Gindy

1999 Michael Raphael Tadross

1999 Kathleen Ann DeWald

1999 Caleb Bermudez

1999 Edward R. Barkley

1998 Daron Frank Lundeen

1997 Daniel P. McAllister

1997 Anand Ganti

1997 Blythe M. Anderson

1996 Daniel H. Simon

1996 Neeraj Sangar

1996 Oren Livne

1995 Chen Nee Chuah

1994 Alan Harrison Dietz

1994 Joel S. Sokol

1993 Wei I. Chang

1992 Fred W. Russell, Jr.

1991 Gregory John Nelson

1990 David Michael Hobbs

1989 Karyn J. Gordon

1988 Kirk S. Anderson

1987 Guy Alan Buzzoni

1986 Philip K. Rawson

1985 Joseph A. Listro

1984 Eric J. Chaintron

1983 Yvonne Schregenberger

1982 Zygmunt S. Gorgol

1982 Doreen Y. Chen

1981 John F. Gorgol

1980 Phillip J. Whalen

1979 Stephen H. Lewis

1978 Raymond W. Pilukaitis

1977 Roy D. Bieberberg