Senior Thesis Activities

The 2007 Senior Awards and Recognition Banquet was held on May 4, 2007, at the Nittany Lion Inn. We were very pleased to present nearly $100,000 in scholarships and awards to outstanding AE undergraduate students. We are extremely grateful for the phenomenal generosity of our many alumni and friends who so faithfully support the AE Scholarship and Awards Program each year.

A panel of 47 industry professionals met during the afternoon to judge the top eight fifth-year thesis presentations.

2007-2008 AE SCHOLARSHIPS / SPONSORS

• Gladys M. Baird Memorial Scholarship
• Baker Ingram Assoc. Scholarship
• James W. Bathgate Memorial Scholarship in Architectural Engineering and Chemical Engineering
• Beaver Scholarship in Heavy Construction
• Laraine and Jack Beiter Excellence Endowment Scholarship in Architectural Engineering
• Borda & Fernsler Family Scholarship
  sponsored by Joseph & Marlene Borda and Frederick & Patricia Fernsler
• Bovis Lend Lease Scholarship
• BR + A Consulting Engineers
  Prof. Jack Everetts and Prof. Melvin Isenberg Memorial Scholarships
  sponsored by Eugene Bard
• Cagley & Associates Scholarships
• Clark Construction Group Scholarship
• AE Class of 1975 Scholarship
• AE Class of 1999 Scholarship in honor of AE Staff Assistant, Sharron E. Williams
• DeSimone Consulting Engineers Scholarship
• Ellerbe Becket Scholarship
• EwingCole Scholarship
• Prof. John Flynn Memorial Scholarship
• Foreman Architects-Engineers Scholarship
• Foreman Program & Construction Managers Inc. Scholarship
• Louis and Judy Geschwindner Endowed Scholarship
• Hadco Lighting Scholarships
• Illumination Engineering Society - Philadelphia Section Scholarship
• Johnson Controls Scholarship
• The Lighting Practice Scholarship
• Robert J. McNamara Scholarship
• Charles A. Merica Memorial Scholarship sponsored by Clark Construction Group
• Professor Vincent Pass Scholarship sponsored by Joseph & Marlene Borda
• Melvin H. Peters Endowed Scholarship
• Pittsburgh Builders Exchange Scholarships
• James M. Pohlen Memorial Scholarship
• John R. Potter Memorial Scholarship
• Franklin Ruth Memorial Scholarship
• Ryan Biggs Assoc. Scholarship
• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Scholarship
• SmithGroup Scholarship
• Professor C. Herbert Wheeler Scholarship sponsored by Joseph & Marlene Borda
• Michael J. and Virginia A. Youchak Scholarship
  

2007-2008 AWARDS

• John J. Brinjac Memorial Award - Outstanding 5 Year Performance and Record of Study in AE; sponsored by Brinjac, Kambic & Assoc.
• CUH2A - Outstanding Performance in Mechanical in the 4^th Year AE Class and Outstanding Performance in Lighting/Electrical in the 4^th Year AE Class
• James G. Davis Construction - Outstanding Capstone Project Electronic Portfolio (CPEP)
• Forrester Construction Ethics Award
• Gilbane Building Company Award in Architectural Engineering in Memory of Ralph Petrino
• Hettema Leadership Awards - Sponsored by Turner Construction
• Holbert Apple Associates - Outstanding Performance in Structures in the 4^th Year AE Class
• Howard and Callie Kingsbury Award for Excellence in Architectural Acoustics
• Gershon Meckler Memorial Award - Innovative Building Mechanical System Design; sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Barry Weinstein
• Charles A. Merica Award - Clark Construction Group
• Allan Naugle Memorial Award; sponsored by Fredrick Fernsler
• PACE Group - Outstanding Performance in CM - 4 ^th year AE Ckass
• PACE Group - Outstanding Record of Study in CM - 5^th year
• Peerless Lighting Award - Outstanding Record of Study in Illumination - 5^th year
• Larry Perez Award- Outstanding Record of Study in HVAC - 5^th year; sponsored by Mr. Bennett Levin
• PSPE/PEPP - Professional Practice Award
• Thornton Tomasetti Group - Outstanding Record of Study in Structures - 5^th year
  
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2007 - SENIOR THESIS AWARDS

• Acuity Brands/Lithonia Lighting - 1^st Place Lighting/Electrical Thesis in Memory of Mickey Woods
• Balfour Beatty - 2^nd Place CM Senior Thesis
• Barton Associates - 2^nd Place Mechanical Thesis
• Barton Associates - 2^nd Place Lighting/Electrical Thesis
• Barton Malow Company - 1^st Place CM Senior Thesis
• Cagley & Assoc. - 1^st Place Structural Thesis
• Hope Furrer and Associates - 2^nd Place Structural Thesis
• PSPE/PEPP - Best Overall AE Senior Thesis
• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger - Outstanding Senior Thesis in the Area of Sustainable Design
• Southland Industries - Outstanding Senior Thesis in the Area of Specialty Construction
• AE Class of 1985 - Structural Practice Award for Creative Design Solution
• Transystems Corporation - 1^st Place Mechanical Thesis

SPECIAL THANKS!!
A special thank you to all those who generously sponsored the cost of some of our student meals at the Senior Banquet on May 4, 2007. This is an enormous help to the department in defraying the cost of the banquet and is greatly appreciated by both the department and the students. Companies and individuals that sponsored students include:

Roger Arnold, JBA Consulting Engineers
Don Bahnfleth, Bahnfleth Group Advisors, LLC
Larry Baker, Baker Ingram & Assoc.
Rob Banas, Leach Wallace Associates
Ken Baur, High Concrete Structures
Glenn Bell, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.
Joe Bocianoski, Buch Construction
Lee E. Brandt, Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design
Kevin Chamberlain, DeStefano Associates
Cynthia Cogil, SmithGroup
Dan Cuoco, Thornton-Tomasetti Group
Herb Duffield, Furlow Assoc. Inc.
Matt Farmer, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assoc. Inc.
Adam & Heather Fernsler
Dan Fichtner, Providence Engineering Corporation
Hope Furrer, Hope Furrer Associates, Inc.
Pam Garbini, CUH2A
Mark Gelfo, TLC Engineering for Architecture
Mark Gillespie, McKinney Properties, Inc.
Paula Gillette, Ellerbe Becket
Bill Glassmyer, Transystems Corporation
Christopher Hammelef, Hadco Lighting
Russell Heiken, X-nth (formerly GRG Consulting Engineers)
Dave Holbert, Holbert Apple Associates, Inc.
Brian and Heather Hsi
Bob Kimball, L. Robert Kimball & Associates
Howard and Callie Kingsbury
Jennifer Mitarotonda, Girard Engineering
Bob Marino, Mueller Associate, Inc.
James McAllister, ISEC, Inc.
Bob McNamara, McNamara/Salvia
Charles Meyer, Henry Adams Inc.
Jen Mitarotonda, Girard Engineering
Kari Nystrom, AltieriSeborWieber LLC
Ty M. Orner, HITT Contracting, Inc.
Eric Rathgeber, Rathgeber/Goss Assoc.
Paul Rouis, Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C.
Frank Ruth, PA Dept. of General Services
Scott Shirley, Clark Construction Group
Gary Steffy, Gary Steffy Lighting Design
Johann Szautner, Cowan Associates, Inc
Daniel Waltersdorf, Barton Associates, Inc.
Joel Weinstein, Thornton-Tomasetti Group
Raissa Wetcher, Forrester Construction Company
Jered Widmer, The Lighting Practice
Joseph Wisnewski, Wisnewski Blair and Assoc. Ltd.