2021 College of Engineering Undergraduate Student Awards

The UC Davis College of Engineering congratulates the students who have received Outstanding Senior Awards, Department Citations and Scholar Awards. These students demonstrate the best in leadership, academic achievement and service both in and out of the classroom.

2021 M.S. Ghausi Medal

The M.S. Ghausi Medal is named after the College of Engineering’s third dean, Mohammed S. Ghausi. The award is the highest honor bestowed upon one outstanding graduating senior from the College of Engineering. This year’s Ghausi Medal recipient is Kathryn Tarver from the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. To learn more about Kathryn’s experience at UC Davis, click here.

2021 Outstanding Senior Award Winners

The Outstanding Senior Awards recognize graduating seniors who have made significant contributions to the learning environment through active academic engagement at UC Davis. This prestigious award is given to seniors across campus and is distinct from the departmental awards. Each College of Engineering department selects one graduating senior per major.

• Aerospace Science & Engineering
  Sarahi Granados
• Biochemical Engineering
  Anika Varma
• Biological Systems Engineering
  Brenna Corinne Gracely
• Biomedical Engineering
  Anna Garverick
• Chemical Engineering
  Nichole Yacoub
• Civil Engineering
  Mogan Teng
• Computer Engineering
  Ratik Sachdeva
• Computer Science and Engineering
  Eric Li
• Electrical Engineering
  Trevor Pollack
• Environmental Engineering
  Award recipient record is confidential*
• Materials Science & Engineering
  Nicole Shuman
• Mechanical Engineering
  Michael Cox

2021 Department Citation Award Winners

The following students are recognized by their departments for exemplary achievements or service.

• Aerospace Science and Engineering
  Michael Cox
• Biochemical Engineering
  Kyla Leacox
• Biomedical Engineering
  Barath Palanisamy
  Award recipient record is confidential*
• Biological Systems Engineering
  Mia Gaiero
  Brenna Corinne Gracely
  Kathryn Tarver
• Chemical Engineering
  Samuel Clark
  Sachit Nagella
  Robert Viano
• Civil Engineering
  Sonia Anthoine
  Macey Miyahara
  Tony Pardini
  Julius Ratemo
  Mogan Teng
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Yeymi Aguilar
  Jonathan Byers
  Award recipient record is confidential*
• Computer Engineering
  Osama Abualsoud
  Jonathan B. Li
  Ann Ryan
• Computer Science and Engineering
  No citations awarded this year
• Electrical Engineering
  Ameer Abdul Khaliq
  Nicholas Newcomb
  Aldric Sangalang
  Liam Moore
• Materials Science and Engineering
  Griffin Hart
  Award recipient record is confidential*
• Mechanical Engineering
  Blake Christierson
  Alvin G. Tze

2021 Chevron Scholar Award Winners

Chevron Scholar Award recipients come from multiple majors across the college and are managed by the College of Engineering Undergraduate Dean’s Office. The Chevron Scholar Award is made possible by the Chevron Corporation.

• Kyle Heinzman, LEADR, Mechanical Engineering
• Christian Hernandez, LEADR, Chemical Engineering
• Chidubem Nnaji, LEADR, Civil Engineering
• Stephanie Ramirez, LEADR, Chemical Engineering
• Amanda Huang, LEADR, Mechanical Engineering
• Sydney Sandoval, LEADR, Environmental Engineering
   
• Eva Weber, Chemical Engineering
• Award recipient record is confidential*, Chemical Engineering
• Award recipient record is confidential*, Chemical Engineering
   
• Alexandra Rivas, Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Michelle Zhang, Civil & Environmental Engineering
   
• Devin Ly, Computer Science & Engineering
• Max Molchanov, Computer Science & Engineering
   
• Julia Elise Holland, Mechanical Engineering
• Award recipient record is confidential*, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

All other scholarships for College of Engineering students are managed by the Undergraduate and Prestigious Scholarships office as well as the College of Engineering’s eight academic departments.

Dean’s Honors List

To see the quarterly Dean’s Honors List, click here.

*Note: If you do not see your name on the website, it is because your directory listing is confidential. If you would like to have your name published, please complete a consent to release your directory information for this purpose and email the completed form to engugrad@ucdavis.edu.