Awards and Honors
Awards Earned for Achievements in the Year of Graduation
Labh & Santokh Ahluwalia Applied Math Scholarship
Joseph Mucci
AIA Newark & Suburban Architects 2024 Design Award
Layla Danelle Neira
American East Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Team
Joseph Mucci
American East Elite 18 Award
Joseph Mucci
American Society of Civil Engineers Student Leadership Award
Saad Rehmatullah
Atahan Atay Memorial Scholarship
Ertugrul Secen
Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship
Saad Rehmatullah
Clifford Cavanaugh Scholarship
George Hanna
CEE Campaign Scholarship
Jason Lin
Dr. Timothy N. Chang Scholarship
John Michael Cristobal
Shricharan Kulvanikepuram Subramaniam
George & June Chaplick Scholarship
Victoria Pirog
Claremont Construction Scholarship
Jason Lin
Class of ’45 Scholarship
Mariam Daoud
Class of ’48 Scholarship
Ryan Britten
Class of ’69 Scholarship
Ojasvita Reddy
COAD Portfolio Excellence Scholarship
Layla Danelle Neira
Cohen Memorial Scholarship
Julia Collin
Construction Roundtable Scholarship
Rebekah Kargbo
Crowley-Trevino Family Lead Scholarship
Aleesha Deshmukh
CyberCorps Scholarship for Service
Andrew Gomez
Noah Jacobson
Nicholas Zubrzycki
Irene DeCaprio Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Shakthika Thevarajah
Arthur Despies Scholarship
Ryan Britten
Albert Dorman Honors College Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Research
Aliza Mujahid
Albert Dorman Honors College Dean’s Prize to Service Award
Joseph Mucci
Albert Dorman Honors College Women’s Endowed Scholarship
Sanya Majmudar
Dorman Family ADHC Dean Scholarship
Jason Lin
Alana Dudley & DenMark Clarke Scholarship
Nadezhda Zhecheva
Doc Estrin Scholarship
Madeline Stevens
Exxon Mobil Honors College Scholarship
Petar Petroski
Dr. Saul K. Fenster Scholarship
Anushka M. Dixit
Petar Petroski
Fleisher Family Athlete Scholarship
Cedric Alam
Aleesha Deshmukh
F. Gordon Foster Scholarship
Evangeline Onugha
David Garfield II Scholarship
Oluwaseyi Ikujuni
General Alumni Scholarship
Madeline Stevens
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Tyler Hebert
Glass Scholarship
Sriya Chinthalapudi
Victoria Pirog
Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation
Danna Valentina Sanchez Hernandez
Governor’s Urban School Scholarship
Erik Lopez
John C. Hartmann Endowed Scholarship
Gustavo E. Aldas
Highlander Promise Scholarship
Bryan Aguilar
Gustavo E. Aldas
Mariam Daoud
Tiara Jenkins-Amaker
Erik Lopez
Evageline Onugha
Yasmeen Shalabi
Highlander Freshman Scholarship
Vanshika Agrawal
Gina Marisol Carrera
Naga Vaishnvai Kodali
Megan Krutz
Layla Danelle Neira
Michael Peluso
Danna Valentina Sanchez Hernandez
Highlander Freshman Non-Need Scholarship
Gina Marisol Carrera
Highlander Persistence Scholarship
Christofer Chelala
Thomas Nashed
Carlos Santibanez
Hillier College of Architecture & Design 2025 Design Showcase Undergraduate Architecture Winner
Elizabeth Stoganenko
Honors College Scholarship
Thomas Nashed
Grace Hopper STEM Scholarship
Nicolas Galup
Jordan Hu College of Science & Liberal Arts Mathematical Science Scholarship
Nadezhda Zhecheva
Jordan Hu College of Science & Liberal Arts Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Julia Collin
Aleesha Deshmukh
Gala Krsmanovic
Jordan Hu College of Science & Liberal Arts Spirit of Doc Award
Nikita Nair
Jordan Hu ’89 RiskVal Scholarship
Mili Khatri
Eric Johanson Endowed Scholarship
George Hanna
Jacqueline Kane Endowed Scholarship
Melisa Bilgili
Prakash Kapoor Endowed Scholarship
Danna Valentina Sanchez Hernandez
Kattine Family Scholarship
Petar Petroski
Kreitchman Scholarship
Ryan Britten
Landsberger Foundation Annual Scholarship
Avery Lange
Hatch Mott MacDonald Endowed Scholarship
Meet S. Vekaria
Madame Mau Outstanding Female Engineering Student Award
Aliza Mujahid
MATH Success Initiative Scholarship
Akinwande Osadugba
Shakthika Thevarajah
McGowan Family Endowed Scholarship
Manuel Yunes
J. Ray & Manuelita Michaud Honors Scholarship
Anna Chang
Moles Scholarship
Saad Rehmatullah
John P. Murray Scholarship
Ari Kamat
National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association- 2024-2025 Collegiate Scholar Athlete
Danielle Grunwald
National Intercollegiate Women’s Fencing Association All-Academic Team
Gala Krsmanovic
New Jersey Undergraduate EOF
Gina Marisol Carrera
Tiara Jenkins-Amaker
NCE General Scholarship
Ryan Britten
NCE Merit Scholarship
Anthony D’Alessio
Newark College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Award
John Michael Cristobal
Newark College of Engineering, Outstanding Senior Overall Award
Melisa Bilgili
Newark College of Engineering, Outstanding Senior Award in Biomedical Engineering Department
George Hanna
Newark College of Engineering, Outstanding Senior Award in Chemical Engineering, AIChE North Jersey Section
Julia Carroll
Newark College of Engineering, Outstanding Senior in the Helen & John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
John Michael Cristobal
Newark College of Engineering, First Place Senior Design Showcase in the Helen & John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Filip Roth Tronnes-Christensen
Newark College of Engineering, Second Place Senior Design Showcase in the Helen & John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Erisa Malaj
Newark College of Engineering, Otto H. York, Outstanding Senior Award in Chemical and Materials Engineering Department
Melisa Bilgili
Newark College of Engineering, Outstanding Senior Award in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Mohammad Aref
NJ Excellence Need-Based Scholarship
Bryan Aguilar
Ryan Britten
Oscar Cotto
Mariam Daoud
Alexandra Drzewosz
Christian Facchini
Anthony Hernandez
Jason Lin
Kevin Lin
Erik Lopez
Sanya Majmudar
Thomas Nashed
Zarrar Nawaz
Michael Peluso
Victoria Pirog
Dhruvi Prajapati
Ojasvita Reddy
Marina Samuel
Benjamin Shuster
NJIT Academic Excellence Scholarship
Fredy A. Aleman Jr.
Rushi Athavale
Anna Chang
Sriya Chinthalapudi
Alejandro Damito Jr.
Anthony D’Alessio
Aleesha Deshmukh
Nikolaos Diamantopoulos
Anushka M. Dixit
Danielle Grunwald
George Hanna
Oluwaseyi Ikujuni
Ari Kamat
Harichandana Kothamasu
Avery Lange
Benjamin McCabe
Layla Danelle Neira
Vignesh Nethrapalli
Alexis Palmere
Petar Petroski
Ishan Rehan
Monal Shah
Tanisha Shah
Shricharan Kulvanikepuram Subramaniam
NJIT Academic Scholar Award
Vanshika Agrawal
Trang Dang
Danna Valentina Sanchez Hernandez
Naga Vaishnavi Kodali
John Adebusayo Kolade
Akinwande Osadugba
Saketh Puramestti
Jasmin Rutter
Om Tripathi
Nadezhda Zhecheva
NJIT Board of Directors
Danielle Grunwald
NJIT Board of Trustees Scholarship
Jason Lin
Akshatha Gangadhar Murthy
NJIT Development & Alumni Relations Scholar of the Month
Rebekah Kargbo
Madeline Stevens
NJIT Honors Excellence Scholarship
Om Tripathi
NJIT Honors Scholarship
Rushi Athavale
Aleesha Deshmukh
Nikolaos Diamantopoulos
Anushka M. Dixit
Alexandra Drzewosz
Oluwaseyi Ikujuni
Ari Kamat
Harichandana Kothamasu
Sanya Majmudar
Benjamin McCabe
Vignesh Nethrapalli
Petar Petroski
Dhruvi Prajapati
Ojasvita Reddy
Tanisha Shah
Shricharan Kulvanikepuram Subramaniam
NJIT Honors Room Scholarship
Rushi Athavale
Aleesha Deshmukh
Anushka M. Dixit
Alexandra Drzewosz
Anna Chang
Sriya Chinthalapudi
George Hanna
Oluwaseyi Ikujuni
Ari Kamat
Harichandana Kothamasu
Sanya Majmudar
Benjamin McCabe
Vignesh Nethrapalli
Victoria Pirog
Dhruvi Prajapati
Ojasvita Reddy
Tanisha Shah
Shricharan Kulvanikepuram Subramaniam
Om Tripathi
oSTEM Scholarship
Benjamin Shuster
I & G Endowed Pappas Scholarship
Alexandra Drzewosz
Jack ’55 & Leah Pariser Family Scholarship
Jason Lin
Angelo J. Perna Memorial, AIChE Award
Melisa Bilgili
G & L Pfeiffer Scholarship
Marina Samuel
Alvaro J. Piedrahita ’73 & Family Scholarship
Evangeline Onugha
Leo & Mary Platoni Memorial Scholarship
Oluwaseyi Ikujuni
Salvator R. Politi Memorial Scholarship
Gustavo E. Aldas
Profeta Fellowship Entrepreneurship
Aliza Mujahid
Pruett Scholarship
Shakthika Thevarajah
Quasi Scholarship Foundation
Gustavo E. Aldas
Redling ’54, ’61 Scholarship
Maryom Rahman
Reif Family Endowed Scholarship
Jason Lin
Steven & Alison Saperstein Scholarship
Bryan Aguilar
Seifert Scholarship
Mariam Daoud
CD Shea Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Rebekah Kargbo
SMART Scholarship Program Scholar
Lurvens Joseph
Spatz, Anna & Johann Memorial Scholarship
Christian Facchini
Swanson Endowed Athletic Scholarship
Madeline Stevens
Sweeney-Lacy Scholarship
Petar Petroski
Joseph F. Tartaglia Scholarship
Madeline Stevens
Tartaglia Memorial Scholarship
Alejandro Damito Jr.
Anthony D’Alessio
Tau Beta Pi Scholarship
Jade Lorences
Joseph Walters Scholarship
Christian Facchini
Laura Wallace Scholarship
Madeline Stevens
Anne Wiley Scholarship
Trang Dang
Jim Wise Scholarship
Jasmin Rutter
Women’s X-Country Athletic Scholarship
Madeline Stevens
Nadezhda Zhecheva
George J. Yohrling ’69 Endowed Scholarship
Harichandana Kothamasu
The Hashimoto Prize
Presented to
Mahmoud Khaled Ahmed Nazzal
New Jersey Institute of Technology is proud to announce the recipient of the Hashimoto Prize is Mahmoud Khaled Ahmed Nazzal, an outstanding scholar who has earned the degree of Doctor of Philosophy through distinguished scholarship and research in electrical and computer engineering.
Over a distinguished lifetime, Kazuo Hashimoto garnered more than 1,000 patents and applications related to his invention of the telephone answering machine and other technical devices in electronics and telecommunications. One hundred of these were awarded in the United States alone. He was a recipient of Japan’s Medal of Honor, the Yellow Ribbon, and was one of the select individuals in his country esteemed as a Living National Treasure.
New Jersey Institute of Technology, in recognition of his extraordinary body of creative work and his encouragement of invention, awarded him the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, at these ceremonies in 1994.
In May of 1995, the Hashimoto Endowment was established at NJIT through the generosity and vision of Dr. Hashimoto who found this university to provide an environment in which applied research and scholarship flourish.
A key element of the endowment’s purpose is the annual award of the Hashimoto Prize to a doctoral candidate in electrical or computer engineering who has demonstrated high achievement and promise in the field.
Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award
Presented to
Jianan Gao
New Jersey Institute of Technology is proud to announce the recipient of the Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Awardee is Jianan Gao, an outstanding scholar who has earned the degree of Doctor of Philosophy through distinguished scholarship and research in environmental engineering.
The Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award is bestowed annually upon a doctoral candidate, acknowledging their exceptional scholarly achievements and groundbreaking research, regardless of academic discipline. This distinguished honor pays tribute to the doctoral candidate whose dissertation exemplifies unparalleled originality and innovation, methodological rigor, and substantial contributions to the advancement of knowledge within their respective field of study. Recipients must have graduated in August, December or May of the year corresponding to the current commencement ceremony. The Graduate Studies Office seeks nominations from all academic colleges. A selection committee of esteemed faculty members meticulously assesses the nominees’ dissertations, in tandem with advisor and college recommendations, and other relevant supporting documentation.