Fire Protection Engineering Students Recognized with Academic, Service and Leadership Awards

Each year the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland celebrates exceptional undergraduate scholars through its Honors and Awards, which recognize students for their academics, leadership, and service.

Maryland Engineering honored 76 undergraduates—among them 5 students in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering (FPE)—who exemplify the college’s commitment to excellence at this year’s ceremony event, held April 24 in the Stamp Student Union.

“We always encourage our students to develop leadership skills,” said Arnaud Trouvé, FPE department chair. “We celebrate in these awards student leaders who demonstrate outstanding academic achievements or outstanding service to the department and to the engineering community. These students make us particularly proud!”

	National Fire Protection Association Ambassador Award: recognizes students who have served as exemplar FPE ambassadors in promoting the major. Robert ‘RJ’ McCandless
	Fire Protection Engineering Department Service Award: recognizes student service, with a focus on increasing community success and workforce development of the engineering community here at the University of Maryland. Sam Farren
	Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) Outstanding Senior Award, sponsored by the Chesapeake Chapter of SFPE: recognizes the senior student who has the highest GPA in the cohort. Nicholas Mertz
	Robert J. Taylor Academic Achievement Award, sponsored by the Salamander Honorary Society: recognizes the junior student who has the highest GPA who has participated in the program for at least an academic year. Ryan Vacek
	Department of Fire Protection Engineering Chair’s Award: in recognition of a student who made a significant contribution to the department’s mission and vision through their service and leadership during the year. Tori Latham