The Department of Biomedical Engineering’s 2013 Annual Awards Picnic

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On Friday, April 19th, the Department of Biomedical Engineering’s Annual Awards Picnic was held in Bevis Hall. Department faculty, staff, and students came together for good food and great conversation. This annual event is organized and hosted by the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), OSU Chapter.

The highlight of this event is the awards ceremony. Awards are presented to undergraduate and graduate students in recognition for excellence in academics and leadership. In addition, The Herman Weed Excellence in Teaching Award is presented to one faculty member in recognition by his/her students of exemplary instruction and mentorship in service to students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. This year’s recipient was Mark Ruegsegger, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies of BME. 

The Andreas F. von Recum Graduate Research Achievement Award is honored in recognition of excellence in research and investigative pursuits by a graduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. This year’s recipient was Tanya Nocera, PhD candidate in BME, advised by Gunjan Agarwal, PhD, BME Associate Professor.  

This year the Department of Biomedical Engineering was also excited to unveil a new award to honor a staff member.  This year's first recipient of The BME Staff of the Year Award was Melanie Senitko.

Additional 2013 award recipients are:

Undergraduate

1. Junior Outstanding Scholar Award – Brett Geiger

2. Senior Outstanding Scholar Award – Mitchell Romito

3. Research Achievement Award – Colton Lloyd

4. Undergraduate Service Award – Sheheryar Jamali

5. Senior Leadership Award – Sam Urs

6. Biomedical Engineering Society Scholarship Award  Allison Guettler

Graduate

1. Graduate Service Award – Tanya Nocera

2. Graduate Teaching Associate Award – Tanya Nocera

Congratulations to all of our accomplished recipients!