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The School of Engineering is proud of the leadership qualities – academic and otherwise – of its student body. Check out our award recipients for 2023

Maren McSparinDavid 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

Engineering leadership award winners
Top row: Lydia Robbins, Emily Kerivan. Middle row: Daniel Ferro, Cameron Blanchard, James Douglas.
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 BlanchardComputer science
James DouglasBiomedical engineering
Daniel FerroElectrical engineering
Yaniv GouletMechanical engineering
Emily KerivanBiomedical engineering
Preston McWilliamsGeneral engineering
Lydia RobbinsBiomedical 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 DearGeneral engineering
Daniel FerroElectrical engineering
Maren McSparinChemical engineering
Preston McWilliamsGeneral engineering
Sydney ResterBiomedical engineering
Lydia RobbinsBiomedical 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

These students were nominated by the faculty of their degree programs and endorsed by the school’s Engineering Awards Committee.
Matthew AlleyJackson DearMadelyn Remont-Waguespack
Tishira AtkinsJulia GreavesSydney Rester
John BarchLeigh HardinDiana Salinas
Shelby BerrySophia HellamsAlexa Saval
Tyler BlaylockKaylee JonesAndrew Sharp
Alex BromleyEli KingArianna Swensen
Gracey CobbJordan KocsisKatherine Terry
Wallace CrainCindy NguyenCharlie Whaley
Sarah D'Amico
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