Celebrating CSE Student Group Achievements
Lind Legacy
2012-13: National Society of Black Engineers
2013-14: Engineers Without Borders
2014-15: Solar Vehicle Project
2015-16: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers AND Society of Women Engineers
2016-17: GOFIRST Robotics (Now University of Minnesota Robotics)
2017-18: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
2018-19: Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
2019-2020: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2020-2021: University of Minnesota Rocket Team
2021-2022: Gopher Motorsports
2022-2023: Not Awarded
Outstanding Student Group
2012-13: Engineers Without Borders AND Tesla Works
2013-14: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
2014-15: Society of Women Engineers
2015-16: Material Advantage
2016-17: Engineers Without Borders AND Tesla Works
2017-18: Solar Vehicle Project
2018-19: National Society of Black Engineers AND Society of Women Engineers
2019-2020: University of Minnesota Robotics
2020-2021: Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
2021-2022: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2022-2023: Society of Women Engineers
Outstanding Student Group Leader
2012-13: Mark Abotossaway, American Indian Science and Engineering Society
2013-14: John Jackson, Plumb Bob AND Ben Ihde, Jack Kilian, Mia Bronstein, CSE Expo
2014-15: Jack Nebel, Tau Beta Pi AND VanDon Duong, Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
2015-16: Pratheeksha Mallikarjun, GOFIRST Robotics AND Holly McKissick, Society of Women Engineers
2016-17: Kerry Wang, UMN Energy Club AND Michael Tormoen, Science and Engineering Student Board
2017-18: Jennifer Kim, Engineering World Health AND Luke Brose, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2018-19: Naomi Nagel, Food and Bioproducts Engineering Organization AND Abby Bosell, CSE Ambassadors
2019-2020: Brett Andreas, American Society of Mechanical Engineers AND Alexis Bern, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
2020-2021: Claire Palmquist, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers AND Tucker Dilthey, Triangle Fraternity
2021-2022: Erika Bowe, University of Minnesota Rocket Team AND Swati Rampalli, Code the Gap
2022-2023: Riley Vaughn, Biomedical Engineering Society AND Gaven House, UMN Rocket Team
Outstanding Student Group Advisor
2012-13: Simone Gbolo
2013-14: Not Awarded
2014-15: Prof. Paul Imbertson AND Ben Koch, Plumb Bob
2015-16: Adam Pagel, CSE International Ambassadors AND Ben Koch, Plumb Bob and Science & Engineering Student Board
2016-17: Prof. Alon McCormick, Tau Beta Pi
2017-18: Prof. Sarah Swisher, IEEE Women in Engineering AND Susan Kubitschek, Science & Engineering Student Board
2018-19: Prof. David Orser, UMN Solar Vehicle Project
2019-2020: Gail Johansen, Mechanical Engineering AND Dan Garrison, CSE D&I
2020-2021: Not Awarded
2021-2022: Prof. Ulrike Tschirner, Food and Bioproducts Engineering Organization
2022-2023: Assistant Dean Marc Skjervem, Science and Engineering Student Board
Outstanding Student Group Program or Event
2012-13: Region H Conference hosted by the Society of Women Engineers
2013-14: See Yourself in CSE hosted by the Society of Women Engineers AND CSE Expo hosted by the CSE Expo
2014-15: Freezin’ for a Reason 5k hosted by the Science and Engineering Student Board AND Regional Leadership Development Conference Region 6 hosted by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
2015-16: CSE Winter Light Show hosted by Tesla Works
2016-17: MinneHack hosted by Association of Computing Machinery AND SWEekend at the U hosted by Society of Women Engineers
2017-18: CSE Winter Light Show by Tesla Works AND Minnovation Challenge by Minnovate & Biomedical Engineering Society AND Robot in Three Days by GOFIRST
2018-19: 2018 Diversity in STEM Dinner by oSTEM @ Minnesota AND Region V Paper Conference by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AND 2019 Bladesmithing Team by Material Advantage
2019-2020: Women in STEM Panel by the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers AND Webinar Event Series by the Society of Women Engineers
2020-2021: He for SWE by the Society of Women Engineers AND Tech Talks by University of Minnesota Robotics
2021-2022: Lunabotics by University of Minnesota Robotics
2022-2023: Women of Color in Engineering: Breaking the Glass Ceiling by SWE and Women of Color in STEM
Most Improved Student Group
2012-13: Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
2013-14: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2014-15: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2015-16: Alpha Chapter of Theta Tau
2016-17: CSE Expo
2017-18: Food and Bioproducts Engineering Organization AND National Organization for Business and Engineering
2018-19: UMN Robotics AND UMN Clean Snowmobile Team
2019-2020: Engineering World Health
2020-2021: Not awarded
2021-2022: Not awarded
2022-2023: oSTEM @ UMN
Rookie of the Year
2012-13: Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
2013-14: Astronomy Club
2014-15: University of Minnesota Clean Snowmobile Team
2015-16: oSTEM @ Minnesota
2016-17: IEEE Women in Engineering
2017-18: Internet of Things Collaborative AND Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
2018-19: She is ME
2019-2020: Not Awarded
2020-2021: Not Awarded
2021-2022: Minnesota Electric Racing
2022-2023: Not Awarded