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Annual REA awards provide $143,000 in scholarships and grants

COVID-19 pandemic forces cancellation of end-of-the-year picnic.

Annual REA awards provide $143,000 in scholarships and grants

Despite cancellation of its annual end-of-year picnic, hosted jointly by the George R. Brown School of Engineering, Rice Engineering Alumni this year has provided more than $143,000 in scholarships and grants:

The Buckley-Sartwelle Scholarship
Created by Jack Boyd Buckley ’48 and Helen Sartwelle Buckley ’44 in memory of their parents

  • Nicholas Lester, ’21 mechanical engineering (MECH), $12,000

Outstanding Research Excellence Award

  • John Chen, ’20 computer science (CS), $4,000

Distinguished Research Excellence Awards

  • Isabelle Williams, ’22 chemical and biomolecular engineering (ChBE), $2,000
  • John T. Li, ’21 materials science and nanoengineering (MSNE), $2,000

Outstanding Leadership Excellence Award

  • Ryan Udell, ’21 MECH, $4,000

Distinguished Leadership Excellence Award

  • Steven Kochvar, ’21 civil and environmental Engineering (CEE), $2,000

Distinguished Leadership Excellence Award

  • Tiger Yang, ’20 electrical and computer engineering (ECE), $2,000

International Service Award

  • Dora Huang, ’21 bioengineering (BIOE), $4,000

Willy Revolution Award
Recognizes innovation and creativity in engineering design

  • Thomas Herring, ’20 ECE, $3,000

Outstanding Junior Award

  • Steven Kochvar, ’21 CEE, $4,000

Distinguished Junior Awards

  • Katie DeSpain, ’21 CEE, $2,000
  • Athena Chien, ’21 BIOE, $2,000

Junior Merit Awards

  • Hoang-Anh Vu, ’21 BIOE, $1,000
  • Jonathan Bloom, ’21 ChBE, $1,000
  • Frank Yang, ’21 ECE, $1,000
  • Hope Fa-Kaji, ’21 MECH, $1,000
  • John T. Li, ’21 MSNE, $1,000

Outstanding Senior Award

  • Alexander Li, ’20 BIOE, $4,000

Distinguished Senior Awards

  • Abby Lawrence, ’20 CHBE, $2,000
  • Tiffany Bauman, ’20 MECH, $2,000

Senior Merit Awards

  • Shaurey Vetsa, ’20 BIOE, $1,000
  • Brandon Johnson, ’20 ChBE, $1,000
  • John Chen, ’20 CS, $1,000
  • Namanh Kapur, ’20 CS, $1,000
  • Tiger Yang, ’20 ECE, $1,000
  • Eric Voigt, ’20 MECH, $1,000

Project Grants, Fall

  • Rice Eclipse, $1,145
  • Rice BIOE GSA Symposium, $1,355
  • Rice Hyperloop Team, $1,800

Project Grants, Spring

  • Avorest Aviation, $500
  • Rice EV Team, $1,500
  • Vivifi Medical, $3,000

Graduate Travel Grants, Fall

  • Alix Macklin, ECE, $750
  • Melody Tan, BIOE, $500
  • Boqiang Fan, ECE, $217

Graduate Travel Grants, Spring

  • Tanya Rogers, ChBE, $1,202.24
  • Dongyang Zhu, ChBE, $576.89
  • Chris Coonrod, ChBE, $552.87
  • Eddie Yao, BIOE, $395.58
  • Jacob Goell, BIOE, $337.89
  • Trendon Pierpergerdes, BIOE, $232.53
  • Ronan O'Connell, BIOE, $235

Ralph Budd Thesis Award
Given in recognition of the best thesis in engineering

  • Yusha Liu, STAT doctoral student, $3,500

Hershel M. Rich Invention Awards
Honors Hershel Rich, ’45, ’47 and recognizes the best engineering inventions

  • Muhammad Rahman, MSNE research scientist; Seohui Jung, MSNE junior; Nancy Cui, BIOE junior; Pulickel Ajayan, Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor of Engineering and MSNE department chair; $7,500
  • Mantej Singh, CS junior; Justin Cheung, ECE junior; $7,500

Alan J. Chapman Award
Named in honor of former Dean of Engineering Alan Chapman ’45, to recognize an outstanding senior in engineering

  • Noah Kenner, ’20 MECH, $3,500

Thomas Michael Panos Award
Created by siblings Michael ’53 and Ellie Panos to recognizes an outstanding senior in MECH

  • Casimir Smith, ’20 $10,000

Harrianna Butler Scholarship
Recognizes a married engineering student

  • Matthew Grossman, ’21 MECH, $10,000

Phil Layton Awards for Excellence in Arts

  • Athena Chien, ’21 BIOE, $3,700
  • Alex Yang, ’20 CAAM, $3,700

Dick and Mary Wilson Award

  • Sabrina Bisaga, ’21 CEE, $2,000

Walter Austin Memorial Scholarship

Named for former Professor Walter J. Austin '41, to recognize an outstanding student in Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Steven Kochvar, ’21 CEE, $1,000

Engineering Hardhat Awards

  • Hope Fa-Kaji, ’21 MECH $200
  • Yufei (Nancy) Cui, ’20 BIOE, $200
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