Committee on Student Members Student Chapter Awards

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2023 Award Winners

These awards were based on information in the 2022 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
  • Mohan Babu University
  • Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
  • Western Kentucky University

Distinguished Chapter Awards

Awarded to the most outstanding Student Chapter in each Region:

  • Region 1: University at Buffalo
  • Region 2: Pennsylvania State University-University Park
  • Region 3: Bradley University
  • Region 4: Western Kentucky University
  • Region 5: University of Florida
  • Region 6: University of Texas at Tyler
  • Region 7: United States Air Force Academy
  • Region 8: Oregon State University
  • 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
  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  • California State University, Long Beach
  • Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Technology
  • Mohan Babu University 
  • Oregon State University
  • Texas A&M University
  • Universidad Autonoma Del Estado De Mexico
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
  • University at Buffalo
  • University of California, San Diego
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Florida
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • University of Texas at Tyler
  • University of Utah
  • University of Wisconsin-Platteville
  • 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:

  • Cornell University
  • United States Military Academy

Significant Improvement

  • California State University, Fresno
  • California State University, Sacramento
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Lafayette College
  • LeTourneau University
  • North Carolina A&T State University
  • North Carolina State University
  • Ohio State University
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • SUNY College of Technology at Canton
  • SUNY Polytechnic Institute
  • Temple University
  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • University of California, San Diego
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of Minnesota Duluth
  • University of Texas at Arlington

Richard J. Scranton Outstanding Community Service Award

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

  • University of Hawaii at Manoa

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

  • Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
  • United States Military Academy

Honorable Mention

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

  • An-Najah National University
  • Auburn University
  • Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
  • Beirut Arab University
  • Brigham Young University
  • Brigham Young University - Idaho
  • California Baptist University
  • California State University, Fresno
  • California State University, Northridge
  • California State University, Sacramento
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Cornell University
  • Fairmont State University
  • Florida Atlantic University
  • George Mason University
  • Hohai University
  • Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Iowa State University
  • Kansas State University
  • KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology
  • Kuwait University
  • Lafayette College
  • Lebanese American University
  • LeTourneau University
  • Liberty University
  • Lipscomb University
  • Mercer University
  • Missouri State University
  • Montana Technological University
  • Morgan State University
  • National Institute of Technology Patna
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
  • New Mexico State University
  • North Carolina A&T State University
  • Northeastern University
  • Northern Arizona University
  • Ohio State University
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Rowan University
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • San Diego State University
  • South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
  • Southwest Jiaotong University
  • Stony Brook University
  • SUNY College of Technology at Canton
  • Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Temple University
  • Texas Tech University
  • Tongji University
  • Trine University
  • United States Military Academy
  • Universidad Ingeniería y Tecnología
  • Universite Laval
  • University of Akron
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Irvine
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of Houston
  • University of Louisville
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Minnesota Duluth
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
  • University of Mississippi
  • University of Nevada, Reno
  • University of New Orleans
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
  • University of South Alabama
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  • University of Texas at Arlington
  • University of Texas at El Paso
  • University of Texas at Tyler - Houston Engineering Center
  • University of the Pacific
  • University of Toledo
  • University of Washington
  • Utah State University
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Villanova University
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology
  • Youngstown State University