UA College of Engineering Students Honored for Leadership and Scholarship

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently recognized its top students of 2002-2003 for their scholarship and leadership.

Daniel Bishop, a senior in electrical and computer engineering, received an Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Meritorious Award. Bishop was selected for this award based on exemplary academic performance.

Jeffrey Carroll, a senior in electrical and computer engineering, received an Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Meritorious Award. Carroll was selected for this award based on exemplary academic performance.

Rob Davis, a senior in aerospace engineering and mechanics, received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (UA chapter) Outstanding Senior Award. He works as an undergraduate research assistant for Dr. Stan Jones, aerospace engineering and mechanics research professor. Davis and Jones have published work on impact and penetration mechanics.

Josh Elmore, a senior in mechanical engineering, received the Department of Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Senior Award. Elmore was selected by the faculty for this award because he demonstrated the highest academic standards and attained other noteworthy accomplishments in the mechanical engineering department throughout the year.

Kayla Erwin, a senior in industrial engineering, received the Institute of Industrial Engineers (UA chapter) Outstanding Senior Award presented by the Birmingham Chapter of IIE. Erwin was selected by exhibiting excellent scholastic standing and technical ability indicating outstanding professional potential. Erwin, also an Ambassador for the College of Engineering (ACE), received the Outstanding Ambassador Award. ACEs serve as hosts for many engineering functions and events and assist the College with high school student recruitment.

William Hallman, a senior in electrical and computer engineering, received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (UA chapter) Outstanding Senior Award.

Amanda Estes Irvin, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, received the Josiah Gorgas Award as outstanding civil engineering senior. Irvin was selected by the faculty for this award based on academic achievement.

Kristin Landry, a senior in aerospace engineering and mechanics, received the Colgan H. Bryan Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Scholarship Award. The aerospace engineering and mechanics department awards this $1,000 scholarship in honor of Professor Colgan Bryan. Bryan came to the University in 1942 and continues to teach in the aerospace department.

Charles Patton, a senior in chemical engineering, received the Central Alabama Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Outstanding Senior Chilton Award. Patton was selected for the award based on outstanding academic achievement and professional promise.

Destin Sandlin, a senior in mechanical engineering, received the Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award. The Capstone Engineering Society, the alumni society of the College of Engineering, selected Sandlin because he excelled in academic performance, professional and technical activities, and in leadership within the College.

Phillip Sharpless, a senior in computer science, received a Computer Science Outstanding Senior Award. The computer science department recognized Sharpless for academic achievement in completing his undergraduate studies with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

Casey Swindle, a senior in chemical engineering, received the American Institute of Chemists (UA chapter) Senior Award. Swindle was chosen based on scholastic achievement, leadership ability and character.

Jonathan McCullough Williams, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, received the James M. Faircloth Memorial Award for Senior Leadership. The award is selected by the civil engineering department faculty and is based on a student’s outstanding leadership qualities.

Maleah Beth Young, a senior in chemical engineering, received the Society of Women Engineers (UA chapter) Outstanding Senior Award. Young was the SWE UA chapter president.

In 1837, UA became the first university in the state to offer engineering classes and was one of the first five in the nation to do so. Today, the College of Engineering, with about 1,900 students and more than 90 faculty, is one of the three oldest continuously operating engineering programs in the country and has been fully accredited since accreditation standards were implemented in the 1930s.