2011 PES Scholarship Award Winners

The IEEE Power & Energy Society is pleased to announce the inaugural IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative™ award recipients*. Ninety-three (93) PES Scholarship recipients were selected from 51 U.S. universities for the 2011-12 Academic year. These scholarships are being distributed through the IEEE Power & Energy Society Scholarship Fund which is being used to support the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative.

These undergraduate students were selected by industry and academic representatives based primarily upon academic preparation, extra-curricular activities and leadership, interest in engineering in general, and power and energy engineering in particular, and overall assessment of student's potential for a successful power and energy engineering career.

Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.)

Anthony Cangello, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Matthew Coughlin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Michael D'Angelo, State University of New York at Buffalo

Luke Darling, State University of New York at Buffalo

William Dell'Anno, State University of New York at Buffalo

Adrian Delphia, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Ian Farneth, State University of New York at Buffalo

Mohammad Ghani, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Alexander Langley, Western New England College

Leonid Lyakhovich, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Jordyn Rombola, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Rosario Scalise, University of Connecticut

Region 2 (Eastern U.S.)

Calvin Au, Drexel University

Matthew Cimino, University of Pittsburgh

Nicholas Coleman, Drexel University

Patrick Donnelly, Cleveland State University

Joshua Edelman, Drexel University

Michael Fernandez, Temple University

Austin Krohn, Ohio State University

Khaula Rashid, Drexel University

Zachary Smith, University of Pittsburgh

Philip Storey, Cleveland State University

David Wilson, Ohio State University

Vincent Zaccone, Drexel University

Region 3 (Southeastern U.S.)

Nick Aerni, University of Kentucky

Homa Amini Manesh, University of Central Florida

Michael Ard, University of Kentucky

Amanda Bjorkland, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach

Scott Cole, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kyle Dean, North Carolina State University

Will Edmondson, North Carolina State University

Seth Hendrix, University of Kentucky

Joseph Kaseta, University of Kentucky

Matthew Knudson, University of North Carolina Charlotte

Jordan Laycock, University of Kentucky

David Nordy, Jr., University of Tennessee Chattanooga

Kori Price, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Samantha Prine, Mississippi State University

Tanmaya Sahoo, University of North Carolina Charlotte

Fevri Tokouete, University of Central Florida

David Wade, University of Central Florida

Caleb Williams, University of Minnesota – Duluth

Jing Zou, University of Central Florida

Region 4 (Central U.S.)

Logan Brick, University of Wisconsin Madison

Ryan Easterling, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Richard Fitzpatrick, South Dakota State University

Joshua Garcia Sheridan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Adam Heskitt, Michigan Technological University

Matthew Jokerst, Kettering University

Savan Kadakiya, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ryan Kleinjan, South Dakota State University

James Lee, Illinois Institute of Technology

Adam Literski, Iowa State University

Benjamin Macy, Valparaiso University

Daniel Montgomery, Iowa State University

Jeremy Nelson, South Dakota State University

Joel Plunkett, Illinois Institute of Technology

Joshua Sanders, University of Wisconsin Madison

Cole Sandness, South Dakota State University

Devon Summers, Illinois Institute of Technology

Region 5 (Southwestern U.S.)

Taylor Barber, Kansas State University

Brian Clark, New Mexico State University

Kyle Dunn, University of Colorado at Denver

Jimmy Higgins, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tyler Long, New Mexico State University

Clement Lumanyika, University of Missouri – Kansas City

Cody Lundie, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Stephen McConnell, Texas A&M University

Jackson Meyer, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Timothy Neese, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Nwamaka Nzeocha, University of Houston

Fletcher Richman, University of Colorado at Boulder

Aaron Rosenthal, New Mexico State University

Region 6(Western U.S.)

Brett Bell, Washington State University

Caitlin Bond, University of Idaho

Carrie Culp, Arizona State University

Abhishek Dharan, Arizona State University

Paloma Field, University of Alaska Anchorage

Matt Kleinberg, California State University Fresno

Christopher Larson, Idaho State University

Vy-Hoa Le, Seattle Pacific University

Melissa Martinsen, University of Washington

Matthew McDannel, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Abesh Mubaraki, California Polytechnic State University

Anthony Pelot, Arizona State University

Ricardo Peterson, Northern Arizona University

Caitlin Ryberg, Seattle University

Jean Paul Santos, University of Utah

Alban Shemsedini, Arizona State University

Sarah Szewczyk, University of Washington

Bridget Wimer, University of Idaho

Tracy Yuan, University of Washington

Nicole Zimmerman, Portland State University

* Some PES Scholars may not be listed due to self-identified privacy considerations.