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Top Of The Class Honor: Peter Outcalt, a senior computer science major, received the Carl Wischmeyer Award for having the highest grade point average following the junior year in 2006-07. Presenting the award was Art Western, vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology students joined alumni, high-school educators and a special Wabash Valley resident in being honored during the college's annual Honors and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 25. More than 110 persons were recognized at the special event.
Outstanding students from each academic department received awards for academic achievement, service or leadership potential. (See List Below) Student having the highest grade point average at the end of the freshman, sophomore and junior years was presented special academic awards.
Peter Outcalt, a senior computer science major from Cincinnati, Ohio, received the Carl Wischmeyer Award for having the highest grade point average following the junior year (2006-07). Named Carl Wischmeyer Scholars for high academic achievement following the junior year were Alexander Clerc, an electrical engineering major from Columbus, Ind.; Samantha Dick, a biomedical engineering major from Fort Wayne, Ind.; Amanda Grantz, a chemical engineering major from Rapid City, S.D.; and Aaron Meles, a mechanical engineering major from Otsego, Mich.
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Top Sophomore Academic Honor: Robert Lemke-Oliver, a junior mathematics major, received the Paul N. Bogart Prize for having achieved the highest grade point average following the sophomore year in 2006-07. Presenting the award was Art Western, vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty. |
Robert Lemke-Oliver, a junior mathematics major from Madison, Wis., received the Paul N. Bogart Prize for having the highest grade point average following the sophomore year (2006-07). Paul Bogart Scholar Awards were bestowed upon juniors Evan Breedlove, a mechanical engineering major from St. Charles, Ill.; Stephen Nease, an electrical engineering major from Germantown, Tenn.; and Jason Sauppe, a computer science major from Avon Lake, Ohio.
Micah Weaver, a sophomore computer science major from Lebanon, Ind., earned the Heminway Bronze Medal for having the highest grade point average following the freshman year (2006-07). Named Heminway Scholars were sophomores Joseph Ausserer, a mechanical engineering major from Dayton, Ohio; Michael Boland, a software engineering major from Terre Haute; Matthew Cox, a mechanical engineering major from Russiaville, Ind.; Elizabeth Deike, a chemical engineering major from Wilmington, Dela.; Evan Jones, an applied biology major from Anderson, Ind.; Brian Kiraly, an engineering physics major from Granger, Ind.; Anthony Klee, an optical engineering major from Billings, Mont.; Casey Kretzer, a physics major from Dayton, Ohio; Kai Li, an electrical engineering major; Clayton MacCrindle, a
mechanical engineering major from the Village of Lakewood, Ill.; and Steven Stark, a software engineering major from Saint John, Ind.
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Top Freshman Academic Honor: Micah Weaver, a sophomore computer science major, received the Heminway Bronze Medal for having achieved the highest grade point average following the freshman year in 2006-07. Presenting the award was Art Western, vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty. |
High-School Teachers and Counselor Honored
Three high school teachers received the Samuel F. Hulbert Outstanding Teacher Award. Each recipient was nominated by a current Rose-Hulman student. Recipients were Lee Strassell, a mathematics teacher at Madison Consolidated High School in Madison, Ind.; John Crane, a mathematics teacher at Mehlville High School in St. Louis; and Steven Hoernemann, the band and orchestra director at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis.
Michael Klinker, counselor at Danville Community High School (Ind.), received the Charles G. Howard Outstanding Counselor Award for outstanding contributions to his students.
Peter Garvey, social studies teacher in Centreville, Va., was awarded the Outstanding Mentor Award for supporting students in his leadership class. This encouragement has motivated many of Garvey's students to reach challenging personal goals.
Academic Department Honor Students for Achievements
Rose-Hulman students receiving honors by academic departments for their career accomplishments included:
Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Samuel F. Hulbert Scholarship: Rachel Miller
Baumgardt Scholarship: Sarah Dempsey, Nathan Ridgley, Samantha Sheets and Nicole Tillery
Guidant Life Sciences Scholarship: Cody Austin
Chemical Engineering
Eli Lilly & Co. Clinton Lab Award: Jennifer McClary
Pfizer Inc. Award: Amanda Grantz and Bradley Munchel
Sam C. Hite Award: Alex Decker and Luke Helmerich
Chemistry
John White Award: Amanda Gehring
William Albert Noyes, Sr., Award In Chemistry: Rachel Krasich and Rachel Baldauff
Department Service Award: Amanda Isom
Merck Index Award: Andrew Loder
Dunlap-Alpha Chi Sigma Scholarship: Levi Rupp
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Faculty Award: Jennifer Lyman
Shelton Hannig Award: Stuart Nash
Morris L. Cleverley Award: Jeremy Burch
ASCE Alumni Award: Rachel Howser
J.B. Wilson Consulting Engineering Award: Michael Morris and Matthew Trowbridge
Department’s Star Student Award: Matt Trowbridge
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Addison-Wesley Outstanding Senior Award: Nic Ohrn and Amanda Stephan Michael
Atkins Outstanding Senior Thesis: Nathan Lindle
Frank Young Outstanding Service Award: Bryan Musial
Frank Young Scholarship: Adam Outcalt Doc Criss
Outstanding Senior Project Award: Jon Atkinson, Eric Brynsvold, Michael Matsui, Michael Reust and Jeff Stuart
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Outstanding Senior Award: Kimiko Parker
Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Sophomore Awards: Michael Auchter and Kai Li Clarence
Knipmeyer Award: Alex Clerc IEEE Outstanding Student Award: Adam Zvareck
Humanities and Social Sciences
The German Oberlandler Club Award: Thomas Kelley
Hannelore Lehr Award: James Wilkerson
Technology and Society Essay Award: Preston Pameijer
Interpretation of Texts and Cultures Essay: Aaron Meles
Research and Analysis Essay Award: Andrew Emly
Rhetoric and Composition Essay Award: Nick Wahl
Ink Best Written Work Prize: Ian Ross
Ink Best Visual Work Prize: Allison Faber
Outstanding Senior in Economics Award: Brian Green
Mathematics
Clarence P. Sousley Award: Robert Lemke-Oliver, Ian Rogers and Ely Spears
Theodore Paine Palmer Award: Kyle Wilson
Indiana Collegiate Math Contest: Robert Lemke-OIiver and Hari Ravindran
Putnam Competition: Eric Crockett, Harry Henman, Robert Lemke-Oliver and Kimiko Parker
Mechanical Engineering
Cummins Engine Company, Inc. Award: Aaron Meles
Steinhauser Award: Evan Breedlove
Edward A. MacLean Award: Daniel Soledad
Military Science & Aerospace Studies
John T. O’Bryan Air Force ROTC Award: Andrew Betz
“Sarge” Kearns Army ROTC Award: Nathan Keeley
Physics & Optical Engineering
John W. Rhee Award: Ian Ross
C. Leroy Mason Award: Casey Kretzer
Jean M. Bennett Award: Ross Uthoff
Wilkison Meeks Award: William Middendorf
Sophomore Optical Engineering Award: Anthony Klee
Sophomore Engineering Physics Award: Katherine Kragh
Perry Family Astronomy Award: Erin Hudson
Special Academic Recognition
CoSIDA Academic All-American Award: Jennifer Gordon, William Guiney, Thomas Reives and Matthew Trowbridge
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship: Evan Breedlove
All-USA College Academic Team: Rachel Miller
A pdf of all awards presented at this year's Honors & Awards Ceremony is available for download at http://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/articles/Honors&Awards08.pdf.
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