Honors Convocation Awards- Spring 2021
We recognize and honor students and faculty for outstanding performance in the 2020-2021 academic year. The recipients of named awards and scholarships are featured below.
2021 Awards
The Kerry Bruce Clark Award For Excellence In Teaching
Dr. Darby Proctor,
School of Psychology
College of Psychology and Liberal Arts
The Charles E. Helmstetter Award For Excellence In Research
Dr. Robert van Woesik,
Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
College of Engineering and Science
The Andrew W. Revay Jr. Award For Excellence In Service
Dr. Rian Mehta,
College of Aeronautics
The Gavel Award
Dr. Nasri Nesnas,
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences
College of Engineering and Science
Faculty Senate President
Outstanding Junior Award
Jennifer Tolliver, College of Psychology and Liberal Arts
Outstanding Senior Award
Kelly J. van Woesik, College of Engineering and Science
The Kerry Bruce Clark Endowed Scholarship In Marine Biology
Christian Pagel, College of Engineering and ScienceThe Dr. J. Clayton Baum Chemistry Award
Stine Sofie Hagbo Olsen, College of Engineering and ScienceThe Donald R. Mason Chemical Engineering Award
Jair Mittal Cowie-Williams, College of Engineering and ScienceThe John E. Miller Award
Laura M. Zamora, College of Engineering and ScienceThe Potter Award
Abbigale Smith, College of Engineering and ScienceFaculty Senate Scholarship
Paola Rolla, College of Psychology and Liberal ArtsThe Faculty Senate awards scholarships to students across the colleges on an annual basis.
The Florida Tech Chapter Of The Honor Society Of Phi Kappa Phi’s Scholar Award
Natalie Holliday, College of Engineering and Science
Outstanding Student Of The Year Awards
The outstanding students of the year listed below are undergraduate and graduate students selected by their academic units. The awards recognize well-rounded, active student-scholars who have made contributions to their academic program, university and community.
College of Aeronautics
Undergraduate
- Samiha Shamis Al Zakwani
- Mahmoud Khalid M Almasri
- Rakan Sulaiman I Alobaid
- April Dabrowski
- Kristina Fudge
- Robert Emiliano Irvine
- DongWon Kim
- Schuyler E. Lamoureux
- Naif Ali S Maashi
- Paige Rieger
- Karla Sofia Medina Romero
- Blake E. Wolanin
Graduate
- Kelisha Ali
- Thomas P. Brodeur
- Andrew J. Nakushian
- Onur Abdullah Tunc
Nathan M. Bisk College of Business
Undergraduate
- Sara Carroll
- Fanny Hakanson
- Edward Louis Jicha
- Pearson Kerchner
- Kaytie Janae Marler
- Lindsey Marquardt
- Fanny Paulin
- Trey Schaneville
- Christopher Sils
- Chelsea Stalcup
- Boris Jr Villa Barros
- Alexandra Yates
Graduate
- Jhomaira Chaina Corrales
- Marcos Antonio Cordeiro Costa
- Olivia Renee Going
- Christina Grooms
- Mollie Kaplan
- Džiugas Nienius
- Ezinma Okonkoh
- Federica Pala
- Michael Craig Pavlisak
- Andrea E. Polanco
- Natalie Shah
College of Engineering and Science
Department of Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences
Undergraduate
- Josseanne Marques Duarte
- Sean Dungan
- Nouraldean El-Chariti
- Zachary Ewing
- Kevin Fernandez Villanueva
- Anderson Goncalves
- Brooke Hursh
- Chloe Klare
- Elise Aurora Medhus
- Brian Murphy
- Reese Van Putten
- Anna Zachariou
Graduate
- Tahir Kanchwala
- Nivedha Karigiri Madhusudhan
- Trupti Mahendrakar
- Sailee Sawant
- Jianing Wang
Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences
Undergraduate
- Savannah Brennan
- Michaela Foley
- Katie Toperzer
- Angelica Helton
- Isabel Marquette
- Marcello Vittorio Mattei Di Eugenio
- Melissa Rose Neary
- Luc Larson
- Ethan Thomas Kennedy
- Rebecca Rose Red
- Stine Sofie Hagbo Olsen
Graduate
- Kyle McGaughy
- Osamah Zaid AlGhazwat
- Adnan Elgattar
- Pierpaolo Morgante
Department of Computer Engineering and Sciences
Undergraduate
- Thabet Abdullah Alenezi
- Zachary Austin Behlok
- Sean Catron
- Jerrel Gordon
- Liam T. Hunt
- Harold Raghunandan
Graduate
- Ali Algarni
- Yahya Ali Awaji
- Firas Aswad
- Krishnapriya Kottakkal Sugathan
- Shawn M. Reynolds
- Nimesh Silva
- Muntaser Syed
- Lauren Watson
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Undergraduate
- Pragya Jha
- Kelly J. van Woesik
Graduate
- Elise Kole Aspray
- Melissa Megan Moreno Cole
- Tanveer Mansur Syed
Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Undergraduate
- Amna Rajab Al Kathiri
- Javier Baez
- Ashley N. Ceglia
- Derek Challgren
- Benjamin Kubwimana
- Rodrigo Meirelles van Vliet
- Christopher Mickel
- Luke Palmisano
- Maria Roelant
- Paul Ryan
- Mohamed Bin Sidham
- Gennaro Blaize Zappariello
Graduate
- Maj Amanda Catharina Allen
- Donghao Li
- Obinna Uyanna
Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Undergraduate
- Parker Baillon
- Nicole Barnett
- Maria Carr
- Suzanne Dixon
- Riley Doyle-Odenbach
- Anna Hamelin
- Gabija Karosas
- Julia Marisol Martinus
- Anesti Vega
- Andrew Stephen Walker
Graduate
- Connor Bol
- Morgan Gilligan
- Connor Wong
College of Psychology and Liberal Arts
School of Arts and Communication
Undergraduate
- Christian Martinez
Graduate
- Hossam Sami Abualhamayl
School of Behavior Analysis
Graduate
- Vincent Bello
- Daniel Cymbal
- Martina Y. Gerena
- Ashley Stan'dreia Johnson
- Matthew Leal
- Michael Passage
- Abigail K. Petronelli
- Kevin Schneider
- Kimberly Wendland
School of Psychology
Undergraduate
- Emily Anne Almodovar Warner
- Erin Arbour
- Danielle E. Barnett
- Martine Marie Fredrickson
- Paige Herr
- Linda Lalicata
- Lucy Jo Ley
- Simone Prata Coelho Reis
- McKenna Register
- Jennifer Tolliver
Graduate
- Audryn Andreoli
- Andrew DaCosta
- Christina DePietro
- Robin Fatovic
- Kauyer Lor
- Michael McFerran
- Bliss Quintana
- Catherine Rehmann
Honors College
- Martine Marie Fredrickson
- Anderson Goncalves
- Angelica Helton
- Brian Murphy
- Samantha Sequeira
- Jennifer Tolliver
- Daniela Tolosa
Distinguished Student Scholar Awards
The distinguished student scholars listed below are undergraduate students who have completed more than 55 credit hours at Florida Tech with cumulative GPAs of 3.8 or higher.
| Student | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Al Adawi, Mahmood Ahmed Said | Business Administration |
| Al Kathiri, Amna Rajab Ali | Civil Engineering |
| Al Sabaa, Ahmed Mohammed M | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Al Salmi, Wiam Ahmed Sulaiman | Business Administration-Leadership and Social Responsibility |
| Al Sulaimi, Sulaiman Ali Sulaiman | Mechanical Engineering |
| Al Tooqi, Muhannad Saif Mohamed | Information Systems |
| Albaraiki, Norah Masoud M | Genomics and Molecular Biology |
| Algahtani, Fahad Awadh S | Biomedical Engineering |
| Alghamdi, Walid Saeed M | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Alharbi, Mohammed Talal M | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Alharthi, Abdulaziz Sultan K | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Almahlawi, Faisal Fawzi K | Aeronautical Science, Flight |
| Almodovar Warner, Emily Anne | Psychology |
| Alobaid, Rakan Sulaiman I | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Alromaih, Sultan Ziad A | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Alsaleh, Abdulrahman Musaad A | Aviation Management |
| Alsulami, Bader Falah F | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Alvarez, Amy | Psychology |
| Alyazidi, Zyad Yahya A | Biomedical Engineering |
| Anderson, Jennifer Lynn | Accounting |
| Apathy, Alex Michael | Aviation Management |
| Arseneau, Candice Louise | Aviation Management |
| Ashline, Loghan | Business Administration |
| Baranowski, Peyton Sage | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Bedeiry, Hassaan Saleh M | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Benson, Caleb D. | Business Admin, Marketing |
| Bhanderi, Ashish | Aerospace Engineering |
| Bilanin, Bryan Joseph | Aviation Management-Flight |
| Blair, Mackenzie | Ocean Engineering |
| Blanco, Jared George | Software Engineering |
| Boeve, Melanie | Business Administration-Healthcare Management |
| Bokhari, Ayoub Abdullah I | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Bonomi, Christopher Patrick | Computer Engineering |
| Borkey, Brent A. | Applied Psychology |
| Bornemann, Daniel | Software Engineering |
| Botella Bobadilla, Javier | Biomedical Engineering |
| Bowden, Ryan Patrick | Computer Engineering |
| Bratcher, Walter | Computer Information Systems |
| Brennan, Savannah | Genomics and Molecular Biology |
| Bride, Oliver | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Brown, Christopher Allen | Business Administration-Management |
| Catron, Sean | Electrical Engineering |
| Charles, Shane | Accounting |
| Chen, Zhicun | Mechanical Engineering |
| Chestnut, Christopher Paul | Computer Information Systems |
| Cicak, Jr., James Paul | Computer Information Systems |
| Ciulli, Elena | Strategic Communication |
| Cole, Jake Matthew | Aerospace Engineering |
| Coley, Renee Rae | Business Administration-Management |
| Connolly, Joshua | Computer Engineering |
| Connor, Cyril-Anthony Tadros | Computer Engineering |
| Conrad, David Michael | Computer Information Systems |
| Cowie-Williams, Jair Mittal | Chemical Engineering |
| Craig, David James | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Cramer, Austin Lee | Criminal Justice |
| Crocker, Kathryn |
Oceanography |
|
Dabrowski, April |
Aviation Management |
|
Daughenbaugh, David Adam |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Deatherage, Lisa Gail | Business Administration |
| Diagne, Amssatou | Computer Science |
| Dimsdale, Curtis C. | Applied Psychology |
| Dobromirov, David | Electrical Engineering |
| Doyle-Odenbach, Riley | Marine Biology |
| Dungan, Sean | Aerospace Engineering |
| Dunkelberger, Drew | Computer Science |
| Edwards, Sarah | Aerospace Engineering |
| Escaravage, Alyssa | Accounting |
| Fairchild, Maddalena | Biomedical Science |
| Faulkner, Megan E. | Applied Psychology |
| Feela, Hailey Noel | Biomedical Science |
| Fernandez Villanueva, Kevin | Aerospace Engineering |
| Fisk, Justin Hunnewell | Aviation Management |
| Flynn, John William | Mechanical Engineering |
| Forté, Brianna | Marine Biology |
| Foster, Ryan | Computer Information Systems |
| Foust, Justin | Aviation Management |
| Francis, Douglas L. | Business Administration-Management |
| Fredrickson, Martine Marie | Forensic Psychology |
| Fredrickson, Michaela Rose | Biomedical Science |
| Froldi Penteado, Juliana | Chemical Engineering |
| Fronchetti Guidugli, Laura | Chemical Engineering |
| Garcia Romano, Anthony Domingo | Mathematical Sciences, Applied Mathematics |
| Gaumnitz, Scott Lloyd | Computer Information Systems |
| Gauvreau, John J. | Aviation Management |
| Ge, Shiwei | Mechanical Engineering |
| Geraci, Stephanie | Business Administration-Marketing |
| Goodman, Sydney Drew | Ocean Engineering |
| Greaney, Patrick | Computer Information Systems |
| Green, Matthew | Aerospace Engineering |
| Gupta, Divyansh | Computer Science |
| Hakanson, Fanny | Business Administration-Global Management and Finance |
| Hall, Dylan Abram | Civil Engineering |
| Halway, Eyad Abdulrazaq A | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Hamelin, Anna | Meteorology |
| Hamilton, Michael | Mechanical Engineering |
| Hartle, Samuel | Computer Science |
| Harvey, Matthew | Chemical Engineering |
| Hausknecht, Sarah | Applied Psychology |
| He, Jiawei | Mechanical Engineering |
| Helton, Angelica | Biomedical Engineering |
| Henderson, Cailey Marie | Biomedical Science |
| Hernandez, Elias | Aviation Management |
| Hillner, Rachel Mae | Biomedical Engineering |
| Holden, Kristen Virginia | Human Resources Management |
| Hursh, Brooke Elizabeth | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Huss, Dylan | Chemical Engineering |
| Jefferson, Raegan Joy | Applied Psychology |
| Jester, Jessica N. | Applied Psychology |
| Jimenéz García, Ubaldo | Business Administration-Management |
| Karosas, Gabija | Ocean Engineering |
| Keister, Alexandria | Forensic Psychology |
| Kennedy, Ethan Thomas | Chemical Engineering |
| Kenyon, Kaitlyn Renee | Computer Information Systems |
| Kilpatrick, Taylor | Forensic Psychology |
| King, Jeffrey | Ocean Engineering |
| Kirane, Riley Scott | Aviation Management-Flight |
| Koch, Kolbee J. | Software Engineering |
| Komita, Benjamin Lee | Ocean Engineering |
| Kozaitis, Dominic Alexander | Psychology |
| Kridner, Dylan Jacob | Mechanical Engineering |
| Kubwimana, Benjamin | Mechanical Engineering |
| Lalicata, Linda | Applied Psychology |
| Lamoureux, Schuyler E. | Aviation Management |
| Larson, Luc | Chemical Engineering |
| Lehtio, Tai Austin | Biomedical Engineering |
| Leles, Daniel William | Electrical Engineering |
| Lennon, Natalie-Ann | Business Administration-Management |
| Leone, Matthias Andrew | Aerospace Engineering |
| Lewandowski, Alexandra Noelle | Applied Psychology |
| Lisco, Delaney Hope | Biomedical Engineering |
| Maashi, Naif Ali S | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| MacLeod, Caroline | Ocean Engineering |
| Madden, Devon | Aerospace Engineering |
| Madison, Michael James | Business Administration-Management |
| Marcus, Sean Walter | Ocean Engineering |
| Marler, Kaytie Janae | Business Administration-Global Management and Finance |
| Marquette, Isabel | Biomedical Engineering |
| Massino, Brian Joseph | Computer Science |
| Mattei Di Eugenio, Marcello Vittorio | Biomedical Engineering |
| Maughan, Mitchell Ryan | Aviation Management-Flight |
| Mccarthy, Mackenzie | Applied Psychology |
| McHenry, Thomas Morley Randolph | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Medhus, Elise Aurora | Aerospace Engineering |
| Meirelles van Vliet, Rodrigo | Civil Engineering |
| Milidantri, Alexandria | Chemical Engineering |
| Milmon, John William | Computer Information Systems |
| Mkaratigwa, Tadiwanashe Blessing | Biomedical Engineering |
| Mohn, Cramer M. | Business Administration-Healthcare Management |
| Morel, Jonathan Elias | Applied Psychology |
| Myers, Amanda Lynn | Aerospace Engineering |
| Myre, Jason William | Computer Science |
| Nagda, Richa Mahesh | Electrical Engineering |
| Nash, Dallas Hank | Biomedical Engineering |
| Neal, Andrew Leslie | Electrical Engineering |
| Neary, Melissa Rose | Biomedical Engineering |
| Nelson, Alecea | General Biology |
| Nelson, Cheyenne René | Aerospace Engineering |
| Nieves-Acaron, David Enrique | Computer Engineering |
| Nolan, Robert Lewis | Management |
| Oleniczak, Emma | Aerospace Engineering |
| Pagel, Christian | Marine Biology |
| Paluzzi, Alexander | Ocean Engineering |
| Petersen, Tiffanie | Computer Science |
| Peterson, Jessica | Chemical Engineering |
| Pinkerton, Alex Steven | Computer Information Systems |
| Pisieczko, Alexander Joseph | Applied Psychology |
| Prata Coelho Reis, Simone | Applied Behavior Analysis |
| Presler, Benjamin Joseph | Business Administration-Accounting |
| Pryor, Samantha | Astrobiology |
| Przedwojewski, Tabytha Dawn | Applied Psychology |
| Ramos, Damaris | Computer Information Systems |
| Randall, Robyn Joi | Aviation Management |
| Randall, Samantha Ann | Business Administration-Management |
| Red, Rebecca Rose | Chemical Engineering |
| Rodrigues, Brianna Lee | Applied Psychology |
| Roy, Mallory | Aerospace Engineering |
| Rusley, Maryssa Lynn | Forensic Psychology |
| Saleem, Rayan Nabil S | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Saleh, Dania Mohammad | Humanities-Prelaw |
| Sappington, Asa Jeremy | Chemical Engineering |
| Sappington, Kellen Grey | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Sartorio, Michael | Business Administration-Marketing |
| Savje, Madison Elizabeth | Ocean Engineering |
| Schaneville, Trey | Business Administration-Sport Management |
| Sebesta, David Joseph | Electrical Engineering |
| Sequeira, Samantha | Biomedical Engineering |
| Sharma, Ritisha | Computer Science |
| Shuck, Lorie Ann | Management |
| Sils, Christopher | Business Administration-Healthcare Management |
| Silva Cotta, Joao Leonardo | Aerospace Engineering |
| Simpson, Fredric Eli | Accounting |
| Smith, Ryleigh D. | Computer Information Systems |
| Sobhi, Yasmine | Biomedical Science |
| Steensma, Aleksander Jorean | Computer Engineering |
| Stein, Jennifer A. | Business Administration-Marketing |
| Stone, Jonathan | Aerospace Engineering |
| Suarez, Shania | Ocean Engineering |
| Sullivan, Kristen A. | Applied Psychology |
| Swindle, Charles T. | Business Administration-Management |
| Tabaczewski, Michael P. | Applied Psychology |
| Tamburello, Anthony Paul | Aerospace Engineering |
| Thomas, Isaiah Steven | Computer Science |
| Tortorici, Eric Peter | Human Resources Management |
| Tran, Huy | Aerospace Engineering |
| van Woesik, Kelly J. | Biomathematics |
| Vargas, Larry | Management |
| Viana, Brandon | Aviation Management |
| Wang, Siyi | Mechanical Engineering |
| Wilson, Cassandra Mae | Business Administration-Accounting |
| Winkworth, Miranda Chase | Liberal Arts |
| Wood, Jeremy B. | Business Administration-Management |
| Wu, John Enoch | Aviation Management-Flight |
| Yorio, Cole William | Civil Engineering |
| Yu, Shiyue | Mechanical Engineering |
| Zabidi, Abdullah Azzam M | Aeronautical Science-Flight |
| Zachariou, Anna | Physics |
| Zhou, Wendy | Chemical Engineering |