ChBE undergraduate scholarship winners honored

4/9/2025

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Every spring, chemical and biomolecular engineering undergraduates receive scholarships made possible through generous gifts from alumni and friends of the department. The awards are given by the department's scholarship committee, which reviews the nominations and distributes the funds according to the wishes of the donors. This year's recipients were celebrated at a ceremony held in Noyes Laboratory on April 4, 2025. Department head Chris Rao led the ceremony, with professors Deborah Leckband and Simon Rogers on hand to present the certificates. More photos from the event are available here.

The scholarship winners for the 2024-2025 academic year are:

Simon Rogers presenting certificate to Rohan Mendes
Professor Simon Rogers presents the Franklin A. Boyle scholarship certificate to Rohan Mendes.

John Martin Ankenbauer Memorial Scholarship
Luke Brann

Charles N. Bell Scholarship
Samantha Shell

Franklin A. Boyle Scholarship
Rohan Mendes

Burcham and Gumble Family Scholarship
Justine Seelbach

Chevron Undergraduate Scholarship
Daniel Hernandez

Corn Family Scholarship
Zuyu Liu

Mary S. and Dr. Howard W. Cox Jr. Scholarship in Chemical Engineering
Kamal Gamoji

Philip and Anne Drago Scholarship
Bobby He

Donald E. Eisele Memorial Award
Gabriel Farhan

Chris Rao with Chantal Korde
Chris Rao with Chantal Korde, who received the Robert S. Frye Chemical Engineering Scholarship

Robert S. Frye Chemical Engineering Scholarship
Chantal Korde

Clarence G. Gerhold Memorial Scholarship
Xander Wettergren

Dr. Joseph and Donna Glas Scholarship in Memory of Professor James Westwater
Sophie Kim
Naomi Yong

James K. Grant Chemical Engineering Scholarship
Blake Reid

 Chester W. Hannum Scholarship
Yewon Moon

Dr. Jerrod A. Henderson Scholarship
Mariel Rivera Serna

Dr. John L. “Jack” Hudson Legacy Scholarship
Edgar Dobra

Chris Rao with Edgar Dobra
Chris Rao, left, with the Dr. John L. "Jack" Hudson Legacy Scholarship winner, Edgar Dobra.

Kenneth E. Jaconetty Scholarship
Chloe Lin

Earp F. Jennings Jr. Chemical Engineering Scholarship
Kay Kim

Donald B. Keyes Award in Chemical Engineering
Kenneth Cheng

Michael J. and Renee M. Konen Scholarship
Daniel Marshall

John W. Latchum Jr. Scholarship 
Abike Sholeye

LyondellBasell Undergraduate Scholarship
Lamya Hussain
Kimaya Mehrotra
Kelly Wong

Chris Rao with Daniel Hernandez
Chris Rao (left) with Daniel Hernandez. Hernandez received the Chevron Undergraduate Scholarship and the Marchoe Dill Northern Scholarship.

Dr. Ray A. Mentzer Scholarship
Joseph Hladik

Donald and Dolores Morris Scholarship
Jenny Hu

Kirk Nass and Michael Gillespie Scholarship
Violet Liu

Marchoe Dill Northern Scholarship
Luis Acevedo
Daniel Hernandez

Edward I. Onstott Scholarship
Sumana Dara

Raymond M. Pasteris Scholarship
Lydia Reed

Worth Huff Rodebush Scholarship 
Longmei Ge

Rohm & Haas Scholarship
Owen Flaherty

Several donors were attendance at the event, pictured here with department head Chris Rao (center). The donors, from left to right, are: Chris Burcham, Joe Drago, Dan Hanus and Jeff Rizzo, representing LyondellBasell.
Several donors were attendance at the event, pictured here with department head Chris Rao (center). The donors, from left to right, are: Chris Burcham, Joe Drago, Dan Hanus and Jeff Rizzo, representing LyondellBasell.

Rebekah Schiff-Berger Memorial Scholarship
Jason Hennes

Roger and Ruth Schmitz Scholarship
Luka Gao

Rebecca Simon Memorial Scholarship, SCS Advising Office
Zobie Amgaabaatar
Abby Jackman

Tulig Family Scholarship
Terence Amador

Ronald and Janet Van Mynen Chemical Engineering Scholarship
Joseph Mueller
Katherine Park

Alex J. Vogel Scholarship
Kaitlyn Regnier

John Weedman Scholarship
Martha Abrahamson
Nidhish Lella

Bruno H. Wojcik Scholarship, a School of Chemical Science Award
Gabe Kihne

Woodmansee Family Scholarship 
Sonja Domanus

 


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This story was published April 9, 2025.