A successful year full of award-worthy contributions by undergraduates was recognized on April 9 at the annual Engineering Society Awards. The awards celebrated the accomplishments of many student leaders and clubs.
The Engineering Society – better known as Eng Soc – is the undergraduate student government for the Faculty. It has presented awards annually for years, but the celebration was expanded to express the organization’s overall appreciation for Engineering’s many student clubs.
“This has been a really remarkable year, with a lot of initiatives by different students clubs,” said Praneet Bagga (ChemE 1T4), who chaired the Eng Soc Awards Committee and organized the celebration with Vlad Miklykh (ChemE 1T4). “We wanted to make sure that everyone’s efforts got recognized and that we had the chance to show our appreciation,” he added.
Twelve awards were presented to 13 students and four student clubs. The winners were:
Engineering Society Centennial Award
Awarded to a first- and second-year student who has demonstrated commitment and dedication to the Engineering Society and successfully improved the Society and student experience through their work.
Winners: Kimberly Shen (CompE 1T5) and Ishan Gupta (ChemE 1T4)
Engineering Society Semi-Centennial Award
Awarded to a third-year student who has shown commitment and dedication to the Engineering Society and successfully improved the Engineering Society and student experience through their work.
Winner: Kazem Kutob (IndE 1T2)
Engineering Society Award
Awarded to a fourth year who has demonstrated commitment and dedication to the Engineering Society and successfully improved the Engineering Society and student experience through their work.
Winner: Owyn Notario (CivE 1T1+PEY)
Publication of the Year
Awarded to one Engineering Society Editor-in-Chief in charge of the best overall publication.
Winner: Andrew Jerabek (MechE 1T3; The Toike Oike)
Director of the Year
Awarded to two Engineering Society Directors deemed to have done the best job with their respective positions, based on the level of growth and development of their role.
Winners: Yi-Wei Ang (Indy 1T2+PEY; You’re Next Career Fair), Kazem Kutob (IndE 1T2) and Vincent Tse (IndE 1T3; Hard Hat Café)
Discipline Club of the Year Award
Awarded to a Discipline Club with the greatest overall performance in improving the quality of student life by organizing quality events and services.
Winner: MSE Club
Joe Club Award
Awarded to one graduating student dedicated to their respective discipline club and successfully improved it over the course of their time at Skule™.
Winner: Ronald Victorino (MSE 1T1+PEY; MSE Club)
Top Affiliated Club of the Year
Awarded to an Engineering Society Affiliated Club with the greatest overall performance, in terms of quality and success of events and achievements during the year.
Winner: Blue Sky Solar Racing Team
Affiliated Club with Outstanding Representation
Awarded to one Engineering Society Affiliated Club with the greatest representation in public settings. This is judged on the impact the club has had on U of T Engineering’s reputation and the acknowledgments and praise it has received.
Winner: Skule™ Nite
Affiliated Club with Greatest Growth and Development
Awarded to an Engineering Society Affiliated Club with the greatest growth and development in membership and depth/quality of events and services.
Winner: Spark Design Team
Class Rep of the Year
Awarded to two Engineering Society Class Representatives deemed to have done the best with their respective positions. This is based on effort and quality of work in building a class community as well as representing them in Eng Soc and the Faculty.
Winners: Matthew Lattavo (CivE 1T4) and Laura Burget (ChemE 1T5)
Skule™ Cannon Award
Awarded to fourth-year students who have demonstrated commitment and dedication to Skule™ life through extracurricular involvement and greatly improving the student experience.
Winners: Amanda Bell (Indy 1T1 + PEY) and Wayne Lin (IndE 1T1 + PEY)
