College of Engineering Awards

Texnikoi Outstanding Alumni

The Texnikoi Award was first presented in 1955 and has been awarded annually since then. The requirements of the recipient are as follows: An alumna/alumnus who is age 40 or under; an alumna/alumnus who has risen rapidly in their chosen field; or an alumna/alumnus who has made outstanding contributions through civic and social activities.

Texnikoi is an organization of undergraduate students in the College of Engineering that recognizes qualities of leadership, integrity and personality as exemplified by active participation and leadership in extracurricular activities. Each year the active membership of Texnikoi selects one of the younger alumni of the College of Engineering as a recipient of the Texnikoi Outstanding Alumni Award. This award is based upon their achievements since graduation, evaluated in light of the objectives of Texnikoi.

Not currently accepting nominations.

Past Recipients

Year Awardees
2023 Charles Muse, MAE: BS 2013
Stacyann Russell, ISE: BS 2010
John Sosa, MSE: BS 2010; MS 2014; PhD 2015
2022 Elizabeth J. Biddinger, CBE 10
Ben Gilbert, CSE 11
Harry A. Kennedy, Jr., ECE 13
Bryan C. Lee, Jr. , KSA 06
Theodore Roosevelt Nicholson, III, MSE (PhD 10, MS 09)
2021 Dr. Carlos Castro, ME (MS 05, BS 05)
2020 Lee Ann Schwope Cochran, MSE 03
2019 Ozan Kaya, ISE 03
Laura M. Ensign, CHE 07
2018 Cullen Buie, ME 03
Jennifer L. W. Carter, MSE 12
2017 Adina D. Sterling, CHE 02
2016 Jonathan Blank, MSE 01, 02, 08
2015 Chakka Parker, ECE 02, EE 04
2014 Gary O. Spitznogle, CHE 98
2013 Tamer Ibrahim, EE 96, 98, 03
2012 James I. Hileman, ME 98, 00, 04
2011 Jackie Marshall DiMarco, ME 95, 96
2009 Daniel Wieczynski, ME 90
2008 Vineet Arya, EE, FCOB 93, 00
2007 John Russell, ME, 94, 00
2006 Karen Eisenloffel, ARCH, CE 83, 90
2005 Steven Auvil, ME 88
2004 John Rudolph, ISE 90
2003 Marybeth Lima, AG 88,FAB 96
2002 Nancy Porter, WE 85
2001 Richard Brandon, CHE 83
2000 Wes Blankenship, ME 86, 88, 91
1999 John Ludwig, EE 82
1998 Nancy Dawes, CHE 81
1997 David Tatman, IE 80
1996 Douglas Brown, CHE 78, 79
1994 Jacquelyn Kovach, WE 76
1993 Gary Tatterson, CHE 74, 77
1992 Colette Pierce-Burnette, ISE 80
1991 Karen Murphy, CHE 79
1990 Douglas Smith, CHE 68, 69
1989 Dr. Kenneth McKelvey, CHE 67, 68
1988 Jeffrey Rodek, ME 75
1987 Dr. Eric Grulke, CHE 71,72,75
1986 John Salladay, CHE 68, 68
1985 Dr. Eugene Jarrett, CHE 66, 68
1984 Bruce Wilson, MIN 65
1983 Kerry Hertenstein, CHE 71,71
1982 Thad Perry, ISE 67
1981 Karen Hendricks, CHE 71
1980 Thomas L. Thomas, EE 66, 66
1979 William Lowrie, CHE 66
1977 William Fuller, IE 48
1975 Robert Stafford, EE 61
1974 Thomas Eyerman, ARCH 63
1973 Philip Stevens, IE 56
1972 Larry Hench, CER 64
1971 Thomas Fitz, CHE 66
1970 Dr. Earl Dietz, CER 59
1969 James Bassett, LARCH 52
1968 Phillip Bowser, ME 50
1964 Kent Brandt, ARCH 51
1963 James Farst, CHE 56
1962 Dr. James Johnson, CER 47
1959 Robert Sessions, IE 48
1958 John Wright, MIN 49, 50
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