Awards

At the National Baja SAE Louisville competition last month, the CWRU Motorsports team earned first place finishes in the maneuverability and hill climb events. This comes after a year of hard work from the engineering team who look to keep pushing vehicle design and performance in the upcoming…

Each spring, Diekhoff Awards recognize outstanding graduate mentoring and teaching. Up to four Diekhoff Awards are given annually, two for mentoring and two for teaching. Faculty members who receive these awards must have an appointment in a department awarding degrees through the School of…

In lieu of an in-person ceremony this year, the Writing Program celebrated the accomplishments of writing faculty and CWRU student writers on an awards website.  The winners of this year’s Writing Program Teaching Awards were: SAGES Excellence in Writing Instruction Award: Mary AssadHonorable…

Case Amateur Radio Club members Carolina Whitaker (KD9NKM), a fourth-year electrical engineering student, and Frances "Frankie" Bonte (KE8HPA), a second-year student studying material science and dance, recently received Amateur Radio Digital Communications Scholarships. California-based Amateur…

Case Western Reserve University's Graduate Student Council offered its first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Award to five students, awarding $4,000 over two award cycles. These awards provide funding to CWRU master’s and doctoral students who are conducting research with marginalized…

Susan McClary, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music, engaged in conversation with contemporary director Peter Sellars during a Case Western Reserve University Department of Music event in October 2019. In that discussion, they considered the future of music, predicting that the traditional music…

When Pamela B. Davis began her medical research career, the life expectancy of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) didn’t extend beyond adolescence. Over more than 30 years of research, she played a significant role in extending the lives of patients with the fatal genetic disease well into…

Anthony Wexler draws energy and inspiration from his students—perhaps because he remembers what it feels like to be a college-aged student, out on his own for the first time. “For me, it was a time of such intense exploration—a period in my life when I was becoming increasingly conscious and…

Aside from his incredible knowledge, talent and experience in the world of physics, Cyrus Taylor, the Albert A. Michelson Professor in Physics, is admired by students for his humbleness, enthusiasm and dedication. “I most value his empathy,” one student nominator wrote. “Particularly in the midst…

“To create a just city within myself: If I live by anything, I live by that moment.” This motto, inspired by an excerpt in the ninth book of Plato’s Republic, defines Gabrielle “Brie” Parkin’s approach to teaching, mentoring and living an impactful life. “The just city within myself says, if I…