Jonathan Bara was a graduate student who received the degree Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1975. Within two years of his graduation, Jonathan suffered a heart attack and passed away at the young age of 25. Jonathan was recognized by both students and faculty as an outstanding teaching assistant, this endowed award was established in memory by his family to honor other outstanding GTAs within the department.
Award: $1,000 cash award (amount was increased from $500 to $1,000 in 2017 by a generous gift from a Bara family member). The selected student is honored at the annual fall ECE Graduate Student Banquet.
Congratulations to the following recipients!
2024 - Varsha Vijay Kumar
2023 - Mehnaz Tabassum
2022 - Mike Maurer
2021 - Samantha Fincannon
2020 - Mehdi Malekrah
2019 - James Davis
2018 - Mehdi Malekrah
2017 - Aref Majdara
2016 - Sakineh Yazdanparast
2015 - Bin Zhou
2014 - Zagros Shahooei and Marco La Manna
2013 - Jennifer Winikus
2012 - Jacob Yadon
2011 - Michael Blaser
2010 - Daniel Prindle
2009 - Xiaodao Chen
2008 - Adam Manty
2007 - David A. Meyer
2006 - David A. Meyer
2005 - Katherine M. Strojny
2004 - Peh Keong Teh and Rade Trimceski
2003 - Thomas A. Wallner
2002 - Jesse W. Fairchild
2001 - Zachary J. Owens
2000 - Thomas Despins
1999 - Terry Pavlik
1998 - Joel E. Leite
1997 - Jing Wang, Bala Ramachandran and Brian Ong
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1994 - Varada Karamchedu
1993 - Timothy Koets
1992 - Gunther Walther