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Russell Mills Award
Presented to a computer science major
for excellence in computer science in
memory of Russell C. Mills, a Ph.D. candidate
in computer science who exemplified
academic excellence by his
boundless energy and intellectual curiosity.
The Moles’ Student Award in
Civil Engineering
Awarded to the student in engineering
whose academic achievement and
enthusiastic application show outstanding
promise of personal development
leading to a career in construction engineering
and management.
The James F. Parker Memorial Award
(Mechanical Engineering Design
Award)
James F. Parker served and represented
Columbia engineering students as their
dean from 1975 to 1984. He also distinguished
himself in the pursuit and analysis
of two-dimensional art. In recognition of
his special combination of talents and
their integration, the School of Engineering
and Applied Science salutes the graduating
student who has distinguished
her- or himself as a designer. A person
of creative and innovative inclination
receives the James Parker Medal, as
evidenced by outstanding performance
in courses integrating engineering analysis
and design.
Robert Peele Prize
A prize of $500 awarded from time to
time to that member of the graduating
class in mining engineering who has
shown the greatest proficiency in his or
her course of studies.
Claire S. and Robert E. Reiss Prize
Gift of Robert Reiss, InterVentional
Technologies Inc. Awarded to a graduating
senior in biomedical engineering
judged by faculty most likely to contribute
substantially to the field.
Francis B. F. Rhodes Prize
Established in 1926 by Eben Erskine
Olcott of the Engineering Class of 1874,
in memory of his classmate, Francis Bell
Forsyth Rhodes, School of Mines, 1874,
and awarded from time to time to the
member of the graduating class in materials
science and metallurgical engineering
who has shown the greatest proficiency
in his or her course of study.
School of Engineering and Applied
Science Scholar/Athlete Award
Presented from time to time by the
Office of the Dean to that graduating
student who has distinguished himself or
herself as a varsity athlete and scholar.
School of Engineering
Student Activities Award
This award is presented to an undergraduate
degree candidate in The Fu
Foundation School of Engineering and
Applied Science who by virtue of his or
her willingness, energy, and leadership
has significantly contributed to the
co-curricular life of the School.
Robert Simon Memorial Prize
The Robert Simon Memorial Prize was
established in 2001 to honor Robert
Simon, a Columbia alumnus who spent
a lifetime making valuable contributions
to computational and mathematical sciences,
and is awarded annually by the
Department of Applied Physics and
Applied Mathematics to the doctoral
student who has completed the most
outstanding dissertation. Should no dissertation
qualify in a given year, the prize
may be awarded to either the most outstanding
student who has completed a
Master of Science degree in the department
or to the most outstanding graduating
senior in the department.
Richard Skalak Memorial Prize
The Richard Skalak Memorial Prize was
founded in recognition of the pioneering
contributions of Richard Skalak to the
development of the biomedical engineering
program at Columbia University.
Dr. Skalak was an inspirational teacher
and scholar who taught students and
colleagues to appreciate the value of
broad interactions between engineering
and medicine, particularly in the fields of
cardiovascular mechanics, tissue engineering,
and orthopedics. The Richard
Skalak Memorial Prize is awarded annually
to a senior biomedical engineering
student who exemplifies the qualities of
outstanding engineering scholarship and
breadth of scientific curiosity that form
the basis for lifelong learning and discovery.
George Vincent Wendell
Memorial Medal
Established in 1924 by the friends in the
alumni and faculty of the late Professor
George Vincent Wendell to honor and
perpetuate his memory; a certificate and
medal awarded annually by choice of
the class and the faculty to that member
of the graduating class who best exemplifies
his ideals of character, scholarship,
and service.
Undergraduate Citation in
Civil Engineering
SEAS 2009–2010