At our 107th Annual Gala on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center, we presented over $50,000 in scholarships.  These were awarded to local high school and college students in support of their engineering education.

 2009 Scholarship Awards

RES Joseph W. Campbell Memorial, RES Susan L. Costa Memorial, RES David Fergusson, Rochester Engineering Society, Maletta Foundation, Staud-Freckleton Award, and CHA Adam W. Lawas Award

For the 21st year the awards will be presented to undergraduate students already enrolled in an engineering or engineering technology program. The awards for this year are:

The Rochester Engineering Society has established the Joseph W. Campbell Memorial Scholarship, in the amount of $1,500, to honor the memory of Executive Director, Joe Campbell.

The Rochester Engineering Society has established the Susan L. Costa Memorial Scholarship, in the amount of $1,500, to honor the memory of Executive Director, Sue Costa. This scholarship has been established to reconize the student who has both maintained academic excellence and been actively involved in extra-curricular and/or community activities.

The Rochester Engineering Society Scholarship Award, in the amount of $1,500, is merit based and presented to an outstanding engineering student who has consistently maintained academic excellence.

The David Fergusson Memorial Scholarship Awards are made possible through the generosity of Mr. David V. Fergusson and Mrs. Jerold Foland whose donation established the award in memory of their father, David Fergusson. Individual donations, other memorial donations, and bequests are also used to provide scholarships. The RES announces one $1,000 David Fergusson Memorial Scholarship Award.

Again this year, Anthony G. Maletta P.E., a long-standing member of the RES and a retired CEO of the Sear-Brown Group, has made a generous donation to the RES Scholarship fund through the Maletta Foundation, requesting that the money be used to provide one student with a $2,000 award for engineering study.

The Staud-Freckleton Scholarship of $1,000 is awarded in memory of Marguerite and Karl Staud, and Kathryne and Howard Freckleton, in the amount of $1,000.

Clough Harbour & Associates LLP has established the Adam W. Lawas Scholarship, in the amount of $1,000, to honor the memory of Associate, Adam W. Lawas, P.E. This scholarship has been established to recognize a mechanical engineering student who has maintained academic excellence and demonstrated experience and interest in the practical application of mechanical engineering principles.

The names of winners and the college or university they are attending are:

Michael S. Langdon (Campbell Memorial) University at Buffalo Chemical/Biological Engineering

Karl V. Reisig (Costa Memorial) Drexel University, Biomedical Engineering

Yuriy P. Dragunov (RES) Rochester Institute of Technology, Computer Engineering

Mason Verbridge (Fergusson) Rochester Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

Christopher J. LaPorta (Maletta Foundation) Rochester Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering Technology

Jonathan T. Reding (Staud-Freckleton), Rochester Institute of Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Wayne R. Evans (CHA Adam W. Lawas) Rochester Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

Rochester Section, IEEE Awards

Several years ago, the Rochester Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers decided to recognize student members of IEEE for their scholastic achievement. RES interviews and selects students who meet IEEE criteria. This year, two $1,500 scholarships are awarded with one named and to honor the memory of Kenneth Arnold, Senior Member of the IEEE, Chair of the Section 2005-2006.

Jonathan W. Alexis (Arnold Memorial) Rochester Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering

Kishore Padmaraju, University of Rochester, Electrical/Computer Engineering

Rochester Section, ASCE Award

This is the sixteenth annual American Society of Civil Engineers Rochester scholarship award, bestowed upon a candidate selected for outstanding combination of academic excellence, activity in ASCE student chapter functions, and professional civil engineering career pursuits. This $2,000 award is made possible by the generous donations of the Douglas Zefting Fund, a variety of events, and individual local members.

Edwin "Tucker" Cox, Jr.,  Rochester Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering

 Rochester Section, AFE Awards

The Rochester Chapter of the Association for Facilities Engineering awarded three $1,000 scholarships to college students studying engineering. The students complete short essays regarding their career direction, short and long term goals, personal and academic achievements, and the reasons for choosing engineering as a career.

Jared Rugg, Rochester Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

Joseph Pinzone, Rochester Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering/Minor Mechanical Engineering

Mauricio Pommier, Rochester Institute of Technology, Industrial Engineering

Section 4, NYSATE Awards

The New York State Association of Transportation Engineers, Section 4 (Rochester) sponsors an annual scholarship program to all dependents of our members. The scholarship is in recognition of the applicant’s outstanding academic achievements, work experiences and participation in extracurricular activities and civil organizations.

The Frederick E. Bragg Scholarship, Jonathan Schwind ($900) Marist College

The Robert l. Loftus Memorial Scholarship, Lisa Ann Dietz ($800) Roberts Wesleyan College

The Thomas C. Lehmkuhl Memorial Scholarship, Phillip Thompson ($800) Clarkson University

Additional Scholarship Winner: Keith Wilusz ($250) Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester Section, ASME Awards

Two of our local engineering institutions have selected engineering students for their excellence in mechanical engineering. The University of Rochester awards a senior ($500) who has demonstrated academic excellence and is very active in the student chapter of American Society of Mechanical Engineers:

Joni Mici, University of Rochester

 The Rochester Institute of Technology decided to recognize two students this year ($250 each). These students have demonstrated academic excellence and commitment to the RIT ASME Student Section:

Wayne R. Evans, Rochester Institute of Technology

Jay Wheaton, Rochester Institute of Technology

Monroe Professional Engineers Society Awards

The Monroe Professional Engineers Society (MPES) Board of Directors would like to thank the sponsors and scholarship committee of Bruce Wallmann PE, Victor Genburg PE, Greg Hutter PE, Dave Petherbridge PE, and Barry Dumbauld PE, for their time and efforts in selecting this year’s award winners.

 Kevin Paine Paul & Claire Raynor Scholarship (Sponsored by MPES)

Churchville-Chili High School, Astronautical Engineering / Texas A&M

Casey Boyle (MPES). Oakfield-Alabama High School

Biomedical Engineering / University of Michigan

Donald Pangrazio (Bergmann Associates). LeRoy Senior High School

Mechanical Engineering / University of Rochester

Shane Ruddy (Erdman Anthony) Mynderse Academy

Civil Engineering / Clarkson or Bucknell University

Steven Brown (Alstom Foundation) Churchville-Chili High School

Chemical Engineering / University of Buffalo

Paul Carlson (Optimation Technology) Bloomfield High School

Chemical Engineering / Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Matthew Hart (Robert A. Ross Memorial) Victor Senior High School

Undecided / Notre Dame

Sean Grove (ACEC) Rush-Henrietta High School

Mechanical Engineering / Stanford

Harry Kennedy (Edward J. Ries Memorial) Wheatland-Chili High School

Computer Engineering / Rochester Institute of Technology

Aaron Pulver (Edward J. Ries Memorial) Naples High School

Electrical/Computer Engineering / Rochester Institute of Technology

Jenna Stundtner (Edward J. Ries Memorial) .Greece Arcadia High School

Electrical Engineering / Rochester Institute of Technology

David Lash-Steier (Popli Consulting Engineering and Surveyors Scholarship) Edison Tech

Mechanical Engineering / Rochester Institute of Technology