2017-18 PES Scholar Recipients

Two hundred and ten (210) PES Scholarship recipients were selected from the 548 individuals who applied for the scholarship. These undergraduate students are majoring in electrical engineering, are high achievers with strong GPAs with distinctive extracurricular commitments and are committed to exploring the power and energy field. These scholarships are made possible due to the generous donations of individuals and corporations to the IEEE Power & Energy Society Scholarship Fund of the IEEE Foundation.

Recipients by IEEE region (names, schools and expected graduation year)

Region 1 (Northeastern USA) 

• James Allen  - State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019
• Marcus Ashford - State University of New York at Buffalo , 2019
• Jessica  Bardio - Northeastern University, 2020
• Chris Blackwood - Stevens Institute of Technology, 2019
• Christian Brady-Alvarez    State University of New York. Maritime College, 2018
• Zachary Chieco - Stevens Institute of Technology, 2021
• Brandon  Clark  - Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2018
• Ryan Cooney - Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2018
• Margaret  Donnelly - State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018
• Lisa  Duval -  New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2018
• Youssef Elasser - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2018
• Jacob     Felice - Rochester Institute of Technology, 2020
• Ethan    Freund - University of Connecticut , 2018
• Firehiwot Gurara  - Cornell University, 2018
• Olivia  Hadlaw - New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2019
• Dayna Herling - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2018
• Kelly Higinbotham - University of Connecticut, 2018
• Gregory Jeffrey  - Northeastern University 2018
• Iftikhar Khan  - Stony Brook University,  2018
• Devon MarcAurele - Western New England College, 2017
• Melissa Mickolyzck - University of New Haven, 2018
• Michael Panicci - Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2019
• Larissa  Plaskon - Rochester Institute of Technology, 2020
• Meaghan Podlaski  - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2019
• Mahdi Quddush - Stony Brook University,  2018
• Alina Rossi - Conaway Northeastern University, 2019
• Ryan Sander - Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  2020
• Gianna  Scioletti - Northeastern University,  2018
• Mana  Seifaei - Merrimack College, 2019
• Marissa Simonelli - University of Connecticut,  2018
• Anna  Snarski - University of New Hampshire, 2018
• Zachary Sola - University of Connecticut,  2019
• Gregory  Tolj - Northeastern University, 2020
• Allison Tsay - Harvard University, 2019
• Andrew Whitaker  - Northeastern University, 2020

Region 2 (Mid-Atlantic USA) 

• Nicholas Bilcheck - Bucknell University, 2018
• Charles Byun - Drexel University, 2019
• Nathan Carnovale - University of Pittsburgh, 2020
• Liangjian Gao - Drexel University, 2018
• Michael Giuliano - Rowan University, 2019
• Sean Hastings - Rowan University, 2019
• Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira - Johns Hopkins University, 2018
• Jonathan Hou - Lehigh University, 2019
• Emily Irwin - Drexel University, 2019
• Austin Kidder - Ohio State University, 2019
• Jack Knoll - Miami University, 2020
• Cameron Korzeniowski - Rowan University, 2020
• James Kronk -- University of Dayton, 2019
• Robert Kruppa - Youngstown State University, 2020
• Raymond Linden - Rowan University, 2018
• Gabrielle Madden - Drexel University, 2019
• Brian Malone - Cleveland State University, 2019
• Kyle Martin - Ohio State University, 2018
• Sean Martin - Temple University, 2018
• Nicolas Natale - Rowan University, 2018
• Steven Pisani – Drexel University, 2018
• Carl Staiger - Ohio State University, 2018
• Melody Tashjian - Rowan University, 2018
• Corey Weimann -- University of Pittsburgh, 2018
• Aaron Yangello - Rowan-University, 2018

Region 3 (Southeastern USA) 

• Hajar Akif - Florida Atlantic University 2017
• Catherine Ambrose - North Carolina State University 2017
• Laura Ayers - Auburn- University, 2019
• Ryan Bailey -- University of North Carolina - Charlotte, 2018
• Abel Belete -- University of Georgia, 2019
• Trevor Bentley -- University of North Carolina - Charlotte, 2018
• Michael Brown - North Carolina State- University, 2019
• Christopher Culpepper - North Carolina State- University, 2018
• Daniel Cutler - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State- University, 2019
• Holden DeGrave -- University of Alabama, 2018
• Austin Dickerson - Mississippi State- University, 2018
• Katrina Eccles - Tennessee Technological- University, 2019
• Zayd El-Ali  -- University of South Carolina, 2019
• Tom Everson - Western Kentucky- University, 2018
• Samuel Fakorede - Georgia Southern- University, 2018
• Daniel Giles - Mississippi State- University, 2018
• Alisha Goad -- University of Alabama, 2018
• Kaylee Graham -- University of North Carolina - Charlotte, 2018
• Taylor Hill - North Carolina State- University, 2018
• Sean Indelicato - University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2020
• Aaron Jones Mississippi State - University, 2018
• Stewart Jones - University of Kentucky, 2019
• Chae Won Kim - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2018
• Alec Kumpf - Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019
• Caleb McBride - Mississippi State University, 2019
• David Mkoji - University of Florida, 2019
• Cameron Murphy - University of Alabama, 2019
• Kellen Oleksak - University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2020
• Phuc Pham - University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2018
• Marvis Pollard – Auburn University, 2019
• Robert Prince - North Carolina State University, 2019
• Robert Richardson - University of Kentucky, 2018
• Caitlin Robertson - Tennessee Technological University, 2018
• Dylan Sewell - Mississippi State University, 2018
• Abigail Shelton - University of Kentucky, 2018
• Tristan Siebold - University of South Florida, 2019
• Joshua Smith - Clemson University 2017
• Derya Tansel - University of Florida, 2018
• Alexander Tremper - University of South Florida 2017
• Jerrod Wigmore - University of South Carolina, 2019
• Anne Wolf - University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2019

Region 4 (Mid-West USA)

• Sawyer Blumhardt - University of North Dakota, 2018
• Cassandra Bradley - University of Wisconsin Madison, 2018
• Jackson Cutsor - University of Nebraska, 2018
• Jacob Eckstrom - University of Nebraska Omaha, 2018
• Austin Equitz - University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2018
• Tiffany Fideldy - Minnesota State University Mankato 2017
• Rebecca Franzen - Iowa State University, 2019
• Cole Froelich - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020
• Derek Gee - Kettering University, 2020
• Luke Haberkorn - Marquette University, 2018
• Carolan Janssen - Michigan Technological University, 2020
• Zach Jensen - Michigan Technological University, 2018
• Leonard Kapiloff - University of Michigan, 2018
• Jakub Kowalczyk - Illinois Institute of Technology, 2018
• Abigail Lund - Kettering University, 2021
• Anika Manzo - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018
• Alexander Meier - University of Nebraska, 2018
• Justin Mentink -  Michigan Technological University, 2020
• Grant Metzger - South Dakota State University, 2019
• Carol Mikhael - University of Saint Thomas, 2019
• Noah Mitchell-Ward - University of Michigan 2017
• Robert Parkinson - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018
• Sarah Peterson - University of Michigan, 2018
• Tyler Rasmussen - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
• Noah Rhodes - University of Wisconsin Madison, 2019
• Logan Rosenmayer - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
• Sydney Senger - Valparaiso University, 2018
• Sergio Silva - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
• Connor Smith - Iowa State University, 2019
• Tristan Steiner - University of Wisconsin Madison, 2019
• Megan Stokey - University of Nebraska Lincoln, 2019
• Shane Sundberg - University of Minnesota -Duluth, 2018
• Robert Whalen - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2017
• Wyatt Wilkinson - Kettering University, 2019

 

Region 5 (Southwestern USA) 

• Lucas Ambrecht  - Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2018
• Carlton Anumnu - University of Texas at Austin 2017
• Ashly Bornsheuer - Texas A&M University, 2018
• Julia Conger - University of Texas at Austin, 2020
• Megan Culler - Texas A&M University, 2019
• Ellen Dangtran - Texas A&M University, 2019
• Rosario Diaz - University of Houston, 2018
• Alexander Dobbs - Colorado School of Mines, 2019
• Madeline Drake - University of Texas at Austin 2017
• Mallory Droge - Kansas State University, 2018
• Ashley Fox  - Missouri University of Science and Technology 2017
• Jose Guerrero  - New Mexico State University 2017
• Seth Henderson - University of Missouri – Columbia, 2018
• Affan Imran - University of Houston, 2018
• Katie Innis - University of Missouri – Columbia, 2019
• Joshua Jacobsen - University of Missouri, 2018
• Vyom Joshi - University of Texas at Austin 2017
• Millie Kriel - Texas A&M University, 2019
• Thien Le - Wichita State University 2017
• Nicholas Mannoni - Kansas State University 2017
• Connor Massery - University of Arkansas, 2020
• Darin Meeker - Colorado School of Mines, 2020
• Benjie Merid - University of Missouri – Kansas City, 2019
• Camerron Mismash - University of Denver, 2018
• Donald Okoye - Texas A&M University, 2018
• Thuan Pham - University of Houston, 2018
• Joseph Price - John Brown University, 2018
• Jeffrey Redmond - University of Colorado at Denver, 2018
• Josh Roller - Texas Tech University, 2019
• Colton Russell - Wichita State University, 2019
• Lilia Sanchez - University of Texas at El Paso, 2018
• Alexander Shafer - University of Missouri, 2019
• Lane Smith - University of Denver, 2018
• Richard Tran - University of Arkansas, 2018
• Arshad Zaman - Texas A&M University, 2018

Region 6 (Western USA) 

• Stephanie Avendano California State - University Long Beach, 2019
• Rebecca Avery - University of Utah, 2018
• Elizabeth Bastian Montana State - University, 2018
• Kennedy Caisley - University of Idaho, 2019
• Christopher Calderwood - Boise State University, 2018
• Alaric Chesley - Portland State University, 2018
• Salvador Cortes Soancatl - California Polytechnic State University  San Luis Obispo, 2019
• Alan Diaz - Washington State University, 2019
• Erica Fagnan - University of California Santa Barbara, 2018
• Shane Granger  - Arizona State University, 2018
• Steven Hamby - Montana State University, 2019
• Richard Herrera - California Polytechnic State University Pomona, 2018
• Nathan King - Boise State University, 2020
• Corey Knapp - University of Idaho, 2019
• Austin Kurth - California Polytechnic State University  San Luis Obispo, 2019
• Arthur Lane - Gonzaga University, 2019
• Stacia Lesser - Washington State University, 2020
• Rachel Lucas - University of Nevada Reno, 2018
• Robert Martin - Boise State University, 2019
• Taylor Mau - Santa Clara University, 2018
• Tobin Meyers - Arizona State University, 2018
• Ryan Miller - Montana State University, 2020
• Christine Page - University of Idaho, 2020
• Sebastian Pailliotet - Arizona State University, 2018
• Kenneth Quinn - Arizona State University, 2019
• Thane Reishus-O'Brien - Montana State University, 2019
• Cody Silva - University of California Santa Barbara, 2019
• Vijay Singh - University of Washington, 2018
• Joshua Smith - Washington State University, 2019
• Ted Stearns - University of New Mexico, 2018
• Matthew Stilwell - California State University Fresno, 2019
• Syed Tilal - Washington State University, 2018
• Matthew Whiddon - Arizona State University, 2020
• James Yaunick - University of Nevada Reno, 2018
• Sean Young - Montana State University, 2018

Region 7 (Canada) 

• Courtney Harnum, Memorial University, 2019
• Alexandre Poersch, University of Manitoba, 2019 
• Lukas Unruh, University of Manitoba, 2018 
• Yilin Zhao, University of Calgary, 2018 

Region 9 (Puerto Rico) 

• Ashley Del Valle, University of Puerto Rico, 2018