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Honors Convocation
UNLV TBE-A Building
Dr. William R. Wells Great Hall April 19, 2012
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
WELCOMES YOU TO THE
2011-2012 HONORS
CONVOCATION
Ceremony & Reception
EngineerInnovation.
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2011 - 2012
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Honors Convocation Program
PostingoftheColors Army&AirForceROTC ColorGuardNationalAnthem Mr.PaulVillaluz’97,’06Welcome Dr.RamaVenkat,DeanIntroductionofDean’sListRecipients PresentationofScholarshipRecipients PresentationofTroyBartlettAward PresentationofGraebelScholarshipPresentationofDepartment,College&UniversityAwards Dr.RamaVenkat Dr.MohamedTrabia Dr.PeterStubberud Lt.Col.RobertHaug MAJNeilOscarson Dr.DonaldHayes Dr.JohnT.Minor Dr.HenrySelvaraj Dr.WoosoonYimRecessionalandAlmaMater Mr.PaulVillaluz’97,‘06
PleasejoinusintheGreatHallforarefreshmentsimmediatelyfollowingthe
Convocation.
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2011 - 2012 Dean’s List Undergraduate Students with at least 12 credits and a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 or higher are eligible for the Dean’s Honor List. This list represents the Spring 2010 and
Fall 2010 Semesters.
AngelynAccadChristopherAdamsSiavashAkramiJacobAlbrightMohammedAl‐KarawiWilliamAlleeJonathanAllenMakdaAndemeskelDanielAndersonTaylinAndersonAmandaApplingMarcieAraiJeevakeAttapattuJoshuaAurichJoshuaAurichJosephBaggsMichaelBairdJamesBakerGlennBanisabaIaniBatilovDesiBattleStephenBauschMorrisBen‐AouichaDarrenBennJimmyBenoitTrevorBergstromJohnBertiniJamesBivansJeremiahBolesAnthonyBongolanAnnieBouckJoshuaBreedenRobertBrownKentBuenaventuraMitchellBurtonJianPaoloBuzarAaronCajkaMarcCanlasAlanCarrenoDanielCauleyHugoChiangDavidChorpashRaulCollazo
AaronCornwellJamesDabinettRudolfsDambisTiffanyDannerChristianDatuinLucDelgadoEdwardDemarsShaneDieckmannJaredDobsonPhilipDupreeJoseElizondoJohnEnyeartRyanFarnsworthJeremyFelicianoAlexanderFitzjerrellsJimmyFloydJorgeFonsecaJonathonFountainAnnFrappierDavidFydaDeannaGalangJustinGalliSeanGannZeNanGaoGiovannyGarciaAlejandroGarciaTylerGeonettaRyanGilliganEnriqueGonzalezCahlGoukerCalebGreenCaseyGrif ithAveryHackerKristofferHarringtonBridgerHeizerMasonHillParkerHillKaitlinHoffmanJoshuaHorlacherRaymondImberStevenIrelandLaurenJacobsDallasJaeger
ChadJohnsonRobertJohnsonDevinJonesAleksandarJovkovicMichaelKajkowskiHiroshiKaoGeordanKellerStefanKirovToshihideKishitaWilliamKostanBarbaraKritYuryKulaginStevenLambertMinLongLanRyanLaranceChristopherLauxSamuelLeeJamesonLeeDerekLennonJosephLeonBrianLeonardArnaldoLeyvaHongzhongLiKyleLittonEricLoCarloLopez‐TelloJacobLynchJohnLystrupPhilippMaederBrianMagannDavidMannAaronMarianoStevenMattiEricMcdonaldRussellMclellanRubenMedinaKyleMelliesEdwardMendiolaChristopherMikhaelBrianMillerJosephMirabileMikhakMisaghianLidiaMorales
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AntonioMoralesRyanMortensonJasonMunizMaryMurphyBlakeNaccaratoCameronNealOttoNeidertShelbyNelsonDavidNguyenPhillipNixRomanGabrieleOcampoJoannaOpenaJorgeOrtizJulianOwyongMatthewPalmerDominicPanaliganAlexParkDarvinPatioErnestoPavonChristopherPhillipsNataliePinonJohnRaymondPlanasLouisPomboTikHoPoonThomasPorterBenjaminPowellLeahPrestonStephenPrettoTungQuyBrittanyRadkeKaiana Ragasa‐hamadaMariaRamosRichardRazackMatthewReyburnJorgeReynagaBlakeReynoldsMichaelRhodesNormanRichardsonMarieRodillonFrancellRodriguezNathanielRossLaylaRouasMarkRushforthRichardRyan
EliottSanchezAndrewSandersCarmelisseSangaLaurenSangalangJacquelineSchillRyanSchroederAshleySelvyCesarSerraltaAlexySerranoMonettaShawAmyShigetaKaylaShimMarynaShkrobatKenShultzJeffreySilerioJasonSilicDanielSilvaSeanSimsMarkSnyderJeremySternPatrickStilsonEricStorchDaneStrongDesmondTanMichaelTheilDinoTinitiganSuzanneTrabiaSarahTrabiaEdwardVanMeterSajuVarghesePabloVazquezChristianVegaAntonelaVerdhaKristiVerdhaLaertVerdhaBrianVincentXiangWangEmilyWeillJonnyWingerNicolas WongAdamWurtzelErnestoZamoraRamosZhengZengStephanieZobrist
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2011 - 2012 Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Scholarship Recipients
TharinduAbeygunawardanMaheshAcharyaCalebAlbornozMohammedAl‐Karawi WilliamAllee JonathanAllenSeleneAlvaraezPatrickAndersonMarcieAraiJoshuaAurich JosephBaggsMichaelBairdDineshBajracharya IaniBatilov MorrisBen‐Aouicha JamesBenavente StephenBertaRonaldBohne AnnieBouck KentBuenaventura JianPaoloBuzarAaronCajkaJackCheneyMarcCanlas
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AlumniGraduateScholarshipPatriciaSastaunikScholarshipGPSAEndowment/JamesAdamsScholarshipHonorsAccessScholarshipNASANVGrantProgram‐707xHonorsAccessScholarshipDeeSmithEndowedScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipConstMgmtAdvBoardScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipNelsK.EliasenScholarshipCollegeofEngineeringAlumniScholarshipJohnSWerthScholarshipMildredPCotnerAcademicScholarshipStanFultonHonorsProgramScholarshipMildredP.CotnerAcademicScholarshipLouisWoitishekScholarshipPatriciaSastaunikScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipStanFultonHonorsProgramScholarshipDeeSmithEndowedScholarshipEarlandHazelWilsonScholarshipCSUNHeadStartScholarshipCSUNLeadershipScholarshipHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGUNLVBookstoreScholarshipMulticulturalEngineeringScholarshipHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGHughesAlumniProvostScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipSolar&RenewableEnergyScholarshipWellsFargoGlobalScholarshipEngineeringGeneralScholarHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGMarjorie&VictorKunkelScholarshipUNLVBookstoreScholarshipSolar&RenewableEnergyScholarshipUNLVFoundationScholarshipO’RourkePlumbingScholarshipMary&JohnHughesProvostScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipSelma&TroyBartlettHonorsScholarshipProvost’sScholarship
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ZacharyCantu HenryChanAldoChaviraJackCheneyHugoChiangTiffanyCookJosephCooperJamesDabinettLucDelgadoJaredDobsonRonaldDuprauDestaEdosaJoseElizondoJohnEnyeartRoxanneFeigeJeremyFelicianoJamesFinleyJorgeFonescaAnnFrappierChequalaFuller JustinGalliCarlosGalvezAdrianGebilaguinTylerGeonettaTylerHansenJoshuaHerreraAlexanderHoeseKaitlinHoffmanMaeLaneeJoyJavierMatthewJohnsonAleksandarJovkovicHiroshiKaoGeordanKellerBrianKieatiwong
Bluecoats,Inc.ScholarshipMildredPCotnerAcademicScholarshipHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGProvost’sScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipAthLicensePlateScholarship‐StipendProvost’sScholarshipCotnerScholarshipFundingMarjorie&VictorKunkelScholarshipNSTECScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipWellsFargoGlobalScholarshipHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGProvost’sScholarshipNASANVGrantProgram‐707XJRobertSlettenScholarshipMulticulturalEngineeringScholarshipNASAEPSCoRUndergraduateResearchScholarshipCJ&JimBradhamScholarshipLouisWoitishekScholarshipUNLVGeneralScholarshipStanFultonHonorsProgramScholarshipUNLVGeneralScholarshipCSUNPre‐ProfessionalScholarshipJammarrLBanksMemorialScholarshipMarjorie&VictorKunkelScholarshipMulticulturalEngineeringScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipKennethMDevosScholarshipLouisWoitishekScholarshipMichaelPatrickKellerScholarshipStudyAbroadScholarshipCollegeofEngineeringAlumniScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipMaryDoughertyHonorsScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipDavid&BonnieAshleyScholarsMarieBWoodrichScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipEngelstadSchoalrshipProvost’sScholarshipMarjorie&VictorKukelScholarshipKennethMDevosScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipIntrepidEngineeringScholar
WilliamKostanNicholasLamekDerekLennon ArnaldoLeyvaReyAnthonyLibongcoCarloLopez‐TelloJacobLynch JohnLystrupRyanMayStephenMchargue RussellMclellanJessicaMenchacaJerichaMendozaDrewMillerNolanMooreOliveMusovskieBlakeNaccaratoShelbyNelsonLeandraNelsonTimothyNewellRomanGabrieleOcampoJoannaOpenaJorgeOrtizMatthewPalmerDominicPanaliganJaredPetersonJohnRaymondPlanasAndrewPolandLouisPomboTikHoPoonLeahPreston
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AcademicScholarshipHonorsAccessScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGEngineeringGeneralScholarNASANVGrantProgram‐707XProvost’sScholarshipHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGMildredPCotnerAcademicScholarshipAcademicSchoalrshipCotnerScholarshipFundingHonorsAccessScholarshipMarjorie&VictorKunkelScholarshipMildredPCotnerAcademicScholarshipBillWellsMemINCOSEScholarshipNASANVGrantProgram‐707XGEARUPAcademicScholarshipMulticulturalEngineeringScholarshipLouisWoitishekScholarshipSaraLynneHalseyScholarshipCSUNTomWeisnerAcademicScholarshipMarjorie&VictorKunkelScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGProvost’sScholarshipGeneralInstitutionalScholarshipMichaleGailAndressMemScholarshipO’RourkePlumbingScholarshipStanFultonHonorsProgramScholarshipHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGMary&JohnmHughesProvostScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipEngelstadScholarshipGEARUPAcademicScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipMildredPCotnerAcademicScholarshipO’RourkePlumbingScholarshipMary&JohnHughesProvostScholarshipMichaelPatrickKellerScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipCSUNHeadStartScholarshipGCWallaceScholarshipMulticulturalEngineeringScholarshipNASANVGrantProgram‐707X
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StephenPrettoBrittanyRadkePraveenRajMariaRamosRancellRodriguezLaylaRouasRichardRyanAndrewSandersLaurenSangalangAlexySerranoKaylaShimJeffreySilerioBellaSmithSandySolaresEdgarSolorioDaneStrongBraxonTawataoTerinaTerlizziCharlieTorres‐GarciaSarahTrabiaSuzanneTrabiaJoseTriaySajuVargheseAntonelaVerdhaBrianVincentAndrewWarthanRussellWellsDylanWilliamsStevenWilsonKevinWinnermoreAdamWolvertonNicolasWong
AcademicScholarshipEarlandHazelWilsonScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipHerbCWellsMemorialScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipO’RourkePlumbingScholarshipCSUNLeadershipSchoalrshipLydon&EfafGilmanEngineeringScholarshipEngineeringGeneralScholarNASANVGrantProgram‐707XSolar&RenewableEnergyScholarshipNASAEPSCoRUndergraduateResearchScholarshipEarlandHazelWilsonScholarshipLydon&EfafGilmanEngineeringCotnerScholarshipFundingGCWallaceScholarshipWellsFargoGlobalScholarshipHonorsAccessScholarshipHonorsAccessScholarshipEngelstadScholarshipEarlandHazelWilsonScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipEarlandHazelWilsonScholarshipMarjorie&VictorKunkelScholarshipMarjorie&VictorKunkelScholarshipGeneralInstitutionalScholarshipHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGHonorsCollegeGeneralScholarshipScience&ArtScholarshipFundHarold&MaymeStockerScholarship,ENGMildredPCotnerAcademicScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipCollegeofEngineeringAlumniScholarshipCotnerScholarshipFundingNelsK.EliasenScholarshipHonorsAccessScholarshipCotnerScholarshipFundingCSUNStudyAbroadScholarshipHonorsAccessScholarshipMaryDoughertyHonorsScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipStudyAbroadScholarshipCotnerScholarshipFundingWellsFargoGlobalScholarshipProvost’sScholarshipChildofAlumniSchoalrshipMarjorie&VictorKunkelScholarshipDouglasOrrMemorialScholarship
AdamYoungErnestoZamoraRamosZhengZengStephanieZobrist
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MaryDoughertyHonorsEndScholarshipKonamiGamingInc.Scholarship,CSMarjorie&VictorKunkelScholarshipStationCasinosFamilyScholarship
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Troy Bartlett Award
Troy dedicated his life to the service of others and through the Troy BartlettService Award, the UNLV College of Engineering honors its most outstandingsenior for his/her service to others, both on the college campus andwithin thelocalcommunity. InthiswayTroy’svisionof volunteerismlivesonthroughtheactions of others. His dedication to making the community a better place, isachieved,onegraduateatatime.This year the Troy Bartlett Award goes to Jaffer Almosawy. Jaffer is constantlyvolunteering his time and efforts to represent UNLV, not only as a StudentAmbassadorbutalsoasamemberintheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers.Heisthe current Vice President of ASCE and plans on running for the upcomingpresidentposition.JafferwillgraduateMay2013withabachelor’sdegreeinCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering.
JafferAlmosawy
Graebel Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Student of the Year Award
Since1999, theGraebelMechanicalEngineeringOutstandingStudentof theYearAwardhasbeengiventothemechanicalengineeringundergraduatestudentwiththehighestGPA.Thisyear,tworecipientswerechosen—AnnMarieFrappierandKarinaSaenz,bothofwhomshowoutstandingpromiseinthe ieldofmechanicalengineering. They each receive a $1,000 award, made possible by Mr. WilliamGraebel.Dr.WilliamGraebelisaProfessorEmeritusofMechanicalEngineering,Universityof Michigan. He has been supportive of the Mechanical Engineering program atUNLVsincehemovedtoSouthernNevada. AnnMarieFrappier KarinaSaenz
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Department Awards
Air Force ROTC DistinguishedGraduate CadetNicholasL.Green
Army ROTC 2012DistinguishedMilitaryGraduate CadetJimmyBenoit2012OutstandingArmyROTCFaculty Mr.GeorgeCrisostomo
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Construction CEEOutstandingTeacher Dr.YingTianCEMOutstandingTeacher Mr.NeilOpferCEEOutstandingSenior JimmyFloydCEEOutstandingSenior SeanGannCEMOutstandingSenior JonathanAllenCEMOutstandingSenior JaredEnglehart
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Department Awards
Computer Science OutstandingComputerScienceTeacheroftheYearDr.KazemTaghvaOutstandingComputerScienceResearcheroftheYearDr.LawrenceLarmoreOutstandingServicetoSchoolofComputerScience Ms.LeeMisch Electrical & Computer Engineering DistinguishedProfessor Dr.EmmaRegentovaBestTeachingAssistant BartoszDuszelBestUndergraduateStudentMarcieArai
Mechanical Engineering OutstandingFaculty Dr.BrendanO’TooleOutstandingTeachingAssistant Mr.FayedAhmadSpring2012OutstandingGraduate AnnMarieFrappier
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College Awards
Distinguished College Researcher
Recipientreceivesa$1000monetaryawardandaplaquetohonorthemfortheir
outstandingresearchcontributions.
Dr.SajjadAhmad
Outstanding College Teacher
Recipientreceivesa$1000monetaryawardandaplaqueacknowledgingtheirexcellenceintheclassroom.
Ms.LeeMisch
University Awards
2012 NSHE Board of Regents’ Rising Researcher Award
Dr.SajjadAhmad,Civil&EnvironmentalEngineering
Alex G. & Faye Spanos Distinguished Teaching Award
Dr.Yi‐TungChen,MechanicalEngineering
CSUN Faculty Awards CSUNFacultyAwardsinEngineering
Dr.MohamedTrabia,MechanicalEngineering
College Awards
Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society Inductees TauBetaPiiscelebratingit’s125thAnniversary.Foundedin1885tomarkinaittingmannerthosewhohaveconferredhonorupontheiralmamaterbydistin‐guishedscholarshipandexemplarycharacterasundergraduatesinthe ieldofen‐gineering,orbytheirattainmentsasalumniinthe ieldofengineering,andtofos‐teraspiritofliberalcultureintheengineeringcolleges.
Undergraduate
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Special acknowledgement to those that
assisted with tonight’s ceremony
NationalAnthem,PaulVillaluz,’97,‘06
AFROTCandArmyROTCColorGuard
BoulevardTrophy
UNLVThomas&MackCatering
UNLVReprographics
DesignServices,JafferAlmosawy
CollegeofEngineeringStudentAmbassadors
CeremonyphotoswillbeavailableonthecollegeFacebookoneweekaftertheevent.
Engineering.unlv.edu
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EngineerInnovation.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SCHOLARSHIP DONORS
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NevadaMinorityEngineeringScholarshipNevadaPowerSierraPaci icGraduateFellowship
J.RobertSlettenScholarshipJammarL.BanksScholarship
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JosephSedelmeyerScholarshipNationalSecurityTechnologies,LLCMEPScholarship
O’RourkePlumbingScholarshipPENTABuildingGroupScholarship
PeriniBuildingCompanySchirmerEngineeringScholarship
HaroldandMaymeStockerScholarshipStructuralEngineeringAssociationScholarship
Troy&SelmaBartlettScholarshipProfessorHerbertWellsMemorialScholarship
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