[Faculty] Engineering Valedictorian Vote Deadline: April 12th
Ashkan Ashrafi
ashrafi at mail.sdsu.edu
Wed Apr 12 13:51:55 PDT 2017
Hi Donovan,
It is interesting that the student with the lowest GPA among others has
been selected as the valedictorian by the vote of less than 1/3 of the
CoE faculty. This raises a lot of question marks above the whole process.
Best,
Ashkan
Ashkan Ashrafi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor
Director, Signal Processing Research Laboratory
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr., E-410A
San Diego, CA 92182-1309
Tel: (619)594-3703
Fax: (619)594-2654
email: ashrafi at mail.sdsu.edu
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On 4/12/17 1:33 PM, Donovan Geiger wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> This honor is the College Outstanding Graduate, but we internally use
> the term Valedictorian as a more recognizable label for students and
> to differentiate it as a higher honor than the Outstanding Graduates
> at the departmental level.
>
> Thanks,
> Donovan
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 12:58 PM, Andrew Szeto <aszeto at mail.sdsu.edu
> <mailto:aszeto at mail.sdsu.edu>> wrote:
>
> Dear Donovan:
>
> Can you please clarify? To most people, the honor of being the
> Valedictorian is different from being the "Outstanding Engineering
> Graduate." What exactly is this honor? Thanks.
>
> Andy Szeto
>
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 12:41 PM, Donovan Geiger
> <dgeiger at mail.sdsu.edu <mailto:dgeiger at mail.sdsu.edu>> wrote:
>
> COE Faculty:
>
> Please join me in congratulating Victor Ortega as our
> Engineering Class of 2017 Valedictorian!
>
> The vote tally was:
>
> 10 Ortega
> 6 West
> 2 Reyes
> 1 Akers
>
> Thank you,
> Donovan
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 5:35 PM, Donovan Geiger
> <dgeiger at mail.sdsu.edu <mailto:dgeiger at mail.sdsu.edu>> wrote:
>
> Engineering Faculty and Staff:
>
> As the departmental outstanding graduates have been
> selected, voting for Engineering Valedictorian will now
> take place. Please select one and email your choice to me
> by*_12:00pm, Wednesday April, 12th._*
>
> The candidates are:
>
> __________________________________________
>
> *Joseph Akers
> Major GPA 3.93, SDSU GPA 3.95
> Environmental Engineering
>
> *
>
> I am a Marine Corps Veteran. I was living in San Diego
> since 2010 at MCAS Miramar. I chose the major I wanted
> about a year before I left the military. During my
> research, I learned that an ABET accredited school was
> going to be as important to me as an Environmental
> Engineer as learning how to be an Environmental Engineer.
> I found several schools that fit the bill but after a few
> searches where google filled in the blank after SDSU with
> "best party schools" I knew that I would at least have a
> few years of fun if I couldn't cut it. San Diego State
> actually became my favorite choice really quickly.
> Everything about it just made sense such as the location
> and the teacher reviews. But it was February. Admissions
> were full and I was going to be stuck waiting a year or so
> to get a spot. Looked like I was going to Ohio State.
>
>
> There was a Marine Corps Program called the Leadership
> Scholar Program that allowed me to get into SDSU where my
> only competition for admission was other Marines. The
> spots were actually filled but through sheer luck of
> someone dropping out of going to SDSU and with my Marine
> Corps accomplishments, I was able to get a spot to start
> school in fall 2013. I quickly joined the Student Veterans
> Organization and even helped start their intramural sports
> teams. I met some good friends through there but decided
> to try more professional organizations like Engineers
> Without Borders and American Water Works Association.
>
> School was challenging but I benefited greatly from the GI
> Bill which paid for my schooling and gave me the freedom
> to keep my grades up. Unfortunately for me, I had to start
> with classes like Precalculus and would be playing catch
> up to My Map. Engineering requires a couple more credits
> than other degrees so I would be here for a few summer
> sessions as well. There were some challenging teachers,
> some unorganized ones and some amazing ones like Professor
> Smith and Professional Mladenov. Overall it was a great
> experience.
>
> During my time at SDSU I have become a Big Brother
> volunteer for Bigs of San Diego and I have been the
> recipient of several scholarships, including the Sinegal
> Veterans Scholarship. I am currently working with SPAWAR
> because of San Diego State's veteran's programs in a
> research fellowship. I can only look back and thank SDSU
> for the experience granted.
>
>
> _________________________________________
> *
> Victor Ortega
> Major GPA 3.81, SDSU GPA 3.91
> Aerospace Engineering*
>
> Victor Ortega graduated valedictorian from Monte Vista
> High School in Spring Valley before being admitted to
> SDSU’s Aerospace Engineering program in the Fall of 2013.
> He will be earning his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering with
> a 3.919 cumulative GPA this May. He has shown a dedication
> to helping other students succeed through being one of the
> first to participate in Monte Vista’s peer tutoring
> program as a math tutor and later working as a college
> advisor at an inner city high school in City Heights. As a
> first-generation college student and son of immigrants who
> originally attended school in City Heights. Since 2016, he
> has been working as an undergraduate research assistant
> looking at resin injection methods of repairing internal
> delamination in carbon fiber laminates in the Aerospace
> Engineering Department. He has been accepted to the
> SDSU-UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Structural Engineering
> and awarded a 5-year fellowship by UCSD.*
> *
> _______________________________________
> *
> Karl Reyes
> Major GPA 3.87, SDSU GPA 3.93
> *
> *Mechanical Engineering
> *
>
> Karl is a senior mechanical engineering student, and will
> be graduating in May 2017. As a student at SDSU, he was a
> member of numerous organizations, including the American
> Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Design/Build/Fly
> (DBF), and Tau Beta Pi – The Engineering Honor Society. In
> Spring 2015, Karl worked with a team to design and
> manufacture a wall-mounting mechanism of an all-terrain
> vehicle for the ASME Student Professional Development
> Conference (SPDC) student design competition. In Spring
> 2016, he contributed to the manufacturing of a prototype
> aircraft as a manufacturing team member for the American
> Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
> Design/Build/Fly competition. Currently, he is an officer
> in Tau Beta Pi California Xi. Outside of his
> extracurricular activities, Karl has also had internship
> experience with Solar Turbines Incorporated, where he was
> a Mechanical Engineering Intern in the Combustion
> Department. He has accepted a position with Northrop
> Grumman, and will be working as a Mechanical Engineer in
> the Vehicle Engineering Department after graduating in May.
>
> _________________________________________*
>
> Stephen West
> Major GPA 3.97, SDSU GPA 3.94**
> Electrical Engineering *
>
> We nominate Stephen West as our outstanding graduate for
> his top 3.94 GPA that includes 97 units taken at SDSU.
> Faculty who had the privilege to teach him in EE430 and
> other courses recall West to be a quiet studious, smart,
> and respectful student. He has involved in student
> organizations and extracurricular activities.
>
> __________________________________________
>
>
> Once again, the deadline to vote is this Wednesday, April
> 12, at noon.
>
> Best regards,
>
> *Donovan Geiger, MBA*
> Student Affairs Officer
> College of Engineering
> San Diego State University
> 619.594.6079 <tel:%28619%29%20594-6079>
>
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