The School of Engineering is proud of the leadership qualities – academic and otherwise – of its student body. Check out our award recipients for 2023
David Arnold Service Award
The David Arnold Service Award recognizes students who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve in the community and lead within the university. The selection criteria include character, creativity, intelligence, judgment, leadership and service.
Maren McSparin, Chemical engineering
MES Outstanding Senior Engineering Student Award
The Mississippi Engineering Society awards this to students demonstrating excellence in their academics and service.
Kaylee Jones, Civil engineering
Outstanding Senior Leadership Awards

Bottom row: Preston McWilliams, Yaniv Goulet.
This award goes to engineering students based on their academic performance, professional and service activities, and written and oral communication skills.
Cameron Blanchard | Computer science | |
James Douglas | Biomedical engineering | |
Daniel Ferro | Electrical engineering | |
Yaniv Goulet | Mechanical engineering | |
Emily Kerivan | Biomedical engineering | |
Preston McWilliams | General engineering | |
Lydia Robbins | Biomedical Engineering |
Taylor Medal
The Taylor Medal is the highest academic honor a student can receive at Ole Miss. It recognizes outstanding academic performance and is given to no more than one percent of the student body.
Evgeni Bozidar-Brannan | Computer science |
Jackson Dear | General engineering |
Daniel Ferro | Electrical engineering |
Maren McSparin | Chemical engineering |
Preston McWilliams | General engineering |
Sydney Rester | Biomedical engineering |
Lydia Robbins | Biomedical engineering |
Graduate Student Awards
These awards go to TAs, masters and PhD students based on their performance, professional and service activities, and written and oral communication skills.
Razuan Hossain, Teaching Assistant | Computer engineering |
Maisha Sadia, PhD | Electrical engineering |
Shefali Pawar, PhD | Electrical engineering |
Dean’s Excellence Awards
Matthew Alley | Jackson Dear | Madelyn Remont-Waguespack |
Tishira Atkins | Julia Greaves | Sydney Rester |
John Barch | Leigh Hardin | Diana Salinas |
Shelby Berry | Sophia Hellams | Alexa Saval |
Tyler Blaylock | Kaylee Jones | Andrew Sharp |
Alex Bromley | Eli King | Arianna Swensen |
Gracey Cobb | Jordan Kocsis | Katherine Terry |
Wallace Crain | Cindy Nguyen | Charlie Whaley |
Sarah D'Amico |
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