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Engineering Alumni Association

Alumni Awards—Distinguished Young Engineering Alumni Awards

The Distinguished Young Engineering Alumni Awards were established to recognize and honor young alumni (40 years old and younger) who have made significant contributions to society and whose accomplishments and careers have brought credit to the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering.

2023
  • Eric Rodriguez, BSEE ’06
2021
  • Vikrant Lakhanpal, MS PETR ’16
2020
  • Leslie E. Mardis, P.E., BSCE ’10
2019
  • Carol K. Schmidt, P.E., BSChE ’07
    Project Engineer, Wood
2018
  • Matteo Marongiu-Porcu, Ph.D., MSPETE '07
2016
  • Morena G. Arredondo, P.E., BSCE '07
    Project Manager, RPS Klotz Associates
2015
  • Kenneth Flakes, P.E., BSME '02
    Engineering Manager, OneSubsea
2014
  • Okechukwu A. Ofili, BSME '04
    Project/Design Engineer, FMC Technologies
2013
  • Randall L. Collum, Jr., P.E., BSChE '01, MPE '04
2012
  • Rebecca Ginsburg, BSIE ’03, MSIE ’04
2011
  • Gabriel Garza, BSCE '94, MSCE '96
2010
  • Carlos de Aldecoa Bueno, BSIE ’97
2008
  • Paul Ruchhoeft, MSEE '98, Ph.D. EE '00
2006
  • Bryan P. Kennedy, BSCE '96
2005
  • Eray Aydil, Ph.D. ChE '91
2004
  • Tanya Dugat Wickliff, BSME '89
2003
  • Siddika Demir, BSCE '93
2001
  • David Higgins, BSCE '86, MSCE '95
1999
  • Abdeldjelil Belarbi, MSCE 86, Ph.D. '91
1998
  • Daniel O. Wong, BSCE '83, MSCE '85, Ph.D. '88
1997
  • Steven E. Simmons, BSCE '81
1996
  • Beverly Scheliga, BSME '79, MBA '91
1994
  • Hilda Garza Scott, BSCE '80
1993
  • Mark Loethen, BSCE '81
1992
  • Mack Murrell, BSEE '82
1989
  • Marcelyn Boone, BSME '79
1988
  • Billy M. Cooke, BSCE '78
1987
  • Victor Zepeda, BSCE '74