ChE Convocation 2025 Awards Announced

Student receiving the chairs award.
Maia Newkirk receives the Chair’s Award for Outstanding Chemical Engineering Senior.

These students, faculty and staff were presented awards last Friday, April 11, at the Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE) Convocation held in the MUB Alumni Lounge.

Congratulations to all!

  • Chair’s Award for Outstanding Chemical Engineering Senior:
    • Recipient: Maia Newkirk
  • Outstanding Sophomore and Outstanding New Student Awards:
    • Sophomore Recipient: Daniel Reynolds
    • New Student Recipient: Olivia Fedak
  • Excellence in Communication Award:
    • Recipient: Abigail Ruthenberg
  • Professional Ethics Award:
    • Recipient: Taylor Wenten
  • Prevent Accidents With Safety (PAWS) Award:
    • Recipients: Jacob Arseneau, Kevin Johnson, Emma Kelly and Margaret Roelant
  • Dow Chemical Marriott W. Bredekamp Award:
    • Recipients: Kyle Bresser, Donavan Mattson, Abigail Ruthenberg and Taylor Wenten
  • Senior Design Team Awards:
    Finalist Teams:
    • Third Place: Daphne Javoroski, Dawson Gregory, Emily Leverance and Ryan Passeno
    • Runner-Up: Jack Lang, Emma Kelly, Alyssa Moskalczyn and Maia Newkirk
    • Winner: Katie Breault, Steven Merholz, Alayna Mills and Chazz Rohrer
  • Davis W. Hubbard Outstanding Junior Award:
    • Recipient: Ania Petrosky
  • Leadership Awards:
    Recipients:
  • Department Awards:
    ChE students voted on these categories to honor our outstanding department employees!
    • Teacher of the Year: Jon Herlevich, Jr.
    • Research Mentor of the Year: Yixin Liu
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year: Joseph Curro
    • Undergraduate Grader of the Year: Jeffrey Kennedy
    • Staff Making a Difference: Brooke Forseth
    • Peer Mentor and Coach of the Year: Chazz Rohrer