Six undergraduate students and two graduate students were recently honored with student leadership awards from the Cockrell School of Engineering. Biomedical engineering students Heidi Gensler and Christopher Green, chemical engineering students Danielle Kamel, Jesus Ramos, and Eugene Stautberg, and electrical engineering student Madhurita Sengupta, all received the Undergraduate Student Leadership Award.
Graduate students Jessica Ventura and Qiu Wu received the Graduate Student Leadership Awards. Both doctoral candidates, Ventura is a mechanical engineering student while Wu is an electrical and computer engineering major.
In addition, second-year Andrew Wang, an electrical engineering major, was honored with the Marvin Wright Engineering Athlete Award for distinguishing himself both in athletics and in the classroom.
Nominees for each of the leadership awards must have held a leadership position in an engineering student organization, have positively affected the Cockrell School of Engineering community, and have dedicated themselves to overcome obstacles and pursuing their visions. Undergraduates must have at least 24 hours of in-residence credit while graduate students must have at least 18 hours of in-residence courses.
