2009 Student Organization Awards

Award winners are selected by the Committee on Student Activities, based on activities recorded in the 2008 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

  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Ridgway Award Finalists

  • Brigham Young University
  • California State University, Los Angeles
  • Fairmont State University
  • University of Florida
  • South Dakota State 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: University of Wisconsin - Platteville
  • Region 4: Fairmont State University
  • Region 5: University of Florida
  • Region 6: University of Texas at Tyler
  • Region 7: South Dakota State University
  • Region 8: Brigham Young University
  • Region 9: California State University, Los Angeles
  • Region 10: École de technologie supérieure

Certificates of Commendation

  • California State University, Northridge
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • The Citadel
  • University of Dayton
  • Loyola Marymount University
  • University of Maine
  • Ohio Northern University
  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  • Western Michigan University

Letters of Honorable Mention

  • Arizona State University
  • University of Arkansas
  • California State University, Long Beach
  • Universityof California, San Diego
  • Carroll College
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Colorado State University
  • University of Evansville
  • Georgia Institute of  Technology
  • University of Houston
  • Iowa State University
  • Kansas State University
  • University of Kansas
  • Kuwait University
  • Louisiana State University and A&M College
  • Milwaukee School of Engineering
  • Mississippi State University
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • University of New Orleans
  • Northeastern University
  • Oregon State University
  • University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
  • San Jose State University
  • University of South Florida
  • Tennessee Technological University
  • Texas A&M University
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • Vanderbilt University
  • West Virginia University
  • West Virginia University Institute of Technology
  • University of Wisconsin – Madison

Most Improved Award

  • Western Michigan University

Letters of Significant Improvement

  • Colorado State University
  • University of Dayton
  • University of Delaware
  • Loyola Marymount University
  • Milwaukee School of Engineering
  • Northeastern University
  • Polytechnic Institute of New York University
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Texas at Arlington

Richard J. Scranton Outstanding Community Service Award

  • University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Letters of Recognition for Service

  • Brigham Young University
  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • California State University, Los Angeles
  • University of California, San Diego
  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  • South Dakota State University
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Outstanding Faculty Advisor Awards

  • Region 1:  Adam M. Chalmers, P.E., M.ASCE (United States Military Academy)

  • Region 2:  Robert E. Liljestrand, P.E., M.ASCE (Geneva College)
  • Region 3:  Philip J. Parker, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (University of Wisconsin – Platteville)
  • Region 4:  Lori A. Troxel, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Vanderbilt University)
  • Region 5:  Thomas Sputo, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Florida)
  • Region 6:  Michael J. McGinnis, Ph.D., P.E., A.M.ASCE (University of Texas at Tyler)
  • Region 7:  Thomas V. Edgar, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Wyoming)
  • Region 8:  Thomas H. Miller, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Oregon State University)
  • Region 9:  Gregg L. Fiegel, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
  • Region 10:  Miguel Pinet, M.ASCE (Universidad La Salle Cuernavaca)

Faculty Advisor Certificates of Commendation

  • M. Brett Borup, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Brigham Young University)
  • C. Warren Campbell, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Western Kentucky University)

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

  • Stephen F. Csernak, P.E., M.ASCE (Clemson University)
  • Hiroshan Hettiarachchi, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Lawrence  Technological University)
  • Jeremy S. Pal, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (Loyola Marymount University)
  • Ali Porbaha, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (California State University, Sacramento)
  • Richard A. Reid, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (South Dakota State University)
  • Candace S. Sulzbach, P.E., M.ASCE (Colorado School of Mines)
  • Edwin Schmeckpepper, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Idaho)
  • Melissa C. Thompson, P.E., M.ASCE (West Virginia University Institute of Technology)
  • Binod Tiwari, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (California State University, Fullerton)
  • Charles D. Turner, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Texas at El Paso)
  • Brent M. Vaughn, P.E., M.ASCE (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
  • Claudia M.D. Wilson, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology)

Outstanding Practitioner Advisor Awards

  • Region 1:  Lynn B. Farrington, A.M.ASCE (University of Maine)

  • Region 4:  James L. McKinney, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
  • Region 7:  Charles A. Tiltrum, P.E., L.S., M.ASCE (South Dakota State University)
  • Region 8:  Kenneth Archibald, P.E., M.ASCE (Oregon State University)
  • Region 9:  Serge M. Haddad, P.E., M.ASCE (Loyola Marymount University)

Practitioner Advisor Certificates of Commendation

  • Julie L. Kentosh, A.M.ASCE (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Todd B. Whitaker, P.E., M.ASCE (Oregon State University)