Co-op Award Winners

The Cooperative Education Awards recognized 11 exceptional Drexel students, two employer partners, and one faculty/staff member for their exceptional effort in fulfilling the goals and ideals of cooperative education.

• McLean Dyer, General Studies, University City Housing
• Evan Ehlers, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Sharing Excess — Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship
• Bridget Heeney, Culinary Arts, Rita's
• Annette Kang, Biological Sciences, TU Darmstadt
• Timothy Kelly, Mechanical Engineering, Lockheed Martin
• Michelle Kim, Graphic Design, LA Metro (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
• Diana Marino, Elementary Education, Andrew Jackson Elementary — School District of Philadelphia
• Kimberly Murphy, Health Sciences, Student Health Service — University of Pennsylvania
• Klaus Nuredini, Computer Science, Multicore Expert Center — Siemens
• Lauren Snarr, Legal Studies, Ascensus, LLC
• Roxanna Tehrani, Biomedical Engineering, Design Science

2019 Employers of the Year

• Comcast Corporation

• Daniel Baugh Institute For Functional Genomics And Computational Biology — Thomas Jefferson University

2019 Faculty/Staff of the Year

• Karen Nulton, PhD, Director, Writing Assessment and Associate Teaching Professor

Bentley Systems Career Networking Award

• Elvira-Marie Mikhael, Civil Engineering

Co-op Award Winners

• Rachel Bomysoad, Psychology, Defender Association of Philadelphia
• Jessica Cellinesi, Nursing, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Christian Coassin, Sport Management, Zivtech
• Mary Hayles, Biomedical Engineering, K2M
• Ou Suk Kwon, Public Health, School District of Philadelphia
• Maren Larsen, Custom-Designed, ExCITe Center, MilkCrate
• Ethan Meth, Culinary Science, Rita’s
• Jessica Nebolsky, Game Art & Production, Procedural eXpression Lab
• Kristin Sullivan, Accounting, Bowman & Company LLP
• Timur Vafin, Mechanical Engineering, ExxonMobile
• Lisa Wen, Information Systems, Independence Blue Cross, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health

Bentley Systems Career Networking Award

• Enioluwa Segun

2018 Employers of the Year

• Aspire Bariatrics, Inc.

• Sartomer Americas

• The Patrick Center for Enviromental Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

2018 Faculty/Staff of the Year

• Rebecca Weidensaul, Assistant Vice President, Student Life

Co-op Award Winners

• Alexander Bock, Operations & Supply Chain Management, Independence Blue Cross
• Amelia Fisher, International Area Studies, Drexel University, UConnect
• Alyssa Foley, Nursing, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Melissa Frendo-Rosso, Biomedical Engineering, Drummond Scientific Company
• Alexis Fusco, Screenwriting & Playwriting, Millennium Films
• Michael Luker, Computer Science, Lockheed Martin
• David Senko, Construction Management, Target Building Construction
• Jourdan Skirha, Sport Management, Chicago Bandits

Bentley Systems Career Networking Award

• Joseph Urbano, Computer Science

2017 Employers of the Year

• Army Research Lab

• SAP

2017 Faculty Advisor of the Year

• Kate Hughes, Associate Director, Global Studies and Modern Languages

Co-op Award Winners

• Chau Dang, Biomedical Engineering, Amicus Therapeutics
• Parini Gandhi, Nursing, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Angelique Giannascoli, Elementary Education, St. Andrew Catholic Education Center
• Lynn Gotuaco, Culinary Science, Monell Chemical Senses Center
• Sarah Griggs, Biological Sciences, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Brandon Katz, Electrical Engineering, Lockheed Martin
• Sandra Petri, International Business, Office of International Programs at Drexel University
• Arvid Roach, Product Design, Michael Graves Architecture & Design
• Conchita Taylor, Information Systems, National Board of Medical Examiners

Employers of the Year

• Brinjac Engineering

• McKesson

Faculty of the Year

• Chuck Sacco

Bentley Systems Career Networking Award

• Chan Yeoh, Computer Engineering

Co-op Award Winners

• Lia Arakelian, Marketing, Bimbo Bakeries
• Rishon Benjamin, Chemical Engineering, Inolex, Inc.
• Danielle Cole, Health Sciences, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Nicole Dykstra, Biology, Philadelphia Zoo
• Alexander Koszycki, Biomedical Engineering, Sanofi
• Edmund Lynn, Computer Science, Pepco Holdings, Inc.
• Hailey Smith, Graphic Design, Steinbright Career Development Center
• Casey Sneider, Teacher Education, The Math Forum
• Alexandra Zeitz, Culinary Arts, High Street on Market

Employers of the Year

• DSM Biomedical

• Inolex

Faculty of the Year

• Dr. Banu Onaral, PhD

Bentley Systems Career Networking Award

• Colleen Blaho, Computer Science

Co-op Award Winners

• M. David Boodey, Business & Engineering, Teva Pharmaceuticals
• Jhan-Duc Duclos, Biomedical Engineering, Lockheed Martin
• Christine Luby, Nutrition and Foods, Drexel University, Center for Hospitality & Sport Management
• Krysten Minnici, Chemical Engineering, Arkema, Inc. 
• Ethan O'Neill, Information Systems, Computer Science Corporation
• Emily Rugh, Culinary Science, La Colombe Torrefaction
• Aaron Strauss, Communications, Catapult Learning, LLC. 
• Stephanie Zeitz, Elementary Education, Scholar Academies
• Yuxing Zhang, Interior Design, The Wharton School

Employers of the Year

• Happy Cog
• ArcelorMittal
• Drexel University, Department of Physics

Faculty of the Year

• Dr. Teck-Kah Lim, physics professor and associate vice provost for Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

Bentley Systems Career Networking Award

• Basanta Kharel, Computer Science

Co-op Award Winners

• Marika DuTot, Nursing, Cooper University Hospital
• Brendan Elias, Biological Sciences, Drexel University, Biology Department
• Keith Engle, Construction Management, Bancroft Construction Company
• Genymphas Higgs, Biomedical Engineering, Implant Research Center
• Nasreen Khan, Materials Science and Engineering, Fit of Passion, LLC
• Brandon Manni, Television Production & Media Management, WPVI-TV/6ABC
• Zachary Rubin, Business Admin. - Management Information Services, Johnson & Johnson
• Christine Ruggieri, Elementary Education, U.S. Dream Academy
• Andrew Saraceni, Information Technology, The Wharton School

Employers of the Year

• Society of Hospital Medicine
• Thomson Reuters

Advisor of the Year

• Heather Blackburn, program manager and academic advisor for Sport Management, Goodwin College

Bentley Systems Career Networking Award

• George Rodier, Computer Science