COLLEGE STATION, Nov. 2, 2009 – Mark Deimund, a senior in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been named one of five student recipients of the 2009-2010 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. Recipients must have a 3.5 minimum overall GPR, participate in numerous university organizations and posses such qualities as loyalty, honor, duty and integrity.
Deimund is a chemical engineering major from Oklahoma City, Okla. Cited by one professor as among his top 10 undergraduates in the last quarter-century, Deimund is a member of four honor societies: Tau Beta Pi, Omega Chi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Eta Sigma. His current term as president caps three years of leadership roles in the Texas A&M chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
He has been a Chem-E Car team leader since 2007, guiding his group to multiple wins at regional and national competitions. He has worked summers for Celanese Chemicals as an R&D intern in Texas and a process engineering intern in Virginia. His volunteer work has included Texas A&M Big Event, Habitat for Humanity and Super Summer Southern Baptist Youth Leadership Camp.
Deimund has assisted with Texas A&M research on a biomass processing technique that is being patented and published. He visited 15 states during travels this past summer while earning his business management certificate for engineers. He is scheduled to graduate in May 2010.
In addition to Deimund, seniors Colin Bailie, Alexandra (Sandra) Iacob, Rachel Oyler and Rodrigo Garza Urquiza received the annual award. Each of the seniors received an engraved medallion and a $5,000 educational grant. Their names appear on a plaque in the Zachry Engineering Center.
Formerly known as the Engineering Faculty Senior Award, the award was renamed in 1996 to honor Craig C. Brown for his vision to expand and enhance the recognition program through a permanent endowment. Brown is a 1975 civil engineering graduate and past recipient of the award. He is currently president, owner and chief operating officer of Bray International Inc. and president and chairman of the board of the Craig C. Brown Foundation.
