Scholarship Awards

A special Thank You to all the alumni, faculty, staff, friends and companies who made these scholarships possible through their kind and generous gifts. If you are interested in supporting the department scholarships through a gift, please visit https://givingto.msu.edu/gift/?sid=858 to make a donation.

2024-2025 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

Agah Endowed Scholarship

  • Kathleen Grundel
  • Leah Jarmolowicz

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Luis Carlos Avalos
  • Isabelle DeLaet
  • Cavanaugh Doud
  • Amari Selby
  • Sophia Spencer

W & L Carleton Endowed Scholarship

  • Jocelyn Cayen

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Rylie DuBois
  • Alexander Griffin
  • Katherine Heinecke

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Nicholas Bray

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • Brett Dumaw
  • Gillian Kuehnle

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Ella Harrell
  • Summer Luick

George E. and Betty L. Merva Endowed Scholarship

  • Leah Wilson

George A. Mynsberge Experiential Learning Fund for Research

  • Sebastian Hawkes

John and Julianna Merva Undergraduate

  • Benjamin Bridge
  • Olivia Schommer

Jimmy Butts Memorial Scholarship (awarded by Michigan ASABE Section)

  • TBD

Freshman/Incoming Students

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • TBD

Robert J. Gustafson Scholarship

  • TBD

Alfred & Mary Murray Scholarship

  • TBD

2024-2025 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Josue Kpodo (2023/24)

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Narindra Randriamiarintsoa

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Hoda Sadat Razavi

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Babak Dialameh (2023/24)

George A. Mynsberge Experiential Learning Fund for Research

  • TBD

M. Kent Taylor Assistantship Fund

  • Gregory Rouland

2023-2024 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

Agah Endowed Scholarship

  • Jaclyn Cool

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Ava Chavez
  • Alexis Sawicki
  • Amari Selby
  • Xheneta Vitija

W & L Carleton Endowed Scholarship

  • Jocelyn Cayen

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Janie Cooper
  • Sebastian Hawkes
  • Braden Heimbaugh
  • Syd Jacobi
  • Meili Papa
  • Justin Pecora
  • Mimi Tarter
  • Kate Wernicke

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Ben Adams

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • Sam Dougherty
  • Gillian Kuehnle

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Nicholas Bray
  • Leah Jarmolowicz
  • Chloe Zaborneykline

George E. and Betty L. Merva Endowed Scholarship

  • Andrew Hovey

George A. Mynsberge Experiential Learning Fund for Research

  • Christian Loveall

John and Julianna Merva Undergraduate

  • Sophia Spencer

Jimmy Butts Memorial Scholarship (awarded by Michigan ASABE Section)

  • Leah Jarmolowicz - Freshman / Sophomore

  • Benjamin Adams - Junior / Senior

 

Freshman/Incoming Students

 

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Dominic Lee
  • Claudia Suarez

Robert J. Gustafson Scholarship

  • Katie Grundel

Alfred & Mary Murray Scholarship

  • Joe (JP) Chinavare
  • Jake Crist
  • Rylie DuBois
  • Chase Moore
  • Carter Ostrowski
  • Megan Ransler
  • Kiera Tuttle
  • Leah Wilson

2023-2024 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Carly Gomez

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Narindra Randriamiarintsoa

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Babak Dialameh

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Saad Sharief

George A. Mynsberge Experiential Learning Fund for Research

  • Hoda Razavi (working with Dr. Nejadhashemi)

M. Kent Taylor Assistantship Fund

  • Gregory Rouland

2022-2023 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

Agah Endowed Scholarship

  • Lexi Szurna

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Amari Selby

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Megan Baechle
  • Matthew Demartini
  • Andrew Kearney
  • Andres Lanzas
  • Summer Shunia

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Chloe Zaborney Kline

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • Brett Dumaw
  • John Grivins
  • Jacob Willsea

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Anna Burgess
  • Andrew Kearney

George E. and Betty L. Merva Endowed Scholarship

  • Emily Gorr

George A. Mynsberge Experiential Learning Fund for Research

  • Ben Adams
  • Summer Shunia (working with Dr. Safferman)

Jimmy Butts Memorial Scholarship (awarded by Michigan ASABE Section)

  • Summer Shunia
  • Yashasvi Vaidya

 

Freshman/Incoming Students

 

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Gillian Kuehnle

Robert J. Gustafson Scholarship

  • Sophie McCowan

Alfred & Mary Murray Scholarship

  • Nicholas Bray
  • Josie Cayen
  • Katherine Heinecke
  • Leah Jarmolowicz
  • Summer Luick

2022-2023 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Ian Krupp

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Michael Kaven

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Narindra Randriamiarintsoa

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Kara Dean

George A. Mynsberge Experiential Learning Fund for Research

  • Enid Banda (working with Dr. Nejadhashemi)

M. Kent Taylor Assistantship Fund

  • Mervis Chikafa
  • Hoda Razavi

2021-2022 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Yassah Bah-Deh
  • Emily Hamilton
  • Kasey Nelson
  • Alayna Peterson
  • Dipankar Roy
  • Amari Selby

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Emily Gorr
  • Andrew Kearney
  • Jack Kivi
  • Greg Rouland
  • Yashasvi Vaidya
  • Chloe Zaborney Kline

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Annaliese Marks
  • Alexandria Seybold

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • John Grivins
  • Michael Kaven
  • Aaron Newberry
  • Chris Wentworth
  • Jacob Willsea

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Anna Burgess
  • Taryn Hanses

George E. and Betty L. Merva Endowed Scholarship

  • Erica Peer

John & Julianna Merva Scholarship

  • Emma Savage

George A. Mynsberge Experiential Learning Fund for Research

  • Ian Chesla (working with Dr. Reinhold)

Jimmy Butts Memorial Scholarship (awarded by Michigan ASABE Section)

  • Annaliese Marks
  • Alexandria Seybold

Freshman/Incoming Students

Robert J. Gustafson Scholarship

  • Renae Kenney

Alfred & Mary Murray Scholarship

  • Sebastian Hawkes
  • Mackenzie Meerschaert

2021-2022 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Ryan Julien

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Oznur Caliskan-Aydogan
  • Carly Gomez

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Sami Shokrana

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Ian Hildebrandt

George A. Mynsberge Experiential Learning Fund for Research

  • Saad Asadullah Sharief (working with Dr. Alocilja)

M. Kent Taylor Assistantship Fund

  • Zhongyu Zhang

2020-2021 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Yassah Bah-Deh
  • Alec Christy
  • Nyilah Congress
  • Kasey Nelson

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Julie Celini
  • Taryn Hanses
  • Miriam Kaburu
  • Annaliese Marks
  • Narindra Randriamiarintsoa
  • Rachel Shapin

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Alicia Ziegler

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • Aaron Newberry
  • Alex Seybold
  • Chris Wentworth

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Megan Curtin
  • Emma Dester
  • Erica Peer

George E. and Betty L. Merva Endowed Scholarship

  • Sydney Burtovoy

John & Julianna Merva Scholarship

  • Ian Chesla

George A. Mynsberge Experiential Learning Fund for Research

  • Gregory Rouland

Freshman/Incoming Students

Robert J. Gustafson Scholarship

  • Jacob Cabana

Alfred & Mary Murray Scholarship

  • Chole Zaborney Kline
  • Amelia Haley

2020-2021 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Kaitlyn Casulli

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Oznur Caliskan-Aydogan
  • Carly Gomez

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Yousef Abdalaal

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Juan Sebastian Hernandez Suarez

 

George A. Mynsberge Experiential Learning Fund for Research

  • Zhongyu Zhang

2019-2020 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Megan Curtin
  • Kasey Nelson
  • Alayna Peterson

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Sydney Burtovoy
  • Ian Chesla
  • Alec Christy
  • Natalie Coaster
  • Emma Dester
  • Aleah Hahn
  • Miriam Kaburu
  • Kieron Moller
  • Sophie Nowak
  • Nick Saba
  • Rachel Shapin
  • Aryn Thomas

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Rachelle Crow

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • Taryn Hanses
  • Aaron Newberry
  • Alex Seybold
  • Alicia Ziegler

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Nama Naseem
  • Anna Raschke

George E. and Betty L. Merva Endowed Scholarship

  • Jacob Duckworth

John & Julianna Merva Scholarship

  • Erica Peer

Freshman/Incoming Students

Robert J. Gustafson Scholarship

  • Christina Berels
  • Grant Gmitter

Alfred & Mary Murray Scholarship

  • Ryan Bartlett
  • Jeswin David
  • Grace Dempsey
  • Andrew Kearney
  • Emma Savage
  • Anthony Schulte
  • Blake Smerigan
  • Jacob Willsea

2019-2020 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Juan Sebastian Hernandez Suarez

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Saad Sharief

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Oznur Caliskan-Aydogan

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Kaitlyn Casulli

2018-2019 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Emma Dester
  • Kieron Moller
  • Nama Naseem
  • Anna Raschke

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Natalie Coaster
  • Lindsey DeFrain
  • Jacob Duckworth
  • Carly Gomez
  • Linnea Riddell
  • Katelyn Skornia
  • Aryn Thomas

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Jessica Hauda

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • Tyler VanBuren
  • Christopher Wentworth
  • Alicia Ziegler

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Douglas Clements
  • Rachelle Crow
  • Miriam Kaburu

George E. and Betty L. Merva Endowed Scholarship

  • Leah Michelle Allen

John & Julianna Merva Scholarship

  • Kiran Lantrip

Freshman/Incoming Students

Robert J. Gustafson Scholarship

  • Quincy Manson
  • Aaron Newberry

Alfred & Mary Murray Scholarship

  • Zachary Gentry
  • Sydney Janssen
  • Ian Klug
  • Annaliese Marks
  • Erica Peer
  • Nicholas Saba

2018-2019 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Yuzhen Lu

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Yuzhen Lu
  • Kaitlyn Casulli

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Alexandre Chabrelie
  • Khang Huynh
  • Juan Pablo Rojas-Sossa
  • Juan Sebastian Hernandez Suarez
  • Vinni Thekkudan

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Matthew Herman

2017-2018 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Courteney Roberts

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Emily Banach
  • Weihong Chou
  • Natalie Coaster
  • Kennedy Coxon
  • Rachelle Crow
  • Jacob Duckworth
  • Linnea Riddell
  • Joshua Shah
  • Sydney Shellhouse
  • Courtney Vanderhoof

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Emma Heckelsmiller

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • Alexis Kontorousis
  • Anna Raschke
  • Katelyn Skornia
  • Aryn Thomas

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Lindsey DeFrain
  • Carly Gomez
  • Andrew Kovach
  • Anna Nelson

John and Julianna Merva Scholarship

  • Kyle Forbush

George E. and Betty L. Merva Endowed Scholarship

  • Carly Gomez

Freshman/Incoming Students

Robert J. Gustafson Scholarship

  • Emma Dester
  • Jack Salerno

Alfred & Mary Murray Scholarship

  • Emily Dettloff
  • Rachel Shapin
  • Matthew Smith
  • Christopher Wentworth

2017-2018 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Fariborz Daneshvar

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Yuzhen Lu

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Juan Sebastian Hernandez Suarez

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Francisco Garces-Vega

2016-2017 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Alexis Kontorousis
  • Karis Middleton

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Lauren Costantini
  • Emma Heckelsmiller
  • Anna Oslapsis
  • Rebecca Prouty
  • Linnea Riddell
  • Joshua Shah
  • Philip Steinbrunner
  • Christopher Wells

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Renee Schwartz
  • Matthew Vasher

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • Daniel Buhr
  • Bradford Chapman
  • Kyle Forbush
  • Katelyn Skornia

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Amanda Godar
  • Carly Gomez

John and Julianna Merva Scholarship

  • Justine Williams

George E. and Betty L. Merva Endowed Scholarship

  • Ryan Ziegler

Freshman/Incoming Students

  • Departmental
    • Natalie Coaster
  • Robert J. Gustafson Scholarship
    • Natalie McQuade
    • Weihong Chou
  • Alfred & Mary Murray Scholarship
    • Jessica Mehall
    • Kelsey Blatchford
    • Adam Smerigan

2016-2017 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Yingqian Lin

BAE Endowed Fellowship for Graduate Student Excellence

  • Rui Chen

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Francisco Garces-Vega
  • Yuzhen Lu

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Fariborz Daneshvar
  • Khang Huynh

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Zhiguo Liu

2015-2016 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Kayla Cascarilla
  • Linda Lay
  • Linnea Riddell

Walter M. & Lillie M. Carleton Endowed Scholarship

  • Renee Schwartz

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Alexis Baxter
  • John Blackhurst
  • Paige Crosset
  • Nathan Majeski
  • Gina Masell
  • Aubrey Proctor
  • Rebecca Prouty
  • Jacqueline Thelen

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Xuhao Dai
  • Christine Isaguirre

Robert J. Gustafson Scholarship

  • Anna Nelson

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • Daniel Buhr
  • Robert Munro
  • Christopher Walker

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Jacob Cochrane
  • Joseph Kretowicz
  • Jillian Toaso
  • Shuman Zhang

John and Julianna Merva Scholarship

  • Christine Isaguirre

2015-2016 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Zhiguo Liu

BAE Endowed Fellowship for Graduate Student Excellence

  • Rui Chen

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Kaitlyn Casulli

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Ronald Esteban Aguilar

Bill & Rita Stout Scholarship

  • Mahlet Garedew

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Sean Woznicki

2014-2015 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Carly Head

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Paige Crosset
  • Rachel Kurzeja

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • Daniel Buhr
  • Robert Bruhn
  • Christopher Walker

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Jason Graham
  • Nathan Majeski
  • Jacquelin Thelen

George & Betty Merva Scholarship

  • Mackenzie Tocco
  • Allison VanderKolk

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Nicole Kruse
  • Ryan Ziegler

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Robert Bruhn

Alfred & Mary Murray Scholarship

  • Natsuki Ikeda

2014-2015 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Rui Chen

BAE Endowed Fellowship for Graduate Student Excellence

  • Sean Woznicki

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Mahlet Garedew
  • Bharathi Murali

Bill & Rita Stout Scholarship

  • Melissa Rojas-Downing

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Zhenhua Ruan

2013-2014 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Alexa Jones
  • Rachel Kurzeja

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • James Burns
  • Matthew Gammans
  • Nathan Jandernoa
  • Julia Otwell

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Keely Chandler
  • Paige Crosset

George & Betty Merva Scholarship

  • Anh Bui
  • Stacey Stark

DeBoer Family Scholarship/Fellowship Fund

  • Jena Laur
  • Kristin Sanburn

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • James Burns

2013-2014 Graduate Scholarship Recipients

College of Engineering Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Irwin Donis-Gonzalez

Outstanding BE Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Zhenhua Ruan
  • Sean Woznicki

Katherine and Merle L. Esmay Fellowship

  • Melissa Rojas-Downing
  • Subhasis Giri
  • Georgina Sanchez

Bill & Rita Stout Scholarship

  • Rui Chen

Galen & Ann Brown Scholarship

  • Niroj Aryal

Outstanding BE Research Fellowship & Fitch H. Beach Award

  • Dharmendra Mishra

Engineering Graduate Research Symposium Awardees
(These students received travel grants in recognition of their presentation)

  • Shannon McGraw
  • Irwin Donis-Gonzalez
  • Pichamon Limcharoenchat

2012-2013 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients

F.W. Bakker-Arkema Endowed Scholarship

  • Rachel Kurzeja

A.W. Farrall Scholarship

  • Ethan Nussdorfer
  • Kristin Sanburn
  • Maddie Saylor

Clarence & Thelma Hansen Scholarship

  • James Burns
  • Nathan Jandernoa

Howard & Esther McColly Scholarship

  • Danielle Brickner
  • Matt Gammans
  • Robert Kraemer
  • Rachel Kurzeja
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