Administrative/Technical Winner: Anthony Zolnik, Manager of Infrastructure
Support Staff Winner: Jean Sofronas, Administrative Assistant
Faculty Winner: Professor Kerri Cahoy
Postdoc/Researcher Winner: Durgesh Chandel,
Simon Award for Exceptional Contribution:
Karen Bruce, Infrastructure Assistant
Student leadership Recognition:
Apollo Program Prize:Nicole McGaa ‘24
General James H. Doolittle Prize Award: Claire Johnson ’24; Dinuri Rupasinghe ’24
Henry Webb Salisbury Award: Frederick Ajisafe; Gabriella Berrey; Jared Boyer; Robert L. Cato; Luke J. de Castro; Samuel Thomas Costa; Tahmid M. Jamal; Joanna Nikolova; Julian Powers; Akila Saravanan
James Means Memorial Award: Samuel Costa ‘23; The M-SUN-360 Team of the Combined 16.83-16.89 Class (34 students)
Rene H. Miller Prize in Systems Engineering: Alexander Koenig ‘G
Andrew G. Morsa Prize Award: Samuel Costa ’23
Yngve K. Raustein Memorial Award: Amber Cooper ’25
Graduate Student Leadership Awards:
Outstanding Leadership – GWAE: Emily Williams
Outstanding Leadership – GA^3: Mary Dahl & Andrew Fishberg
Apollo Program Prize: Chloe Gentgen ‘G; George Lordos ‘G
General James H. Doolittle Prize Award: The Heimdallr Team: Jack L. Capper ‘22; Daniel Ledesma ‘22; John C. Pendergrast ‘23; Jacqueline E. Pedlow ‘22; Joseph C. Rowell ‘23
Henry Webb Salisbury Award: Juliana L. Chew; Megan F. Cooper; Wyatt M. Giroux; Devin Johnson; Daniel Ledesma; Erin M. Leydon; Cici Mao; Savva Morozov; Jacqueline E. Pedlow; Victor M. Perez-Ramirez; Tara K. Venkatadri; Maggie Zheng
James Means Memorial Award: Julian L. Powers ’24; Juliana L. Chew ‘22
Rene H. Miller Prize in Systems Engineering: Eric Daniel Hinterman ‘G; Kyle J. Horn ‘G; Shravan Hariharan ‘G; Maya Nasr ‘G
Andrew G. Morsa Prize Award: Akila Saravanan ‘23
Yngve K. Raustein Memorial Award: Cecilia Perez Gago ‘24
Graduate Student Leadership Awards:
Outstanding Leadership – AeroAfro: Arthur Brown
Outstanding Leadership – dREFS: Paula do Vale Pereira
Outstanding Leadership – GA^3: Spencer McDonald; Carter Waligura
Graduate Teaching Awards:
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award: Jingnan Shi
AIAA AwardS:
Advisor of the Year: Professor Luca Carlone
Professor of the Year: Professor Eytan H. Modiano
Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year (16.83 TA): Rosemary Katherine Davidson ‘G
UROP Mentor of the Year (newly established AIAA award): Parker C. Lusk ‘G
The Spirit of XVI Award:
Hannah Ovaska, Human Resources Administrator
The Upstander Awards:
Maria Regina Apodaca Moreno, Graduate Student
Denise A. Phillips, Diversity Officer
The Vickie Kerrebrock Awards:
Undergraduate Winner: Devin Johnson ‘22
Graduate Winner: Chelsea Onyeador, Graduate Student
Research Staff/Postdoc Winner: Maha Haji, Postdoctoral Associate
Staff Winner: Beth Marois, Graduate Program Administrator
Faculty Winner: Professor Hamsa Balakrishnan
The Wings Awards:
Esther Allen, Administrative Assistant
Karen Bruce, Infrastructure Assistant
Student leadership Recognition:
Admiral Luis de Florez Award: Savva Morozov ‘22
General James H. Doolittle Prize Award: Robert Cato ’23
Henry Webb Salisbury Award: James Abel ’21; Claire Buffington ’21; Ngoc La ’21; Dongjoon Lee ’21; Dominic Maggio ’21; Alex Meredith ’21 and Christopher Womack ‘21
James Means Memorial Award: Julia Gaubatz ‘21
Morsa Prize Award: Ethan Rolland ‘21
Thomas B. Sheridan Award: Ethan Rolland ’21
Graduate Student Leadership Awards:
dREFS: Aaron Baumgarten; Paula do Vale Pereira
Outstanding Leadership – AeroAfro: Chelsea Onyeador; Cadence Payne
Outstanding Leadership – GA^3: Annick Dewald; Chelsea Onyeador
Outstanding Leadership – GWAE: Annick DeWald and Sydney Dolan, for their advocacy on behalf of gender minorities and students on LGBTQ issues
GA^3 recognizes last year’s executive board for its contributions: Lena Downes; Adriana Mitchell; Prashanth Prakash
Graduate Teaching Awards:
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award: Mary M. Dahl
AIAA AwardS:
Professor of the Year Award: Professor Raúl Radovitzky
Graduate Teaching Assistant Award: Shun Zhang
The Spirit of XVI Award:
Marie Stuppard, Academic Programs Administrator
The Vickie Kerrebrock Awards:
Undergraduate Winner: Ethan Sit ‘20
Graduate Winner: Maria Regina Apodaca Moreno
Research Staff/Postdoc Winner: Rebecca Masterson, Principal Research Scientist
Staff Winner: Sara Cody, Communications Officer
Faculty Winner: Professor Luca Carlone
The Wings Award:
Beata Shuster, Administrative Assistant
Student recognition:
Apollo Program Prize Award: Rachel Morgan ‘G
General James H. Doolittle Prize Award: Madeleine Schroeder ‘20
Henry Webb Salisbury Award: Hunter Fields ‘20; Jim Koldada ‘20; Mia LaRocca, ‘20; Alexander (Olek) Peraire-Bueno ’20; Madeleine Schroeder ‘20; Michelle Xu ‘20
James Means Memorial Award: Alexander (Olek) Peraire-Bueno ‘20; Humberto Caldelas ‘20
Morsa Prize Award: Mohammed Kabir ‘21
Yngve K. Raustein Memorial Award: The Unified Class of 2019-2020
Graduate Student Leadership Awards:
Graduate Recognition for the Rene H. Miller Prize in Systems Engineering: George Lordos
Outstanding Leadership – AeroAfro: Arthur Brown
Outstanding Leadership – GA^3: Maria Regina Apodaca Moreno; Amelia Gagnon; Charlotte Lowey; Jessica Todd
Outstanding Leadership –GWAE: Rosemary Davidson (for her leadership in engagement & remote social activities); Annick DeWald (for advocating for students on LGBTQ issues); Paula do Vale Pereira (for her passionate leadership in mentorship and outreach)
Student Teaching Awards:
Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship Award: Marcus Abate ‘20
Graduate Teaching Assistant Award: Christopher Courtin; Johannes Norheim
The Spirit of XVI Award:
Quentin Alexander, Administrative Assistant
The Vickie Kerrebrock Award:
Graduate Winner: Cory Frontin, Women in Aerospace Engineering and Graduate Women in Aerospace Engineering
The Wings Award:
Britton “Bryt” Bradley, Administrative Assistant
Student leadership recognition:
Admiral Luis de Florez Award: Haley A. Bates-Tarasewicz ’19; Niyati K. Desai ‘19; Danielle E. Hecht ‘19; Jordan A. Isler ‘19
General James H. Doolittle Prize Award: Charles M. Lindsay ’21
James Means Prize Award for Excellence in Flight Vehicle Engineering: Blake M. Berk ’19
James Means Prize Award for Excellence in Space Systems Engineering: Haley A. Bates-Tarasewicz ’19; Jakob E. Coray ’20; Bret Fillmore Heaslet ’19; Rockey A. Hester ’19; Logan J. Kluis ’19
Rene H. Miller Prize Award in Systems Engineering: Mark A. Chodas ‘G
Andrew G.Morsa Prize Award: Yun Chang ’19
Yngve K. Raustein Award: Mohammed H. Kabir ’21
Henry Webb Salisbury Award: Faisal A. As’ad ’19; Yun Chang ’19; Madeleine C. Jansson ’19
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award:
Jeremy Stroming ‘G
AIAA Teaching Assistantship Award:
Teaching Assistantship Award: Benjamin J. Zhang ‘G
Undergraduate Advising Award: Professor Hamsa Balakrishnan
Undergraduate Teaching Award: Professor Paulo C. Lozano
The Spirit of XVI Award:
Joyce Light, Senior Administrative Assistant
The Vickie Kerrebrock Award:
Graduate Winner: Barret Schlegelmilch
The Wings Award:
Robin Courchesne-Sato, Administrative Assistant
Student leadership recognition:
General James Doolittle Prize Award: Andrew C. Adams ’18; Amy Ruth Vanderhout ’18
James Means Prize Award for Excellence in Flight Vehicle Engineering: Christine A. Chappelle ’19
James Means Prize Award for Excellence in Space Systems Engineering: Clementine D. Mitchell ’18; Rachel E. Morgan ’18
Rene H. Miller Prize Award for Excellence in Systems Engineering: Lillian M. Clark ’18; Faith Huynh ’18; Maya R. Nasr ’18; Isabel M. Rayas ’18
Andrew G.Morsa Prize Award: Thomas J. Murphy ’19
Yngve K. Raustein Award: Humberto L. Caldelas ’20
Henry Webb Salisbury Award: Oliver Jia-Richards ’18; Isabel M. Rayas ’18
Undergraduate Advising Award: Professor David W. Miller
Undergraduate Teaching Award: Professor Jonathan P. How
The Spirit of XVI Award:
Dave Robertson, Technical Instructor
The Vickie Kerrebrock Award:
Graduate Winners: Charlotte Lowey; Alex Feldstein
The Wings Award:
Kathryn Fischer, Financial Assistant
Student leadership recognition:
Apollo Program Prize Award: David P. Sherwood ’17; Tiera S. Guinn ’17; Emily C. Widder ’17
Admiral Luiz de Florez Prize Award: Andrew E. Kurtz ’17; Eric A. Riehl ’17
Leaders for Manufacturing Prize Award: The 16.82x Build Team
James Means Prize Award for Excellence in Flight Vehicle Engineering: Robert T. Binkowski ’18; Andrew E. Kurtz ’17
James Means Prize Award for Excellence in Space Systems Engineering: Jeremy P. Stroming ’18; Emily C. Widder ’17; Tori L. Wuthrich
Rene H. Miller Prize Award for Excellence in Systems Engineering: Michael J. Burton ‘G; Andrew C. Adams ’18
Andrew G.Morsa Prize Award: Allan Ko ’17; David P. Sherwood ’17
SuperUROP Outstanding Research: Rachel E. Morgan ’18
SuperUROP Outstanding Presentation: Clementine D. Mitchell ’18
Yngve K. Raustein Award: Madeleine C. Jansson ’19; Clarissa M. Sorrells ’19
Henry Webb Salisbury Award: Zachary J. Bierstedt ’17; Nicholas “Nikko” A. James ’17
Thomas B. Sheridan Prize Award: Rachel T. Harris ’17; Colleen F. Madlinger ’17
student teaching awards:
Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship Award: Marlyse H. Reeves ’17; Anika E. Rollock ’18
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award: Cody Jacob Karcher ‘G; Tony Tao ‘G; Jacqueline Leah Thomas ‘G
AIAA awards:
Teaching Assistantship Award: Arthur Chan-wei Huang ‘G
Undergraduate Advising Award: Professor David L. Darmofal
Undergraduate Teaching Award: Professor Warren “Woody” Hoburg
The Spirit of XVI Award:
Jei Lee Freeman, Financial Assistant
Jacques Mathieu, Systems Administrator
The Vickie Kerrebock Award:
Anne Maynard, Human Resources Administrator
The Wings Award:
Elizabeth Zotos, Administrative Assistant
Student leadership recognition:
Apollo Program Prize Award: Johannes J. Norheim ’16; Aaron L. Ashley ’16; Guillermo Bautista ’17
Admiral Luiz de Florez Prize Award: Andrew H. Liotta ’16; Kelly C. O’Brien ’16
Leaders for Manufacturing Undergraduate Prize Award: Julia Crowley Farenga ’16
James Means Prize Award for Excellence in Flight Vehicle Engineering: Patrick A. Lowe ’16
James Means Prize Award for Excellence in Space Systems Engineering: Eduardo Maristany Amescua ’16; Timothy “Curtis” Shoyer ’16
Rene H. Miller Prize Award for Excellence in Systems Engineering: Annie Marinan ‘G
Andrew G.Morsa Prize Award: Joseph M. Kusters ’17; Derek C. Barnes ’16
Yngve K. Raustein Award: Maya R. Nasr ’18
SuperUROP Outstanding Research: Michael J. Burton ’16
Henry Webb Salisbury Award: Michael J. Burton ’16; Andrew H. Liotta ’16; Martin York ’16
Thomas B. Sheridan Prize Award: Evie S. Kyritsis ’16; Margaret J. Reagan ’16
Graduate Teaching Awards:
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award: Mohammad Islam ‘G
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award: Roedolph A. Opperman ‘G
AIAA Teaching Assistantship Award:
Teaching Assistantship Award: Benjamin L. Couchman ‘G
Undergraduate Advising Award: Professor Raúl Radovitzky
Undergraduate Teaching Award: Professor Wesley L. Harris
The Spirit of XVI Award:
James Letendre, Lab Manager
The Vickie Kerrebock Award:
Undergraduate Winner: Ceili Burdhimo
The Wings Award:
Joyce Light, Senior Administrative Assistant
Jean Sofronas, Administrative Assistant
Student leadership recognition:
Apollo Program Prize Award: Kathrine N. Bretl ’16
Admiral Luiz de Florez Prize Award: Sebastien R. Fischer ‘15; Nicholas H. Roberts ‘15; Alexander W. Feldstein ‘15; Trang T. Dang ‘15; Hayden K. Cornwell ‘15; Peter J. Williams ’15
James Means Prize Award for Excellence in Flight Vehicle Engineering: Harris S. Chalat ’15
James Means Prize Award for Excellence in Space Systems Engineering: The KitCube Propulsion Subteam–Connie Y. Liu ‘15, Nicholas H. Roberts ’15; Scarlett E. Koller ’16
Rene H. Miller Prize Award for Excellence in Systems Engineering: Raichelle J. Aniceto ’16
Andrew G.Morsa Prize Award: Norman Cao ’15; Aaron P. Thomas ’15; Christopher A. Maynor ’15; Mycal Tucker ’15
Yngve K. Raustein Award: Guillermo Bautista ’17
Henry Webb Salisbury Award: Connie Y. Liu ’16; Matthew T. Vernacchia ’15
Student Teaching Assistantship Awards:
Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship Award: Alexander W. Feldstein ’15
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award: David C. Sternberg ‘G