Department Student Awards

A. Ray Abernathy Water Environment Association Fellowship Endowment

2022 Recipient: Jessica Deaver

About the award: Dr. Abernathy was a faculty member in the Department of Environmental Systems Engineering for many years. The Abernathy Endowment honors his many contributions to the Department. The fellowship supports graduate-level students who are currently enrolled or accepted to a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences.

Linvil G. Rich Water Environment Association Fellowship Endowment

2022 Recipient: Julia Ann Funk

About the award: Supports graduate-level students who are currently enrolled or accepted to a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences.

Thomas Keinath Water Environment Association Fellowship Endowment

2022 Recipient: Philip Arve

About the award: Supports graduate-level students who are currently enrolled or accepted to a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences.

R. Ken Tinsley Water Environment Association Fellowship Endowment

2022 Recipient: Meryem Soyluoglu

About the award: Supports graduate-level students who are currently enrolled or accepted to a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences.

Benjamin Clay Dysart III Environmental Engineering Fellowship Endowment

2022 Recipient: Connor Parker

About the award: Dr. Dysart was a professor in EEES (then named Environmental Systems Engineering) from 1968 - 1990. This fellowship was created to honor his contributions through generous donations from his many former graduate students. In addition to his celebrated career at Clemson, Dr. Dysart worked in industry, as a scientific advisor to federal and international agencies, and as President of the National Wildlife Federation.

Dr. William R. Heatley, Jr. Graduate Assistance Endowment

2022 Recipient: Abi Roberts

About the award: Provides assistance for graduate students who are enrolled in a master's degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

The Jean G. Stillwell Award

2022 Recipient: Annalee Chiaviello

About the award: This award is given to an outstanding junior student majoring in geology. The award was established in memory of Jean G. Stillwell, who graduated from Clemson in geology in 1982, then taught as a Lecturer in Geology until her death from cancer in 1993.

Thomas Logan, Jr. Geology Merit Award

2022 Recipient: Cole Bowman

About the award: This award is presented to a senior majoring in Geology with outstanding achievement and possessing personal attributes necessary for success in this discipline.

Environmental Scholars Endowment

2022 Recipients:

Soheil Roudini (left) / Jonas Smith (center) / Reid Williams (right)

About the award: Supports students pursuing a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

Dr. David S. Snipes Memorial Student Assistance Endowment

2019 Recipient: Riley Blais

About the award: Provides student assistance for graduate students who are majoring in Hydrogeology within the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences

Best Graduate Student Presentations at Hydrogeology Symposium

2022 Recipients:

1st Place (Left image, from left): Brennan Ferguson, Rachel Uecker, Gavin Gleasman
2nd Place (Center image): Olivia Dunn
3rd Place (Right image): Evan Groome, Justin Trainor (Not pictured), Hao Wang (Not Pictured)

About the award: Master's degree students in the Hydrogeology program present their research at the annual Hydrogeology Symposium. Awards are given to three graduate students who gave the highest quality presentations.

Best Undergraduate Student Presentations at Hydrogeology Symposium

2022 Recipients:

1st place (Left image, from left): Jessica Knox, Annalee Chiaviello
Runners Up (Right image, from left): Drew Hiner, Kevin Keeney, Nina Leitch, Jennifer Briglio

Undergraduate majors in Geology are encouraged to present their research at the annual Hydrogeology Symposium. Awards are given to three students who have the highest quality presentations.

Paul K. Birkhead Memorial Scholarship

2021-2022 Recipient: Sam O'Cain

About the award: Awards one or more scholarships annually to incoming first-year students enrolling in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied & Sciences and majoring in Geology. The Office of Financial Aid selects awardees.

Thomas M. Keinath Endowment in Environmental Engineering

2021-2022 Recipients:

Senior - Reagan Gregory (left)
Junior - Carson Allen (right)

About the award: Presented to senior/junior students majoring in environmental engineering with outstanding achievements and processing personal attributes necessary for successful accomplishments in this discipline. The award is given in honor of Dr. Thomas M. Keinath, a faculty member, department chair, and the Dean of the College of Engineering and Science during his 37-year career at Clemson University.

George B. Nutt Award in Biosystems Engineering

2022 Recipients:

Senior - Michael Smith (left)
Junior - Anna McClendon (right)

About the award: Presented to a senior/junior student majoring in Biosystems Engineering with outstanding achievements and possessing personal attributes necessary for successful accomplishments in this discipline. The award is given in honor of Dr. George B. Nutt, the first Department Chair of Agricultural Engineering at Clemson, who served from 1932 to 1955.

The Water Environmental Association of South Carolina Undergraduate Student Scholarship

2022 Recipient: Claire Funk

Made possible by generous donations from members of the Water Environmental Association of South Carolina, this award recognizes an outstanding undergraduate student majoring in Environmental Engineering who is likely to work in the water or wastewater field upon graduation.