Program Award in Civil Engineering
This annual award is presented to the member of the graduating class who is judged to have made the greatest progress in development during his or her undergraduate career.
2026: Ella Dzialowski
2025: Ella Mostoller
2024: Ada Novak
2023: Chris Keller
2022: Nick Laning
2021: Matthew Sato
2020: William Harlow
2019: Ian Faucher
2018: Derek Gloudemans
2017: Thomas Shott
2016: Mahaliah Hyde
2015: Kelsey Simmons
2014: Ian Shaw
2013: Khairani Iyliani Mohamed Sahari
2012: Kathryn Elizabeth Maxwell
Greg A. Andrews Memorial Award in Civil Engineering
The Andrews award goes to the senior Civil Engineering student having made the greatest progress in professional development and who plans to do graduate work in environmental and water resources engineering. This award was established in 1969 by Mr. James M. Andrews, Sr., in memory of his son, Greg, who was a School of Engineering junior.
2026: Sydney Cooper
2025: Rachel Hiesener
2024: Harmony Bickerton
2023: Chelsea Middleton
2022: Kristi Maisha & Tobias Houghton
2021: Zachary Bloom
2020: Nathan Miller
2019: Eric Douglas
2018: Jerom Theunissen
2017: Jacob Van Geffen
2016: Shanna Rucker
2015: Not Awarded
2014: Not Awarded
2013: El Mehdi El Hailouch
2012: Jacob Choi
Arthur J. Dyer, Jr. Memorial Prize
This prize is awarded to the member of the senior class doing the best work in the study and/or design in the use of structural steel, and who is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This prize, originally established by Arthur J. Dyer, Sr. in 1936, commemorates the memory of his son, a former student who was injured while prosecuting engineering duties on a bridge at Panama City, Florida, and who passed away in 1928.
2026: Natalie Whitehair
2025: Winnie Huang
2024: Megan Higgins
2023: Nicole Witherell
2022: Crystal Cheng
2021: Matthew Sato
2020: William Hellman
2019: Johnny Fangmeyer
2018: Carolyn Rybecky
2017: Don Whyte
2016: Kaitlyn Taylor
2015: Jordan Friedman
2014: Theodore Lawrence
2013: Lauren Nicole Johnson
2012: Annette Rose Fleishman
ASCE/Dan Barge, Jr. Award in Civil Engineering
The Barge Award goes to the junior Civil Engineering student exhibiting outstanding academic performance and dedication to professional or community service. The award was established in 2005 in memory of Dan Barge, Jr., Past-President of ASCE and Vanderbilt Civil Engineering alumnus.
2026: Payton Ohler
2025: Tyler Brack
2024: Jacob Tomas
2023: Megan Higgins
2022: Arman Moazampour
2021: Kristi Maisha
2020: Kailey Newcome
2019: Caroline Janssen
2018: Ian Faucher
2017: Derek Gloudemans
2016: Not Awarded
2015: Madison McMurray
2014: Nathanial Bird
Walter Gill Kirkpatrick Prize in Civil Engineering
The Walter Gill Kirkpatrick Prize in Civil Engineering was established in 1926 with a bequest from Walter Kirkpatrick (B.E. 1886, C.E. 1887, M.S. 1889). Walter Gill Kirkpatrick was the first Founder Medalist in 1885. The Kirkpatrick Prize is awarded to the most deserving third-year student majoring in civil engineering.
2026: Joshua Abigania
2025: Ella Dzialowski
2024: Ella Mostoller
2023: Ada Novak
2022: Chris Keller
2021: Nicholas Laning
2020: Matthew Sato
2019: William Harlow
2018: Chase Denson
2017: Jonathan McDowell
2016: Thomas Shott
2015: Mahaliah (Haley) Hyde
2014: Kelsey Simmons
2013: Theodore J. Lawrence
2012: Kahairani Iyliani Mohamed Sahari
Best Senior Design Award
2026: Shelby Hills Tactical Urbanism – Ben Shields, Claire Hofstra, Eden Villanueva, Nevaeh Morris
2025: Pedestrian Bridge Design – Build Project in Costa Rica – Elise Puliaficao, Logan Glazier, Winne Huang, Zachary Hodges
2023: Multimodal Design of 25th Avenue – Andy Sevilla, Gracie Gumm, Samuel Lee, Sarah Paik
2022: Empathic Transportation Design – Blythe Dewling, Crystal Cheng, Jake Haas, Kristi Maisa, Erin Olender
2020: Honduras Bridge Team – Will Hellman, Caroline Janssen, Miranda Mangahas, Nathan Miller, Cole Sigenfeld
2019: Capping the Interstate – Claire Chandler, Hunger Conti, Ian Faucher
2018: Best Poster: Vanderbilt Bike Shelter Team – Weston Brzostovski, Miguel Gomez, Jerom Theunissen / Best Presentation: Urban Housing Solutions Race to Zero Team – Megan Barrett, Jonathan McDowell, Nicholas Siragusa
2017: Best Poster: Sterling Ranch Race to Zero Team – Kendall Coffman, Kendyll Delinger, Kate Thomson, Trent Sexton / Best Presentation: Honduras Bridge Team – Luke Van De Vate, Jacob Van Geffen, Paloma Mendoza
2015: Steel Bridge Team – Marisa Kelly, Matthew Spicer, James (Lucas) Marshall, Jordan Friedman