Outstanding construction science
students honored at Dec. 09 event

Fall 2009 construction science graduates from Texas A&M were honored at the Department of Construction Science’s Dec. 1 Hard Hat Ceremony where each received a white Aggie hard hat emblazoned with a maroon Texas A&M University logo.

During the event, held in the Wright Gallery at the Langford Architecture Center, several graduating students were recognized for outstanding achievement.

Carter Charanza (above, center) received the Gene Murphree Jr. '45 Associated General Contractors Medal as the outstanding undergraduate student in his class. Charanza was chosen by students and faculty from a ballot listing the department's top 10 students in academic standing.

Likewise, Bhagyashri Joshi (above, left) was chosen by her peers and faculty as the department's outstanding graduate student and Phillip Gazca (above, left) was selected by fellow students and faculty to receive the department's Cumberland Craftsman Award, for all-around capability and contribution to the construction science program.

Past Gene Murphree Jr. '45 Associated General Contractors medal honorees:

• Charlie Westmoreland, May 2007;
• Brandon Berdoll, August 2007;
• Justin Goodman, December 2007;
• Elizabeth Ballew, May 2008;
• Marco Campos, August 2008;
• Cory Spaulding, December 2008; and
• Rex Lundeen, May 2009.

Past Outstanding Graduate Student honorees:

• Ryan Malone, May 2004;
• Kampari "ARCH" Tejavanja, August 2004;
• Varun Chandra, December 2004;
• Arangaly Smitha, May 2005;
• Woo Sung Chung, August 2005;
• Erhan Ertem, December 2006;
• Shriram Joshi, May 2007;
• Jonathan Altman, August 2007;
• Farzana Sultana, December 2007;
• Rachel Delino, May 2008;
• Mohamad Waseem, August 2008;
• Rajesh Sake, December 2008; and
• Vardhaman Vilas Bora, May 2009.

Past Cumberland Craftsman Award honorees:

• John Paul Jones, May 2007;
• Tony Tyrell Anderson, August 2007;
• Ben Liggett, December 2007;
• Clayton Patton, May 2008;
• Collin Wood, August 2008;
• Ernest Earl Box, December 2008; and
• Robert Will, May 2009.

- Posted: Jan. 11, 2010 -