Prizes and awards to degree recipients

Rice undergraduates, graduate students and recent graduates reaped a number of fellowships, scholarships and awards this year.

2012 Salman Khan Commencement Award for Entrepreneurial Community Leadership
Albert Wei

Alan Grob Prize
Danielle Nicole Brown
Jaclyn Dean
Kristen Rogers Gagalis
Tawfik Jarjour
Lila Christine Kerr
Kurt Jonathan Kienast
Chethan Vinay Ramprasad
Albert Wei

Alan J. Chapman Award in Mechanical Engineering
Hao William Li

Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
Shehni Nadeem

Alexander J. and Lorraine H. Dessler Award in Space Physics
Anne A. Blay
Michael William Eastwood

Alice Pratt Brown Scholarship
LaMecia Butler
Tina Dong
Mallory Engler

Alpha Rho Chi Medal
Andrew Daley
Sandra Marie Marcatili

American Institute of Architects Certificate
Jason Andrew Fleming
Kerim Miskavi

American Institute of Architects Medal
Michael David Matthews
Peter Adam Muessig

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Minority Scholarship Award
Sarah Olaoluwa Agara
Anthony Mulando Mulenga

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Othmer National Scholarship
Vera Yan-Ting Lam

American Institute of Chemical Engineers South Texas Section Scholarship
Suchitra Badrinarayanan
Daniela Chona
Vera Yan-Ting Lam

Ann and Joe Hightower Superior Award in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Erin Elise Walsh

Aparicio Prize
Erin Shea O’Brien

Arthur L. Draper Award in Chemistry
Louise Gliga
Lisa Pabst
Hannah Rutledge

ASME South Texas Section Scholarships
Stephanie Martha Herkes
Leslie Alison Miller
Andrew Charles Owens
Elaine Yee-Ling Wong

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Michael William Eastwood
Tal Einav

Ben and Kay Mayberry Endowed Scholarship
Alvaro Martinez

Ben Love Endowed Scholarship
Ping Wang

Ben and Starlett Hollingsworth Athletic Scholarship II
Keltie J. John

Bernard Fuchs Scholarship
Thomas Campbell Eifler

Beth Shapiro Award
Jaclyn Dean
Kristen Rogers Gagalis

Black Business Student Association
LaMecia Butler

Bob and Betty Bixby Athletic Scholarship
Travis Bradshaw

Brian Spector Jones Fund Scholarship
Monica Cordova

Buckley-Sartwelle Scholarship in Engineering
Victor Arturo Leyva

Carl E. Isgren Athletic Scholarship
Eric Ball

Caroline S. and David L. Minter Award for Best Graduating English Major
Maria Vrcek

Caroline Williams Hassell & Elizabeth D. Williams Scholarship
Rahila Odhwani

CD Broad Exchange Recipient
Soo Jin Kim

Center for the Study of the Presidency Fellowship
Myles Bugbee

Cervantes Award for Outstanding Seniors in Spanish
Katherine Emily Barnett
Nicolás Forero
Gabriela López
Dylan Jordan McNally
Mercedes Trigos

Charles Garside, Jr. Prize in History
Batoul Fayez Abuharb
Allison Rae Korinek
Marielle Claire Schweichart
Hannah Pulgiesi Thalenberg
Graham Fowler West
Jaclyn Cristine Youngblood

Charles Tapley Award
Sandra Marie Marcatili

Chevron Minority Scholarship
Jasmine Helen Moss

Chevron Scholarship in Engineering
Richard Peden Latimer
Sangyoon Lee
Sailesh Naveena Prabhu
Adam Patric Samaniego

Chillman Prize
Kyle Raymond Byrne
Bo Min Park

Christine Croneis Sayres Memorial Scholarship in Art
Gabriela Susana Chennisi
Kieran Leigh Lyons

Christine Croneis Sayres Memorial Scholarship in Art History
Eleanor Kathleen Grebowski

Cisneros Ruch Scholarship
Erica Sedeno

Clark P. Read Award for Excellence
Mingyang Zhu

Classical Studies Prize
Brittany E. Fox
Ruchi Srivastava

Claude W. Heaps Prize in Physics
Devin Nathaniel Taylor

Clifton Lefton Lawrence Award
Jessica Lynn McNally
Raymond Anderson Verm

ConocoPhillips Endowed Scholarship
John Levene

Cooper M. and Zava Waldrop Lochridge Scholarship
Brian Sheridan

Cpt. Charles Septimus Longcope Award in History
Andrew Scott Bledsoe

Criterion Investment Management Scholarship
Michael Rich

D. Kent and Linda C. Anderson Foundation Athletic Scholarship
Travis Bradshaw

DAAD RISE Professional
Nina Hwang

Darden Award
Brian James Lee

Department of Hispanic Studies Award in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction and Poetry)
Claire Suzanne Schaffer

Dr. and Mrs. David M. Mumford Endowed Award
Kareem Wafic Ayoub
Tina Munjal

Dr. Hubert E. Bray Scholar–Athlete of the Year
Matthew Carey

Edward B. Arrants Award
Yi-Chia Chen

El Paso Corp Excellence in Management Scholarship
Benjamin McQueen
Gabriel Villasmil

Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation Traveling Fellowship
Aaron Joseph Garrett

Electrical and Computer Engineering Best Senior Project
Kevin Daniel Beale
Meng Chen
Richard Peden Latimer
Minhee Park
Adam Patric Samaniego

Elmer E. and Adele G. Isgren Endowed Scholarship
Christopher Farrokhnia

Excellence in Advising Award
Megan Danielle Johnson

Fayez Sarofim Endowment
Christopher Petersen
Lourdes Valdes

Foley Brothers Scholarship
Cindi Burton

Frank Lee Berry Jr. Award in Art History
Haley Lois Lightcap

Fred and Florence Stancliff Award
Allison Pye
Becky Wade

Frederick B. Rudolph Award for Outstanding Biochemistry and Cell Biology Senior
Elliott Daniel SoRelle

Fulbright Award
Michelle Elizabeth Phillips
Francesca Georgeanne Schley

Gene Hackerman Award
Bo Min Park

Gene Walker Athletic Scholarship
James K. Hicks

George J. Schroepfer Jr. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Manan Mehta

George J. Schroepfer Jr. Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Magdalena Walkiewicz

George Martin Award
Tyler Smith

George Miner Athletic Scholarship Honoring Red Bale
Randy Kitchens

Gilbert L. Hermance Award in Kinesiology
Stacey C. Isidro
Vanessa Morales
Sophie M. Peeters

GO Scholar
Zhonghuan Sun

Goliard Endowed Scholarship
Tiffany May Ho

Graham C. Stebbings College Service Award
Matthew David Sawyer

Greater Houston Business Ethics Roundtable: Bette Stead Ethics Scholarship
Brian Walker

Greene Prize
Jean Kim
Ellory Elizabeth Matzner
Martha Jane Myers

H.A. Wilson Research Award in Physics
Ivan Knez

H.H. Galloway Award
Tiffany Coffey

Harry B. and Aileen B. Gordon Scholarship
Pallavi Hisaria
Jennifer Neeley
Justin Straughter

Henry F. and Margaret Dunlap Fellowship
Pedro Miguel Duarte-Gelvez

Honors in Art History
Eleanor Kathleen Grebowski

Honors in Cognitive Sciences
Benjamin Brookstone
Megan Danielle Johnson
Keenan May
Harrison Nguyen

Honors in History
Katherine Alexandria Jenson
Allison Rae Korinek
Jane Jieying Li
Martha Jane Myers
Grant Alexander Parks
Marielle Claire Schweickart
Kathryn Margaret Skilton

Honors in Linguistics
Sophie Claire Bonifaz

Honors in Philosophy
Soo Jin Kim

Honors in Psychology
Elaine Joy Mahoney
Lilla Kármán Pivnick
Chethan Vinay Ramprasad
Melissa Sheng
Alisa Yu

Houston Gas Processors Association Annual Scholarship
Nancy Teresa Huang

Houston Gas Processors Association Endowed Scholarship
Erin Elise Walsh

Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce Foundation International Program Scholarship
Katherine Emily Barnett
Kenna Kathleen Fowler
Arianna Alease Hatchett
Sarah Alayne James
Ryan Wesley Odom
Hannah Pugliesi Thalenberg

Jack C. Pollard Endowed Fellowship in Engineering
Matthew David Fritze

James A. Castañeda Award in Spanish Literature
Gabriela Garton

James B. Walker Award for Outstanding Senior in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Harry J. Han

James Redding Sims Scholarship
Benjamin Scott Berryhill
Peter Howard Fobel
Jason Wu

James Scott Peterson Distinguished Service Award
Andrew C. Baker

The James Street Fulton Prize for Excellence in Philosophy
Soo Jin Kim

James W. Glanville Athletic Fund
Travis Bradshaw

Jason Chahin Innovation and Excellence Fund
Jesus Cortez
Yun Yu

Jay and Fon McLure Endowed Scholarship
Peter Thomas Stone

Jessie Matthews Memorial Award in Studio Art
Christine Elizabeth Cooper

Jill Pitman Jones Award
Christopher Gribble Brown
John William Stretton

Joe Davies Prize for Outstanding Service as a Teaching Assistant
Christopher Joseph Dibble

John and Eileen Tietze Fellowship
Ricardo Affinito

John L. Wortham & Son LLP Athletic Scholarship
Scott Solomon

John P. McGovern Outstanding Premedical Student Award
Wen Zhu Xu

John T. McCants Prize
Justin Dahl
Fernando Magalhaes

John W. Brelsford Award for Superior Scholarship, Leadership or Service
Chethan Vinay Ramprasad

John W. Gardner Award in Humanities
Robin Christine Sager

Jones Graduate School Alumni Association Scholarship
Michael Pariser

Jones School Partners Campaign Scholarship
Kelsey Adams

Jones School Partners Endowed Scholarship Fund
Steven Wilson

Joseph Cooper Prize in Public Policy
Ellory Elizabeth Matzner

Joyce Pounds Hardy Award for Outstanding Female Athlete
Becky Wade

Julian Huxley Award
Katherine Tuuri Snyder

Kathleen Gamber Ballanfant Award in Film and Photography
Ryan Michael Oringer

Kathryn Leebron Smyth Endowed Fund
Maria Elenora Vrcek

Kenneth R. Laughery Award for Best Master’s Thesis in Psychology
Yingying Tan

Lawrence J. O’Connor, Jr. Endowed Fund
Adesida Mosunmola

Lee and Jean Blocker Endowed Scholarship
Carlos Parra

Leigh H. Masterson Athletic Scholarship
Erik Mayer

Leon Nad Memorial Scholarship
Xiaohui Ma

Leonard A.B. Parker Memorial Scholarship
Vidyuth Chengappa

Lindsay Reommich Award
Stephen S. Noh

Linguistics Prize for Excellence
Christina Marie Coravos
Kevin Lin

Lorane T. Phillips Prize for Excellence in Writing
Mallory Engler

Louis J. Walsh Engineering Scholarship
Apoorv Bhargava
Elizabeth Yang Chen
Louis Lester Chen
Roni Meryl Deitz
Christopher Fan
Stefan G. Heinze
Lathan Reed Henderson
Nancy Teresa Huang
Jessica Cheng Joyce
Aditya Rajiv Kaddu
Georgia Kerasia Lagoudas
Amy Liao
Rachel Liontas
Yichen Lu
Jerry Ko-Shyan Lue
Karen Elizabeth Marsden
David Aaron Moses
Robert Coleman Palm
Ronak Rasiklal Patel
Daniel Debangshu Podder
Daniel Andrew Sloat
Joseph Daniel Spinella
John William Stretton
John Curphey Vogelgesang
Erin Nicholle Watson
Jason Wu
Wen Zhu Xu
Se Hyun Yun
Luke Zhou

Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts
Christine Elizabeth Cooper
Luke Hsu
Michael David Matthews

M.A. “Mike” Wright Award
Hermine Benard
Louis-Philippe Fortin Burroughes
James Moffett
Brian Stanton

M.N. Davidson Fellowship
Peter Thomas Stone

Margaret Everson-Fossi Traveling Scholarship
Kevin Jim Lin

Margie E. Sass Scholar Athlete of the Year — Women
Sophie Peeters

Marian Fox Martel Scholarship
Jennifer McKinney

Marshall Scholarship
Kareem Wafic Ayoub

Martel Fund: Ralph S. O’Connor Scholarships
Brandon Roitsch

Mary Ellen Hale Lovett Fellowship
Dolly Li
Michael David Matthews
Kerim Miskavi
Bo Min Park

Mavis C. Pitman Memorial Prize in Arts
Claudia Alexandra Casbarian

Max Freund Prize in German
Franziska Luttge

MBA Class Gifts Endowed Scholarship Fund
Guillermo Mezzatesta

MBA Class of 2010 Scholarship Fund
Javier Penaflor

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows
Gabriela Violeta Bello
Sophie Claire Bonifaz
Candrianna Gayle Clem
Jasmine Christine Elliott
Rebba Amaris Moore
Mercedes Benitez Trigos

Milton Bowles McGinty Scholarship in Architecture
Diana Angelica Ang
Amanda Nicole George

Morris K. Udall Scholarship
Rebecca Anne Jaffe

Myron A. Wright Educational Investment Fund
Adam Brand
James Moffett

National Association of Women MBAs — Rice Chapter Scholarship
Leah Brown
Shamsha Damani
Mallory Engler
Megan Manning

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Michael William Eastwood
Peter Howard Fobel
Georgia Kerasia Lagoudas
David Aaron Moses
Elizabeth Scott van Itallie
David Aaron Younger

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, Women’s Cross Country
Becky Wade

NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage Scholarship
Trilok Mahadevia

Norman Hackerman Fellowship in Chemistry
Zhengzong Sun

OJ Brigance Courage Award
Tyler Smith

Outstanding Bioengineering Senior
Kareem Wafic Ayoub
Georgia Kerasia Lagoudas

Outstanding Contributions to Research in Bioengineering
Jean Kim
Aline Lueckgen
David Aaron Moses
Kevin Renie Perkins
Allison Davis Post

Outstanding Service in Bioengineering
Alicia Jamison Buck
Adriana Carolina Gamboa Ayala
David Aaron Younger

Paige Ziegler Memorial Scholarship
Lacey Fluor Goossen

Peregrine Award
Jordan Joseph Franks
Elyse Vivienne Landry

Pi Delta Phi Andre Bourgeois Award in French
Claire S. Schaffer

“R” Association/J. Fred Duckett Postgraduate Scholarship
Becky Wade

“R” Association/Margie E. Sass Postgraduate Scholarship
Allison Pye

Ralph Budd Thesis Award
Natnael Behabtu

Ralph S. Herman Memorial Scholarship
Michael David Matthews

Ralph S. O’Connor Scholarship
Hang Du

Rice Engineering Alumni Association Distinguished Senior Award
Apoorv Bhargava
David Aaron Younger

Rice Engineering Alumni Association Leadership Excellence Award
Adriana Carolina Gamboa Ayala
Andrew Charles Owens

Rice Engineering Alumni Association Outstanding Senior Award
Joseph Daniel Spinella

Rice Engineering Alumni Association Senior Merit Award
Nina Hwang
Elizabeth Ann Jackson
Aditya Rajiv Kaddu
Richard Peden Latimer
Victor Arturo Leyva
Norman Franklin Truong

Rice Scholar–Athletes of the Year
Travis Bradshaw
Matthew Carey
Connor Frizzelle
Louise Gliga
Ana Guzman
Erik Mayer
Jordan Meredith
Matthew Nordstrom
Sophie Peeters
Oscar Podlewski
Allison Pye
Daniel Sloat
Becky Wade

Rice Service Award given in Memory of Dean Hugh Scott Cameron
Jennifer Marie Desmarais
Tawfik Jarjour
Georgia Kerasia Lagoudas
Albert Wei

Richard Turner Memorial Award
Graham Piburn

Robert E. Phillips Award for Excellence in Presentation
Jennifer Neeley

Robert H. and Judy Ley Allen Scholarship
Timothy Wingfield

Robert L. Chuoke Award
Aditya Shash

Robert L. Waltrip Athletic Scholarship
Matthew Nordstrom

Robert P. Quin Award for Outstanding Male Athlete
Travis Bradshaw

Rosemary Watkin Barrick Traveling Fellowship in Architecture
Yi-Chia Chen
Libo Li

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar
Miranda Wang

Roy and Hazel Zeff Memorial Fellowship
Dylan Jordan McNally

Ruth and Gilbert Whitaker Endowed Scholarship
Joseph Abdou
David Droogleever
Rachel McGaughey

S.I. Morris ’35 Endowed Scholarship
Kyle Raymond Byrne
Peter Thomas Stone

Saba Prize
Taylor Amanda Hall
Ross Arlen Tieken

Sallie Shepherd Perkins Prize for Best Achievement in Music
Luke Hsu

Sallyport Award
Brent J. Carey
Tawfik Jarjour

Salman Khan Commencement Award for Entrepreneurial Community Leadership
Albert Wei

The Sam Worden Endowed Memorial Fund in Geophysics
Kaijian Liu

Samuel T. Sikes Jr. Scholarship
Michael William Eastwood
Peter Ihab Kamel
Amber Grace Kunkel
Hao Li
Sailesh Naveena Prabhu
Erin Elise Walsh
Duo Wu

Sherry Matusoff Merfish Award
Rachael Nicole Petersen

Speros P. Martel Scholarship Fund
Matthew Dean

Spirit of Service Awards
Ann Love Chou
Kristen Rogers Gagalis
Tawfik Jarjour
Chethan Vinay Ramprasad
Albert Wei

Student Association Outstanding Seniors
Matthew Richard Carey
Elizabeth Emily Castillo
Charles Sichao Dai
Tawfik Jarjour
Georgia Kerasia Lagoudas
Colleen Louise Owens
Joshua Harris Rutenberg
Joseph Daniel Spinella
Philip Alexander Tarpley
Albert Wei

T. Kevin DeNicola Endowed Scholarship
Jared Field

TAS Commercial Concrete Construction LP Endowed Scholarship
Andrew Baker

Texas Instruments Graduate Student Fellowships
Daniel David Calderon
Evan Everett
Christopher Robert Hunter
David Teh-hwa Kao
Stanislav Miskovic
Alina Gabriela Sbirlea
Dragos Dumitru Sbirlea
Brent Edward Stephens

Texas Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Senior Engineering Students
Marie Elizabeth Hunnell
Kevin H. Ting
Erin Elise Walsh

Texas Society of Professional Engineers Overall Outstanding Senior Award
Andrew Charles Owens

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
Rachael Nicole Petersen
Rebecca Suzanne Wade

Thomas Michael Panos Family Engineering Student Award Fund
Michael James Heisel

Thomas W. Moore Scholarship in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Apoorv Bhargava
Nancy Teresa Huang
Aditya Rajiv Kaddu
Rachel Liontas
Wen Zhu Xu

Tom W. Bonner Book Prizes
Michael William Eastwood

Verne F. Simons Scholarship Fund
Bryan Hagle
Nitin Shastri

Vernon F. “Doc” Neuhaus Scholarship in Jones School
Junxiong Lei

Visual and Dramatic Arts Chairman’s Choice Award
Elliott Daniel SoRelle

Wagoner Scholarship
Kareem Wafic Ayoub
Thomas William Boyd
Victoria Jae Chuang
Jaclyn Dean
Samuel Jon Hile
Nina Hwang
Aline Lueckgen
Martha Jane Myers
Michelle Elizabeth Phillips
Tara Lyn Slough

Weber-Durkheim Prize for Excellence in Sociology
Sarah James
Becky Wade

William C. Howell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
Elaine Mahoney
Alisa Yu

William Howard and Marion Frost Keenan Fellowship
Ferozkhan Mulla
Brian Walker

William W. Akers Senior Process Design Award in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
John William Chapman
Ivan Loo
Anthony Mulando Mulenga
Insoo Ro
Erin Elise Walsh
Xiaoyun Wang

William Ward Watkin Traveling Fellowship
Alexander Bryan Yuen

Winters Family Fund
Kenzel Fallen
John Mauro
Maria Pelaez

W.J. and Annis Bowen Scholarship
Teresa Rezende

Women’s Resource Center’s IMPACT Award
Margaret Florence Andersen
Francesca Georgeanne Schley
Elizabeth Scott van Itallie

Zevi and Bertha Salsburg Memorial Award in Chemistry
Ari Berlin