Spring 22 Awards Banquet


The Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department held the Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 23rd. Faculty, Staff, and Advisory Board members enjoyed celebrating the many achievements of graduate and undergraduate students especially the graduating Class of 2022!

The following awards were announced:

  • Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in Chemical Engineering : Victor Sharma
  • Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in Petroleum Engineering: Julia Espinoza
  • Frank Bodwish Ph.D Award in Chemical & Petroleum Engineering: Nicholas Reding
  • Maloney Award for Writing in Chemical & Petroleum Engineering : Hashim Abdulrahim Alzahrani
  • Outstanding Freshman in Chemical Engineering: Madelyn Atkins & Sienna Sun
  • Outstanding Freshman in Petroleum Engineering: Rand Burahmah
  • Outstanding Sophomore in Chemical Engineering: Abigail Clement
  • Outstanding Sophomore in Petroleum Engineering: Carson Lennard
  • Outstanding Junior in Chemical Engineering : Mary Sevart
  • Outstanding Junior in Petroleum Engineering: Zahrh Ashour
  • Vince Imbler Outstanding Senior in Chemical Engineering: Erin Sturd
  • Vince Imbler Outstanding Senior in Petroleum Engineering: Jackson Rogers
  • Best Senior Laboratory Group in Chemical Engineering: Jackson Mayuga, Rhianna Roth, Sara Schaefer, and Erin Sturd
  • Outstanding Senior Design in Chemical Engineering: Mary Young           
  • Outstanding Senior Design in Petroleum Engineering: Husam Al Shatti, Jackson Rogers, Sharmine Syazween Binti Othman Talib, Brady Snook, & Tyler Walters
  • Undergraduate Research Award: Amanda Hertel & Greta Olsen
  • Outstanding Academic Achievement in Chemical Engineering: Erin Sturd, Abigail Law, Alysha Bell, Emma Perkins, Sarah Gress, Amanda Hertel & Greta Olsen
  • Outstanding Academic Achievement in Petroleum Engineering: Jackson Rogers & Brady Snook
  • Fred Kurata Thermodynamics Award: Daniel Cho
  • Merrill A. Jones Service Award: Brady Snook
  • Oenbring Undergraduate Teaching Award in Chemical Engineering: Susan Williams
  • Oenbring Undergraduate Teaching Award in Petroleum Engineering: Russ Ostermann

Congratulations to all award winners and to the Class of 2022!