This award recognizes an outstanding student leader of one or more SAE activities and, through the award, encourages a vision within the student to become an SAE leader during their adult career.
Past SAE Executive Vice President Max E. Rumbaugh Jr. established this award with a generous gift in 2002 to realize his vision of encouraging and inspiring young SAE members to become engaged with SAE throughout their professional careers/lifetimes.
SAE student members will be nominated by their SAE faculty advisor who will provide a citation detailing the student's outstanding leadership skills during the past academic year. All nominees will meet the following criteria:
Members of the Selection Committee are not eligible for this award while serving on the committee. Two years must pass before former members of the Selection Committee are eligible to receive the award.
This award includes a lifetime professional membership in SAE and a trip to a major SAE event where the award is presented.
YEAR | RECIPIENT | COMPANY | ||
2023 | Adriana Kleshick Segarra |
GE Aerospace |
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2022 | Rebecca Vollman | University of Central Florida | ||
2021 | Dylan Konop | Milwaukee Tool | ||
2020 | Olivia Cathryn Wanless | Kettering University | ||
2019 | Cora Taylor | Michigan Technological University | ||
2018 | Greg Sawvelle | San Diego State University | ||
2017 | Ian Eickholdt | Central Michigan University | ||
2016 | Grant Mottershaw | University of Houston | ||
2015 | Adam Farabaugh | University of Pennsylvania | ||
2014 | Grady Young | Southern Polytechnic State University | ||
2012 | Michael Nienhuis | Western Michigan University | ||
2011 | Matthew J. Meyer | Lawrence Technological University | ||
2010 | Randy Floresca | San Jose State University | ||
2009 | Jill S. DeGowske | Lawrence Technological University | ||
2008 |
Anthony Capobianco | |||
2007 | Darrell Krueger | |||
2006 | Cindy Chou | |||
2005 | Brian Dwornick | |||
2004 | Alta Karpenko | |||
2002 | Daniel Basch | |||
2001 | Jeremy Taylor |
Nominations August 12 - September 30