Clark School Dean's Award: presented for excellence in academics, leadership, and service to the college.

Emily Leo
Senior, bioengineering

Emily is a member of the Design Cultures & Creativity program, QUEST, and RISE. She is co-president of Ballet Company M, a Women in Engineering Program intern, a resident assistant, and a researcher in the Kuo Lab. She is actively involved in the Society of Women Engineers, Alpha Omega Epsilon, the Student Alumni Leadership Council, Tau Beta Pi, and Omicron Delta Kappa. Emily has led the Women in Engineering peer mentor program, founded a summer program for prospective students, and coordinated Discover Engineering. Following graduation, she will be working as a process engineer at CRB.

Clark School of Engineering Leadership Award: presented to a Clark School student who demonstrates outstanding leadership.

Sarah Noland
Senior, mechanical engineering

Sarah leads the Women In Engineering Student Advisory Board as chair and has served in several leadership positions on the Society of Women Engineers Executive Board. She is a member of University Honors, QUEST, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Pi Tau Sigma, and is a proud alum of the Flexus Program. She currently works as a Clark School Ambassador and as an intern for the Women In Engineering Program. After graduation, Sarah will start her career as a mechanical engineer at ExxonMobil in Joliet, Illinois.

A. James Clark School of Engineering International Leader Award: presented for leadership and service through international engineering activities.

Mubarak Babalola
Junior, mechanical engineering

Mubarak is a member of the Muslim Students’ Association, Engineering Honors, Pi Tau Sigma, and Global Communities Program. In Engineers Without Borders, Mubarak is the project lead for a sanitation project in Uganda; the project plans on building a futuristic and sustainable latrine system for a school in the country. Throughout his time at the university, he volunteered for different projects and programs, such as Education Day at Lewisdale Elementary School.

Kim A. Borsavage and Pamela J. Stone Student Award for Outstanding Service: presented for outstanding service and dedication to the Clark School.

Farida Abubakar
Senior, civil & environmental engineering

Farida has worked closely with engineering student affairs since her freshman year. She works at the Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering to increase minority participation in STEM fields and serves on the Women in Engineering Student Advisory Board, where she helps provide feedback, insight, advice, and support to the Women in Engineering Program. After graduation, Farida plans on starting off her career as a project engineer with Clark Construction.

Dinah Berman Memorial Award: presented to a third-year engineering student who has combined academic and scholastic excellence with demonstrated leadership or service to the Clark School.

Anish Sankla
Junior, aerospace engineering

Anish is a member of the aerospace honors program, researching and developing liquid bi-propellant rocket engines under the guidance of Professor Christopher Cadou. Anish also helped found SEDS@UMD, a club on campus promoting space-based technical projects, and is leading their liquid rocket team in developing a 350-pound thrust rocket engine. This summer, he will intern as a mechanical engineer at Venturi Astrolab, a startup developing commercial planetary rovers.

Terry Island Outstanding Advisor Award: recognizes staff excellence in undergraduate or graduate student advising. Established by Professors Emeritus William Fourney and George Dieter.

Christal Dimas
Coordinator for Retention, Clark Foundation Scholarship Programs

Christal is lauded for providing multiple resources and developing innovative programs; of particular note are her efforts in building community and accelerating networking among students through the launch of major meetups, professional development opportunities, and service-learning projects. In addition to co-founding the campus’ First-Gen Terps initiative, Christal is honored for her ability to be authentic and caring for students’ mental and physical health, as well as additional responsibilities she took on over the past year when the Clark Foundation Scholarships program was short-staffed.