Congratulations to the 2023 Student Leadership Award Winners!

Individual in a Student Organization Awards:

Outstanding Student Organization Leader - a leader in a student organization who displays significant dedication to the organization and its members by contributing to the organization's mission and goals, promoting diversity and service, and by creating community among the organization’s members.

Outstanding Student Organization Leader Winner: 
Anthony Wagner, President and Treasurer, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

Emerging Leader - A first-year, second-year, or transfer student in a student organization who demonstrates significant effort, leadership, and involvement in improving the organization.

Emerging Leader Winner: 
Kalyn Zitsch, Society of Women Engineers

Unsung Hero - a member of a student organization who demonstrates significant contributions and/or initiative without holding a leadership position within the organization. 

Unsung Hero Winner: 
Sara Magdziarz, NEXUS Artineers

Outstanding Student Organization Advisor - an advisor who acts as a positive role model and provides guidance and encouragement while supporting the organization's goals. 

Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Winner: 
Dr. David Murhammer, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

Engineering Student Organization Awards:

Outstanding Student Organization - a student organization that demonstrates significant initiative, creativity, perseverance, and integrity in its members throughout all areas of the organization.

Outstanding Student Organization Winner: 
Iowa 3D Club

Outstanding Student Program for Diversity, Outreach, or Service -  recognizes a student organization program or event that has made meaningful contributions to students, the University, and/or the surrounding communities through diversity initiatives, K-12 outreach, or service projects.

Outstanding Student Program for Diversity, Outreach, or Service Winner: 
Robotics @ Iowa

Most Improved Student Organization - a student organization that has demonstrated significant improvement in membership recruitment, and/or improved the focus of the organization's mission or operation, and/or improved or implemented new programs.

Most Improved Student Organization Winner: 
Robotics @ Iowa

General Leadership Awards:

Outstanding Mentor - an engineering student, staff member, faculty member, or alumnus who acts as a positive role model and provides exceptional guidance and support to students.

Outstanding Mentor Winner: 
Emily Wolf, 4th year BME: LEaPP Mentor, Teaching Assistant, and Tutor

Outstanding Student Researcher - an undergraduate student researcher who demonstrates exceptional time, effort, and perseverance in pursuing research interests under the direction of a faculty or staff member.

Outstanding Student Researcher Winner: 
George Elias, undergraduate researcher with Prof. Deema Totah, 3rd year BME

Outstanding Teaching Assistant or Tutor - an undergraduate student who makes a major contribution to teaching and learning through exceptional work as a College of Engineering Teaching Assistant or Tutor.

Outstanding Teaching Assistant or Tutor Winner: 
Nicholas Brunn, 4th year CBE

Outstanding College of Engineering Student Employee – a student employee in the College who has an excellent work ethic and who has made a positive impact in the workplace. 

Outstanding College of Engineering Student Employee Winner: 
Sam Mittal, Engineering Peer Advisor, 4th year CBE

Engineer...and Something More – a student who exemplifies our motto for "Engineer and Something More" through substantial involvement in the college, the University, or the community. This involvement may be through service, leadership, and/or experiential education. It could include but is not limited to involvement in music, athletics, study abroad, community service, leadership, and/or campus organizations, etc.

Engineer...and Something More  Winner: 
Alexa Christiansen, 3rd year ME