2009 Student Award & Competition Winners

The following awards were presented at the 2009 AIChE National Student Conference Awards Ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, November 8.

National Student Design Competition - Individual
National Student Design Competition - Team
Student Poster Competition 
Chem-E-Car Competition 
National Student Paper Competition
Minority Affairs Committee Scholarship for College Students
Minority Affairs Committee Award for Incoming College Freshman
John J. McKetta Scholarship
SAChE Program Student Design Competition for Safety in Design
Safety & Health Division National Student Design Competition Awards for Safety
t-shirt Design Contest 
Donald F. & Mildred Topp Othmer National Scholarship Awards
Donald F. Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence Award
Outstanding Student Chapters
Freshman Recognition Award 
Engineers Without Borders Grant Award

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• 2009 National Chem-E-Car Competition – Performance

1st Prize: Northeastern University
2nd Prize: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
3rd Prize: Louisiana State University

• 2009 Chem-E-Car Competition – Poster Competition

1st Place: University of Akron
2nd Place: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
3rd: Cornell University

• Chem-E-Car – Most Consistent Performance

Louisiana State University

• Chem-E-Car – Most Creative Drive System

Cornell University

• Chem-E-Car – Golden Tire Award (Most creative vehicle design)

Ohio State University

• Chem-E-Car – SAChE Safety Award

Missouri S&T

• Chem-E-Car – SBE: Best Use of Biological Reaction

University of Idaho

• Chem-E-Car – Spirit of Competition

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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• National Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer National Scholarship Award
  Each year, students are awarded scholarships based on outstanding academic achievement and involvement in student chapter activities.

Michelle Adlong, Oregon State University
Emily Bell, University of Minnesota, Duluth
William Collins, Oklahoma State University
Scott Eddie, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Aaron Fluitt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Jorge Guerra, New Mexico State University
Aaron Irons, University of Iowa
Jessica Ji, University of California, Los Angeles
Jonathan Lo, Rice University
Kyle McHugh, University at Buffalo
Logan Mellert, University Of Akron
Steven Steven, Texas A&M University
James Swanson, Kansas State University
Shirley Tan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Kadian Tinto, Howard University

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• Donald F. Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence Award
  Presented to one student in each student chapter who has attained the highest scholastic grade point average during his or her freshman and sophomore years.

Jessica Scott, Arizona State University
David Harris, Auburn University
Benjamin Campbell, Brigham Young Universtiy
Kelly Carver, Bucknell University
Kristen Severson, Carnegie Mellon University
Phuc Phan, Christian Brothers University
Justin Rosch, Clarkson University
Raymond Smith, Clemson University
Caitlin Mitchell, Colorado State University
Jeffrey DeLiso, Cornell University
My-Anh Tran, Drexel University
Cody Narciso, Florida Institute of Technology
Divya Nagarkar, Georgia Institute of Technology
Bethany Nicholson, Illinois Institute of Technology
Kevin Turner, Kansas State University
Lauren Huyett, Lafayette College
Alan Kondo, Lamar University
Vrej Pilavdjian, Manhattan College
Jason Schneemann, Michigan State University
Douglas Hall, Mississippi State University
Patrick Stanley, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Rachel Wallner, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Michelle Wilson, New Mexico State University
Alexandra Landry, North Carolina State University
Nabil Morris, Northeastern University
Kelsey Lindenschmidt, Northwestern University
Ryan Lang, Ohio University
Charlee Allen, Oklahoma State University
Marsha Lampi, Oregon State University
Lonna Gordon, Polytechic University
Nicholas Hoeft, Rice University
Jordan Milligan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Carl Beigie, Rowan University
Christopher Dollarhide, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Katherine Wolcott, Syracuse University
Christina Butcher, Tennessee Technological University
Cory Sarks, Trine University
Stephanie Childress, Tulane University
Michael Theising, United States Military Academy
Ryan Barton, University at Buffalo
Emma Hallett, University of Akron
Tomoaki Matsuo, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Ryan Lee, University of Arkansas
Helen Durand, University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew Pebley University of California, Santa Barbara
Brian Schwab, University of Connecticut
Julia Faeth, University of Dayton
Cary Warsetsky, University of Florida
Maya Nair, University of Idaho
Scott White, University of Iowa
Kevin Baldridge, University of Kentucky
Jacob Thomas, University of Kentucky, Paducah
Maria Luna Loya, University of Louisiana,Lafayette
Molly Peterson, University of Louisville
Jeff Galle, University of Maine
Adrian Stecula, University of Michigan
Eric Anderson, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Erik Nordwald, University of Missouri, Columbia
Jon Wright, University of Nebraska
Kirby Myers, University of Nevada-Reno
Jared Funston, University of New Mexico
Amy Boyer, University of North Dakota
Spencer Glantz, University of Pennsylvania
Roberto Rivera, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
Raena Morley, University of Rhode Island
Laura Posner, University of Rochester
Kevin Lepre, University of South Alabama
Todd Janowiecki, University of Toledo
Kayla Kutter, University of Tulsa
Josh Coon, University of Utah
Rachel Babij, University of Virginia
George Sunderland, Vanderbilt University
Christina Rosati, Villanova University
Colin Smith, Washington State University
Kalee  Cassady, Washington University in St. Louis
Jennifer Wiegand, West Virginia University
Kristen Bellmer, Western Michigan University
Megan Hums, Widener University

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• Outstanding Student Chapters
  Presented annually to those student chapters that show an exceptional level of participation, enthusiasm, program quality, professionalism, and involvement in the university and community.
  

Brigham Young University
Dr. Dean Wheeler, Advisor
Alena M. Morgan, President

Bucknell University
Dr. Timothy Raymond, Advisor
Danielle Woodhead, President

Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Clifford Henderson, Advisor
Bradley J.  Bouchard, President

Kansas State University
Dr. Walter P. Walawender, Advisor 
James F. Swanson, President

Mississippi State University
Dr. Bill Elmore, Advisor 
George Galloway & Emily Blaylock, Presidents

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Dr. Norman Loney & Mr. Shawn Yefman, Advisors
Lekshmi Pillai, President

New Mexico State University 
Dr. David Rockstraw, Advisor
Jorge A. Guerra, President

Oklahoma State University 
Dr. Sundararajan V. Madihally, Advisor 
Daniel Meysing, President

Oregon State University
Dr. Skip Rochefort, Advisor
Greg Newbloom, Torri Rinker, & Michelle Adlong, Presidents

Texas A&M University, College Station 
Dr. Lale Yurttas, Advisor 
Stephen M. Pope, President

University of California, Los Angeles 
Dr. Yi Tang, Advisor 
Marie Sutton, President

University of Iowa
Dr. David W. Murhammer, Advisor 
Rachel Levine & Aaron Irons, Presidents

University of Kentucky, Lexington
Dr. Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Advisor
Lauren Rosenbeck, President

University of Kentucky, Paducah
Dr. David Silverstein, Advisor 
Brandon Henderson, President

University of Virginia 
Dr. John O'Connell, Advisor 
James Rome, President

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• Freshman Recognition Award
  Presented to the one student member in each student chapter who has been the most active in their chapter during the freshman year.
  
  Samiksha Poudyal, Brigham Young University
  Scott Paradise, Bucknell University
  Brett Walker, Clarkson University
  Thomas Black, Florida Institute of Technology
  Meghan Wiebe, Illinois Institute of Technology
  Justin Sierpinski, Manhattan College
  Nicholas Rowland, Michigan State University
  Mary Murdock, Mississippi State University
  Jennifer Taylor, New Mexico State University
  Jordan Keith, North Carolina State University
  Timothy Erps, Northeastern University
  Esther Bruce, Oklahoma State University
  Kristina Schmunk, Oregon State University
  Caitlin McKenna, Polytechnic Institute of NYU
  Christopher Lafferty, Rice University
  Daniel Gomez, Tecnologico de Monterrey
  Azurae Johnson, Tennessee Technological University
  Wesley Wilson, The University of Tulsa
  Karl Barber, University at Buffalo
  Christopher Denison, University of Akron
  Vincent Sung, University of California, Los Angeles
  Tulsi Patel, University of Connecticut
  John Moh, University of Florida
  Erica Davis, University of Kentucky
  Rachel Brushear, University of Kentucky, Paducah
  Caleb Breaux, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
  Matthew Howard, University of Maine
  Prateek Katti, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  Laura Musick, University of Missouri, Columbia
  Devor O'Connor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  Jordan Punt, University of North Dakota
  Dominique Ingato, University of Pennsylvania
  Brendan Campana, University of Toledo
  Kirk Smith, University of Utah
  Sheena Sanchez, Widener University

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• Engineers Without Borders Grant Award
  The 2009 recipients of AIChE's Engineers Without Borders grant are:

Claudia De La Via, University of Washington
Lady De La Via, University of Washington