Edward S. Fraser Award

Presented to an outstanding senior in Systems Engineering and Design based primarily on academic merit.

Edward Fraser is a 1939 graduate of Civil Engineering. However, when his son Bill came to the U of I, Bill decided that General Engineering was his preferred program. Edward, then a Vice President of Chicago Bridge and Iron, became so impressed with GE that in 1963 he set up the award for the outstanding senior in General Engineering (since renamed Systems Engineering and Design) that bears his name. Mr. Fraser is now retired and resides in Florida. The Edward S. Fraser Award is presented to the outstanding senior, based primarily upon academic merit and secondarily on activities.

Criteria:

  • Academic achievement

Past Recipients of the Award

Year Recipients Year Recipients
2023 Audrey Freeman
Justin Holding
Wyatt Johnston
2022 Diego Rappaccioli Gomez
2021 Mariana Conde 2020 Alexander Pieri
2019 Elisabeth Martin 2018 Ziyang Liu
2017 Mitchell Babendir 2016 Nicholas Binkus
Mitchell Babendir
Brian Baids
2015 Nicholas Binkus 2014 Mike Guevara
Ryan Mulvihill
2013 Changhua Zhu 2012 Louis Kim
2011 Patrick Shanley 2010 David M. Cohen
2009 Brian Matesic 2008 Leonid Rotstein
2007 Melissa Kosobud 2006 David A. Tilford
2005 Megan E. Zachar 2004 Mitchell H. Goldenberg
2003 Peggy H. Ho 2002 Michael A. Maschek
2001 Sarah L. Quoss 2000 Daniel Z. Feuser
1999 Joseph C. Lambert 1998 Amanda Veihman
1997 Dennis Twomey 1996 Brin Eileen Schuler
1995 Eric W. Hilquest 1994 Donald L. Chamberlain
1993 Anne L. Marsan 1992 Tiffany A. Hanisch
1991 Joseph G. Macro 1990 Stephanie A. Connolly
1989 Sharon L. Ward 1988 James E. Michaels 
1987 Thomas M. Tirpak 1986 Lincoln T. Smith
1985 Cynthia M. Schur 1984 Denise L. Flora
1983 Gregory J. Hnilicka 1982 David P. McGinnis
1981 John M. Olszewski 1980 John T. Linderman
1979 Barbara L. Edstrom 1978 Sharon M. Stefanik
1977 Robert W. Brown 1976 Jon H. Henderson
1975 Allen R. Belair 1974 Robert C. Edstrom
1973 Robert J. Novaria 1972 Louis J. Mancini
1971 Bruce A. Huber 1970 Paul S. Litherland
1969 Gerald D. Pine 1968 Alten F. Grandt, Jr. 
1967 Terry L. Bradley 1966 David A. Burge
1965 William T. Fraser 1964 Charles F. Hedblom, Jr. 
1963 John David Raffl