Established by Edwin J. Freeman, this endowment supports a variety of student awards administered by the Department of Industrial Engineering. These annual awards include the Academic Achievement Awards and the Kimbler Undergraduate Research Award.
These awards recognize superior academic performance based upon grade point average. The Sophomore and Junior Awards recognize individuals with the highest grade point average in their class. The Senior Award recognizes the outstanding individual with a grade point average greater than 3.5 and other outstanding achievements.
| Award Recipients - Academic Achievement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Sophomore | Junior | Senior |
| 2023 | Timothy Wilson | Skyler Fabish | Owen Daugherty |
| 2022 | Hayley Lightsey | Owen Daugherty | Reed Howell |
| 2021 | Katelyn Eppinger | Lauren Willoughby | Jack Guyer |
| 2020 | Sara Baldwin | Kasey Lenarz & Jack Guyer | Whit Fanning & Marisa Shehan |
| 2019 | Liliana Martinez Ramirez | Amanda Rickert | Gabriella Gaudagnino |
| 2018 | Marisa Shehan | Gabriella Guadagnino | Jacob Prince |
| 2017 | Emily Huffer | Jake Flynn | Ashley Bryson |
| 2016 | Bryce Safrit | Ashley Bryson | Shannon Kay |
| 2015 | Ashley Bryson | Shannon Kay | Clara Waddell |
| 2014 | Laura M. Jameson | Clara D. Waddell | Jacey R. Gombert |
| 2013 | Nora E. Harris | Lauren P. DeZervos | Kyle H. Lassiter |
| 2012 | Kylie M. Gomes | Jacey R. Gombert | Lauren M. Kaszak |
| 2011 | Jacey R. Gombert | Brian E. Jones | Nathaniel A. Curd |
| 2010 | Lauren M. Kaszak | Brian E. Jones | Whitney R. Darby |
| 2009 | Brian E. Jones Nathaniel A. Curd |
Brian E. Jones | Nathaniel A. Curd |
| 2008 | Jessica L. Shaffer | Rahul C. Karanth Joshua P. Neal Whitney R. Darby |
Anna Sparks |
Students wishing to be considered for the awards should submit an application form at the beginning of each fall and spring semester. Updates may be submitted at any time. Students who graduate in December must submit their application before leaving campus to be considered for applicable awards in the spring semester.
Award winners are selected on the basis of information submitted by applicants using the Awards Application Form.
