Past YEOY Recipients
Young Engineers of the Year 2024
Braden Boyd (ACI)
Rachel Carlton, P.E. (AIChE)
Johnny Kim, P.E., CFM (ASCE)
Farrah Rawashdeh, E.I.T., ENV SP (ASHE)
Alok Shah, P.E. (ASIE)
Kaylyn Atanacio, P.E. (HHAE)
Bryan Wilridge (NSBE)
Drew Tiffany, P.E. (SAME)
Nefeli Moridis, PhD (SPE)
Katherine Hoerner, PMP (SWE)
Mahith Nadella, P.E. (TAWWA)
Yanfen Zhou, P.E., PTOE, PTP (TexITE)
Elizabeth Byrd, P.E. (TSPE)
Rachel Coker, MSE (TX APWA)
Stephen Kelly, P.E. (WEAT)
Yanfen Zhou, P.E., PTOE, PTP (WTS)
Christopher Lau, P.E., MBA (YPT)
Young Engineers of the Year 2023
Ramprasad Kamisetty (AIChE)
Tim Smelcer, P.E. (ASCE)
Christian Escalante, P.E. (ASHE)
Varenya Mehta, E.I.T. (ASIE)
Neyra Natalia Linares, EIT (HHAE)
Qua Thoas (NSBE)
Justin Laporte, EIT (SAME)
Adonis Ichim (SPE)
Julie Surfus (SWE)
Varenya Mehta, E.I.T. (TAWWA)
Venu Kukkapalli, PhD (TexITE)
Janice Noeldner, P.E. (TSPE)
Shiann Hernandez, P.E. (TX APWA)
Trevor Otter, P.E. (WEAT)
Ashley Purkey, P.E. (WTS)
Young Engineers of the Year 2022
Kevin Zhang, P.E. (AIChE)
Alexa Nichols, P.E. (ASCE)
Michael A. King, P.E. (ASHE)
Raghu Veturi, P.E., PTOE (ASIE)
Alan Moon, P.E. (AWWA)
Roel Huerta, P.E. (HHAE)
Martins Amune (NSBE)
Carol Serna, P.E. (SAME)
Sarath Ketineni, PhD (SPE)
Emily Friedman (SWE)
Darshan Padmanabha, P.E. (TexITE)
Patrick Worley, P.E. (TSPE)
Keval Satra, P.E. (WEAT)
Victoria Mota, E.I.T (WTS)
Young Engineers of the Year 2021
Lucas Von Ruff (AICHE)
Masha Arastoo, P.E. (ASCE)
Adam White, P.E. (ASHE)
Vishakha Kaushik, P.E. (ASIE)
Nabeel Khan (AWWA)
Elizabeth Byrd, P.E. (HHAE)
Courtney Cunningham, P.E. (NSBE)
Shaun Sallee (SAME)
Sahil Malhotra (SPE)
Kathryn Schoer (SWE)
Yubrani Pinch, P.E. (TexITE)
Ashlee Hiser, P.E. (TSPE)
Pavani Silaparasetty (WEAT)
Thalia Gonzalez, P.E. (WTS)
Young Engineers of the Year 2020
Emily Jackson, E.I.T. (AlChE)
Sarah Alvarez, P.E., CFM (ASCE)
Vanessa Hernandez, E.I.T. (ASHE)
Apoorv Kumar (ASIE)
Kate Hallaway, P.E., CFM (AWWA)
Jerry Harness, E.I.T. (IEEE)
Gabriel Odreman, P.E., PMP (HHAE)
Joey Robert, E.I.T. (NSBE)
Patricia Bean, P.E. (SAME)
Maria Isabel Rocca (SHPE)
Ernesto Valbuena, PhD (SPE)
Tamara Rodriguez (SWE)
Catie Reid, P.E. (TexITE)
Rebekkah Sandt, P.E. (TPWA)
Carol Serna, P.E. (WEAT)
Agueda Guerra (WTS)
Young Engineers of the Year 2019
Swarup Bade, P.E. (AIChE)
Manik C. Mitra, P.E., CFM, CPESC (ASCE)
Brandon Circle (ASHE)
Chaitanya Gampa (ASIE)
Lizanne Douglas (AWWA)
Ariel Mejia Jr., P.E. (HHAE)
Bradley Updyke, P.E. (IEEE)
LeChell Honorat (NSBE)
Janelle Reiher (SAME)
Adrienne Sanchez (SHPE)
Mojtaba Shahri, Ph.D., P.E. (SPE)
Victoria Herman, P.E. (SWE)
Da Li, P.E., PTOE (TexITE)
Jeremy Austin, P.E. (TPWA)
Candyce Ward, P.E., CFM, GISP (TSPE)
Rebekkah Sandt, P.E. (TX-APWA)
Kristin O’Neill (WEAT)
Lisa Amar, AICP (WTS)
Young Engineers of the Year 2018
Dr. Reed (AIChE)
Austin Brauel, P.E., ENV SP (ASCE)
Ahmed K. Valdez, P.E. (ASHE)
Sirish Madichette, P.E. (ASIE)
Tyson Hann, P.E., D.Eng. (AWWA)
Kris Dow (IEEE)
Rashad Morgan (NSBE)
Patrick Korn, PWS (SAME)
Gustavo Garcia (SHPE)
Nii Ahele (SPE)
Yogashri Pradhan (SPE)
Alina V. Bartley (SWE)
Kiandra Lewis (SWE)
Amy Coxe, P.E. (TexITE)
Selina Lee Brandon, EIT (TPWA)
Rebekah Campbell, P.E., CFM (TSPE)
Valetta Saldanha (WEAT)
Stephanie Guillot, P.E. (WTS)
Eweek Events
Run of Pi - February 21, 2026
YEOY Reception - February 23, 2026
Student Luncheon - February 24, 2026
EOY/Sp Reception - Invite Only
EOY Gala - February 27, 2026
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