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Friday, April 7, 2023
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Tishman Hall, Bob & Betty Beyster Building Atrium
Reception immediately following
Officiates and Department Chairs
Mingyan Liu
Peter & Evelyn Fuss Chair of ECE
Alice L. Hunt Collegiate Professor of Engineering
Michael Wellman
Richard H. Orenstein Chair of CSE
Lynn A. Conway Collegiate Professor of CSE
A photographer will be available for group photos following the conclusion of the event. Photos taken at this event may be used to promote the EECS department and the University of Michigan.
Leadership and Undergraduate Advisors
Computer Science and Engineering
Michael Wellman, Chair
Atul Prakash, Associate Chair
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mingyan Liu, Chair
Dennis Sylvester, Senior Associate Chair
Pei-Cheng Ku, Associate Chair of Undergraduate Affairs
2022-23 Undergraduate Advising Offices
Computer Science and Engineering Advising Staff
Taylor Bruns, Jill Coughlin, Shelby Eddy, Allison Edelbrock, Li Harper, Yili Lin, Gray Strain, Julie Tashjian, Obi Unaeze, Jill Vajcner
Electrical and Computer Engineering Advising Staff
Lisa Flick, Catie Lawrence, Michele Ruffino, Nancy Slowey
2022-23 Faculty Advisors
Computer Engineering
Mark Brehob, Chief Program Advisor
Jim Freudenberg
Pei Zhang
Julie Zhou
Computer Science (Engineering)
Jeff Ringenberg, Chief Program Advisor
Emily Graetz
Harsha Madhyasatha
David Paoletti
Elliot Soloway
Computer Science (LSA)
William Arthur, Chief Program Advisor
Marcus Darden
James Juett
Seth Pettie
Saquib Razak
Data Science (Engineering)
John Kloosterman, Chief Program Advisor
Sofia Saleem
Electrical Engineering
Almantas Galvanauskas, Chief Program Advisor
Achilleas Anastasopolous
Somin Lee
Khalil Najafi
Louise Willingale
Congratulations to the following award recipients and honorees!
EECS Award Recipients
These students were selected to receive the following EECS Undergraduate Student Awards.
Outstanding Achievement Award
This award is presented by the EECS Department to an outstanding senior student from each of the three programs of study (EE, CE, and CS) in EECS. Students are selected on the basis of outstanding overall academic and personal excellence.
Jacob Block (EE)
Zixuan Chen (CS)
Justin Yu (EE)
Kan Zhu (CE)
Outstanding Research Award
This award is given to students who completed an outstanding research project with a faculty member or graduate student over and above the requirements of a course or an independent project.
Gaotang (Oliver) Li (CS)
Wentao Xu (CE)
Samuel Yang (EE)
Outstanding Service Award
This award is presented to students who have shown exceptional leadership in their student organizations, service to the University, College, or Department, or service to the community.
Corbin Fleming-Dittenber (CE)
Jackson Leb (CS)
Peter Redman (EE)
Richard K. Brown Memorial Scholarship
This award is presented to an electrical engineering student with an interest in acoustics or amateur (ham) radio.
Jacob Block (EE)
Commercialization / Entrepreneurship Award
This award is presented to a student who exemplifies a partnership between engineering and business through involvement in or startup of a private business, patents, or partnerships with corporations, furthering their field of knowledge or interest.
Blake Mischley (CS)
Kaleb Schmottlach (CE)
William L. Everitt Student Award of Excellence
This award is presented by the EECS Department to a top student from each of the three programs of study (EE, CE, and CS). These students are in the top 10% of their class and have an interest in communications and computers, as well as professional interests and activities.
Aakash Bharat (CE)
Saaketh Medepalli (EE)
Jiayi Pan (CS)
William Harvey Seeley Prize
This award is presented to an electrical engineering student who stands first in his/her class at the completion of the freshman year.
Amy Liu (EE)
Collaboration, Respect, and Inclusion Award
This award is given to students who have demonstrated outstanding commitment and made significant contributions to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion with clear impacts as a result of these efforts.
Jacqueline DiMonte (CS)
Emily Su (CE)
Amanda Whitley (EE)
Community Impact Award
This award is given to students who enhance departmental excellence by fostering a supportive climate, promoting collaborative work and learning, and investing time and energy to create a sense of belonging for all members of our community.
Ian Iong (Nicole) Lam (CS)
Amy Liu (EE)
Ava Pardo-Keegan (CE)
College of Engineering Award Nominees
These students were nominated by the EECS department for specific College of Engineering Awards.
Nominated for the Hugh G. Rumler Prize
This award is given to a senior on the basis of sincerity, integrity and goodwill.
Saaketh Medepalli (EE)
Dipro Prattoy (CS)
Nominated for the Henry Ford II Prize
This award is presented to an outstanding third-year student who has demonstrated academic excellence.
Aakash Bharat (CE)
Sonia Kim (EE)
Tiffany Parise (CS)
Nominated for the Marian Sarah Parker Prize
This award is presented to an outstanding female undergraduate student who has demonstrated academic excellence, leadership qualities and outstanding contributions to the University and community.
Emily Su (CE)
Amanda Whitley (EE)
Jiacheng Zhang (CS)
Nominated for the Harry B. Benford Award For Entrepreneurial Leadership
This award is presented to a student who has exhibited entrepreneurial flair and leadership ability, and who has capitalized effectively on the technological and engineering resources available in the College of Engineering.
Peter Redman (EE)
David Wang (CE)
Nominated for the A.D. Moore Award
This award is presented to an outstanding second- or third-year student who has demonstrated academic excellence, leadership qualities and outstanding contributions to co-curricular activities.
Corbin Fleming-Dittenber (CE)
Sonia Kim (EE)
Julie Wu (CS)
Nominated for the Arlen R. Hellwarth Award
This award is presented to two undergraduate student leaders who have made valuable contributions to the College, University and/or community.
Mike Dillender (EE)
Ava Pardo-Keegan (CE/CS)
Nominated for the Charles F. Barth, Jr. Prize
This award is presented to an outstanding second-year student.
Amy Liu (EE)
Yiwei Wang (CE)
Angelina Zhang (CS)
College of Engineering Award Recipients
These students were selected to receive the following College of Engineering Awards.
Distinguished Academic Achievement Award
This award is presented to an outstanding student from each program offered within the College of Engineering. Students are selected on the basis of academic and personal excellence.
Alex Bismuth (CS)
Kohei Nishiyama (EE)
Kan Zhu (CE)
Distinguished Leadership Award
This award is presented to undergraduate or graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the College, University, and community.
Dipro Prattoy (CS)
Arlen R. Hellwarth Award
This award is presented to two undergraduate student leaders who have made valuable contributions to the College, University and/or community.
Dipro Prattoy (CS)
The Cooley Writing Prize
This award is presented to engineering undergraduates who author winning essays, fiction or drama in the Cooley Writing Contest.
Ibrahim Musaddequr Rahman (CS)
The George M. Landes Prize
This award is presented to undergraduates who demonstrates excellence and creativity in both technical and presentation skills in an article or report.
Upper Division: Abby Duke (CS)
First Year: Angelina Ilijevski (CS)
The William H. Mack Memorial Engineering Prize
This award is presented to an undergraduate student or students submitting the best all-around non-technical paper in a College-wide contest.
Kendra Kleber (CS)