With the 2023-24 academic year at Stevens coming to a close, the School of Systems and Enterprises is proud to recognize the recipients of its annual undergraduate, graduate and doctoral student award winners.
" I wish to offer my sincere congratulations to our 2024 award winners," said Anthony Barrese, interim dean for the School of Systems and Enterprises. "These students stood out among a talented group of peers and I am excited to see them utilize the knowledge gained as they take the next step on their career journeys."
The 2024 SSE Student Award winners are as follows:
Undergraduate
Humphreys/Ennis/Lesser Award
This award was established by Dr. Donald Merino in memory of professors Humphreys, Ennis and Lesser, all former professors of Engineering Economics at Stevens. It is presented to the senior with the highest grade point average in the required undergraduate Engineering Economics core courses.
Winners: Evan Ciol. Philip Mascaro
Frederick Winslow Taylor Award
This award is presented to the graduating senior with the highest GPA and who did the most to promote the undergraduate Engineering Management program at Stevens.
Winner: William Geissel
John Mihalasky Award
This award was established in memory of John Mihalasky, the longtime director and Senior Design coordinator of the Engineering Management program. It is presented to the Senior Design group in Engineering Management that has distinguished itself through the research of its project.
Winners: Nocholas Boggiano, Michael Conrad, Andrew Finateri, John Foreman, Stefan Major, Luke Mizus, Christian Pescatore
Outstanding Industrial & Systems Engineer Dean’s Award
This award is presented to the graduating senior with a leading grade point average and who did the most to promote the undergraduate Industrial and Systems Engineering program at Stevens.
Winner: Ryan Price
Outstanding Software Engineer Dean’s Award
This award is presented to the graduating senior with a leading grade point average who did the most to promote the undergraduate Software Engineering program at Stevens.
Winner: Jolene Ciccarone
Industrial & Systems Engineering Senior Design Award
This award is presented to the Senior Design group in Industrial & Systems Engineering that has distinguished itself through the research of the project.
Winners: Regina DeMaio, Paraskevi Iordamlis, Sakthivijay Jayaraman, Christopher Jung, India Roemlein, Kevin Young
Software Engineering Senior Design Award
This award is presented to the Senior Design group in Software Engineering that distinguished itself through the research of the project.
Winners: Victor Geraldo Estrada, Carson McManus, Michael Moreno, Christopher Roddy
Graduate
Academic Achievement Award in the Software Engineering Program
Awarded for academic achievement and professional promise in the Software Engineering master's program.
Winner: Himanshu Dagar
Academic Achievement in an SSE Doctoral Program
Awarded for outstanding academic achievement and professional promise in the SSE doctoral programs.
Winners: Mostaan Lotfalian Saremi, Mohammed Rahul Islam
Best Master’s Thesis Award
Awarded to Master’s degree students in the SSE programs who have submitted the best thesis, as judged by the quality of the work, its practical relevance and the clarity of presentation.
Winner: Andrew Majowicz
Best Student Paper Award
Awarded to graduate students in SSE who have distinguished themselves in the conduct of scholarly literature.
Winners: JD Caddell, Shihao Yang, Tongze Zhang
Distinguished Leadership by a Master's Student in the School of Systems and Enterprises Award
Awarded in recognition of outstanding leadership and service to the school, university and community in the School of Systems and Enterprises’ master's programs.
Winner: Ravi Kiran Kunsoth
Distinguished Leadership by a Ph.D. Student in the School of Systems and Enterprises Award
Awarded in recognition of outstanding leadership and service to the school, university and community in the School of Systems and Enterprises’ doctoral programs.
Winner: Hossein Basereh Taramsari
Fabrycky-Blanchard Award
Awarded in recognition for exemplary academic performance, excellence in research and promise in the study and practice of systems engineering.
Winners: Jun-En Ding, Melik Ozolcer, Pranav Parekh, Elia Rezaeian, Ruijing Wang
Outstanding Dissertation Award
Awarded to Ph.D. candidates in SSE programs who have distinguished themselves in the conduct of research.
Winners: Gina Dello Russo, Bijun Wang
Outstanding Master's Project Award
Awarded to master’s degree students in SSE programs who have submitted the best capstone project, as judged by the quality of the work, its practical relevance and the clarity of presentation.
Winner: Thomas Wray
Exceptional Achievement Award
Awarded annually to a graduate student in the School of Systems and Enterprises who has demonstrated exceptional academic achievement and outstanding contributions beyond the classroom.
Winner: Farah Elkourdi
