The College of Engineering’s undergraduate commencement was held May 13, at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering degrees were conferred on 331 undergraduates.
Elizabeth Zimmerman, a graduating senior majoring in chemical engineering, gave the senior address.
The Graduating Senior Award, chosen through nomination by the senior class, was presented to Ahmed Hassan and Jacquelyn Ricke.
Nine students graduated with a second major:
- Shahaed Hasan (BSE in biomedical engineering, BS in biochemistry and BA in chemistry)
- Lauren Hillman (BSE in biomedical engineering, BA in psychology)
- Anna Seydel (BSE in biomedical engineering, BA in computer science)
- Ethan Stancliffe (BSE biomedical engineering and BS in mathematics)
- Elizabeth Zimmerman (BSE in chemical engineering and BA in biochemistry)
- Fentong Hou (BSE in civil engineering and BS in economics)
- Kyle Anderson (BSE in computer science and engineering and BS in mathematics)
- Logan Nicols (BSE in electrical engineering and BS in physics)
- Shelby Clair (BSE in mechanical engineering and BA in German)
One-hundred eight-nine students earned a minor : aerospace studies (1); art (5); Asian languages and literature (1); biology (1); business administration (49); chemistry (29); computer science (34); global health studies (1); human physiology (1); mathematics (98); philosophy (1); physics(1); spanish (3); and psychology (2). Four students earned three minors. Thirty-eight earned two minors.
Seventeen students earned a certificate:
- Qingyang Su --Large Data Analysis
- Brooks Budelis -- Leadership Studies
- Kyle Mosqueda and Cody Tran --Naval Hydrodynamics
- Chad Ford, Jazmin Lopez, Gregory Slonka and Harrison Freund -- Sustainability
- Shea Hawkins, Anthony Walker and Cameron Whittaker – Sustainability, Wind Energy
- Michael Haas, Felipe Rios Saavedra, Mitchell Moeller, Jesse Dankle and Amanda Wootonn -- Technological Entrepreneurship
- Jordan Voge – Wind Energy
Graduating with highest distinction were:
- Hassan Ahamed
- Megan Andrew
- Jacob Behrendt
- Bjorn Blomquist
- Rachel Bruflodt
- Kelsi Dahms
- Riley Deutsch
- Roman Doyle
- Michael Garneau
- Megan Helms
- Madeline Hess
- Josh Jacobs
- Rachel Kessler
- Maria Larraga Martinez
- Yinghui Li
- Alyssa Mendenhall
- Madison Murhammer
- Anna Seydel
- Gengxin Shi
- Qingyang Su
- Knok Yuen
Graduating with high distinction were:
- Brett Austin
- Anna Rodriguez
- Ethan Stancliffe
- Chenyang Xiao
- Yujun Xu
- Seth Boysen
- Shelby Clair
- Nathaniel Weger
- Elizabeth Sullivan
Graduating with distinction were:
- Carli Brucker
- Rachel Canby
- Timothy Dawson
- Harrison Freund
- Elizabeth Hubbard
- Eric Knapp
- Yahang Li
- Sophia Mallaro
- Pavlo Nikolaidis
- Jacquelyn Ricke
- Jieqiu Shao
- Matthew Thommana
- Jake Uribe
- Ellie Wallace
- Tyler Wessels
Eight are graduates of the Grand Challenge Scholars Program; 47 graduated with university honors, and 20 graduated with honors in a major.
The Graduate College held commencement ceremonies for Master’s of Science degrees on Friday, May 11, at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Thirty-three graduated with an M.S. in engineering.
The Graduate College held commencement for PhD candidates on Friday, May 11, at Hancher Auditorium. Fifteen graduated with a PhD in engineering
A survey taken by two-thirds of the undergraduate class shows that 115 students participated in an internship; 33 in a co-op; and 69 participated in undergraduate research and 48
Where are College of Engineering graduates headed?
Engineering graduates are headed out to 19 different states to start employment at 67 different companies. Of those that answered the survey, 35 percent of graduates have accepted employment within the state of Iowa. Students continuing their education will head to 16 different institutions.