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Robert E. Akins Engineering Prize
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Awards and Scholarships
- First-Year Award
- Sophomore Award
- H. Thomas Williams Jr. Undergraduate Research Scholarship
- Physics and Engineering Departmental Scholarship
- Walter LeConte Stevens Scholarship
- Robert E. Akins Engineering Prize
- Edith Lemberg Reese and Harold Augustus Reese Sr. Physics Prize
- Avis P. Waring Endowment
- Wilson Fellowship Award
- Student Opportunity for Funding
- After Graduation
- Science at W-L
Established in 2005 by the family of Robert Akins, this prize is awarded to the student best exemplifying academic excellence, a socially responsible commitment to the greater community, and an enthusiasm for the study of engineering. Bob Akins was Professor of Engineering at Washington and Lee University from 1984-2004.
Prize Recipients
- 2024: Jonathan Carranza Cortes
- 2023: Garnett Byrd
- 2022: Coby Kirkland
- 2021: Lauren Kaplinsky
- 2020: Anna Soroka
- 2019: Ryder Babik
- 2018: Angel Vela de la Garza Evia
- 2017: Matt Lubas
- 2016: Timothy R. Holder
- 2015: Cort Hammond
- 2014: Thomas Bowen
- 2013: Lizzie Engel
- 2012: Franco Moiso Marin
- 2011: Dana Fredericks
- 2010: John R. Pflug
- 2009: Malek Abu Alhaj
- 2008: Taylor McLachlan
- 2007: Raymond W. Sweeney IV
- 2006: John Bannon Thorpe II
- 2005: Seth Edgar Jones
Physics and Engineering Department
- About the Department
- Faculty and Staff
-
Opportunities for Students
- Student/Faculty Research
- Teaching Assistant
- Research and Internships
- Engineering Community Development
- Sigma Pi Sigma
- W&L Rocketry Club
-
Awards and Scholarships
- First-Year Award
- Sophomore Award
- H. Thomas Williams Jr. Undergraduate Research Scholarship
- Physics and Engineering Departmental Scholarship
- Walter LeConte Stevens Scholarship
- Robert E. Akins Engineering Prize
- Edith Lemberg Reese and Harold Augustus Reese Sr. Physics Prize
- Avis P. Waring Endowment
- Wilson Fellowship Award
- Student Opportunity for Funding
- After Graduation
- Science at W&L
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Physics and Engineering Department
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