Annual Student Awards and Honors 25 Graduates Chosen as ‘Outstanding’ Indiana Tech chose 25 of the university’s top students as Outstanding Graduates for 2014, and the students were honored at a reception April 12. The selection of the outstanding students was determined primarily by direct faculty input. In the traditional undergraduate division, outstanding students were chosen in several majors within the College of Business, the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, and the College of General Studies. In the College of Professional Studies, outstanding graduates were chosen at the undergraduate and graduate level for the Fort Wayne region (Fort Wayne, Huntington, and Kendallville locations), South region (Indianapolis, Fishers, Greenwood, Plainfield, Jeffersonville, Evansville and Kentucky locations), Northwest region (Elkhart, Mishawaka, Warsaw, and Munster locations), and online.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCES Victoria Kilps (New Berlin, Wisc.) Mechanical Engineering and Overall College of Engineering Manuela Cabal Carmona (Cali, Colombia) Biomedical Engineering Nathan Whetstone (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Overall School of Computer Sciences Matthew Hansen (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Networking Alexander (A.J.) Karnitis (Perrysburg, Ohio) Software Engineering Haley Dillon (New Knoxville, Ohio) Digital Graphics & Design COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Engineering Student Named Top Intern Fifteen students were nominated for Intern of the Year, and the award from the Career Center went to Joeb Woodring for his work with Superior Essex. Woodring is a junior from Avilla, Ind., with a major in mechanical engineering. “Joeb has been a great addition to the Superior Essex Magnet Wire Division Engineering team,” his supervisor, Matthew Leach, said in his nomination. “For a third-year engineering student, he has continued to display the sense of urgency, dedication, and maturity of an engineer with several years of experience ... Everyone within the department agrees that he is a breath of fresh air and carries a personable demeanor that projects a positive can-do spirit.”
Jedidiah Bressman (Powell, Ohio) Communication and Overall College of General Studies Suzanne Taylor (Ida, Mich.) Elementary Education Traycie Linker (New Haven, Ind.) Criminal Justice Loni Robertson (McDonald, Pa.) Psychology Chloe Brooks (Elkhart, Ind.) Recreation & Leisure Studies
Darris Darling honored with Overall College of Business Outstanding Graduate
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Joeb Woodring, winner of Intern of the Year
Three students received an Honorable Mention certificate for their outstanding work: ›› Lauren Allard, intern at Therma-Tru Corp.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Amanda Barham (Elkhart, Ind.) Undergraduate—Northwest
Darius Darling (Detroit, Mich.) Overall College of Business
Todd Roach (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Undergraduate—Fort Wayne
›› Emily Kuhn, intern at LaGrange County Economic Development Corp.
Kendall Guthrie (Lake Oswego, Ore.) Accounting
Michael King (Cicero, Ind.) Undergraduate—South
Morgan Delagrange (New Haven, Ind.) Business AdministrationHuman Resources
Sara Foster (Indianapolis, Ind.) Undergraduate—Online
Therma-Tru Corp. was named Employer of the Year. The award is given annually to a company or organization that has had a vital impact on internships during the past year and shown generosity in participating and supporting Indiana Tech Career Center events, programs and services.
Emily Kuhn (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Business Administration-Management Tim Morris (Huntertown, Ind.) Business Administration-Marketing Brice Blossom (Genesee, Mich.) Business AdministrationSports Management
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Marion Peterson Jr. (Lexington, Ky.) Graduate—Northwest Thomas Harris (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Graduate—Fort Wayne Jennifer Backer (Indianapolis, Ind.) Graduate—South Adam Friend (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Graduate—Online
TRENDS
›› Ashley Benvenuti, intern at Epitec, Inc.
Aerotek earned the Outstanding Participation award. The award recognizes one employer that has gone above and beyond to participate in Career Center events.