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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 2021

Kelly BatesDavid 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.

Kelly Bates, General engineering

benjamin koltaiGregory 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.

Benjamin Koltai, Civil engineering

Mahima Maharjan

MES Outstanding Senior Engineering Student Award

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

Mahima Maharjan, Civil engineering

Outstanding Senior Leadership Awards

outstanding engineering seniors 2021

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

Rohan AgrawalComputer science
Jonathan DyerMechanical engineering
Olivia LanumMechanical engineering
Elizabeth McCutcheonGeneral engineering
Harrison McKinnisChemical engineering
Brennen MiddletonChemical engineering
Miranda NolanChemical engineering
Larry StokesBiomedical engineering
Robert WassonChemical 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.

Jonathan DyerMechanical engineering
Harrison McKinnisChemical engineering
Jacob NollChemical engineering
Chase PetixChemical engineering
Larry StokesBiomedical engineering
Robert WassonChemical 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.

Pratik AdhikariNicholas GaouetteChase Petix
Said Al KindiMukesh GhimireMatthew Quinlivan
Anil BhattCarl GindiCaroline Runion
Aman BhattaBibek GuptaJerrod Scott
Anish BistaWilliam HarvieRishabh Shrestha
Brandon BorekBaylee HowardSarah Simmons
Erin BridgmanKelsey KoenigJody Todd
Wenquan CaiNathan LancasterElisa White
Addison Caspari-LinhardtDominic LincolnYongzhe Zhang
Albert CottenSumantra LuitelMin Zhao
Gagan DangiThomas Mathwig
Manuel Franco PechJennifer Myers

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