Undergraduate Student Awards
Announcing the 2025 Jengyee Prize — Leadership for a Better World
The 2025 Jengyee Prize – Leadership for a Better World is now accepting applications! This year, up to 2 prizes of up to $2000 each, will be awarded. The Jengyee Prize is open to all undergraduate students with a sophomore or higher standing, regardless of gender, race, creed, or national origin. The Jengyee Prize…
Read MoreCongratulations to the 2024 Jengyee Prize Winner
We are delighted to announce that Emily Meng is this year’s Jengyee Prize – Leadership for a Better World winner. Established in 2010, the Jengyee Prize recognizes undergraduate students who demonstrate outstanding leadership, service, and commitment to advancing a better world. Emily exemplifies these qualities through her outstanding leadership and dedication for improving our community,…
Read MoreXenia Chen, BS IEOR ’26 Recipient of Berkeley Mentorship Cohort Peer Award
Xenia Chen, BS IEOR ’26, is the recent recipient of the Berkeley Mentorship Cohort (BMC) Peer Award. After two years of dedicated participation, first as a mentee and now as a mentor, Xenia has been celebrated for her outstanding character and dedication to supporting both mentors and mentees alike. Throughout her time with BMC, Xenia…
Read MoreEthan Lam B.S. ’25 Wins Best Decentralized App Award at TreeHacks 2024
During Stanford’s premier hackathon TreeHacks 2024, Ethan Lam, a third-year Berkeley IEOR student, and his team won the Best Decentralized App Award on the Ava Labs sponsor track. Their project, zKnowledge Base, is a social publishing platform aimed at democratizing research paper access through decentralized storage of research papers and a vibrant community. Their success earned them…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2024 Jengyee Prize – Win A $2000 Scholarship!
Announcing the 2024 Jengyee Prize — Leadership for a Better World Jengyee Liang ’05 Attention all Berkeley undergraduates! The 2024 Jengyee Prize – Leadership for a Better World — is now accepting applications. The $2,000 prize is awarded annually and is open to all undergraduate students with a sophomore or higher standing, regardless of gender,…
Read MoreCongratulations to the 2023 Jengyee Prize Winner
We are delighted to announce that Katie Kenny is this year’s Jengyee Prize – Leadership for a Better World winner. Established in 2010, the Jengyee Prize recognizes undergraduate students who demonstrate outstanding leadership, service, and commitment to advancing a better world. Katie exemplifies these qualities through her exceptional leadership and numerous community projects and initiatives.…
Read MoreBerkeley IEOR Students Receive Top Honors at UC Leads Symposium
Berkeley IEOR undergraduate students Isa Demetz and Santiago Karam Padilla won top honors for their research posters during last weekend’s UC Leads Research & Leadership Symposium. The University of California Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS) program is designed to engage and educate California’s future leaders by preparing promising students for advanced education in…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2023 Jengyee Prize – Win A $2000 Scholarship!
Attention all Berkeley undergraduates! The 2023 Jengyee Prize – Leadership for a Better World — is now accepting applications. The $2,000 prize is awarded annually and is open to all undergraduate students with a sophomore or higher standing, regardless of gender, race, creed, or national origin. The Jengyee Prize – Leadership for a Better World aims…
Read MoreBerkeley IEOR at INFORMS 2022
Berkeley IEOR walked away with several awards during the 2022 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) annual meeting. Professor Candace Yano was the recipient of the 2022 INFORMS President’s Award. The honor was presented by current INFORMS president Radhika Kulkarni, who served as chair of the selection committee, which included two previous…
Read MoreCongratulations to the 2022 Jengyee Prize Co-Winners
We are delighted to announce that Jessi Fernandez (Class of 2023) and Deisy Garcia (Class of 2022) are this year’s Jengyee Prize – Leadership for a Better World co-winners. Established in 2010, the Jengyee Prize recognizes undergraduate students who demonstrate outstanding leadership, service, and commitment to advancing a better world. This year, the Prize honors…
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