Honors & Awards
Recognition
We would like to recognize our undergraduate and graduate students for their commitment and dedication to academic excellence. Congratulations to all of you! We know you will do great things!
If you would like to be considered for the College Awards, please fill out the CECAS Student Information Form on the CECAS Student Awards site.
Undergraduate Awards
Herbert W. Busching Outstanding Senior Award - given to outstanding student(s) from the Senior class as determined by the CE Honors and Awards Committee. The award memorializes Dr. Herbert W. Busching, who taught for many years in the CE Department and also served as Department Chair.
2025: Christian Butler
2024: Liam Khaleghi
2021: Paul Gennett
Herbert W. Busching Outstanding Junior Award - given to outstanding student(s) from the Junior class as determined by the CE Honors and Awards Committee. The award memorializes Dr. Herbert W. Busching, who taught for many years in the CE Department and also served as Department Chair.
2025: Renee St. John, Braeden Barnett
2024: Christian Butler, Taylor Gilmore
2021: Edwina Lewis, Mark McCool
John M. Ford Award - given to the CE student who has shown an interest in the professional practice of civil engineering and has attained an outstanding academic record. The award memorializes the achievements of John M. Ford, who taught for many years in the Civil Engineering Department
2025: Calvin Annulis
2024: Noah Hyder
2021: Jayson Leonard
E. L. Clark Award - given to a senior CE student for outstanding academic achievement. The award is to honor and perpetuate the memory of E. L. Clarke, who served as Civil Engineering Department Chair from 1921 to 1951.
2025: Ryan Cox
2024: Colin Kosek
2021: Hannah Stewart
Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher - given to one undergraduate researcher who has been recognized by faculty for conducting outstanding research.
2025: Dorothy Augenbraun
2024: Jacob Bowers
Glenn Academic and Leadership Award - given to an undergraduate who has distinguished themselves in terms of academic scholarship and campus leadership.
2025: Jasmine Creswell
Graduate Fellowships and Awards
Kimley-Horn & Associates Fellowship - The Fellowship is given to the student judged by the Graduate Program Committee to be the best applicant to the graduate program in the Fall semester each year.
2025: Liam Hassan Khaleghi
2024: Ryan Semler, Ostonya Thomas
2021: Deanna Craig, Christian Herrygers
James Edwin Clark Fellowship - Awarded to the outstanding graduate student enrolled in the Civil Engineering graduate program with the intent of pursuing a career as a traffic/transportation engineer. Dr. Clark served as a professor of civil engineering at Clemson for 26 years.
2025: Abdullah Al Mamun, Reek Majumder, Farhad Farzinpour
2024: Jean Michel Tine, Kenneth Ofosu-Kwabe
2021: Emmanuel Adjei, MD Zakid Khan, Fengjiai Zou
Engineering "ART" Fellowship - The donor’s great wish is that all engineers would appreciate the great importance of conjoining engineering with the arts and each one would ‘serve the world with the mind of a scientist and the soul of a poet’.” This fellowship is used to support students' national or international internships like experiences. Other experiences can be considered.
2025: Miranda Reed-Grice
2024: Tong Liu, Arash Tapeh
2021: Ta'jon Jordan
The Aniket Shrikhande Memorial Annual Graduate Fellowship and Assistantship - was established by the Shrikhande family to honor the memory of Aniket ('06 MSCE). Aniket cherished his experience at Clemson as a civil engineering graduate student, and his family is graciously and generously honoring his memory by enhancing the Clemson Experience for others. The purpose of the fund is to provide assistance to civil engineering students who are pursuing their graduate education with a geotechnical engineering emphasis.
2025: Jesus Badal, Jatheesan Sundararajan
2021: Vishnu Saketh Jella, Zakia Tasim
The Slade F. Exley Endowed Fellowship in Transportation Engineering - provides fellowships for Civil Engineering college graduates who are pursuing a graduate degree in transportation engineering within the Civil Engineering Department with the intent of pursuing a career as a traffic/transportation engineer. Recipients will be citizens of the United States and will be selected in their senior year. Preference should be given to students who are presently serving or have served in the United States Armed Forces or Reserve.
2025: Genevieve Diane Harris, Chase Matthew Rivers
2021: David Ham, Ross Holt
Glenn Graduate Teaching Fellow - This fellowship is designed to meet two goals: improve the marketability of our Ph.D. graduates seeking careers in academia and enhance the quality of instruction in undergraduate courses.
2024: Seyed Mahmoudreza Yadollahi
2023: Jiayun Shen
2021: Sababa Islam
Graduate Teaching Assistant Award - is offered annually to honor excellence by recognizing assistants employed by the department. Nomination is by faculty.
2025: Jesus Badal
2021: Safwan Ahsanullah (Water Resources)
2020: Max Teddy (Transportation)
CE Outstanding Graduate Researcher - given to one graduate researcher who has been recognized by faculty for conducting outstanding research.
2025: Abdullah Al Mamun
2024: Vishnu Saketh Jella
2021: MD Zadid Khan
Outstanding Teacher Award - is offered annually to honor excellence in teaching and learning by recognizing faculty employed by the department. Selection is by students.
2025: Farhang Forghanparast
2024: Arash Tapeh
2021: Nasim Chowdhury
Emerging Leaders Annual Fellowship - The recipient of this award sets a strong example for other student leaders and motivates peers to make a positive impact on the Clemson community.
2025: Adam Robert Biehl, Jatheesan Sundararajan
2024: Mohammed Al-Bashiti
