Faculty of Engineering Prizes for Undergraduates
Each year, outstanding undergraduates are chosen by the Faculty of Engineering
to receive the following prizes during the ceremonies in their residential college,
following Commencement.
- The Edward O. Lanphier Memorial Prize (established in 1922) is awarded
to a Senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and initiative in research
in a field related to electricity and its applications. This Prize is a gift of Robert
C. Lanphier 1897 Ph.D. and Mrs. Lanphier in memory of their son Edward O. Lanphier
'23 S, a major in Electrical Engineering, who died in his Senior year. It includes
the scholarship prize money won at Yale by Edward O. Lanphier and the money he had
earned during vacations.
- 1999 Winner: Boulos Harb '99, Electrical Engineering
Certificate and a check for $500.00
- The Donald Warren McCrosky Memorial Prize (established in l963) is awarded
to a Senior in Mechanical Engineering who, in the judgment of the faculty, is deserving
of greatest distinction for scholarly achievement in fields related to mechanics
and its applications. This Prize is a gift of Mrs. Josephine T. McCrosky in memory
of Donald Warren McCrosky '19 Ph.D., her son.
- 1999 Winner: Jennifer E. Davis '99, Mechanical Engineering
Certificate and a check for $500.00
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The Henry Prentiss Becton Prize (established in l968) is awarded to a Senior
in engineering for outstanding student performance. The Prize is awarded by the Dean
of Engineering or by a committee designated by the Dean. This Prize was endowed by
Henry Prentiss Becton '37S whose generosity enabled the University to construct the
Becton Center.
- 1999 Winners: Lutz Berners '99, Mechanical Engineering and Sharon Wing-Yi
Kwan '00, Biomedical Engineering
Each receives an inscribed silver bowl, a certificate, and a check for $500.00
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The Department of Chemical Engineering Prize (established in 1992) is awarded
to a Senior for outstanding scholarship in the field of chemical engineering. This
Prize is donated by Raymond John Wean Professor Emeritus and Mrs. Charles A. Walker.
- 1999 Winner: Janine N. Orman '99, Chemical Engineering
Certificate and a check for $500.00
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The Harry A. Curtis Prize (established in 1992) is awarded to a Junior or
Senior who, in the judgment of the chemical engineering faculty, has contributed
most to the academic life of his or her class. This Prize is a gift of Raymond John
Wean Professor Emeritus and Mrs. Charles A. Walker in memory of Harry A. Curtis,
the first chemical engineer appointed to the Yale faculty.
- 1999 Winner: Josua D. Isom '99, Chemical Engineering
Certificate and a check for $500.00
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The Belle and Carl Morse Junior Prize in Engineering and Applied Science (established
in 1994) is awarded to an undergraduate in Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering who has completed his/her Junior
year and has demonstrated leadership to fellow students by outstanding scholarship
and participation in extra curricular activities within the department. This Prize
was established by Belle and Carl Morse whose generosity enabled the University to
establish the Morse Electrical Engineering Teaching Center in Becton Center.
- 1999 Winner: Ji-Jon Sit '00,
Certificate and a check for $500.00
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The Franz Tuteur Memorial Prize (established in 1994) is awarded to a Senior
in Electrical Engineering who, in the judgment of the electrical engineering faculty,
has presented the most outstanding Senior project. This Prize was established by
former colleagues and students in memory of Franz Tuteur who had been a faculty member
in the Department of Electrical Engineering.
- 1999 Winner: Seth L. Gilbert '99, Electrical Engineering
Certificate and a check $100
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The Department of Chemical Engineering Junior Prize (established in 1994)
is awarded to a Junior for outstanding scholarship in the field of chemical engineering.
This Prize is donated by Alumni/ae.
- 1999 Winner: Joseph K. Racine'99, Chemical Engineering
Certificate and a check for $250.00
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The Department of Applied Physics Prize (established in 1996) is awarded to
a Senior in Applied Physics who, in the judgment of the Applied Physics faculty,
has exhibited outstanding achievement, insight, and originality in independent research.
The selection is based on a written nomination by the student's adviser and on the
recommendations of the faculty attending student presentations of research projects.
- 1999 Winner: Stephen L. Kan '99, Applied Physics
Certificate and a check for $500.00