Committee on Student Members Student Chapter Awards

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2024 Award Winners

These awards were based on information in the 2023 Annual Reports.

Robert Ridgway Student Chapter Award Winner

This award is made annually to the single most outstanding Student Chapter:

  • South Dakota State University

Ridgway Award Finalists

These Student Chapters were finalists for the Robert Ridgway Award:

  • Bradley University
  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  • Northeastern University
  • Western Kentucky University

Distinguished Chapter Awards

Awarded to the most outstanding Student Chapter in each Region:

  • Region 1: Northeastern University
  • Region 2: Pennsylvania State University-University Park
  • Region 3: Bradley University
  • Region 4: Western Kentucky University
  • Region 5: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • Region 6: Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
  • Region 7: Iowa State University
  • Region 8: University of Utah
  • Region 9: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  • Region 10: Mohan Babu University

Certificates of Commendation

No more than 5% of Student Chapters are awarded Certificates of Commendation:

  • Bradley University
  • Boise State University
  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  • Georgia Insitute of Technology
  • Iowa State University
  • Mohan Babu University 
  • Northeastern University
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Florida
  • University of Nevada, Reno
  • University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • University of South Alabama
  • University of Utah
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Virginia Military Institute
  • Western Kentucky University

Most Improved Award

This award is given to the Student Chapter with the largest positive change in scores over the previous year:

  • University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Significant Improvement

  • California State University, Chico
  • The Cooper Union
  • Duke University
  • École de technologie Supérieure
  • Escuela Politécnica Nacional
  • Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
  • Kennesaw State University
  • Lebanese University
  • Marquette University
  • Michigan State University
  • Missouri University of Science & Technology
  • North Carolina State University
  • Norwich University
  • Ohio Northern University
  • Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
  • Rafik Hariri University
  • Saint Louis University
  • Seattle University
  • Southeast University
  • Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
  • Symbiosis Institute of Technology
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of Colorado at Boulder
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Idaho
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • University of New Hampshire
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Tennessee at Martin
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Wyoming
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Wayne State University
  • William Jewell College
  • York College of Pennsylvania

Richard J. Scranton Outstanding Community Service Award

This award recognizes the student chapter demonstrating excellence in community service and global citizenship:

  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Runners-Up for Richard J. Scranton Outstanding Community Service Award

  • University of Nevada, Reno
  • University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

Honorable Mention

This award is given to the top third of Student Chapters, based on their Annual Report score: 

  • Auburn University
  • California State University, Chico
  • California State University, Fullerton
  • California State University, Long Beach
  • The Citadel
  • Clarkson University
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Columbia University
  • The Cooper Union
  • Cornell University
  • Duke University
  • École de technologie Supérieure
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
  • Escuela Politécnica Nacional
  • Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral
  • Fairmont State University
  • Florida International University
  • George Mason University
  • Georgia Southern University
  • Gonzaga University
  • Hohai University
  • Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
  • Kennesaw State University
  • King's College
  • KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology
  • Lafayette College
  • Lawrence Technological University
  • Lehigh University
  • Lipscomb University
  • Louisiana Tech University
  • Marquette University
  • Michigan State University
  • Michigan Technological University
  • Milwaukee School of Engineering
  • Missouri State University
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • New Mexico State University
  • North Carolina State University
  • Northern Arizona University
  • Norwich University
  • Ohio Northern University
  • Ohio State University
  • Ohio University
  • Oregon State University
  • Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
  • Portland State University
  • Rafik Hariri University
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Rowan University
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • Saint Louis University
  • San Diego State University
  • Seattle University
  • Siksha O Anusandhan University
  • South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
  • Southeast University
  • Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
  • Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
  • Stony Brook University
  • SUNY College of Technology at Canton
  • Symbiosis Institute of Technology
  • Syracuse University
  • Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Texas A&M University
  • Trine University
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • United States Military Academy
  • Universite Laval
  • University of Akron
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • University at Buffalo
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of California, Irvine
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of Colorado at Boulder
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • University of Houston
  • University of Idaho
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • University of Minnesota Duluth
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • University of New Hampshire
  • University of New Orleans
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of the Pacific
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of South Carolina
  • University of South Florida
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  • University of Tennessee at Martin
  • University of Texas at Arlington
  • University of Texas at Tyler
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • University of Toledo
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Washington
  • University of Wisconsin-Platteville
  • University of Wyoming
  • Utah State University
  • Villanova University
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
  • VR Siddartha Engineering College
  • Wayne State University
  • William Jewell College
  • York College of Pennsylvania
  • Youngstown State University