Student award winners

Student
Award Winners
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Academy of
American Poets Prize
Maria Edmonds Stalford

William W.
Akers Senior Award for Chemical Engineering Process Design
Star B. Chacko
Raymond Scott Feist
Christopher Allen Harrison
Scott Anthony Harrison
Theresa Ann Holland
Eugene Jon Koay
Jeffrey Kam Lun Ngo

Alpha Rho
Chi Medal
Delia Duong Ba Wendel

AIA School
Certificate
Gary Chi Tran

AIA School
Medal
Christopher Wilson Kimball

American
Institute of Chemical Engineers Outstanding Senior
Rafael Verduzco

American
Institute of Chemists Foundation Award
Gwendolyn Maria Bethenis Hoben

Texas Section
of American Water Works Association and Water Environment
Association of Texas Student Paper Contest
Volodymyr Valentinovich Tarabara

Edward B.
Arrants Medal
Justin Lee Boone

Rosemary
Watkin Barrick Traveling Fellowship
Christopher Neal Starkey

Pi Delta
Phi André Bourgeois Award in French
Barbara Marie Anthony

J.R. Barker
Intramural Sports Award
Svetang Vijay Desai

Eleanor and
Mills Bennett Fellowship
Jude Anthony Benavides
Rebecca C. Daprato

Paul Frederick
Bobb Award
Elizabeth Bisesi Jardina

John W. Brelsford
Award
Morela Hernández

Cervantes
Award for Outstanding Seniors in Spanish
Kathryn Elizabeth Dalton
Todd Russell Makse
Darya V. Pollak
Nina Saksena

Ralph Budd
Award for Best Engineering Thesis
Sanjeeb Dash

Harianna
Butler Scholarship
Barbara Elizabeth Hughes

Edwin, Frederick
and Walter Beinecke Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Noemie Bartmess-LeVasseur

Alan J. Chapman
Award
Anisha Bapin Patel

Chillman
Prize
Emily Elizabeth Kirkland
Christopher Wilson Kimball
Joseph Monroy Gabriel

Joseph Cooper
Prize in Public Policy
Ellen Louise Chenoweth
Darden Award
Peter Koehler
Angela Loughry

M.N. Davidson
Fellowship
Philip Andrew Schmunk

Weber-Durkeim
Prize for Excellence in Sociology
Kelly Ann Bolen
Rachel Tolbert Kimbro

Electrical
and Computer Engineering Best Senior Project
Seth Andrew Eatinger
John Paul Slavinsky
Aamir Sirajali Virani
Raymond Summers Wagner

Mary Hayes
Ewing Publication Prize in Southern History
Bethany Leigh Johnson

Eleanor and
Frank Freed Foundation Traveling Fellowship
Kelly Anne Moore

Max Freund
Prize in German
Stephen James Benham
Clara Sophia Schauman
Sloan Garrett Speck

John W. Gardner
Award in Humanities and Social Sciences
James Allan Good

Charles Garside
Jr. Prize in History
Laurel Rebekah Boatright
Nadia Naz Janjua
Brian Thomas O’Malley

Mary Alice
Elliot Award
Kyle Berton Humphries

Financial
Executives Institute Award
Antje Barbara Klaer

Leroy Caleb
Gibbon Award in Geology
Ashley L. Lowe

William and
Elva Gordon Fellowship
Brent Alan Buckalew

William and
Elva Gordon Scholarship Award 2000
Yue Chen

Joyce Pounds
Hardy Award for Outstanding Female Athlete
Jessica Ann Sommerfeld

Gene Hackerman
Award
Emily Elizabeth Kirkland

Ralph S.
Herman Memorial Award
Christopher Wilson Kimball

Gilbert L.
Hermance Award in Kinesiology
Jessica Ann Sommerfeld

Houston Business
Forum Scholarship
Jennifer Autumn Fangue

Houston Society
of Financial Analysts Scholarship Award
Jonathan Hugh McAdams

Houston Society
of Telecommunications Engineers Scholarship
Alexa Christine Shoning

William C.
Howell Award
Pierre Nabil Azzam
Elizabeth Noemie Bartmess-LeVasseur

Julian Huxley
Award
June Keay

Hypercube
Scholar
Bryan Matthew Wong

Jones Graduate
School of Management Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence
Tracy Cuiping Pan
Alexander Wesley Thompson

Jill Pitman
Jones Award in Kinesiology
Anna Marie Witt

Barbara Field
Kennedy Prize in American History
Bethany Leigh Johnson

Professor
Konstantin Kolenda Scholarship
Meng-En Grace Chu

Paul A. Lederer
Scholarship
Sabah Salman Al-Sabah
Juliana Thorp Edwards
Tatsuya Kiguchi

A.C. Lederer
Scholarship
Jose Josue De La Peña
Juliana Thorp Edwards
Tatsuya Kiguchi

Capt. Charles
Septimus Longcope Award in History
James Allan Good

Mary Ellen
Hale Lovett Fellowship
Delia Duong Ba Wendel
Jared Shawn Fisher
Kyle Berton Humphries
Gary Chi Tran

Mary Ellen
Hale Lovett Traveling Fellowship
Amy Aileen Adams
Holly Elaine Hinson
Laila Laurice Hlass
Kirsten Lee Kinzer
Emily Elizabeth Kirkland

John L. Margrave
Thesis Award in Chemistry
Wan-Ting Ivana Chang

William F.
Marlar Scholar
David Richard Streutker

John P. McGovern
Premedical Student Award
Claire Elizabeth Bocchini

Rice Engineering
Alumni Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Senior Award
Sandra K. Anuras

Dr. and Mrs.
Earl Douglas Mitchell Fellowship in Slavic Studies
Bradford Finch Demarest

Dr. and Mrs.
David M. Mumford Award
Kurt Arnold Smith

North Texas
Gas Processors Association Scholarship
Raymond Scott Feist

NSF GK-12
Graduate Fellowship
Amy Noel Lampazzi

American
Society of Mechanical Engineering South Texas Section Scholars
Tanya Charlene Hanway
Sandra K. Anuras

Sallie Shepherd
Perkins Prize in Music
Jason Michael Hardink

Lorane T.
Phillips Award for Excellence in Writing
Jennifer Autumn Fangue

Robert E.
Phillips Award for Excellence in Presentation
John Edward Roe

H. Russell
Pitman Award in Managerial Studies
Agnes J. Wang

Mavis C.
Pitman Memorial Prize in Art
Amanda Kay Gor

Bob Quin
Award for Outstanding Male Athlete
Michael Sharod Wilks Jr.

Clark P.
Read Award
Somereet Nijjer
Kimberly Anne Pollard

Rice Engineering
Alumni Association Outstanding Senior Award
Cliff Avery Thomas

Rice Engineering
Alumni Association Distinguished Senior Award
Dana Elise Hunt
Hilary Amanda Schaffer

Rice Engineering
Alumni Association Senior Merit Award
Sandra K. Anuras
Nawaf Mohammed Bou-Rabee
Jason Andrew Gershman
Theresa Ann Holland
Tatsuya Kiguchi
Brian Robert Pietruszewski
Harris Todd Schneiderman
Anton James VanderWyst (2000)

Torkild Reiber
Award in Geology
Elisabeth Rachel Grove
Brian David Locke
Ashley L. Lowe

Gaston V.
Rimlinger Economics Essay Prize
Jonathan Michael Beach

Sallyport
Award
Sonja Mei Gee

Zevi and
Bertha Salsburg Memorial Award in Chemistry
Christopher Lane Edwards
Gwendolyn Maria Bethenis Hoben
Michelle Margaret Meyer
Bryan Matthew Wong

Christine
Croneis Sayers Memorial Art Award
Mariah Anne Johnson

Schlumberger
Foundation Fellowship
Katherine Dutton Crowley

George J.
Schroepfer Jr. Memorial Award for Research Excellence in
Biochemistry
Michelle Margaret Meyer

Beth Shapiro
Award
Sonja Mei Gee

J.R. Sims
Scholarship
Lisa Kristine Solberg

Society of
American Military Engineers William S. Bailey Scholarship
Michael Scott Perkins

Graham C.
Stebbings College Service Award
Byron W. Chen
Isabel Valdez

Student Association
Outstanding Senior Award
Melissa Anne Boddie
Amanda Kay Gor
Curtis John Petersen
Sarah Elizabeth Pitre
Jada Michelle Sanders
Jennifer Hui-Yu Tang
Francisco Manuel Vásquez-Harris
Michael Sharod Wilks

Student Poster
Contest in Chemical Engineering for Graduate Students
Zoe Demou

Louis Sudler
Prize in the Arts
Christopher Wilson Kimball
Jing Li

Raymond Swift
Medal
Mia D. Pfleging

Texaco Inc.
Scholarship
Tatsuya Kiguchi
Felice Shieh
Whitney Elaine Smith

Texas Business
Hall of Fame Scholarship
Paul Henry Ericsson

Texas Society
of Professional Engineers Most Outstanding Senior
Ben David Graf

Texas Society
of
Professional Engineers Outstanding Senior
Scott Anthony Harrison
Tatsuya Kiguchi
Cliff Avery Thomas

Harry S.
Truman Scholarship
Claire Elizabeth Bocchini

James B.
Walker Award for Outstanding Senior in Biochemistry
Bryan Char-Hoa Ding
Kimberly Ann Foster

James S.
Waters Creativity Award
Timothy Lee Danner (2000)
Theresa Ann Holland

William Ward
Watkin Traveling Fellowship
Katherine Elizabeth Bennett

Thomas J.
Watson Fellowship
Darya V. Pollak
Kevin Martin Tidwell
Patrick Wayne Quayle

George Williams
Prize in Creative Writing
Maria Edmonds Stalford

Who’s
Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
2001
Ann Nicole Blaine
Edward Joseph Blocher
Laurel Rebekah Boatright
Claire Elizabeth Bocchini
Melissa Anne Boddie
Michelle Elizabeth Brand
Evelyn Tameen Chang
Sheila Sai Chang
Ellen Louise Chenoweth
Edward Michael Cottrell
Svetang Vijay Desai
Bryan Char-Hoa Ding
Lindsay Marie Germano
Katie Lynn Grysen
Gwendolyn Maria Bethenis Hoben
Eden Benedetto King
Andy Nathan Kobylivker
Winston Ron-yu Liaw
Vivek Mittal
Shahrzad Shams Mowlavi
Ajeet Pundalika Pai
Ying Pan
Curtis John Peterson
Nina Saksena
Alexa Christine Shoning
Jennifer Hui-Yu Tang
Andrea Gail Tenner
Isabel Valdez
Anton James VanderWyst
Desmond Brian Webster
Timothy Daniel Werner

Donald I.
Wood Award for Excellence in Teaching
Katherine Elizabeth Laakso
Catherine Lee Malone

Sam Worden
Endowed Memorial Award in Physics
Theodore Charles Stieglitz
Allegra Nicole LaGrande

M.A. “Mike”
Wright Award
Denton Jensen Dance