ECE Annual Awards
Recognition
Our department awards reflect the university’s rich tradition of excellence in teaching and research.
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.
Recent Winners
Senior Design Excellence Award
The Design Excellence Award is given each May and December to the student team that develops the most successful system for their Senior Design II project.
Senior Design II is a capstone course where student teams design, build, and program their systems, encompassing various fields in Electrical and Computer Engineering, inspired by real-world applications.
The winners are selected based on project demonstrations, which are judged by a panel of ECE faculty and industry professionals.
Undergraduate Awards
George G. Miller '62 Memorial Awards
These awards are given to the most outstanding sophomores in computer engineering and electrical engineering. The recipients are chosen based on their outstanding academic achievement, character and leadership.
Past Winners
2024 Winner, CpE - Ryan Duncanson
2024 Winner, EE - Madison Pagano
2023 Winner, CpE - Connor Belli
2023 Winner, EE - Joshua Deji
2022 Winner, CpE - Noah Tinker
2022 Winner, EE - Jacob A. Bittinger
Rhodes Awards for Outstanding CpE Junior and Senior
These awards are given to the most outstanding junior and senior in computer engineering. The recipients are chosen based on their outstanding academic achievement, character and leadership.
Past Winners
2024 Winner, Junior - Kristen Guernsey
2024 Winner, Senior - Brandon Stephen Evans
2023 Winner, Junior - Charles Kowalski
2023 Winner, Senior - Emily Garceau
2022 Winner, Junior - Grant F. Wilkins
2022 Winner, Senior - Landon A. Hill
W. M. Riggs Awards for Outstanding EE Junior and Senior
These awards are given to the most outstanding junior and senior in electrical engineering. The recipients are chosen based on their outstanding academic achievement, character and leadership.
Past Winners
2024 Winner, Junior - Timothy Ross
2024 Winner, Senior - Katelynn Thorne
2023 Winner, Junior - Katelynn Thorne
2023 Winner, Senior - Matthew (Frankie) Reid
2022 Winner, Junior - Tyler J. Cramer
2022 Winner, Senior - Catherine G. Crowe
Graduate Awards
Harris Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Assistant
The Harris Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Assistant is a department-wide award that has been given annually for more than 35 years in recognition of outstanding accomplishment in the preceding year by a current Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate student in the area of laboratory teaching. Winners are selected based on evaluations by undergraduates enrolled in ECE laboratory courses and assessments by the faculty supervisors of the laboratories.
Past Winners
2024 Winner - Steven Platt, Master’s in Computer Engineering
2023 Winner - Vishwas Powar, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
2022 Winner - Pralad Paniyil, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
Harris Award Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher
The Harris Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher is a department-wide award that has been given annually for more than 35 years in recognition of outstanding accomplishment in the preceding year by a current Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate student in the area of research accomplishments. Winners are selected based on recommendations of faculty members and evaluation by a committee of ECE faculty.
Past Winners
2024 Winner - Laxman Timilsina, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
2023 Winner - Siwei Zeng, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
2022 Winner - Kunjian Dai, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
Harris Award Outstanding Service by a Graduate Student
The Harris Award for Outstanding Service by a Graduate Student is a department-wide award given in recognition of service to the department and the university as a member of the Graduate Student community. Winners are selected by a committee of ECE faculty from recommendations from faculty, staff, and fellow students.
Past Winners
2024 Winner - Julia Boone, Ph.D., Computer Engineering
2024 Winner - Rackley Wren, Master’s, Electrical Engineering
2023 Winner - Vishwas Powar, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
