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Smead Aerospace Class of 2023 Awards

A group of honorees.

Congratulations to the Smead Aerospace Class of 2023! As part of our annual graduation ceremonies, we are recognizing outstanding students and teams for special achievements. These honors were announced during a reception May 11.

AIAA Most Outstanding Senior

  • Addison Woodard

Chancellor’s Recognition Award (4.0 GPA)

  • Joseph Miserlian

CU Engineering Academic Engagement Award

  • Sophia Trissell

Vise Award

The John A. Vise award is presented annually to two Aerospace PhD students for demonstrated excellence in academics, research, and community service.

  • Renee Spear, Advisor: Natasha Bosanac
  • Adam Hermann, Advisor: Hanspeter Schaub

Graduate Award for Teaching

  • Oscar Fuentes-Munoz, Advisor: Daniel Scheeres
  • Tyler Gaston, Nominator: Dennis Akos

Graduate Award for Professional Service

  • Yashica Khatri, Advisor: Daniel Scheeres

Graduate Award for Research

  • Grant Berland, Advisor:Ìý Robert Marshall
  • Manoj Settipalli, Advisor: Sanghamitra Neogi

Senior Project Team Awards

Best Engineering Understanding ÌýÌý

  • Team IICE: Brady Kopec, Ryan Bennett, Kate Boykin, Skylar Clark, Ben Esser, Jack Huston, Joe Miserlian, Lila Monprode, Reid Schneckenburger

Best Systems Engineering Process

  • TEAM SEVEN: Kevin Pipich, Ty Banach, Maklen Estrada, Max Gerber, Samuel Hatton, Alexander Hubben, Collin Hudson, Michael Miller, Bennett Spengler, Ethan Temby, Alessandro Villain, Jacob Wilson

Best Technical Communication

  • C-THREEPIO: Luca Bonarrigo, Lily Allen, Hannah Blanchard Obolsky, Nicholas Bottieri, Andrew Czekay, Skylar Edwards, Geoffrey Lord, Autumn Martinez, Sarah Martinez, Thomas O’connor, Nathaniel Shiba, Elijah Stubbs

Best Verification and Validation

  • ProBE: Bartek Wardega, Andruss Black, Qihan Cai, Alex Cheng, Jim Liu, Joe Moser, Z Oginsky, Walker Tiffany, Zhixing Yao

Senior Project Individual Awards

Most Effective Project Manager

  • Kiley Beckwith (DAISY CAM)
  • Luca Bonarrigo (C-THREEPIO)

Most Effective Systems Engineer

  • Krystal Horton (SAILR)
  • Brian Byrne (Marco Polo)

Technical Leadership - Mechanical

  • Anabel De Montebello (WIIGLS)
  • Mikaela Felix (AMADEUS)

Technical Leadership - Electrical

  • Zehariah Oginsky (ProBE)
  • Jack Huston (IICE)

Technical Leadership - Software

  • Trevor Reed (SAILR)Ìý
  • Alessandro Villain (TEAM SEVEN)

Technical Leadership - Modeling, Analysis & Simulation

  • Devon Paris (AMADEUS)
  • Jason Popich (GAINS)

Technical Leadership – Testing

  • Hannah Blanchard Obolsky (C-THREEPIO)
  • Sophia Trissell (MUSIC)