The College of Engineering Alumni Merit Award was created in 2023 to honor alumni who have had distinguished careers in their fields and who have established themselves as leaders in their engineering disciplines. 

2026 awardees

Victoria Aden

Victoria A. Aden

(1981 BSIE)

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Dr. Meesha Dogan

Dr. Meesha Dogan

(2011 BSE, 2012 MS, 2017 PhD)

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Jane Driscoll

Jane L. Driscoll

(1995 BSE, 2006 MBA)

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Reza Kargarzadeh

Reza Kargarzadeh

(1981 BSME)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Raj Shanmugaraj

Raj Shanmugaraj

(1981 MS)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Erik Nylen

Erik Nylen

(2008 BSE, 2010 MS)

Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering

2025 awardees

Michael Farrell

Michael Farrell

(2000 BSE)

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

 
 
 
Ronald Kaminski

Ron Kaminski

(1992 BSE)

Department of Civil Engineering

Jaymie Oehler

Jaymie Lynn Oehler

(1995 BSE)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aalok Sahai

Dr. Aalok Sahai

(1997 BSE, 2001 MD)

Department of University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

 

Sharon K. Tinker portrait, black blouse

Sharon Tinker

(1980 BSCHE)

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

 
 
 
Bob Whitmore

Robert W. Whitmore

(1986 BSE)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

 
 
 

2024 awardees

Photo of Elizabeth Bernard

Elizabeth T. Bernard

(2000 BSE)

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

 
 
 
Photo of Jason Case

Jason Case

(1998 BSE, 1999 MS)

Department of Biomedical Engineering

 
Photo of Kate Golden

Katherine A. Golden

(1991 BSE)

Department of Civil Engineering

Photo of Cara Hull

Cara Hull

(1992 BSE)

Department of Industrial Engineering

 
Photo of Keith Jasperson

Keith E. Jasperson

(1987 BSE)

Department of Electrical Engineering

 
 
 
Photo of Cassie Lee

Cassie Lee

(2003 BSE)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

 
 
 

2023 awardees

Michael Fiddelke

Michael Fiddelke

(1999 BSE)

Department of Industrial Engineering

 
Rhett Livengood

Rhett Livengood

(1985 BSE)

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

 
 
 
Dr Sherri long

Dr. Sherri Long

(1980 BSE)

Department of Biomedical Engineering

 
Tom Mepham

Tom Mepham

(1986 BSE)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

 
Kevin Meredith

Kevin Meredith

(2001 BSE)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

 
 
 
Ed Moreno

Ed Moreno

(1988 MS)

Department of General Science