In the final week of the 2024-25 academic year, more than 110 undergraduate and graduate students were recognized for their scholastic, leadership, character, and potential for career success in this year’s Honors and Awards Ceremony at the Hatfield Hall Theater. The list included 72 scholars achieving top-of-class academic status.

Several of the high-achieving seniors are preparing to begin their careers in science, engineering, and mathematics or continue their education in master’s and doctoral degree programs at prestigious universities and colleges throughout the country. 

Earning top class academic honors, based on the highest grade point average and having the highest number of graded credit hours in each student class, following the 2023-24 school year, were: Ben Lyons, a mathematics and physics major, the Carl Wischmeyer Award as the outstanding junior; Will Geoghegan and Mark Serdinak, both mechanical engineering students, the Paul N. Bogart Prize as the outstanding sophomore; and Mason Rice, a computer science major, the Heminway Bronze Medal as the outstanding first-year student. 

Recognized as Carl Wischmeyer Scholars for having top grade point averages after their junior year (2023-24) were Salik Ahmad, Ariadna Duvall, Natalie Hannum, Kaylee Lane, Henry Nunns, Hannah Ponstine, Vineet Ranade, Justin Roberts, Josh Schrock, Ellen Shales, and Isaac Towne.

Named Paul N. Bogart Scholars for being top of the class academically after the sophomore year (2023-24) were Kyle Asbury, Tommaso Calviello, Drew Cameron, Kevin Cotellesso, John Dickinson, Cynthia Gallegos Rodriguez, Eli Granade, McKenna Gumerson, Yejia Hao, Ethan Hutton, Travis Judson, Jared Kagay, Edward Kang, Lauren Marquardt, Jaxon Naviaux, Connor O’Connell, Steven Reese, Cale Royer, Chong-Yi Su, Blaise Swartwood, Rebecca Testa, and Alex Yim.

Heminway Scholars recognition were bestowed on the following top-ranked first-year students (after 2023-24 school year): Jeremy Bergman, Brianna Bittel, Samantha Bui, Pei-Jen Chen, David Creen, Maxwell Danielson, Gabriella Ezzell, Adam Fucela, Jacob Gerber, Jonathon Hammond, Ethan Harden, Will Hartman, Brett Hixon, Nathan Hodson, Wenxin Huang, Toehyeon Kim, Lukas Lambert, Irene Lema Madueno, Mark Li, J.J. Moe, Anjeli Prokash, Gabe Rapp, Olivia Ruckauf, Alex Schieltz, Hayden Simmons, Wyatt Starkie, Eric Steuber, Morgan Stratton, Yujin Sung, Jack Traversa, Aiden Walter, Ethan Wilson, Joshua Yang, Chengyang Ye, and Kelvin Zhou. 

This year’s academic department award winners were:

BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
John M. Beals Outstanding Biology Graduate Award: Gillian Gorocia
Samuel F. Hulbert Outstanding Biomedical Engineering Graduate Award: Natalie Hannum and Ellen Shales

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Marathon Petroleum Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering: Makenna Gill
Endress+Hauser Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering: Gwynneth Menzie
Sam C. Hite Award for the Outstanding Senior in Chemical Engineering: Natalie Green

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
John White Award in Chemistry: Jerry Ball and Carolina Guzman
William Albert Noyes, Sr. in Chemistry: James Franke
Mottel Outstanding Graduate in Chemistry Award: Elika Whited

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
American Society of Civil Engineers Alumni Award: Lexie Crawford
Morris L. Cleverley Award: Darius and Callie travioli
Shelton Hannig Award: Jamie Baum
Edward A. MacLean Award: Jansen Biddle

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Pearson Education Outstanding Senior Award: William Foss
Frank Young Outstanding Service Award: Ben Joens
Frank Young Outstanding Scholarship Award: Allyn Loyd

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Clarence Knipmeyer Award-Electrical Engineering: Ethan Ockwig
Clarence Knipmeyer Award-Computer Engineering: Josh Schrock
Outstanding Senior Award-Electrical Engineering: Liz Francois
Outstanding Senior Award- Computer Engineering: Isaac Towne
Outstanding IEEE Member-Electrical Engineering: Kaitlyn Kampwerth
Outstanding IEEE Member-Computer Engineering: Justin Roberts

HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS
Research and Analysis Essay Award: Kayla Beiner
Interpretation of Texts and Cultures Essay Award: Abdullah Islam
Rhetoric and Composition Essay Award: Josie Sowell

MATHEMATICS
The Clarence P. Sousley Award: Connor Lane and Ben Lyons
Henry Turner Eddy Award-Theoretical Mathematics: Alexa Renner

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Senior ME Student Leadership Award: Cameron Buckmaster
Cummins Inc. Most Outstanding Senior Year Award: Hannah Ponstine
Steinhauser Outstanding Junior Award: Kevin Cotellesso

MILITARY SCIENCE
Captain “Sarge” Kearns Leadership Award: Paul Sofineti
CPT W.D. Weidlein Volunteer Leadership Award: Lia Potter

PHYSICS, OPTICAL ENGINEERING, AND NANOENGINEERING
Jean M. Bennett Award: Julia Norris
John W. Rhee Memorial Award: Ishaan Mishra
Outstanding Senior NanoEngineering Award: Alisha Mastakar

GRADUATE STUDIES
Outstanding Project Award: Kiana Martin

ATHLETICS
All-American: Andrew Toler (Football)
College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-Americans: Dyan Page (Football), Vineet Ranade (Men’s Swimming), and Jay Smith (Football)
CSC Academic All-America Team Member of the Year: Vineet Ranade (Men’s Swimming)
Elite 90 Award: Vineet Ranade (Men’s Swimming)