2008 Student Organization Awards

Award winners are selected by the Committee on Student Activities, based on activities recorded in the 2007 Annual Report. These award winners participated in a variety of activities, from community service projects to professional meetings to social activities.

Robert Ridgway Award Winner

  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Ridgway Award Finalists

  • Brigham Young University
  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • University of Florida
  • Ohio Northern University
  • United States Military Academy
  • University of Wisconsin – Platteville

Regional Governors Awards

  • Region 1: United States Military Academy
  • Region 2: Pennsylvania State University, University Park
  • Region 3: Ohio Norther University
  • Region 4: Fairmont State University
  • Region 5: University of Florida
  • Region 6: University of Houston
  • Region 7: South Dakota State University
  • Region 8: Brigham Young University
  • Region 9: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • Region 10: Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Certificates of Commendation

  • California State University, Northridge
  • California State University, Sacramento
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, San Diego
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • University of Kansas
  • Lawrence Technological University
  • Louisiana State University and A&M College
  • University of Maine
  • Oregon State University
  • San Jose State University
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Virginia Military Institute
  • University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Letters of Honorable Mention

  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Davis
  • California State University, Fresno
  • California State University, Los Angeles
  • California State University, Long Beach
  • Clemson University
  • University of Dayton
  • Iowa State University
  • Kansas State University
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
  • University of South Florida
  • State University of New York at Buffalo
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  • Tennessee Technological University
  • University of Texas at Tyler
  • Texas Tech University
  • The Citadel
  • West Virginia University
  • West Virginia University Institute of Technology
  • University of Wisconsin – Madison

Most Improved Award

  • Virginia Military Institute

Letters of Significant Improvement

  • Bucknell University
  • California State University, Fresno
  • California State University, Long Beach
  • California State University, Northridge
  • Cornell University
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • University of New Orleans
  • SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Richard J. Scranton Outstanding Community Service Award

  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Outstanding Faculty Advisor Awards

  • Region 1: Richard Gash, P.E., M.ASCE (United States Military Academy)
  • Region 3:  Philip J. Parker, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (University of Wisconsin – Platteville)
  • Region 4:  Kevin Sutterer, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
  • Region 5:  Thomas Sputo, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Florida)
  • Region 6:  Theodore Cleveland, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Houston)
  • Region 7:  Candace S. Sulzbach, P.E., M.ASCE (Colorado School of Mines)
  • Region 8:  Thomas Piechota, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
  • Region 9:  Ali Porbaha, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (California State University, Sacramento)
  • Region 10:  Miguel Pinet, M.ASCE (Universidad La Salle Cuernavaca)

Faculty Advisor Certificates of Commendation

  • Roger Babcock, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Hawaii at Manoa)

  • Bruce Berdainer, Ph.D., P.E., P.L.S., M.ASCE (Ohio Northern University)

  • M. Brett Borup, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Brigham Young University)

  • Manoj B. Chopra, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Central Florida)

  • Tia M. Como, P.E., M.ASCE (Fairmont State University)

  • Eric Drumm, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)

  • Nick Hudyma, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (University of North Florida)

  • Robert Liljestrand, P.E., M.ASCE (Geneva College)

  • Michael McGinnis, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (University of Texas at Tyler)

  • Thomas H. Miller, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Oregon State University)

  • Richard Reid, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (South Dakota State University)

  • Audra N. Morse, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Texas Tech University)

  • Edwin Schmeckpepper, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Idaho)

  • Sanjaya Senadheera, Ph.D., M.ASCE (Texas Tech University)

  • Thomas C. Sheahan, Sc.D., P.E., F.ASCE (Northeastern University)

  • Robert R. Tillman, Ed.D., M.ASCE (Northeastern University)

  • Lori A. Troxel, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Vanderbilt University)

  • Charles Turner, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Texas at El Paso)

Outstanding Practitioner Advisor Awards

  • Region 5:  Olive Bailey, A.M.ASCE (Florida Atlantic University)
  • Region 9:  Don Sepulveda, P.E., M.ASCE (California State University, Northridge)

Practitioner Advisor Certificates of Commendation

  • James H. Clements, Jr., P.E., M.ASCE  (University of Alabama)

  • Chris Sanchez, P.E., M.ASCE (University of New Orleans)

  • Charles A. Tiltrum, P.E., L.S., M.ASCE (South Dakota State University)

  • Julian A. Garcia, P.E., M.ASCE (University of Southern California)