Kettering University will recognize 36 students June 17, at its annual Honors Academic Awards.
President’s Medalists, Sobey Scholars, students graduating summa cum laude, the Outstanding Thesis recipient and the undergraduate commencement speaker will receive their awards during a banquet, honoring 2021-2022 graduates.
The undergraduate commencement speaker, Kevin William Bey (’22, Mechanical Engineering), was selected by a committee of faculty and staff in a highly competitive process.
The academic honorees are:
President’s Medals
President’s Medals recognize students who have demonstrated excellence in cooperative employment, scholarship and community engagement.
Grace Nicole Allen, Chemical Engineering
Mary Samantha Allen, Chemical Engineering
Jack Anthony Dembovsky, Mechanical Engineering/Industrial Engineering
Haley Maureen Fox, Mechanical Engineering
Alexander Samuel Keeler, Computer Science
Rachel Anne Learman, Biochemistry
Candace Jada Ulett, Mechanical Engineering
Maxim Morgan Arturo Tomas Van Duyne, Mechanical Engineering
Chelsea Kayla Wright, Industrial Engineering
Sobey Scholars
Sobey Scholar awards are given to students who were elected to an academic honor society and Kettering’s Robots Honor society, which recognizes outstanding leadership, service and citizenship to the university community.
Sara Nicole Aldrich, Chemical Engineering
Caleb Eugene Burgess, Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering
Elizabeth Gale Crawford, Chemical Engineering/Engineering Physics
Rachel Anne Learman, Biochemistry
Brooke Elizabeth Shaffer, Biochemistry
Devin Michael Spaulding, Mechanical Engineering
Candace Jada Ulett, Mechanical Engineering
Maxim Morgan Arturo Tomas Van Duyne, Mechanical Engineering
Valerie Violet Verhaeghe, Applied Biology
Chelsea Kayla Wright, Industrial Engineering
Summa Cum Laude
Summa cum laude students earned a grade point average of 3.90 or higher. This achievement represents the highest academic distinction.
Grace Nicole Allen, Chemical Engineering
Mary Samantha Allen, Chemical Engineering
Scott Christian Clapp, Mechanical Engineering
Charles Jacob Cook, Mechanical Engineering
Divya Drolia, Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering
Arianna Duraku, Computer Engineering
Haley Maureen Fox, Mechanical Engineering
Katarina Terese Jonascu, Mechanical Engineering
Alexander Samuel Keeler, Computer Science
Kenton Jeffrey Kline, Mechanical Engineering
Jared Victor Krejci, Mechanical Engineering
Rachel Anne Learman, Biochemistry
Isabelle Cristina Lieblein, Mechanical Engineering
Thomas James Macomber, Mechanical Engineering
Juliano Anthony Masella, Mechanical Engineering
Casey Kole Pepper, Mechanical Engineering
Andrew David Peters, Mechanical Engineering
Morgan Lizabeth Raup, Chemical Engineering
Joshua Ashok Saha, Mechanical Engineering
Balin Kumar Shrivastava, Mechanical Engineering
Thomas Paul Silvey, Mechanical Engineering
Tara Nicole Tepin, Mechanical Engineering
Ethan William Whitney, Industrial Engineering
Qian Zhu, Mechanical Engineering
Outstanding Thesis Award
The Outstanding Thesis Award recognizes excellence in the Senior Thesis. The recipient is selected by the awardee’s thesis advisor and faculty on the Senior Thesis Committee.
John Thomas Bonhomme, Applied Physics/Mechanical Engineering, "Development of Subsystems for a Low-Cost Photoacoustic Microscope and Scanning Acoustic Microscope"