Jerry S. Dobrovolny Scholarship

The Jerry S. Dobrovolny Award was established in 1988. Jerry Dobrovolny earned a B.S. in General Engineering in 1943 and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1947, both from the University of Illinois. He did additional graduate study in geology and foundation engineering. He joined the Department of General Engineering in 1945 and was promoted to head in 1959, a position he held until his retirement in 1987. Jerry is the co-author of five textbooks and several workbooks. He was a Registered Professional Engineer in Illinois and served as President of the Champaign County Chapter of ISPE, as State President of ISPE, as a Director of the National Society of Professional Engineers, and as Vice Chairman of the NSPE Central Region of Professional Engineers in Education. He was also a member of ASCE, ASEE, Sigma XI, AAAS, AAPG, ATEA and the Society for the History of Technology. He is also the author of the book A History of the Department of General Engineering, 1868-1995.

Criteria:

• Academic Merit

Past Recipients of the Award

Year	Recipients
2024	Carley Polan Kevin Silbernagel Claire Mclnerney
2023	Yara Aoun Chason Gunlicks
2022	Caleb Baab-Flesch Amir Khayra Diego Rappaccioli
2020	John Cantieri
2018	Rachel Zilz
2017	Rachel Zilz
2016	Kyle Kovitz
2015	Mitchell Babendir
2014	Zian Cheng William Monat
2013	Evan P. Rodrigues
2012	Emily Meyer
2011	Marlo Goldstein
2010	Nathan Price
2009	Chelsey Walker
2008	Richard "Buddy" Erickson
2007	Michael T. Shaw
2006	Christian C. Tansey
2005	Samantha M. Rollins
2004	Geoffrey M. Price
2003	J. Benjamin Goodman
2002	Andrew C. Vaughn
2001	Kelly R. Birdwell
2000	Kelly Duddy
1999	Gregory Laudermilch
1998	Chagit Steiner
1997	Aimee Frake
1996	Waymond Eng
1995	Meggan E. Fitzgerald
1994	Bradley J. Whitmore
1993	William F. Grambley
1992	Elizabeth M. Fikes
1991	Kelsey L. Milman
1990	John C. Marchelya
1989	Louis J. Wozniak
1988	Jacquelyn S. Beller