Student Awards
The Civil and Urban Engineering department congratulates the following students for their many achievements.

These awards are given by friends of the Civil & Urban Engineering (CUE) Department annually to CUE students in recognition of scholastic achievement. They are in addition to university-awarded scholarships or financial aid.
The Moles Scholarship Award
Given annually to a deserving and academically qualified senior studying civil engineering with high academic standings and expressed interest to pursue his/her career in the construction industry.
2020 Victor Alvarez, Erik Kazazi, Tarah Nicole Ngoc Driver, Carol Shlyakhova, Andrew Li
2019 Lan-La Leung, Gisselle Barrera
2018 Alec Gonnella, Bryan Kwiatkowski
2017 Zoya Benyaminov, Chun Yue (Johnny) Wong
2016 Camila Cavalcante
2015 Lei Fu Wang
2014 Demetrio Criscuolo
2013 Jason Glenn
2012 Vilius Plavinskas, Sebastian Sztukowski, Charles Andrews
The Moles Student Award
Given to a graduating civil engineering senior who is selected in recognition of high academic achievement, enthusiasm, and effort, and who shows outstanding promise for a career in construction engineering or management.
2019 Kevin Beltran
2018 Cameron Haas
2017 Julia J. Langewis
2016 Mark Milkis
2015 Khaled Mohamed
2014 Eleni Ramoundos
2013 Cleveland Hoades
2012 Stanislav Roslyakov
Robert Ridgway ASCE Student Chapter Award
Given annually to a deserving and academically qualified senior studying civil engineering with high academic standings and expressed interest to pursue his/her career in the construction industry.
2021 Martin Buceta Bertini
2020 Brian S. Kuhlman
2019 Mateusz Chrobak
2018 Matthew Light
2017 Nathaniel Evelkin
2016 Jennifer Zhao
2015 Denisa Lleshi
2014 Michael Sokolovsky
2013 George Clarke
2012 Christopher Gochnauer
Bertha Pagenstecher Memorial Award
Given to graduating senior female students in recognition of outstanding academic performance in the field of civil engineering.
2021 Purnima Prasad
2020 Tarah Nicole Ngoc Driver
2019 Gisselle Barrera
2018 Ankita Jain
2017 Julia Langewis
2016 Shannon Kattowski
2015 Rosa Lo
2014 Christine Ng
2013 Michele Tse
2012 Ornela Nano-Karamuro
Theodore Clinton Towl Award
Given in memory of this member of the Class of 1912 to outstanding graduating seniors in civil engineering.
2021 David Morales
2020 Samuel W. Redway
2019 Daniel Cabrera
2018 Carlos Pena Del Valle
2017 Mamadou Toure
2016 Colby Bennardo
2015 Judith Zhao
2014 Demetrio Criscuolo
2013 Jiashun Xu
2012 Jason Mai
Young Member Forum of the American Society of Civil Engineers Award
Given in recognition of scholarship in civil engineering, constructive interest in co-curricular activities and service to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter and to the NYU Tandon community.
2021 Uma Lakshman
2020 Caroline Shlyakhova
2019 Liuying Lara Lin
2018 Christopher Katsanos
2017 Ashlene Bisram
2016 Sutenee Nopachinda
2015 Jimmy Liang
2014 Jeffrey Chang
2013 Christopher Gochnauer
2012 Vilius Plavinskas
Donald J. Murphy Memorial Scholarship
Given by the Deep Foundations Institute in memory of this alum to outstanding students who are focused on geotechnical and/or environmental engineering.
2021 Janice Su
2020 Nikki Ong
2019 Torianna Kirby
2018 Hio Kuan Kong (Elsa)
2017 Julia Langewis
Civil Engineering Faculty Outstanding Construction Management Award
Awarded annually to an outstanding construction management student in recognition of scholarship, initiative and promise.
2021 Macarthy Adelman
2020 Betty Shenglan Peng
2019 Caroline Huang
2018 Wilmer Vega
2017 Julie-Ann Evans
2016 John Mair
2015 Matt Buol- Ferg
2014 Pedro Cruz
2013 Cheng Qian
2012 Paul Micali
Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP)
2019 Ziyi Ma
2018 Heba Omholt
Industry and Society Awards
ASCE Geotech Institute Metropolitan Section Scholarship
2020 Sophia Mercurio
TransportationCamp NYC 2020 Scholarship and Essay Award
2020 Nick Hudanich and Abhinav Bhattacharyya
Concrete Industry Foundation Scholarship
2019 Mari Kobakhidze
NYWEA Metropolitan Chapter Scholarship for 2019
2019 Ahmed Shaheen
Structural Engineers Association of New York Scholarship (SEAoNY)
2019 Carol Shlyakhova
Urban Design Forum Forefront Fellowship
2018 Boyeong Hong
DFI Educational Trust
2017 Nikolaos Machairas
James E. Halpin Scholarship
2016 Nathaniel Evelkin
Society of American Military Engineers Award
Given to civil engineering and construction management students in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in their respective fields.
2021 | |
Jacob Asher | Joe Markle Dinner Memorial #2 Scholarship |
Martin Buceta Bertini | Edward J. Quirin Scholarship |
Ethan Chong | Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrkas Scholarship 2 |
Kristal Drakes | Turner Construction Co. Scholarship |
Denilson Granados | Sverdrup Corporation Scholarship |
Meliha Hodzic | Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrkas Scholarship |
Nick Hudanich | New York Building Congress Scholarship |
Zelin Li | New York Building Foundation Scholarship |
Zhixi Lin | Col. Edward Lavender Scholarship |
Elliot Molina | Susan Miszkowicz Memorial Scholarship |
David Morales | John J. Kassner Scholarship |
Niharika Narendra | Seymour S. Greenfield, PE Memorial Scholarship |
Purnima Prasad | R.M. Monti Scholarship |
Miral Shaker | Rear Admiral Alexander C. Husband Scholarship |
Nate Sutton | Morris and Sadie Weisstuch Memorial Scholarship |
Annie Wu | Parsons Brinckerhoff Memorial Scholarship |
2020 | |
Jacob Robert Asher | |
Martin Federico Buceta Bertini | |
Anton Miguel Santos Cano | |
Ethan Chong | |
Kristal Jessica Drakes | |
Denilson Benitez Granados | |
Muhtasim Maheen | |
Elliot John Molina | |
David Morales | |
Purnima Aishwarya Prasad | |
Miral Shaker | |
Nathan Sutton | |
2019 | |
Daniel Cabrera | Edward J. Quirin Scholarship |
Nuo Cheng | John J. Kassner Scholarship |
Gisselle Diana Barrera | R.M. Monte Scholarship |
Lan La W. Leung | Admiral Alexander C. Husband Scholarship |
Allie Bazinet | Sverdrup Corporation Scholarship |
Hio Kuan Kong | Turner Construction Scholarship |
Torianna Kirby | Morris and Sadie Weisstuch Memorial Scholarship |
Andrew Li | The Parsons Brinckerhoff Memorial Scholarship |
Erik Kazazi | The Susan Miszkowicz Memorial Scholarship |
Martin Federico Buceta Bertini | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrtkas Scholarship |
Purnima Aishwarya Prasad | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrtkas Scholarship 2 |
David Morales | The Colonel B. Edward Lavender Scholarship |
Miral Shaker | The Seymour S. Greenfield, PE Memorial Scholarship |
Jacob Robert Asher | The New York Building Congress Scholarship |
Kristal Jessica Drakes | The New York Building Congress Scholarship |
Gurjeet Singh | The Van Houten Associates Scholarship |
2018 | |
Bryan Kwiatkowski | Edward J. Quirin Scholarship |
Mateusz Chrobak | John J. Kassner Scholarship |
Carlos Arturo Pena Del Valle | R.M. Monti Scholarship |
Andy Martinez | Rear Admiral Alexander C. Husband Scholarship |
Zoya Benyaminov | Sverdrup Corporation Scholarship |
Haris Rehman Khan | Turner Construction Co. Scholarship |
Chun Yue Wong | Morris and Sadie Weisstuch Memorial Scholarship |
Jessica Theopold | The Parsons Brinckerhoff Memorial Scholarship |
Nan Jiang | The Ssan Miszkowicz Memorial Scholarship |
Daniel Cabrera | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrtkas Scholarship |
Nuo Cheng | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrtkas Scholarship 2 |
Gisselle Diana Barrera | The Colonel B. Edward Lavender Scholarship |
Lan La W. Leung | The Seymour S. Greenfield, PE Memorial Scholarship |
Allie Bazinet | The New York Building Congress Scholarship |
Hio Kuan Kong | The New York Building Congress Scholarship |
Ziyi Ma | The Van Houten Associates |
2017 | |
Bryan Kwiatkowski | Edward J. Quirin Scholarship |
Nathaniel Evelkin | John J. Kassner Scholarship |
Julia Langewis | R.M. Monti Scholarship |
Jonathan Wehe | Rear Admiral Alexander C. Husband Scholarship |
Mamadou Toure | Sverdrup Corporation Scholarship |
Jessica Theopold | Turner Construction Co. Scholarship |
Chun Yue (Johnny) Wong | Morris and Sadie Weisstuch Memorial Scholarship |
Zoya Benyaminov | The Parsons Brinckerhoff Memorial Scholarship |
Julie-Ann Evans | The Ssan Miszkowicz Memorial Scholarship |
Mohammad Mualla | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrtkas Scholarship 2 |
Nan (George) Jiang | The Colonel B. Edward Lavender Scholarship |
Tyler Albert | The Seymour S. Greenfield, PE Memorial Scholarship |
Jasmin Wang | The New York Building Congress Scholarship |
Mateusz Chrobak | The New York Building Congress Scholarship |
2016 | |
Camila Cavalcante | Edward J. Quirin Scholarship |
Julia Langewis | John J. Kassner Scholarship |
Mark Milkis | R.M. Monti Scholarship |
Clement Pikner | Rear Admiral Alexander C. Husband Scholarship |
Colby Bennardo | Sverdrup Corporation Scholarship |
Jose Balbuena | Turner Construction Co. Scholarship |
Danielle Mohammed | Morris and Sadie Weisstuch Memorial Scholarship |
Shannon Kattowski | The Parsons Brinckerhoff Memorial Scholarship |
Nissim Elmann | The Ssan Miszkowicz Memorial Scholarship |
Bryan Kwiatkowski | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrtkas Scholarship |
Jonathan Wehe | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrtkas Scholarship 2 |
Nathaniel Evelkin | The Colonel B. Edward Lavender Scholarship |
Mamadou Toure | The Seymour S. Greenfield, PE Memorial Scholarship |
John Mair | The New York Building Congress Scholarship |
Julie-Ann Evans | The New York Building Congress Scholarship |
2015 | |
Lei Fu Wang | Edward J. Quirin Scholarship |
Clement Pikner | The Seymour S. Greenfield, PE Memorial Scholarship |
Judith Zhao | The R.M. Monte Scholarship |
Tomasz Bartosiewicz | The Rear Admiral Alexander C. Husband Scholarship |
Colby Bennardo | The Sverdrup Corporation Scholarship |
Rosa Lo | The Turner Construction Co. Scholarship |
Kris Perez | The Morris and Sadie Weisstuch Memorial Scholarship |
Nissim Elmann | The Parsons Brinckerhoff Memorial Scholarship |
Danielle Mohammed | The Susan Miszkowicz Memorial Scholarship |
Elizabeth Jule | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrkas Scholarship |
Jimmy Liang | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrkas Scholarship II |
Camila Cavalcante | The Colonel B. Edward Lavender Scholarship |
Mark Milkis | The John J. Kassner Scholarship |
Shannon Kattowski | The New York Building Congress Scholarship |
Wantian Lin | The New York Building Foundation Scholarship |
2014 | |
Demetrio Criscuolo | Edward J. Quirin Scholarship |
Tomasz Bartosiewicz | The Seymour S. Greenfield, PE Memorial Scholarship |
Xiao Xue | The R.M. Monte Scholarship |
Xiaoyi Wang | The Rear Admiral Alexander C. Husband Scholarship |
Christine Ng | The Sverdrup Corporation Scholarship |
Pedro Cruz | The Turner Construction Co. Scholarship |
Colby Bennardo | The Morris and Sadie Weisstuch Memorial Scholarship |
Leifu Wang | The Parsons Brinckerhoff Memorial Scholarship |
Jason Green | The Susan Miszkowicz Memorial Scholarship |
Mark Milkis | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrkas Scholarship |
Judith Zhao | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrkas Scholarship II |
Rosa Lo | The Colonel B. Edward Lavender Scholarship |
Umesh Somrah | The John J. Kassner Scholarship |
Nissim Elmann | The New York Building Congress Scholarship |
Shannon Kattowski | The New York Building Foundation Scholarship |
2013 | |
Alexius Tan | The Edward J. Quirin Scholarship |
Cheng Qian | The Seymour S. Greenfiled, PE Memorial Scholarship |
Michele Tse | The R.M. Monte Scholarship |
Mahmoud Abdeldayem | The RADM Alexander C. Husband Scholarship |
Yongjie Jin | The Sverdrup Corporation Scholarship |
Demetrio Criscuolo | The Turner Construction Scholarship |
Umesh Somrah | The Morris and Sadie Weisstuch Memorial Scholarship |
Jason Glenn | The Parsons Brincherhoff Scholarship |
Xiaoyi Wang | The Susan Miszkowicz Memorial Scholarship |
Richard Kim | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrkas Scholarship |
Xiao Xue | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrkas Scholarship II |
Christine Ng | The Colonel B. Edward Lavender Scholarship |
Jiashun Xu | The John J. Lassmer Scholarship |
Howard Jiang | The New York Building Congress Scholarship |
2012 | |
Stanislav Roslyakov | The Edward J. Quirin Scholarship |
Christopher Gochnauer | The Seymour S. Greenfiled, PE Memorial Scholarship |
Sebastian Sztukowski | The R.M. Monti Scholarship |
Alexius Tan | The Rear Admiral Alexander C. Husband Scholarship |
Qian Wu | The Sverdrup Corporation Scholarship |
Jason Glenn | The Turner Construction Scholarship |
Michelle Tse | The Morris and Sadie Weisstuch Memorial Scholarship |
Laura Hernandez | The Parsons Brincherhoff Scholarship |
Charles Andrews | The Susan Miszkowicz Memorial Scholarship |
Yang Zhou | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrkas Scholarship |
Sorock Kim | The Eugene Fasullo and Maxine Hyrkas Scholarship II |
Elizabeth Schrandt | The Colonel B. Edward Lavender Scholarship |
Kevin Tse | The John J. Lassmer Scholarship |