Degree recipients earn scores of honors, awards

Below are the numerous prizes, honors and awards received by this year’s graduating students, as noted in the commencement program:

Alan Grob Prize
Jemina Jasmine Bouma
Joyce Wei-Sue Chou
Colleen Suzanne Fugate
Julika Ayla Kaplan
Ashlin Virginia Orr
Melody T. Tan

Alan J. Chapman Award in Mechanical Engineering
Anthony Albert Urbanelli
Julie Marie Walker

Alice Pratt Brown Scholarship
Catherine Allen
Jennifer M. Richards
Lauren Ashley Thompson

Alpha Rho Chi Medal
Emily Rose Glass
Shaan Dipak Patel

American Institute of Architects Certificate
Nathan Anthony Keibler
De Yi

American Institute of Architects Medal
Renee Mary Reder
Pyline J. Tangsuvanich

American Institute of Chemical Engineers South Texas Section Scholarship
Deug Hyeong An
Luz Rocha
Alexandra Anne Zambrano

Ann and Joe Hightower Superior Award in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Madeline Marie Kelterborn

Arthur L. Draper Award in Chemistry
Michelle Frances Doughty
Heui Seung Uhm
Amanda Catherine Wicker

Association for Corporate Growth Scholarship
Emily Collins
James Alexander Rattray Low

Barbara Field Kennedy Prize in American History
Mercedes Michele Harper

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Aaron Layne Sharpe
Stephanie Tzouanas
Jeanette Janyen Wat

Ben and Kay Mayberry Endowed Scholarship
Michael Ledell Fisackerly

Ben Love Endowed Scholarship
Seth Bosworth Borland

Beth Shapiro Award
Donger Yu

Bill Wilson Prize for Best ECE Senior Project
Team: Rice MRI
Daniel Timothy Reiter
Blaine Burton Rister
Daniel John Volz
Hejia Zhang

Billy Wohn Award
Austin Matthew Ramljak

Brian Spector Jones Fund Scholarship
Emmett Dowdall Walsh

Brotzen Fellowship
Alexander John Pandiscio

Brown Foundation Scholarship
Elizabeth Ann Chao

Camille and Meredith George Scholarship for Women’s Athletics
Mariah Danae Riddlesprigger

Carl E. Isgren Iron Owl Award
Lillian Irene Marrow

Caroline S. and David L. Minter Award for Best Graduating English Major
Jay Bradley Becton

Caroline Williams Hassell and Elizabeth D. Williams Scholarship
Heather Anne Kenney

CD Broad Exchange Recipient
Michael Austin Demarco

Center for the Study of the Presidency Fellowship
Angela Wu Guo

Cervantes Award for Outstanding Seniors in Spanish and Portuguese
Sussy Aguirre
Brooke Anne Bullock
Marissa Margaret Hall
Sonia Priyanka Pothraj

Chairman’s Choice Award in Visual and Dramatic Arts
Linh Tran Quy Do

Charles Garside, Jr. Prize in History
Angela Wu Guo
Alaina Laurra Laszewski
Amber Hana Mirajkar
Allison Gayle Raven

Charles Tapley Award
Austin Joseph Jarvis

Chevron Scholarship
Kyle Bane Hoelscher

Chevron Scholarship in Engineering
Walter Chang
Hasitha Keerthi Dharmasiri
Christopher Armitage Hurd
Abeer Javed
Thomas Rye Ladd

Chillman Prize
Nathan Anthony Keibler
Shen Lu

Christine Croneis Sayres Memorial Scholarship in Art History
Hye Jeon Jeon

Cisneros Ruch Scholarship
Jaime Miguel Bullon

Clark P. Read Award for Excellence
Ariel Valencia Nixon

Cliford Lefton Lawrence Award in British History
Allison Gayle Raven

ConocoPhillips Endowed Scholarship
David John Defilippo

Cpt. Charles Septimus Longcope Award in History
Andrew C. Baker

CREW Houston Scholarship
Jessica Marie Newhouse

Criterion Investment Management Scholarship
Jason Rossetto

Critical Language Scholarship
Monica Mary Matsumoto

Darra Keeton Award in Painting and Drawing
Yan Ju Chung

Donald I. Wood Award
Cynthia Alejandre

Douglas S. Harlan Award in Political Science
Evan Jacob Austin
Blake William Delaplane

Dr. and Mrs. David M. Mumford Endowed Award
David Christopher Evans
Michelle S. Lin

Dr. Hubert E. Bray Scholar–Athlete of the Year
Wyatt Alan Doop

E.F. “Gene” Florian Fund
Ashley Jahan Holley

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Best Graduate Student Presentation
Benjamin Graham Van Allen

Edward B. Arrants Award
Juncheng Yang

Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation Traveling Fellowship
Jessica Ellen Fuquay

Elmer E. and Adele G. Isgren Endowed Scholarship
Darby McEvoy

Excellence in Academic Advising Award
Rebecca Lee McKinnell

Excellence in Engineering Design, First Place Award
Team: DeXcellence
Shaurya Agarwal
Sonia Priscilla Garcia
Allison Nicole Garza
Vivaswath Kumar
Andrew Frank Schober

ExxonMobil Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award in Earth Science
Li Ann Chia

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship
Stephanie Tzouanas

Fayez Sarofim Endowment
Jissin Sanny
Adam Van Doren

Financial Executives International
Kirker Edward Oliver

Foley Brothers Scholarship
James Lewis
Elaine Phillips

Frank Lee Berry, Jr. Award in Art History
Allison Marie Clark

Fred and Florence Stancliff Award
Heather Janel Olson

Frederick B. Rudolph Award for Outstanding Biochemistry and Cell Biology Senior
Ruchit Rajesh Rana

Fulbright Award
Jemina Jasmine Bouma
Joyce Wei-Sue Chou
Kristian O. Edosomwan
Nathan J. Liu

Gene Hackerman Award in Architecture
Hannah Elise Huff

Gene Hackerman Award for Women’s Athletics
Jessica Lynne Kuster

George J. Schroepfer, Jr. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Calvin Mackenzie Schmidt
Zhengji Sheng

George J. Schroepfer, Jr. Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Curtis Robert Warren

George Martin Award
Charles Ross

George Williams Prize in Nonfiction
Marissa Margaret Hall

George Williams Prize in Poetry
Veronica Cristina Kuhn

Gerald August Dobelman Memorial Scholarship
Julie Marie Walker

Gilbert L. Hermance Award in Kinesiology — Health Sciences
Sevith Rao

Gilbert L. Hermance Award in Kinesiology — Sports Medicine
Alexander John Pandiscio

GO Scholar
Cameron William Hatch

Goliard Endowed Scholarship
Catherine Yuh

Graham C. Stebbings College Service Award
Megan Anne Kirchgessner

Greater Houston Business Ethics Roundtable: Bette Stead Ethics Scholarship
Maria del Rosario Amin Avendano

Greg Miner Athletic Scholarship Honoring Red Bale
Andre Gautreaux

Guy Hagstette Award
Mahan Mirzaabolghasem Shirazi

Harry B. and Aileen B. Gordon Scholarship
Joseph Michael Abdalah
Lindsay Marie Deneault
Michael Andrew Sims

Harry B. Weiser Leadership Award
Nathan Cook
Jason Kyle Streit

Harry B. Weiser Research Award
Nathan Cook
Abhishek Anan Jalan
Carlos Alberto Jiménez-Hoyos
Avishek Saha
Changsheng Xiang
Zheng Yan
Wenwei Zheng

Harry B. Weiser Teaching Award
Nathan Cook
Abhishek Anan Jalan
Alvin Orbaek
Sophia Phounsavath
Richa Sethi

Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Andrew Garrett Amis

Harry W. McCormick Scholarship Fund
Jon Hodde

Helene Gayle Commencement Award for Global Women’s Health
Colleen Suzanne Fugate

Hershel M. Rich Invention Award
Charudatta Galande
Neelam Singh

Houston Gas Processors Association Annual Scholarship
Patric Ji-Hoon Han

Houston Gas Processors Association Endowed Scholarship
Madeline Marie Kelterborn

Ira and Patricia Gruber Award for Best Honors Thesis
Biying Ling

James and Subha Barry Fellowship in Business
Lisa Renee Gonzalez

James B. Walker Award for Outstanding Senior in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Byung Chul Ji

James S. Waters Creativity Award
Blaine Burton Rister

The James Street Fulton Prize for Excellence in Philosophy
Julika Ayla Kaplan

James W. Glanville Athletic Fund
Klein Ashton Kubiak

Janus Award
Priyanka Duvvuru
Anne V. Wei

Jason Chahin Innovation and Excellence Award
Waseem Ahmad

Jill Pitman Jones Award — Club Sports
Meaghan Frances Ryan

Jill Pitman Jones Award — Intramural Sports
Priyanka Duvvuru
Alexander Morrison Kendall

John L. Margrave Thesis Award in Chemistry
Carlos Alberto Jiménez-Hoyos

John P. McGovern Outstanding Premedical Student Award
Michael Tuan Lam
Benjamin Chun-Bang Weia

John T. McCants Prize
Stuart Pearce Hutton

John W. Brelsford Award for Superior Scholarship, Leadership or Service
Jennifer Catherine Cole

John W. Gardner Award in Humanities
Mercy Harper

Jones Fund Scholarships
LaTisha M. Cotto
Michael Tatz
Charles Williams

Jones Graduate School Alumni Association Scholarship
Kristopher Khang

Jones School Partners Campaign Scholarship
Andrei Costas
Damian J. Savoy

Joyce Pounds Hardy Award for Outstanding Female Athlete
Dominique Monique Harmath

Julian Huxley Award
Marion Landers Donald

Kathleen Gamber Ballanfant Award in Film and Photography
Sophie Feng

Kathryn Leebron Smyth Endowed Fund
Andrew Ronald Austin

Kenneth R. Laughery Award for Best Master’s Thesis in Psychology
Debshila Basu Mallick

Kinder Morgan Excellence in Management Scholarship

Jeffrey Roger Dickerson
Juan Manuel Espinosa

Kristine Wallace Prize
Katri Brown Niemi
Colby Austin Sieber

Lawrence A. Hamilton Track Scholarship
Anthony Albert Urbanelli

Lawrence J. O’Connor, Jr. Endowed Fund
Nathan Pope

Leon M. Nad Memorial Scholarship
Christopher Courtney Mersinger

Leonard A.B. Parker Memorial Scholarship
Devin Jones

Leroy C. Gibbon Award in Geology
Emily Joyce Chin

Leslie D. and Jack S. Blanton Scholarship
Philip Thomas Mullett
Zachary Dean Ragsdale
Jordan Speaker

Lindsay Roemmich Sport Management Achievement Award
Mary Mikell Lampton

Lodieska Stockbridge Vaughn Fellowship
Nathan Cook
Carlos Alberto Jiménez-Hoyos

Lorane T. Phillips Prize for Excellence in Writing
Christian Michael Hinkie

Louis J. Walsh Engineering Scholarship
Jeffrey Ray Arenson
WenXuan Cai
Walter Chang
Nanfu Deng
Hasitha Keerthi Dharmasiri
Justin Scott Dong
Priyanka Duvvuru
Kiefer Forseth
Riya Fukui
Elizabeth Roane Harwood
Sae Yong Jang
Jiwon Jung
Quillan Trystan Kaseman
Madeline Marie Kelterborn
Ji Hoon Kim
Ji Soo Kim
Sunny Christine Kim
Denizen K. Kocak
Michael Tuan Lam
Matthew Yunlei Liu
Kewang Nan
Minh Nguyen
Annirudh Srinivas Prasad
Jin Qian
Xianda Rui
Rachel May Schlossman
Stephanie Tzouanas
Erik Christian Wiest
Andrew Archibald Wilson
Pakorn Wongwaitayakornkul
Jiaxi Yan
Ke Zhang
Yufei Zhang

Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts
Renaud William Boucher-Browning
Jessica Ellen Fuquay

M.A.“Mike” Wright Award
Parker Timothy Dalton
Diana Hua
Jamil Prentice Joyner
Laurel Gabriella McConn

M.N. Davidson Fellowship
Yigit Ergecen

Margaret Everson-Fossi Traveling Scholarship
Libo Li
Michael David Matthews

Margie E. Sass Scholar–Athlete of the Year —Women
Kathleen Victoria Abadie

Marian Fox Martel Scholarship
Michelle Marilyn Vines
Xinghui Xu

Mary Ellen Hale Lovett Traveling Fellowship
Austin Joseph Jarvis
Nathan Anthony Keibler
Shaan Dipak Patel
Pyline J. Tangsuvanich
Juncheng Yang

Mary Hays Ewing Publication Prize
Zachary Woods Dresser
Benjamin Gilbert Wright

Mavis C. Pitman Exhibition Prize
Hye Jeon Jeon

Mavis C. Pitman Memorial Prize in Arts
Jessica Ellen Fuquay

Max Freund Prize in German
Christina Randall

MBA Class of 2010 Scholarship Fund
Timothy James Aramil

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows
Naomi Marisa Fa-Kaji
Josue Jacob Lopez
Asia McCleary-Gaddy
Cynthia Karina Novoa
Aaron Layne Sharpe

Morris K. Udall Scholarship
Jacklyn Skye Kelty
Sena Lauren McCrory

Myron A. Wright Educational Investment Fund
Adam Van Doren

National Association of Women MBAs — Rice Chapter Scholarship
Emily Collins
Sima Varzeghan Jani
Catalina Bermudez Olivares
Jennifer M. Richards
Caitlin Ann Weidig

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Aaron Layne Sharpe

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Julian Colton Cooper
Josue Jacob Lopez
Aaron Layne Sharpe
Stephanie Tzouanas

Neely-Davis Shcolarship in Athletic Department
Cody Carlton Bauer

NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage Scholarship
Benjamin Ryan Messier

Norman Hackerman Fellowship in Chemistry
Zheng Yan

OJ Brigance Courage Award
Michael Andrew Kutzler

Outstanding Anthropology Seniors
Grace Madeline Apfeld
Sarah Elizabeth Craig
Colin Michael Ford

Outstanding Bioengineering Design Projects
Team: Nutriflow
Jane Jarjour
Alexa Marie Juarez
Denizen K. Kocak
Nathan J. Liu
Mika Michelle Tabata

Outstanding Bioengineering Design Projects
Team: ChemoSeal
Emily Denise Augustini
Anam Fatima Azimuddin
Sae Yong Jang
Jiwon Jung
Katerina Regina Kaczmarski
Chen Wu

Outstanding Bioengineering Senior
Stephanie Tzouanas

Outstanding Service in Bioengineering
Jacinta Raexin Leyden
Nathan J. Liu
Melody T. Tan

Paige Ziegler Memorial Scholarship
Molly Leachman Carter

Patrick K. Thornton Memorial Award
Jessica Mairead Drummond

Phil Layton Award for Excellence in the Arts
Kiefer James Forseth

Philip J. Burguieres Scholarship
Christian Michael Hinkie

Pi Delta Phi Andre Bourgeois Award in French
Elizabeth Rose Richardson

“R” Association/J. Fred Duckett Postgraduate Scholarship
Bahrom Farrokh Firozgary

“R” Association/Margie E. Sass Postgraduate Scholarship
Dominique Monique Harmath

R.K.M. “Bob” Dickson Engineering Award
Sonia Priscilla Garcia

Ralph Budd Thesis Award
Mark William Knight

Ralph S. Herman Memorial Scholarship
Adelina Tzvetanova Koleva

Ralph S. O’Connor Scholarship
Nicholas Tuan Huynh

Rice Center for Engineering Leadership Achievement Award
Tolulope Lanre Akinwumi

Rice Engineering Alumni Association Distinguished Senior Award
Nathan J. Liu
Melody T. Tan

Rice Engineering Alumni Association Leadership Excellence Award
Shaurya Agarwal
Vivaswath Kumar

Rice Engineering Alumni Association Outstanding Senior Award
Stephanie Tzouanas

Rice Engineering Alumni Association Senior Merit Award
Andrew Garrett Amis
Mingming Jiang
Jiwon Jung
Vivaswath Kumar
Kewang Nan
Frank Portman
Rebecca Jane Smith
Joseph Lee Song

Rice Scholar–Athletes of the Year
Kathleen Victoria Abadie
Quincy Elizabeth Christian
Kylie Marie Cullinan
Wyatt Alan Doop
Bahrom Farrokh Firozgary
Tyler Nicole Jenkins
Klein Ashton Kubiak
Tanner Temple Leland
Andrew J. Murphy
Anthony Albert Urbanelli
Hayley Elizabeth Williams

Rice Service Award Given in Memory of Dean Hugh Scott Cameron
Evan Jacob Austin
Helene Biddle Dick
Yoonjin Min

Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium Ken Kennedy Institute First Place Award
Joshua Michael Chartier
Hasitha Keerthi Dharmasiri
Kiefer James Forseth
Andrew Reed Jones
Thomas Rye Ladd

Rob Koger Memorial Scholarship
Jonathon Glueck

Robert and Suzanne Potter Scholarship
Parker Timothy Dalton

Robert “Bobby” Matthews Athletic Scholarship
Kylie Marie Cullinan

Robert E. Phillips Prize in Oral Presentation
LaTisha M. Cotto

Robert H. and Judy Ley Allen Scholarship
Albert Everett Magill

Robert H. Parks, Jr. Prize for Excellence in Engineering Leadership
Allison Nicole Garza

Robert L. Lohse Memorial Scholarship
Sima Jani Varzeghan

Robert Lowry Patten Award
Kiri Elizabeth Kilpatrick

Robert P. Quin Award for Outstanding Male Athlete
Andrew J. Murphy

Rosemary Watkin Barrick Traveling Fellowship
Jeremiah William De Moss
Shen Lu
Merve Hazal Yucel

Roy and Hazel Zeff Memorial Fellowship
Ana Maria Builes

Ruth and Gilbert Whitaker Endowed Scholarship
Raymond Maurice Dee

Saba Prize
Courtney Lee Applewhite
Matthew Zachary Vale

Sallie Shepherd Perkins Prize for Best Achievement in Music
Coleman Itzkoff

Sallyport Award
Angela Wu Guo
Kiri Elizabeth Kilpatrick

The Sam Worden Endowed Memorial Fund in Geophysics
Jeniffer Masy
Lin Zheng

Samuel T. Sikes Jr. Scholarship
Andrew Garrett Amis
Rebecca Lee McKinnell
Rebecca Jane Smith
Benjamin Chun-Bang Weia
Hejia Zhang

Sociology Undergraduate Long Paper Award
Asiya Kauther Kazi

Speros P. Martel Scholarship Fund
Stephen William Nelson

Spirit of Service Awards
Cynthia Alejandre
Joanne Marie Guidry
Ann C. Kuhl
Alison Moscoso
Muhammad Saad Shamim

Stephen C. Hofmann Fellowship
Abhishek Anan Jalan
Carlos Alberto Jiménez-Hoyos
Jiebo Li
Jason Kyle Streit

Student Association Outstanding Seniors
Gabriel Leo Baker
Daniel Steven Cohen
Priyanka Duvvuru
Monica Mary Matsumoto
Patrick Michael McCarthy
John Moore Muller
Christian Tanner Neal
Heather Janel Olson
Muhammad Saad Shamim
Eric Michael Talbert

T. Kevin DeNicola Endowed Scholarship
Nathan Brooks Kim

TAS Commercial Concrete Construction LP Endowed Scholarship
Caitlin Ann Weidig

Texas Instruments Graduate Student Fellowships
Daniel David Calderon
Sonali Dutta
Eva Lauren Dyer
Adriana Berenice Flores Miranda
Mark William Knight
Troy Ruths
Nicolas Bradley Vrvilo

Texas Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Senior Engineering Students
Priyanka Duvvuru
Ji Hoon Kim
Michael Tuan Lam
Chelsea Mariah Rodrigues

Texas Society of Professional Engineers Overall Outstanding Senior Award
Wyatt Alan Doop

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
Colleen Suzanne Fugate
Heather Janel Olson

Thomas Michael Panos Family Engineering Student Award
Matthew William Horn

Verne F. Simons Scholarship Fund
Aries Syamsul Arifien

Vernon F. “Doc” Neuhaus Scholarship in Jones School
Brenden Garrett

Wagoner Scholarship
Renaud William Boucher-Browning
Justin Scott Dong
Naomi Marisa Fa-Kaji
Colleen Suzanne Fugate
Sarah Elizabeth Heberlig
Tianyi Hua
Mingming Jiang
Jacinta Raexin Leyden
Nathan J. Liu
Josue Jacob Lopez
Monica Mary Matsumoto
Linda Wang

Weber-Durkheim Prize for Excellence in Sociology
Cynthia Karina Novoa

William C. Howell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
Naomi Marisa Fa-Kaji

William D. Darden Award for Architecture
De Yi

William Howard and Marion Frost Keenan Fellowship
Patrick John Coogan
Christopher James Mackey

William W. Akers Senior Process Design Award in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Paul Chaguine
Wyatt Alan Doop
Devon Leigh Rule
Eric Michael Talbert
Taryn Trace Willett
Mengqi Yu

William Ward Watkin Traveling Fellowship
Elizabeth Grace Stanfel

Willy Revolution Award for Innovation in Engineering Design
Team: White Mirror
Lam Yuk Wong
Cecilia Zhang

Winters Family Fund
Nael Kamal Ashour
Juan Manuel Caro Medina
Sara Loewy

Zevi and Bertha Salsburg Memorial Award in Chemistry
Julian Colton Cooper
Amanda Wicker