Undergraduate Awards Environmental Engineering
Thomas M. Keinath Environmental Engineering Award
Presented to one senior and one junior majoring in environmental engineering based on outstanding achievements and possessing personal attributes necessary for successful accomplishments in this discipline. The award is given in honor of Dr. Thomas M. Keinath who served as a faculty member, department chair, and the Dean of College of Engineering and Science during his 37year career at Clemson University. The senior award will also be presented at the CECAS banquet on April 26. Recipients: Coulter Friez (Junior), Raquel Anne Jordan (Senior)
Water Environmental Association of South Carolina Undergraduate Student Scholarship
This relatively new award was made possible by a generous donation from the Water Environment Association of SC. The award recognizes an outstanding undergraduate student majoring in Environmental Engineering who is likely to work in the water or wastewater field upon graduation. Recipient: Avery McCall
Environmental Engineering “Spirit” Award
Presented to a senior in environmental engineering who exhibits an exceptional level of dedication to the undergraduate degree and the profession. Recipient: Meghan Kropp
Undergraduate Awards for Geology
The Thomas F. Logan, Jr. Geology Merit Award
Presented to a senior majoring in geology with outstanding achievement in geology and possessing personal attributes necessary for successful accomplishments in this discipline. The award is given in memory of Thomas F. Logan, Jr., a 1965 graduate of Clemson University. He was killed in an automobile accident just prior to receiving his PhD from the University of Georgia, and he would have been the first PhD graduate in geology from that institution. This award will also be presented at the CECAS banquet on April 26. Recipient: Nicholas Brady Anderson
The Jean G. Stillwell Award
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. The award is $250 and also comes with a genuine rock hammer and safety goggles. Recipient: Abbegail King
Geology “Spirit” Award
Presented to a senior in geology who exhibits an exceptional level of dedication to the undergraduate degree and the profession. Recipient: Savannah Means
Undergraduate Awards for Biosystems Engineering
George B. Nutt Award
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. Recipient: Sarah Cribb (senior), Ella Grant (Junior).
Biosystems Engineering “Spirit” Award
Presented to a senior in biosystems engineering who exhibits an exceptional level of dedication to the undergraduate degree and the profession. Recipients: Gabrielle (Gabby) Sautter & Teague McCraken,
Graduate Awards in Environmental Engineering and Science
William R. Heatley, Jr Award
This award is presented in honor of Bill Heatley, an alum of the program when we were graduate only and the Department’s name was Environmental Systems Engineering. The award provides assistance for graduate students who are pursuing a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences. Recipient: Marc M. Mason
Environmental Scholars Award
The Environmental Scholars Award recognizes outstanding Master’s degree students in Environmental Engineering & Science or Doctoral degree students in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences. Up to 3 students per year are recognized. Recipients: Hatice Yildirim, Cooper Tillman, Claire Funk
L.G. Rich Water Environment Association Award
Gene Rich was the founder of the Clemson Environmental Engineering programs. He served as a Professor and Alumni Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering from 1972-1987, as well as the Dean of the College of Engineering from 1961-1972. Dr. Rich authored 5 books and over 50 technical papers. He is widely recognized as one of the “giants” of the Environmental Engineering profession. Our main research facility in the Advanced Materials Park is named in his honor. This award was established by the Water Environment Association of SC. Recipient: Alyssa Costello
A. Ray Abernathy Water Association Award
A. Ray Abernathy served as the Department Head for Environmental Systems Engineering, as the Department was once known. Dr. Abernathy was among the first researchers to conduct comprehensive studies of the water chemistry in reservoirs in the upstate of South Carolina. He worked with Duke Energy in 1975 to study fish populations in lakes Keowee & Jocassee. These studies revealed that the fish contained unacceptable levels of mercury, leading to a public advisory to limit the consumption of fish caught in those lakes. Dr. Abernathy’s work on mercury greatly influenced the recognition of this as a widespread problem for South Carolina. This award was established by the Water Environment Association of SC. The award amount is $3,000. Recipient: Julia Ann Funk
Thomas M. Keinath Water Association Fellowship
As with several of the awards given to undergraduate Environmental Engineering students, this award is given in honor of Dr. Thomas M. Keinath. Dr. Keinath served as a faculty member, department chair, and the Dean of College of Engineering and Science during his 37-year career at Clemson University. Recipient: Tristan Veal
R. Kenneth Tinsley Fellowship
This award is made in honor of R. Ken Tinsley, a long-time member of the Water Environment Association of SC. Based on his service to the wastewater profession, a Fellowship Endowment was established in his name to support graduate level students who are currently enrolled or accepted to a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering & Science or a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences. The award amount is $3,000. Recipient: Sofia Paz
Benjamin Clay Dysart III Environmental Engineering Fellowship
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. Recipient: Bryanna Wattier
Hydrogeology Awards
Dr. David S. Snipes Memorial Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Hydrogeology. Recipient: Jack Horvath
Hydrogeology Symposium Awards
1st Prize Best EEES Graduate Student Presentation. Recipient: Jack Horvath
2nd Prize EEES Graduate Student Presentation. Recipient: Alyssa Costello
3rd Prize for EEES Undergraduate Student Presentation. Recipient: Caroline Holt
1st Prize Best EEES Undergraduate Student Presentation. Recipient: William Cummings
2nd Prize for EEES Undergraduate Student Presentation. Recipient: Brady Anderson
3rd Prize for EEES Undergraduate Student Presentation. Recipient: Elizabeth Small
Graduate Awards in Nuclear Environmental Engineering and Science
2023-2024 Roy G. Post Scholarship
Richard J. Burk, Jr., Fellowship
Dr. Roy Grayson Post received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1944, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1952 from the University of Texas. In the interim of these degrees, he served during WWII as a member of the Manhattan Project in Chicago. Dr. Post dedicated his professional life to applied research and later to teaching in the field of nuclear engineering and nuclear waste management. Dr. Post served at the University of Arizona as a Professor of Nuclear Engineering from 1961-1988. He authored over 100 publications in the field of nuclear engineering, as well as edited books on nuclear fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste management. He served as editor of the journal Nuclear Technology from 1969 until 1988. He was founding chief executive of the Waste Management Symposia, Inc., sponsor of the annual international Waste Management Conference.
The Roy G. Post Foundation is a non-profit organization formed by his students, peers and protégés to provide scholarships to students to develop careers in the safe management of nuclear materials and to participate in the WM Conference. Recipients: Matt Riss and Bryanna Wattier
American Nuclear Society
Robert S. Landauer Fellowship. Recipient: Reid Williams
American Nuclear Society Decommissioning and Environmental Sciences Division Fellowship. Recipient: Bryanna Wattier
American Nuclear Society John and Muriel Landis Scholarship. Recipient: Bryanna Wattier
American Nuclear Society Columbia, SC Local Section Scholarship. Recipient: Bryanna Wattier
2023-2024 GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology (MGPV) Division Travel Grant
Presenter. Recipient: William Dufresne
College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Awards
The College offers a number of awards each year. Each degree program is allowed to nominate one student. This year, we are very happy to report that two EEES students won College level awards. They are:
Teague McCracken, for the J. Wesley Davis Leadership Award. This award is given to a senior engineering student for outstanding scholarship, leadership in a student engineering organization, and high potential for success in the engineering profession
William Cummings, for the Outstanding Senior in Computing or Applied Science. This award is given to an outstanding senior in CECAS based on scholarship, leadership, service, and other factors demonstrating the recipient’s excellence and integrity in any field of Computing and Applied Sciences.
