We honor the accomplishments of our students who have shown outstanding academic achievements, presentations of the highest quality, or exemplary personal attributes in their discipline.
A. Ray Abernathy Water Environment Association Fellowship Endowment
2023 Recipient: Hatice Yildirim
Dr. Abernathy was a faculty member in the Department of Environmental Systems Engineering for many years. The Abernathy Endowment honors his many contributions to the Department. The fellowship supports graduate-level students currently enrolled or accepted to a master's degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences.
2022 Jessica Deaver
2021 David Bahamon-Pinzon
2020 Weiming Qi
2019 Emily Blair
2018 Emily Murawski
2017 Mahmut Ersan
2016 Nathan Conroy
2015 Habibullah Uzun
2014 Erin Partlan
2012 Meric Selbes
2011 Christina Anderson
2010 Anthony Reid
2009 Jennifer Horner
2008 Jessica High
2007 Ashley Eaddy
2006 James Henderson
2005 Ilke Erdogan
2004 Anthony S. Danko
2003 Jacqueline M. Smith
2002 Rebecca Cline
2001 Mehmet Kitis
2000 James E. Roane
1998 Sean Scuras
Linvil G. Rich Water Environment Association Fellowship Endowment
2023 Recipient: Colby Cash
Supports graduate-level students currently enrolled or accepted to a master's degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences.
2022 Julia Ann Funk
2021 Alex Gex
2020 Ao Xie
2019 Jessica Deaver
2018 William Fulmer
2017 Wilson Beita-Sandi
2016 Peng Xie
2015 Valton King
2014 Hilary Emerson
2013 Onur Apul
2012 Jaclyn Ellerie
2011 Andrea Hicks
2010 Meric Selbes
2009 Darryl Jones
2008 Byung Joon Lee
Thomas Keinath Water Environment Association Fellowship Endowment
2023 Recipient: Meryem Soyluoglu
Supports graduate-level students currently enrolled or accepted to a master's degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences.
2022 Philip Arve
2021 Harish Lakshmi Srinivasan
2020 Cagri Utku Erdem
2019 Cagri Utku Erdem
2018 Xiang Li
2017 Erin Partlan
2016 Kristen Carpenter
2015 Muriel Steele
2014 Alex Hanna
R. Ken Tinsley Water Environment Association Fellowship Endowment
2023 Recipient: Julia Ann Funk
Supports graduate-level students currently enrolled or accepted to a master's degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences.
2022 Meryem Soyluoglu
2021 Amanda Tan
2020 Spencer Lindsay
2019 Zuo Zhou
2018 Victoria Guerrero
Benjamin Clay Dysart III Environmental Engineering Fellowship Endowment
2023 Recipient: Sarah Donaher
Dr. Dysart was a professor in EEES (then named Environmental Systems Engineering) from 1968 - 1990. This fellowship was created to honor his contributions through generous donations from his many former graduate students. In addition to his celebrated career at Clemson, Dr. Dysart worked in industry as a scientific advisor to federal and international agencies and as President of the National Wildlife Federation.
2022 Connor Parker
2021 Gavin Gleasman
Dr. William R. Heatley, Jr. Graduate Assistance Endowment
2023 Recipient: Annelise Gonzales
Provides assistance for graduate students who are enrolled in a master's degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences
2022 Abi Roberts
2021 Brennan Ferguson
2020 Dawn Montgomery
2019 Megan Hoover
2018 John Sherwood
2017 Nate Conroy
2012 Hilary Emerson
2008 Phung Pham
2004 Brian Powell
2003 Jessica M. Brown
The Jean G. Stillwell Award
2023 Recipient: William Cummings
This award is given to an outstanding junior student majoring in geology. The award was established in memory of Jean G. Stillwell, who graduated from Clemson in geology in 1982, then taught as a Lecturer in Geology until her death from cancer in 1993.
2022 Annalee Chiaviello
2021 Jennifer Briglio
2020 Annelise Waling
2019 Austin Bruner
2018 Hailey Mundell
2017 Riley Blais
Thomas Logan, Jr. Geology Merit Award
2023 Recipients: Annalee Chiaviello and Jennifer Briglio
This award is presented to a senior majoring in Geology with outstanding achievement and possessing personal attributes necessary for success in this discipline.
Master's degree students in the Hydrogeology program present their research at the annual Hydrogeology Symposium. Awards are given to three graduate students who gave the highest quality presentations.
3rd Place: Evan Groome, Justin Trainor (Not pictured), Hao Wang
2019
1st Place: Joel Neuder
2nd Place: Matthew Seigler
3rd Place: Kara Godsey
2018
1st Place: Morgan Ivey
2nd Place: Christian Pullano and Ryan Badum
3rd Place: Issac Hayes, Henry Reed, and Morgan Thomas
2017
1st Place: Robert Moak
2nd Place: Rong Yu and Noelia Ruiz
3rd Place: Ashley Pales and James Mills
Best Undergraduate Student Presentations at Hydrogeology Symposium
2023 Recipients:
1st Place: William Cummings 2nd Place: Annalee Chiaviello, Emily Vandale 3rd Place: Luke Cothran
Undergraduate majors in Geology are encouraged to present their research at the annual Hydrogeology Symposium. Awards are given to three students who have the highest quality presentations.
2022
1st Place: Jessica Knox, Annalee Chiaviello
Runners Up: Drew Hiner, Kevin Keeney, Nina Leitch, Jennifer Briglio
2019
1st Place: Alexandra Staub
2nd Place: Ryan Moseley
3rd Place: Rachel Capps
Paul K. Birkhead Memorial Scholarship
2021-2022 Recipient: Sam O'Cain
Awards one or more scholarships annually to incoming first-year students enrolling in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied & Sciences and majoring in Geology. The Office of Financial Aid selects awardees.
2021-22 Sam C. O'Cain
2020-21 Jessica M. Knox
2019-20 Jessica M. Knox
2018-19 Jessica M. Knox
2017-19 Susan Allison
2008-09 Andrew Patterson
2007-08 Austin Hodge, Andrew Patterson
2006-07 Shannon L. Hesse
2005-06 Charles A. Miller
2004-05 Scott W. Douglas
2003-04 Charles B. Hoffman
2002-03 Kimberly Walton
2001-02 Tom Linton, Jennifer Oblinger
2000-01 Marjorie Decocker
1999-00 Jeffrey T. Atteberry
1998-99 Katherine E. Gavounas
1997-98 Dainna C. Brier
1996-97 Kimberly A. Brauss
1995-96 Kelly M. Anselmo
1994-95 Tania B. Mazur
1993-94 Gregory Kinsman, Peter Briere
1992-93 Julie M. Gray
1991-92 Rebecca J. Csordas
1990-91 Mary R. Weinberger
Thomas M. Keinath Endowment in Environmental Engineering
2023 Recipients:
Senior - Carson Allen Junior - Raquel Jordan
Presented to senior/junior students majoring in environmental engineering with outstanding achievements and processing personal attributes necessary for successful accomplishments in this discipline. The award is given in honor of Dr. Thomas M. Keinath, a faculty member, department chair, and the Dean of the College of Engineering and Science during his 37-year career at Clemson University.
2022 Senior- Reagan Gregory
2022 Junior- Carson Allen
2021 Senior- Emma C. Ressler
2021 Junior- Reagan Gregory
2020 Senior-Julia Ann Funk
2020 Junior- Hannah Sarver
2019 Senior- Anthony Szwast
2019 Junior- Allison McLane
2018 Senior- Hannah McNulty
2018 Junior- Autumn Brown
2017 Senior- Emily Murawksi
2017 Junior- Hannah McNulty
2016 Senior- Jacob Tracy
2016 Junior- Sarah Donaher
2015 Senior- Lisa Watkins
2014 Junior- Kyle Pohle
2014 Senior- Katie Vanvalkenburg
2014 Junior- Kristen Carpenter
2013 Senior- Jaclyn Lauer
2013 Junior- Katie Vanvalkenburg
George B. Nutt Award in Biosystems Engineering
2023 Recipients:
Senior - Samuel Holberg Junior - Sarah Cribb
Presented to a senior/junior student majoring in Biosystems Engineering with outstanding achievements and possessing personal attributes necessary for successful accomplishments in this discipline. The award is given in honor of Dr. George B. Nutt, the first Department Chair of Agricultural Engineering at Clemson, who served from 1932 to 1955.
2022 Senior- Michael Smith
2022 Junior- Anna McClendon
2021 Senior- Evan Patrohay
2021 Junior- Michael Smith
2020 Senior- Patrick Cusack
2020 Junior- Evan Patrohay
2019 Senior- Justin Jones
2019 Junior- Patrick Cusack / Parker Raymond
2018 Senior- Michael Calfe
2018 Junior- Justin Jones
2017 Senior- Elizabeth Zanin
2017 Junior- Michael Calfe
2016 Senior- William Davis
2016 Junior- Elizabeth Zanin
2015 Senior- Barbara DuBose
2015 Junior- Cassidy Laird
2014 Senior- Tyler Barzee
2014 Junior- Tyler DuBose
2013 Senior- Heather Sprague
2013 Junior- Tyler Barzee
The Water Environmental Association of South Carolina Undergraduate Student Scholarship
2023 Recipient: Adam Rogers
Made possible by generous donations from members of the Water Environmental Association of South Carolina, this award recognizes an outstanding undergraduate student majoring in Environmental Engineering who is likely to work in the water or wastewater field upon graduation.
The EEES spirit awards recognize one student in each undergraduate degree program who has made exceptional contributions toward building a positive atmosphere among their peers and the faculty.
2022
Biosystems Engineering: Sarah Langston, Matthew Lawrence