ASME FWCS Student Engineer of the Year – Ms. Megan Pendergast

Ms. Megan Pendergast is a junior in Mechanical Engineering.  She will graduate in May ’08 with a BSME and currently has a 3.94 GPA.  Ms. Pendergast is a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society and the Student Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.  She has served as Vice President of Community Service for the National Society of Collegiate Scholars at USF and has been recognized for an “Outstanding Presentation” at the USF Research Experience for Undergraduates Symposium. 

 

She is active in the Handball Club at USF, is a captain of a winning intramural soccer team, participates in the Running Club’s weekly runs and USF sponsored Racquetball Tournaments.  She is active in the Tampa chapter of “Team in Training: which is the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s primary fundraising source, and has personally raised over $1500. 

 

She is currently doing research sponsored by the National Science Foundation on Nano-ripples in single crystal materials under the direction of USF’s Dr. Alex Volinsky. 

 

The Florida West Coast Section of ASME is proud to honor Ms. Megan Pendergast as their student engineer of the year.

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ASME FWCS Student Engineer of the Year – Ms. Jamie Trahan

Ms. Jamie Trahan is a junior in Mechanical Engineering.  She will graduate in May ’08 with a BSME and currently has a 4.0 GPA.  Ms. Trahan received her BS in Biology for the University of  Tampa with a minor in Environmental Science graduating Magna Cum Laude. 

 

She is the recipient of the William W. Smith Scholarship, the University of Tampa Presidential Scholarship, and the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship.  She is on the National Dean’s List and is a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, and Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.  She is a founding member of the USF chapter of “Engineers Without Borders” and does volunteer work with several community service organizations. 

 

Ms. Trahan is currently doing research sponsored by the National Science Foundation on numerical methods under the direction of USF’s Dr. Autar Kaw. 

 

The Florida West Coast Section of ASME is proud to honor Ms. Jamie Trahan as their student engineer of the year.

 

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