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Student Member with Honors and Outstanding Student Chapter Awards

The Student Member With Honors Award was established in 1999 to acknowledge students who have made an outstanding contribution to the discipline or to HFES during their tenure as a student. This designation honors students who have made outstanding contributions to the discipline and/or HFES during their tenure as students. To qualify, students must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:

Student membership in HFES for at least six months prior to application
Classified as a graduate student, or class standing of junior or senior for an undergraduate
Minimum GPA of 3.75 for graduate students; minimum GPA of 3.50 for undergraduate students
Successful completion of at least three HF/E-related courses with an A grade
Significant HF/E-related service to HFES (e.g., leadership roles at student chapters and technical groups)
One letter of recommendation from a faculty member, which specifies and demonstrates the outstanding contributions made by the student. This letter of endorsement from the faculty member is critical to the application. The letter should highlight the outstanding contributions of the student and indicate how those achievements meet the requirements for the student to be recognized as a Student Member with Honors in the Society by distinguishing the student from their peers.

In addition, at least two of the following three conditions must be met:

First author of an HF/E research paper published in an approved journal
Presenter of an HF/E-related lecture at a national or international conference
Evidence of significant contribution to an industry project

Past Awardees

2022	Hanna Barton Varshini Kamaraj Mengyao Li Nade Liang Maya Luster Zheng Ma Emily Rickel Courtney Rogers Fazaneh Shahini Emily Shull Xiaomei Tan Oshin Tyagi Kathryn Wust Karim Zahed
2021	William Braxton Hicks Richard Simonson Mahnoosh Sadeghi Chelsea DeGuzman Samuel Bonet Olivencia Elliot Biltekoff Rachel Rutkowski Hao Wang Grace Waldfogle Breadley Weaver
2020	Areen Alsaid Alexandra Kaplan Amal Ponathil Changwon Son Gaojian Huang Hananeh Alambeigi Ian Robertson Jukrin Moon Madi Ebnali Megan Salwei Na Du
2019	Azadeh Dinparast Jadid Eric Weston Jackie Cha Amro Khasawneh Natalie Lodinger Tenchi Smith
2018	Brittany Neilson Sruthy Orozhiyathumana Federico Scholcover John Paul Plummer Isis Chong
2017	Natalie Benda Michelle Jahn Sean McGlynn Jie Zhou
2016	Mahboobeh Ghesmaty Sangachin David Azari Andrew Abbate
2015	Eric T. Chancey Cyrus K. Foroughi Thomas M. Gable Gabriella Hancock Boyi Hu Sadaf Kazi Ja Young Lee Samuel J. Levulis Joseph Douglas McDonald Drew Morris Michael A. Rupp
2014	Karen Chen Aaron Dietz Akanksha Prakash Farzan Sasangohar Nicole Werner
2013	Laura H. Barg-Walkow Keith R. Bujak Kapil Chalil Madathil Jing Chen Matthew Thompson Elizabeth Schmidlin
2012	Mahtab Ghazizadeh Nirathi Keerthi Govindu Sara McBride Shannon Roberts
2011	Felix Portnoy Joel Suss Grant Taylor Rupa Valdez
2010	Kerstan S. Cole Ralph H. Cullen Paul Derby Tobias Grundgeiger John R. Morris Liang Zeng
2009	Leigh A. Baumgart Elizabeth Newlin Canzone Joel M. Cooper Thomas Ferris Joshua A. Gomer Allyson R. Hall Scarlett R. Herring Caroline Joseph David Liu Joey Chung Yin So Peter N. Squire Timothy Robert Turner
2008	Linsey M. Barker Jane H. Barrow Ashley J. Benedict Jasmine L. Duran Thomas D. Fincannon Mahiyar F. Nasarwanji Michael Rosen Arathi Sethumadhavan Randall D. Spain Yi-Fang Tsai Ewart J. de Visser
2007	Matthew Bolton David Cades Justin DeVoge Neta Ezer Gregory Fitch Nathan Lau Andrew Mayer Anand Tharanathan
2006	Samuel Alper James Beno Ernesto Bustamante Richard Holden Susan Kotowski Marita O'Brien Calvin Or Carl Smith
2005	J. Christopher Brill Ellen Carpenter Hyeg-Joo Choi Kelly Hale Razia Nayeem Heather Priest
2004	Timothy Nichols Melanie Diez Sandra Kay Garrett Michelle Evonne Harper Sherri Rehfeld Anne Collins McLaughlin
2003	Sandro Scielzo Aideen J. Stronge Raegan M. Hoeft Eric F. Shaver
2002	Haydee M. Cuevas Emily Erin Wiese Michele L. Reyes Jiun-Yin Jian
2001	Selma N. de Ridder Ameersing Luximon Karen R. Young Jiun-Yin Jian
2000	Lori Rhodenizer Kim Phuong Le Vu Dan Kelaher Masha Maltz Holly Hancock
1999	Michelle Yeh F. Jacob Seagull Gregory A. Jamieson

The Outstanding Student Chapter Award was established in 1999 to acknowledge chapters that have made significant contributions to the discipline, HFES, their campus, or their community in a particular year.

2022	Gold Silver	Clemson Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Embry Riddle HFES HFES – Georgia Tech HFES Purdue University Chapter Human Factors and Ergonomics Society at California State University Long Beach Old Dominion University HFES San Jose State University (SJSU) HFES Student Chapter The Wichita State University Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter UCF HFES Student Chapter University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Student Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society University of Michigan HFES Chapter University of Toronto Human Factors Interest Group (HFIG) University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Chapter HFES George Mason University HFES Student Chapter HFES Student Chapter at Virginia Tech Human Factors and Ergonomics Society at the University of Virginia (HFES at UVA) North Carolina State University Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (NCSU HFES) Student Chapter
2021	Gold Silver Bronze	Texas A&M University California State University Long Beach Old Dominion University Virginia Tech University Clemson University University of Wisconsin Madison Purdue University University of Central Florida Wichita State University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University University of Waterloo University of Minnesota North Carolina State University George Mason University University of Toronto Texas Tech University Georgia Institute of Technology University of Buffalo University of Waterloo University of Minnesota University of Virginia
2020	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Buffalo, SUNY University of Toronto (HFIG) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University North Carolina State University George Mason University Purdue University San Jose State University Texas Tech University Clemson University Old Dominion University Wichita State University Georgia Institute of Technology University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Central Florida Texas A&M University University of Minnesota
2019	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University Long Beach Clemson University Old Dominion University Purdue University Texas Tech University University of Central Florida University of Toronto Wichita State University Embry Riddle Georgia Tech San Jose State University Texas A&M University University of Houston Clear Lake University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Wisconsin Madison Virginia Tech The Ohio State University
2018	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach Clemson University Old Dominion University Purdue University Texas Tech University University of Central Florida University of Michigan University of Toronto Wichita State University George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology San Jose State University Texas A&M University University at Buffalo, SUNY University of Houston-Clear Lake University of Wisconsin-Madison Virginia Tech The Ohio State University University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2017	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach Clemson University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology North Carolina State University Old Dominion University Purdue University San Jose State University Texas A&M University Texas Tech University University of Central Florida University of Houston-Clear Lake University of Toronto University of Wisconsin-Madison Virginia Tech Wichita State University North Carolina A&T State University University at Buffalo, SUNY University of Michigan University of South Dakota Binghamton University Ohio State University
2016	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach Clemson University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology Old Dominion University San Jose State University Texas Tech University University of Central Florida University of Houston-Clear Lake University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez University of Wisconsin-Madison Virginia Tech Wichita State University Ohio State University Texas A & M University University at Buffalo, SUNY University of South Dakota University of Southern California University of Waterloo
2015	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach Clemson University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology Purdue University Texas Tech University University at Buffalo, SUNY University of Central Florida University of Michigan University of Southern California University of Toronto University of Wisconsin-Madison Virginia Tech Wichita State University Old Dominion University University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez University of South Dakota University of Texas A & M University of Waterloo
2014	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach Clemson University George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology Old Dominion University Purdue University Texas Tech University University of Michigan University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez University of Toronto University of Wisconsin-Madison Virginia Tech Wichita State University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University University of Central Florida University of Houston-Clear Lake University of South Dakota No Bronze Award was given in 2014.
2013	Gold Silver Bronze	Arizona State University Clemson University George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology Old Dominion University Purdue University San Jose State University Texas Tech University University of Central Florida University of Toronto University of Wisconsin-Madison Virginia Tech Wichita State University California State University, Long Beach North Carolina A&T State University of Houston-Clear Lake University of South Dakota
2012	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach Clemson University George Mason University Old Dominion University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University San Jose State University Texas Tech University University of Central Florida University of Houston-Clear Lake University of Virginia University of Wisconsin-Madison Virginia Tech Wichita State University Berlin Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology University at Buffalo, SUNY Mississippi State University University of Queensland University of Toronto
2011	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach Clemson University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University George Mason University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University San Jose State University Texas Tech University University of Central Florida University of Idaho University of Queensland Wichita State University Georgia Institute of Technology Old Dominion University University of Houston-Clear Lake University of Virginia University of Wisconsin-Madison Virginia Tech Mississippi State University University of Toronto
2010	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach Clemson University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Georgia Institute of Technology Pennsylvania State University Purdue University San Jose State University Texas Tech University University of Idaho University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Queensland University of Virginia Virginia Tech Wichita State University George Mason University Old Dominion University Tufts University University of Oklahoma University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Houston-Clear Lake University of Utah Wright State University
2009	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology Old Dominion University Texas Tech University University of Central Florida University of Idaho University of Michigan University of Virginia Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wichita State University Clemson University Purdue University San Jose State University Tufts University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Toronto University of Utah University of Queensland No Bronze Award was given in 2009.
2008	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach George Mason University North Carolina State University Old Dominion University Purdue University Texas Tech University University of Toronto University of Virginia Virginia Tech Clemson University Ohio State University San Jose State University University of Central Florida University of Idaho University of Iowa
2007	Gold Silver Bronze	California State University, Long Beach George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology San Jose State University University of Toronto Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Texas Tech University No Bronze Award was given in 2007.
In 2007, the Outstanding Student Chapter Award was restructured into three tiers: Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
2006		George Mason University California State University, Long Beach Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2005		University of Central Florida San Jose State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2004		Georgia Institute of Technology Old Dominion University University of Central Florida
2003		Virginia Polytechnic and State University University of Toronto
2002		Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University University of Iowa
2001		Georgia Institute of Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2000		University of Dayton University of Iowa University of Central Florida
1999		University of Dayton University of Iowa University of Central Florida University of Toronto