THE PROGRAM
Student Engineer of the Year Award is a prestigious honor:
The seven programs of the UW College of Engineering and Applied Science (Architectural, Civil, Chemical, Petroleum, Electrical, Computer, and Mechanical) each nominate their top graduating senior for this award. The Scholarships and Awards Committee reviews the nominees’ written nomination forms and interviews each of the candidates to select the Student Engineer of the Year. The award recipient receives an unrestricted grant of $2,500 and each of the seven Honorees receives a $1,250 grant. WES sponsors all nominees to attend the annual convention to be recognized at the Awards Banquet.
Student Engineer of the Year - $3,000
Jenna Crouse - Chemical Engineering
Program Honorees - $1,750
Travis Wicks - Architectural Enginnering
Tessa Rodgers - Computer Engineering
Meghan Higgins - Civil Engineering
Jayden Vap - Electrical Engineering
Daniel Wenger - Energy Systems
Noah Gibbs - Mechanical Enginnering
Student Engineer of the Year - $2,500
Oreoluwa Babatunde - Computer Eng - Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Program Honorees - $1,250
Manuel Cabrera Rodas – Architectural Eng - Guatemala
Marco Machado – Chemical Eng - Brasilia, DF, Brazil
Michael Reid – Petroleum Eng - De Winton, Alberta, Canada
Alex Fabricus – Civil Eng – Riverton, Wyoming
Adam Balph – Mechanical Eng – LaPorte, Indianna
Sarah Swanson – Electrical Eng – Arvada, Colorado
Seven Scholarships total $13,000:
WES Undergraduate Education Trust Fund - 2022->2023 academic year
Landen Fuller - Geology, Petroleum Engineering
Nischal Khanal - Computer Engineering
Gabriel Floud - Civil Engineering
Megan Cornia - Accounting, Civil Engineering
Kevin Anderson - Architectural Engineering
Alexa Mazur - Mechanical Engineering
Scholarship winners for the 2021-2022 academic year
Past Presidents’ Scholarship - $2,500
Umar Faruk Balogun Mohammed - Computer Science
General Scholarship - $2,000
Abigail Fearneyhough - Mechanical Engineering
Payton Peterson - Chemical Engineering
Megan True - Civil/Arhitectural Engineering
Jonana Olsen - Mechanical Engineering
Carl Oslund Memorial Scholarship - $1,500
Keene Aldridge - Land Surveying
Carl Oslund General Scholarship - $1,000
Natalie Caldwell - Civil Engineering
The Selection Process requires coordinated effort:
For all scholarships, except the Incoming Freshman Scholarship, the WES Scholarships and Awards Committee distributes application forms and announcements at the beginning of the Spring semester with a submittal deadline near the middle of February. The committee then rates each of the written applications and the candidates with the best scores are invited to participate in an interview with the committee. Selection is made based on the written application and interview performance.
The UW Engineering Summer Program (ESP) encourages high school students to explore engineering as a choice for college and for life.
The UW College of Engineering and Applied Science and the Wyoming Engineering Society, in conjunction with the J. Kenneth & Pat Kennedy Endowment, offer high school juniors anopportunity to participate in a summer program of hands-on experiences in various engineering fields. Participants can choose to build a digital circuit, study solutions to an environmental issue, test the aerodynamics of a tennis racket, or design timber trusses. Laboratory sessions provide basic instruction – students put their knowledge to the test.
As an ESP Scholar, participants work one-on-one with faculty members specializing in the student’s interest areas. Curiosity and enthusiasm - not tests and grades - inspire discovery. This program expands horizons, develops creative thinking and problem solving skills, and challenges imagination.
ESP is held on the University of Wyoming campus, with some of the best laboratories and equipment in the Rocky Mountain region. Thirty students are selected to participate in the program.
For more information on ESP at the University of Wyoming, contact the Univeristy of Wyoming directly.
THE COMMITTEE
JustinTerfehr, Chairman
Laramie, WY 82072
Committee members:
Derrick Thompson ~ Angie Schrader ~ Joe Lord ~ Thomas V Edgar
David Whitman
Assisting the WES Scholarships and Awards Committee are a group of volunteer coordinators representing each of the programs of the College of Engineering and Applied Science:
Architectural Engineering – Anthony Denzer
Civil Engineering – Anthony Denzer
Chemical Engineering - David Bagley
Petroleum Engineering – Denny Coon
Electrical/Computer Engineering – John Pierre
Mechanical/Energy Systems Engineering – Denny Coon
Surveying Program – TBD
Various revenue sources fund the Scholarships and Awards Program: