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Awarded to an undergraduate in recognition of outstanding performance in materials science, with preference for a senior Engineering Sciences major.
2025 Recipient: Louis Latulippe
Awarded annually to the student who has obtained the highest academic record in coursework required for the Bachelor of Engineering degree. The award was established by vote of the faculty in May 1980 and is supported by individual faculty members.
2025 Recipient: Declan Unverferth
Awarded annually for outstanding performance in an engineering project by a Bachelor of Engineering student or team of students. The award is funded by the Dartmouth Society of Engineers and was established in 1928.
2025 Recipients: Lord Charité Igirimbabazi, Ian Kamweru, Ly Nguyen, Evan Rankin, and Ben Sheldon
Awarded annually to a second-year PhD student in recognition of outstanding achievement, with special emphasis on academic achievement. The prize was established in 1949 in the names of the donors. Dr. Goodrich 1905 Th1906 was President of the Dartmouth Society of Engineers from 1923 to 1929 and an Overseer of Thayer from 1941 to 1956.
2025 Recipient: Amritha Anup
Awarded annually to the outstanding Master of Engineering Management (MEM) degree candidate in recognition of academic achievement and service. This prize was established in 2002 in memory of Professor Caroline Henderson, who was instrumental in the development of the MEM Program.
2025 Recipient: Aryan Chaudhary
Awarded annually to a Master of Engineering degree candidate in recognition of outstanding achievement, with special emphasis on academic achievement.
2025 Recipient: Matthew Ritterbusch
Awarded annually for outstanding performance in the ENGG 390 internship and project by an MEM degree candidate.
2025 Recipient: Sandile Dube
Awarded annually to a Thayer student who has shown innovation and ingenuity in developing the most inexpensive but effective experimental equipment for the student's thesis research. The award was established in October 1988. Mr. Woodhouse was a former Thayer Overseer and Dartmouth Trustee.
2025 Recipients: Saifur Rahman, Chris Colsman, and Simon Agnew
Awarded annually to the undergraduate or graduate student (or a team of students) for the best work in the field of environmental study or research. The award was established in November 1989. Mr. Woodhouse was a former Thayer Overseer and Dartmouth Trustee.
2025 Recipient: Ian Raphael
Awarded annually to recognize a student or student team for demonstrating outstanding design skill in developing or creating new technologies, systems, or adaptive devices to address the needs and challenges of people (particularly children or adolescents) with physical or developmental disabilities.
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Awarded annually to a student in recognition of outstanding performance in engineering in medicine. It was established in 2014 by Mrs. Barbara Strohbehn to honor her late husband, Professor John W. Strohbehn, "father of biomedical engineering" at Thayer, 1963–1994.
2025 Recipient: Jacob Sunnerberg
Awarded annually to a graduating Thayer PhD student who has demonstrated outstanding research excellence during their graduate study. Selection is by the Prize Committee based on nominations by faculty, with a second reference letter from inside or outside of Dartmouth. Only one prize winner will be selected per year, and the winner is not eligible for the Strohbehn Prize.
2025 Recipients: Megan Clark and Peiyu Wang
Renamed in 2023 in memory of Donald "Don" Stayner Th'16, who earned what was formerly the Special Faculty Award for Engineering and Service to Humanity, the purpose of the award is to annually recognize a student or team of students in any degree program for exemplary achievement related to the application of engineering in service to society at Thayer.
2025 Recipients: Daysia Charles, Jacob Dresser, Margaret Frazier, Sophie Goldberg, Rubi Leon, and Clare Mitchell
For honors students who have made exceptional contributions to Thayer, Dartmouth, or the broader world. It was established by the leadership of Thayer in recognition of Sylvanus Thayer's vision that the School "prepare the most capable and faithful for the most responsible positions and the most difficult service." Recipients are selected from nominations made by members—faculty, students, and staff—of the Thayer community.
2025 Recipient: Olivia Palmer
Named after and established by the former Thayer Overseer—is given each quarter to the student group with the best overall performance in ENGS 21: Introduction to Engineering as determined by the Review Board which applies the following criteria:
Summer Term 2024 Recipients: Francesco Dembinski, Asa Dow, Ian Glick, Max Konzerowsky, and Georgia Nieh
Fall Term 2024 Recipients: Drew Bolotsky, Mike DeMayo, Armaan Merchant, and Nate Rottenberg
Winter Term 2025 Recipients: William Eggena, Ryan Satterberg, Ben Sheppard, and Christopher Sims
Spring Term 2025 Recipients: TBD
Awarded annually to a Dartmouth senior recognizing outstanding performance in the engineering sciences major.
2025 Recipient: Noah Dunleavy
Awarded to an outstanding Thayer staff member for their tremendous and dedicated service to the School.
2025 Recipients: Kelli Kehoe, M-Shop Office Manager, and Tad Truex, Engineering Lab Instructor
Awarded to an outstanding Thayer faculty member for tremendous and dedicated service to the school and whose activities have significantly enhanced the quality of our educational institution and community of scholars.
2025 Recipient: Professor Jason T. Stauth
Awarded to an individual student, faculty, or staff member, or a group for outstanding leadership with a deep commitment to and determined efforts in building community, reducing barriers, and expanding access to Thayer in support of its educational mission.
2025 Recipient: Professor Katie Hixon
Awarded to a Thayer faculty member for extraordinary scholarship, including demonstrating a particularly notable discovery or research accomplishment acknowledged through publication, citation, patent issuance, or some other form of dissemination.
2025 Recipient: Professor Hui Fang
Awarded to a Thayer faculty member who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to students and love of teaching.
2025 Recipient: Professor Michael Kokko
