COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 11, 2008 – Jennifer Leigh Christensen, a senior in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been named the department’s “Outstanding Graduating Senior” for Fall 2008.
“Jennifer has earned the respect of her professors, peers and underclassmen, and we appreciate what she has done for this department during her time here,” said Lale Yurttas, senior lecturer and assistant head for upper division programs in the department.
Christensen, who is from Hamilton, Texas, was honored with the distinction during the department’s fall award ceremony at which Associate Professor and Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs Victor Ugaz addressed the graduating class.
“It’s critically important to keep learning so that you can adapt and change as you progress throughout your careers,” Ugaz said, reminding the students to embrace the many opportunities they will encounter.
Earlier this semester, Christensen, received the 2008-2009 Craig C. Brown Outstanding Senior Engineer Award. The award is considered the most prestigious honor bestowed on a graduating senior in the university’s Dwight Look College of Engineering and is presented to a student who demonstrates scholastic achievement, leadership skills and a strong moral character.
As part of the event, winners of the department’s Fall 2008 Plant Design Competition, received their prizes. The competition, which was part of a senior-level course aimed at preparing students for the types of assignments they’re likely to see in a professional environment, tasked student groups with designing a fully functional vinyl acetate production facility in South America. In recognition of their achievements, each of the top three teams received honorariums from the Celanese Corporation, the competition’s sponsor for this semester.
