MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (May 17, 2023) — Congratulations to the nearly 100 Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) students who were nominated for leadership awards this year including Ryan Nickel from Rock Island, Illinois, who received the Daniel E Sahs Memorial Award for Service. Nickel is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in BioMolecular Engineering at MSOE.
The following awards were announced at MSOE's Student Awards Celebration on May 8, 2023.
High Honor Awards
Student Employee of the Year: Emily Runey, nursing, Charleston, South Carolina.
Female Senior Scholar Athlete: McKayla Zastrow, women's soccer, biomolecular engineering, De Pere, Wisconsin.
Male Senior Scholar Athlete: Joseph Teschke, baseball, computer engineering, McHenry, Illinois.
Female Senior Athlete of the Year: Elizabeth Mikkelson, women's track and field, biomedical engineering, Brooklyn, Wisconsin.
Male Senior Athlete of the Year: Matt Hanewall, men's hockey, construction management, Lombard, Illinois.
Daniel E Sahs Memorial Award for Service: Ryan Nickel, biomolecular engineering, Rock Island, Illinois.
Thomas W Davis Student Leadership: Benjamin Paulson, computer science, Mosinee, Wisconsin.
Diversity and Inclusion Student Advocate Award: Jie Yun (Wendy) Guan, mechanical engineering, Taipei, Taiwan
Aimei Nie Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Student Champion: Riley Hornilla, civil engineering, Downers Grove, Illinois.
Academic Awards
Nursing Leadership Award: Edward Tseng, nursing, Torrance, California.
Vincent Canino Outstanding Biomedical Engineering Seniors: Amber Rothe, biomedical engineering, Brookfield, Wisconsin; and Stephen Scripp, biomedical engineering, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Non-Academic Awards
Fraternity and Sorority Life Member of the Year: Alexander Tofan, nursing, Andover, Connecticut; and Zachary Heron, architectural engineering, Germantown, Wisconsin.
Northwestern Mutual Outstanding Actuarial Science Students
Thanks to the generosity of Northwestern Mutual, nine actuarial science students were awarded $200 checks for passing at least one of their professional exams during the 2022-23 academic year.
Adam Shaw, actuarial science, Minooka, Illinois
Cole Ninmann, actuarial science, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
Gabrielle Haensgen, actuarial science, Germantown, Wisconsin.
Jackson VanLue, actuarial science, Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Kyle Fluegel, actuarial science, Hales Corners, Wisconsin.
Michael Smith, actuarial science, Appleton, Wisconsin.
Tripp White, actuarial science, West Bend, Wisconsin.
William Klitzke, actuarial science, Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management
Bill Nash Award (outstanding first-year student): Joey Estrada, civil engineering, Cherry Valley, California.
Matthew W Fuchs Award (outstanding fourth-year students): Chelsea Vu, construction management, Milwaukee
Milwaukee School of Engineering (www.msoe.edu) is the university of choice for those seeking an inclusive community of experiential learners driven to solve the complex challenges of today and tomorrow. The independent, non-profit university has about 2,700 students and was founded in 1903. MSOE offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees in engineering, business, and nursing. Faculty are student-focused experts who bring real-world experience into the classroom. This approach to learning makes students ready now as well as prepared for the future. Longstanding partnerships with business- and industry-leaders enable students to learn alongside professional mentors, and challenge them to go beyond what's possible. MSOE graduates are leaders of character, responsible professionals, passionate learners, and value-creators.
