We would like to congratulate our winners of the 2024 Founders Award of Excellence, the highest honor given at the annual Honors Convocation Ceremony! Pictured from left to right: Anna Zuniga, Junior in the IME program, David Gardiner, Co-Terminal M.Eng. student in the SETM program, Valerie Bubel, Senior in the IME program. Not pictured are Vivian Rost-Nasshan, Senior in the IME program, Abby Coscia, Senior in the IME program, and Stephen Feldman, Senior in the IME program.

This year there were 65 recipients, 25 of these from the School of Engineering. With six winners from our department, we were well represented! The Founders Award of Excellence was established in 1994 to honor students who embody the qualities of creativity, discovery, leadership, and the values of pride and responsibility at Rensselaer.