2020 College of Engineering Undergraduate Student Awards
By Francesca Ross
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.
2020 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 Reca M. Caballero from the Department of Biomedical Engineering. To learn more about Reca’s experience at UC Davis, click here.
2020 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
Award recipient record is confidential*
Biochemical Engineering
Chun-Chiao Yang
Biological Systems Engineering
Aya Suzuki
Biomedical Engineering
Reca M. Caballero
Chemical Engineering
Alexander Pell
Civil Engineering
Van Willem Peralta
Computer Engineering
Runlin Guo
Computer Science and Engineering
Andrei Blebea
Electrical Engineering
Kenneth Dano
Environmental Engineering
Berkley Anderson
Materials Science & Engineering
Award recipient record is confidential*
Mechanical Engineering
Reiko Yoshizawa
2020 Department Citation Award Winners
The following students are recognized by their departments for exemplary achievements or service.
Aerospace Science and Engineering
Safa Andrew Bakhshi
Dominic James Stephen
Biochemical Engineering
No citations awarded this year
Biomedical Engineering
Reca M. Caballero
Biological Systems Engineering
Kia Canning
Taylor Charlesworth
Bennett Evans
Jose de Jesus Marquez
Ivan Wongso
Chemical Engineering
Ka Chun “Joe” Chan
Derek Wadsworth
Civil Engineering
Carissa Abraham
Nathan Love
Van Willem Peralta
Emily Meyers
Kevin Ruffler
Julia Semmens
Computer Engineering
Taspon Gonggiatgul
Eric Truong
Computer Science and Engineering
Award recipient record is confidential*
Electrical Engineering
Creston Dupree
Tyler Shepard
Wai Cheong Tsoi
Materials Science and Engineering
Raegan Taylor
Louie Zhong
Mechanical Engineering
Justin Diec
2020 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.
Siqi Chai, Computer Science and Engineering
William Chen, Civil Engineering
Jacqueline Enriquez, Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Carwyn Gambling, Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Sergio Jimenez, Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Serena Kutney, Chemical Engineering
Nathan Lemos, Civil Engineering
Alex Lewis, Mechanical Engineering
Chidubem Nnaji, Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Laura Turcios, Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Martin Vega-Martinez, Mechanical Engineering
Award recipient record is confidential*
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