Undergraduate Student Achievement Awards

This award recognizes the efforts of our biomedical engineering seniors who have participated in a year-long team design project. Team design projects enable Biomedical Engineering students to use the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work. Teams incorporate appropriate engineering standards and realistic constraints while they produce designs that address healthcare-related needs.

During the spring semester, the team designs are presented in a public show, and evaluated by a panel of judges, and we generally honor the team with the highest score by presenting certificates to the winners.

From 1993-2005, teams were able to count on the assistance of Kenneth H. Kuhn, our biomedical engineering lab coordinator and instructor who provided invaluable assistance to our students as they sought to take their ideas and make them into workable devices. The award was named in Kenny's honor in 2006.

• 2025 FemWell Designs - Collette Barnor, Cody Begg, Kashia Palmer, Livia Woelfle
• 2024 VerteVision - Pete Rotering, Shayne Shelton, Ali Sulehria
• 2023 Pontius Pluralities: Elle Sullivan, Sarah Littell, Ethan Hernandez, Anna LeJeune
           SurgJoy: Elana Kraversky, Katie Russell, Griffin Foster, Bolden Charles, Ryan Henney-Herron   
• 2022 LIMBitless: Kali Dancisak, Erika Kudryk, Eddie Moy, Alan Shephardson
• 2021 AccuReam: Ana Figel, Matthew Weintraub, Charles Dranoff, Jillian Baggett
           CerFix:  Emma Chapel, Katherine Mattingly, Sydney Siegmeister, Madeline Tallman
• 2020 Trach Tech:  Alex Verne, Stephen Hahn, Michael L'Ecuyer, Morgan Bohrer
• 2019 Team StabilAx: Hannah Eherenfeldt, Ben Knapp, Genevieve Mattei, Megan Vasterling
• 2018 Team Tendon Love& Care: Carly Askinas, Emma Bortz, Erika Chelales, Madison Vanosdoll
• 2017 Team Nose Goes: Sam Luethy, Zach Murdoch, Cody O'Cain, Keith Watza
• 2016 Health.e: Madeleine Bishop VanHorn, Christopher Miller, Victoria Morris, Jonathon Nguyen
• 2015 Team 37 Degrees: Jennifer Boudreaux, Thomas (Alex) Itin, Sabrina Lynch, Hakm Murad, Daniel Sazer
• 2014 Team Inventilator: Daniel Ash, Caroline Edwards, Stephen Lee, Connor MacCrimmon, Dylan Sylvester, George Torsilieri. Mentored by Prof. Gaver.
• 2013 Yoni Kaplan, Carrie Griffith, Kelly Smith, Ellie Rodebeck, Gisele Calderon
• 2012 Atman Dave, Matt Gianetti, Kristina Farragut
• 2011 John Pitre, Joan Lien, Hudson Chien
• 2010 Xavier Alvarez, Lin Bai, James Gallagher, Todd D. Johnson
• 2009 Danielle Gill, Chris Millan, Chris Rodell, Scott Vermeulen
• 2008 Taylor E. Moss, Anne Marie Norman, Molly Oehmichen, K. Noel Schexnayder
• 2007 Jonathan N. Byrd, Paul E. George, Henry W. Glindmeyer, Ziev B. Moses
• 2006 Megan Bevill, Tal Drori, Grey Nuttal, Jordan Sangerman

For outstanding Senior Honor Thesis in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

• 2025: Mai Landry, Thomas Morris
• 2024: Thomas Cutro
• 2023: Keefer Boone
• 2022: Omar Ahmad
• 2021: Nicholas Harris, Max Kerensky, Mary Pwint
• 2020: Jackson Levine, Colette McGarvey, Stephanie Zhao
• 2019: Afsheen Sajjadi
• 2018:  Matthew Nice

The student selected by the faculty for outstanding achievement in biomedical engineering studies:

• 2025: Mai Landry
• 2024: Thomas Cutro
• 2023: Keefer Boone
• 2022: Omar Ahmad
• 2021: Mary Pwint
• 2020: Emma Rogers, Mostafa E. Meselhe, Dylan Lucia
• 2019:  Shreya Gunda
• 2018:  Madison Vanosdoll
• 2017:  Cody O'Cain
• 2016:  Clayton B. Ford

Awarded to a junior in Biomedical Engineering based on Outstanding Scholarship:

• 2025: Marisa Ricci
• 2024: Noah Phillips
• 2023: Thomas J. Cutro
• 2022: Anna LeJeune
• 2021: Nathaniel E. Kim
• 2020: Charles S. Dranoff
• 2019: Stephanie Y.Zhao
• 2018: Nathan P. Nguyen
• 2017: Erika Chelales
• 2016: Joy Jason
• 2015: Reed M. Gioe
• 2014: David C. Sloas
• 2013:Jennifer E. Lastimosa
• 2012:Aubrey Kraft
• 2011:Hudson Chien
• 2010: Christina Yee
• 2009: Todd D. Johnson
• 2008: David W. Martin
• 2007: Samantha B. Weil
• 2006: Jonathan N. Byrd & Emily Florine
• 2004 William R. Winter
• 2003 William Yancey
• 2002: Albert J. Stolz
• 2001: Daniel John Jung
• 2000: Mary C. Maleckar
• 1999: Gregory Wilde
• 1998: James K. Wall
• 1997: Ezana M. Azene
• 1996: Vipul Kapoor
• 1995: Amelia Smith
• 1994: Brett M. Wingeier
• 1993: Angela L. Smith
• 1992: Michael B. Castor
• 1991: Laura A. Miller
• 1990: Jeff Emory
• 1989: George Liu
• 1988: Mark Cardinal
• 1987: Susannah W. Parrish
• 1986: Leilani Tamura
• 1985: Henry Pavy
• 1984: Mark Rubenstein

Given annually in memory of Nissim Nathan Cohen of the class of 1986 to the graduating senior in Biomedical Engineering who has contributed most to their class, school, and the profession of Biomedical Engineering (formerly called the Award for Outstanding Service):

• 2025: Jude Blouin, Catherine Hawkins
• 2024: Alyssa Bockman, Eferoghene Okakuro
• 2023: Elena Kraversky, Swathi Katakam
• 2022: Rachel E. Tabor
• 2021: Ana E. Figel, Charles S. Dranoff
• 2020: Mostafa E. Meselhe, Arjun Sree Manoj, Emma L. Rogers
• 2019: Jo'Kia Greely
• 2018: Sean LeBoeuf
• 2017: Joy Jason
• 2016: Christopher Miller
• 2015: Hakm Y. Murad
• 2014: Stephen J. Lee
• 2013: Angela M. Czesak
• 2012: Molly Kelly-Goss
• 2011: Seth Figueroa
• 2010: Xun Liu
• 2009: Jacques Levet
• 2008: Caroline M. Haas
• 2007: William C. Kethman
• 2006: Ryan P. Griffin
• 2005: Amber Renee Combs
• 2004: Alyssa M. Alter
• 2003: Meghana B. Kamath
• 2002: Rubén A. Rodríquez
• 2001: Kimberly A. Bridges
• 2000: Sylvester K. Johnson, III
• 1999: Paul George
• 1998: Ezana M. Azene
• 1997: Suzanne L. Baker
• 1996: Marc D. Bingham
• 1995: Brett M. Wingeier
• 1994: Douglas P. Kraus, Jr.
• 1993: Lamar Brand
• 1992: Laura A. Miller
• 1991: Rolf A. Grage
• 1990: Marta Villarraga
• 1989: Zillah Maria Oden
• 1988: Michael Artigues
• 1987: Erich W. Wolf, II
• 1986: Nissim N. Cohen
• 1985: Lacey Moore
• 1984: Nelson P. Trujillo, Jr.
• 1983: Hector A. Murra
• 1982: Marc J. Starer
• 1981: Henry Perez
• 1980: Patrick I. Borgen
• 1979: Francisco A. Arabia
• 1978: Kevin C. Dellsperger
• 1977: Tom Broaddus Price, Jr.

Awarded to the biomedical engineering senior with the highest scholastic average:

• 2025: Noah Phillips
• 2024: Zach Chapman
• 2023: Anna LeJeune
• 2022: Nathaniel E. Kim
• 2021: Charles S. Dranoff
• 2020: Stephanie Y. Zhao
• 2019: Nathan Nguyen
• 2018: Erika M. Chelales
• 2017: Joy Jason, Allen D. Zhang
• 2016: Reed M. Gloe
• 2015: David C. Sloas
• 2014: Jennifer E. Lastimosa
• 2013: Aubrey A. Kraft
• 2012: Matt Gianetti
• 2011: Christina Yee
• 2010: Todd D. Johnson
• 2009: David Martin
• 2008: Samantha B. Weil
• 2007: Jonathan N. Byrd, Emily Florine
• 2006: Nathaniel C. Lawson
• 2005: William R. Winter
• 2004: William Yancey
• 2003: Joseph Edward Olberding
• 2002: Mary C. Maleckar
• 2001: Maximillian E. Zimmer IV
• 2000: Lee P Lovejoy, Gregory Emmett Wilde, Jr.
• 1999: James Wall
• 1998: Ezana M. Azene
• 1997: Vipul Kapoor
• 1996: Matthew Parsons
• 1995: Brett M. Wingeier
• 1994: Angela L. Smith
• 1993: Michael B. Castor
• 1992: Laura A. Miller
• 1991: Shawn A. Lewis
• 1990: Roy Benaroch
• 1989: Mark Cardinal
• 1988: Susannah W. Parrish
• 1987: Leilani R. Tamura
• 1986: Henry G. Pavy
• 1985: Mark Rubenstein
• 1984: Jeffrey R. Balser
• 1983: Philip Mark Rickman
• 1982: Eugene F. May
• 1981: Kevin A. Thomas
• 1980: Debra A. Baehr
• 1979: Benson T. Massey
• 1978: David R. Chandler
• 1977: Richard Max Benato