OU Engineering Students Celebrated at 2022 Campus Awards

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Student recipients of the 2022 Campus Awards were recognized during a ceremony on April 8, 2022. The awards are coordinated each spring by the Office of Leadership and Volunteerism at the University of Oklahoma.

Two engineering students received three awards: Esther Kayondo (top photo) in the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science with Joseph Harroz Jr., OU president; and Emmy Francek (shown on left in second photo), Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering with Randa Shehab, senior associate dean for academic affairs and faculty development for the Gallogly College of Engineering.

Congratulations to each engineering student who was recognized! 

Click here to view or listen to the awards ceremony.

Photos may be downloaded here. Photo gallery password is ouphoto2022

Honorees are listed below by school:

School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering:

Praise Anyiam, President's Award for Outstanding Sophomores

Alene Basmadjian, Outstanding Greek Seniors

Brendon Chenoweth, Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Senior

Gage McNett, President's Award for Outstanding Sophomores

Blaise Morgan, University College Pace Award

Anny Muco, University College Pace Award

Miguel Payan, PE-ET Top 10 Senior Honor Society

Peter Sandell, Aerospace Engineering Outstanding Senior

Michael Williams, PE-ET Top 10 Senior Honor Society

School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering:

Kendall Allsup, Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering Outstanding Senior

Maggie Balthrop, University College Pace Award

Noel  Stanley, President's Award for Outstanding Sophomores

School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science:

Chase Hibbard, Civil Engineering Outstanding Senior

Fynn Jackson, Environmental Science Outstanding Senior

Esther Kayondo, OU Campus Life Award

Esther Kayondo, Regents' Award for Outstanding Juniors

Esther Kayondo, PE-ET Top 10 Senior Honor Society

James Queen, Environmental Engineering Outstanding Senior (shown on left in third photo with Randa Shehab, senior associate dean for academic affairs and faculty development)

Makya Stell, Outstanding Greek Seniors

Colby Warden, Architectural Engineering Outstanding Senior

School of Computer Science:

Ethan Jun Wei Ho, Computer Science Outstanding Senior

Shohruz Junaidov, University College Pace Award

Chukwubuikem Nwafor, University College Pace Award

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering:

Shane Flandermeyer, Electrical Engineering Outstanding Senior

Adriana Gonzalez-Vega, Regents' Award for Outstanding Juniors

Bailey Looper, Computer Engineering Outstanding Senior

Halle McFarlane, University College Pace Award

Engineering Physics:

Rachel Penner, OU Campus Life Award

Rachel Penner, Letzeiser Honor 

Andrew Schramka, Engineering Physics Outstanding Senior 

School of Industrial and Systems Engineering:

Noah Bridges, Industrial and Systems Engineering Outstanding Senior

Aaron Reid, OU Campus Life Award

Aaron Reid, Regents' Award for Outstanding Juniors

Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering:

Dylan Cole, President's Award for Outstanding Freshmen

Dylan Cole, University College Pace Award

Temalangeni Dlamini, University College Pace Award

Emmy Francek, Biomedical Engineering Outstanding Senior

Emmy Francek, OU Campus Life Award

Emmy Francek, Letzeiser Honor 

Madeline Smith, University College Pace Award

Nhi Truong, Outstanding Greek Seniors

Sammy Williams, OU Campus Life Award

Malcolm Williams, President's Award for Outstanding Freshmen

For a complete list of all student winners at the University of Oklahoma, click here. 


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