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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 2020

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.

Donald HopperCivil engineering
Jennifer LaurielloComputer science
Matthew CurrieElectrical engineering/
Mechanical engineering
Ricardo UngoGeneral engineering
Tyler ButlerMechanical engineering
Ivy TurnerMechanical engineering
Lena TurnerMechanical engineering

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 service, intellect, leadership and character.

Shaila CollinsElectrical engineering

Outstanding Senior Leadership Awards

This award goes to students based on their academic performance, professional and service activities, and written and oral communication skills.

Chad GutierrezChemical engineering
Matthew CurrieElectrical engineering/
Mechanical engineering
Sabin TimsinaElectrical engineering
Olivia EusticeGeneral engineering
Shaylin WilliamsGeneral engineering

Gregory Gomez IV Humanitarian Service Award

The Gregory Gomez IV Humanitarian Service Award honors members of the Ole Miss engineering family who have demonstrated extraordinary service somewhere in the world.

Miranda NolanChemical engineering

MES Outstanding Senior Engineering Student Award

The Mississippi Engineering Society awards this to students demonstrating excellence in their academics and service.

Shelby BottinCivil 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.

Chuangshuo “Stephen” Zeng,
Teaching Assistant		Civil engineering
Shailee Yagnik,
Master's degree		Electrical engineering
Rami Al-Sughayer,
PhD		Civil 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.

Ernest AbernathyTereza JanatovaJeremy Schneider
Swati AdhikariSanskriti LamsalRonish Shrestha
James BroomeHenry LenaRonald Smith
Zachary BucklesDiego ReyesMegan Staffieri
Turner BullockAustin MarottiYunik Tamrakar
Taylor BushCierra McFaddenBoltin Teeter
Birendra ChaudharyKatie McLainCatherine Teh
Seth DeVaughnMatthew McLeanIvy Turner
Jonathan DyerJames MeyerXin Weng
Hunter FinneyJack PanJordan Wescovich
Mukesh GhimireJesse PearsonMary Worbington
Aransa Gonzalez FonsecaLeeta PraterKunal Yadav
Savanah GrassJames PrideMaria Jose Zamora Corena
Dalton HeathSara Raines
Haley HoodJustin Reynolds

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