Outstanding Students and Faculty are Recognized at the 31st Annual Honors and Awards Ceremony

NEW ORLEANS, May 18, 2004 —The College of Engineering's 31st Annual Honors and Awards Ceremony was held on the evening of Tuesday May 18 in the University Center Grand Ballroom. The event is held each year to recognize outstanding students and faculty.

Below is a sample of the more than 50 students who received awards from businesses, organizations, and local chapters, student organizations, and from the college and its academic departments.

	Dr. Norma Jean Mattei, Mistress of Ceremonies, opens the ceremony.		Dr. Russell Trahan, Dean College of Engineering welcomes guests.		Boeing Scholarship - Edmund Toro
	CommTech Industries Scholarship - Kashif Riaz		National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) - Musunuri Sai Shruth Sravani		University of New Orleans Women's Club - Najwa Obeid (R)
	Wink Engineering-Outstanding Student Award, Electrical Engineering - Jacqueline Babin		Women's Auxiliary to the New Orleans Chapter of the Louisiana Engineering Society-Nella Ludwig Scholarship - Kimberlee Benson		Society of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (SNAME)-Undergraduate Scholarship - John Huber (R) with Dr. Jeffrey M. Falzarano (L)
	Dr. Fritz E. Dohse Founding Dean Award-Outstanding Black Student in Engineering - Jeff G. Josiah		Hudy Hewitt Memorial Award - Steve Caskey (L) with Dr. Norm Whitley (R)		Julian White Scholarship - Onome Ugbeme