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Group of students gather in Engineering Hall for remarks from Department Chair Susan Hagness
October 27, 2023

$500,000+ in ECE Department-funded undergraduate scholarships celebrated

Written By: Allyson Crowley

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On October 20, 2023 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) faculty, staff, and honored guests gathered to celebrate 2023-2024 scholarship award recipients. 154 ECE-funded scholarships totaling $504,250 have been awarded to 110 undergraduate electrical and computer engineering students.

Susan Hagness
Professor Susan Hagness

ECE Department Chair and Philip Dunham Reed Professor Susan Hagness led the program by recognizing the recipients as well as alumni and friends of the department who have made gifts to scholarship funds, “We are filled with immense pride seeing the extraordinary accomplishments of our students, and we are simultaneously filled with immense gratitude to the donors who have made these awards possible. The decision to create each of these scholarships reflects a generous donor’s belief in the power of education and exploration to drive change in the world.”

Hagness went on to address the group of recipients specifically, “Each one of our scholarship recipients holds the potential to make a lasting impact in this rapidly evolving field.  Your innovations have the potential to improve lives, create opportunities, and solve some of society’s most pressing problems. With these scholarships, we aim to fuel your ambition, enabling you to focus on your studies, research, and projects.”

Sofya Akhetova
Sofya Akhetova, Beverly Zarnstorff Scholarship recipient

Sofya Akhetova, a senior studying both Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, presented remarks at the event as well. Akhetova, who was the recipient of the William and Beverly Zarnstorff University League Scholarship, shared, “While the immediate impact of scholarships is often seen in the individual stories of recipients like mine, the broader implication is profound and far-reaching. Scholarships such as these serve as pillars of support not just for the individual beneficiaries but for the entire student community. They nurture dreams, alleviate burdens, and pave the way for us to dive into our passions with undivided attention.”

Seated student smiling
Ernest W. Reynolds scholarship recipient Nicole Kunz and student guests
Seated students smiling
Shawn Zhu, Richard and Jennifer Arndt Scholarship and Claude and Dora Richardson Scholarship recipient, with other award-winning students
Eric Hoffman talking with students
Khailanii Slaton, recipient of the Women in Electrical Engineering Centennial Scholarship and Ernest W. Reynolds Scholarship (left); Eric Haag, recipient of the first-ever ECE Undergraduate Scholarship in Honor of Retiring ECE Faculty and the Consolidated Papers-Mead Witter Foundation Scholarship (center); and Teaching Faculty Eric Hoffman (right)
Susan Hagness and Anna Huang
Prof. Hagness and Earnest W. Reynolds Scholarship recipient Anna Huang
Susan Hagness, Joshika Nachiappan Rameshbabu and Mary Strickland
Prof. Hagness with Joshika Nachiappan Rameshbabu, recipient of the Teresa Louise Strickland Scholarship, and benefactor Mary Strickland
Zoe Qureshi
American Transmission Company (ATC) Engineering Scholarship recipient Zoe Qureshi and Connie Westrich, Application Business Analyst with ATC
Susan Hagness and Aayushi Singh
Prof. Hagness and Earnest W. Reynolds Scholarship recipient Aayushi Singh
Susan Hagness and Wesley Lang
Prof. Hagness and Frank Rogers Bacon Scholarship recipient Wesley Lang

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