The Engineers' Foundation of the Union League Club Honors 2013 Engineering Award Recipients

Chicago, IL – The Chicago Engineers’ Foundation announced the 2013 Incentive Education Awardees at it’s Annual Awards Dinner held at the Union League Club of Chicago on June 13, 2013. Over 200 guests were in attendance to honor and recognize the Award Recipients. The Keynote address for the evening was Dr. Don McNeeley, President and CEO of Chicago Tube and Iron Company (CTI), a U.S. based service center/fabricator, specializing in engineered applications. CTI is routinely involved in numerous domestic and international engineering projects.

Awards totaling $91,300.00 were presented to 101 graduating high school seniors, university students continuing their collegiate engineering studies and college graduates who have received their degree in engineering.

The Chicago Engineers Foundation of the Union League Club contributes to the civic and economic advancement of our community and country by encouraging and promoting the vital profession of engineering. The Engineers Foundation advances its mission primarily through its Incentive Education Awards, which are granted to graduates of Chicago high schools who are pursuing engineering degrees at a 4-year university.

2013 High School Graduates receiving Incentive Awards are listed below by their high school.

6 5 W. JACKSON BOULEVARDI CHICAGO, 6 0 6 0 4 - 3 5 9 8 I 3 1 2 . 7 6 5 . 0 4 0 6 Benito Juarez High David Guan Hugo Lopez University of Illinois at Urbana- Illinois Institute of Technology Champaign

Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Nigel D. Haran Kierra Franklin University of Illinois at Urbana- Stanford University Champaign Gillespie Engineering Incentive Award Roger Mei Naim A. Garcia Northwestern University Illinois Institute of Technology Wm. D. Linder Memorial Education Award William Lopez University of Toledo Denise Stevens Edris and Stephen Hoover Award Boston University

Ariel Yee Young University of Michigan DeAndre Curtis Lindbolm Math and Science Academy The University of Iowa Aja Barber The 2013 Quigley Engineering Award Milwaukee School of Engineering Neil R. Mitchell Memorial Education Gordon Tech College Prep Award Samuel Rarick Illinois Institute of Technology Andres Casillas University of Illinois at Urbana- Harlan Community Academy Champaign Akilah N. Davis University of Wisconsin Savon Clark University of Illinois at Chicago

Eduard Correa University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Wm. D. Linder Memorial Education Gerald Billingsley, Jr. Award University of Illinois at Chicago Francisco J. Del Real Cathleen E. Dunning Milwaukee School of Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Stephen D. King Lane Tech College Prep High School Southern Illinois University at Kelley Dugan Edwardsville The Ohio State University Mount Carmel High School Lincoln Park High School Khalil Rodriquez Mark Balich Iowa State University University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Egypt Dunn Saint Louis University Roger C. Sullivan High School Dudley Warner Press Award Elyon A. Olaniran Howard University Noble Street College Prep The 2013 Dinverno Engineering Award Abdul Ibrahim University of Illinois at Urbana- Rowe-Clark Math & Science Academy Champaign Jose Hernandez Illinois Institute of Technology Northside College Prep Cooper Tonachel St. Francis de Sales High School University of Illinois at Urbana- Salvar Meza Champaign Northern Illinois University TranSystem Corporation Award for Civil Engineering Walter Payton College Prep Justin LaBranche Jennie C. Wang University of Miami Yale University Director Emeritus Award Westinghouse College Prep Alexander Calatayud, Jr. Perspectives High School of University of Wisconsin Technology Tykiera Olive-Stalling Whitney M. Young Magnet High University of Illinois at Chicago School Nancy Guo and United University of Illinois at Urbana- States Military Academy Prep Champaign Military Academy Gillespie Engineering Incentive Award Johnny Villagomez Cindy Zhang Northwestern University Bryan Maldonado Bradley University Young Women’s Leadership Charter Jesus Rios School Illinois Institute of Technology Kendra Jones Knox College