Newsmakers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2003 Contact: Robin Micket (860) 548-7894 Rensselaer at Hartford Presents Outstanding Student Awards and Computer Science Conference Awards during Commencement Exercises Outstanding Student Award winners Carol Y. Thorney, Joseph A. Kalentek, and Kexin Sun. HARTFORD, CONN – Five special awards were presented during the celebration of Rensselaer at Hartford’s Forty-Sixth Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 31. The Hartford Chapter of the Rensselaer Alumni Association presented its annual Outstanding Student Awards to students from each of the three academic disciplines at Rensselaer at Hartford. Faculty members submitted nominations for the awards based on graduating students who had distinguished themselves from their peers through superior academic achievement, demonstrated leadership skills, works published, and contributions to Rensselaer. The Outstanding Student Award for Computer Science from the Department of Engineering and Science (DOES) was presented to Kexin Sun, M.D., of New Haven. She graduated with an M.S. in Computer Science and is currently a System Programmer I at the Yale Center for Medical Informatics. The Outstanding Student Award for Engineering from DOES was presented to Joseph Alexander Kalentek, of Beacon Falls. He graduated with an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and is presently Team Leader – Controls, Tool and Test Facility Design, at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. The Outstanding Student Award for the Master of Business Administration from the Lally School of Management and Technology was presented to Carol Yvette Thorney, of Jersey City, New Jersey. She graduated with an M.B.A. and is employed as a Senior Development Manager/Business Strategist. Left photo: James C. McKim, Jr., Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of Engineering and Science, with Darrell R. Cook. Right photo: Bryan K. Morris with Lynn A. DeNoia, Ph.D., Clinical Professor in the Department of Engineering and Science. Two students were recognized for their work at the 19th Annual Rensselaer at Hartford Computer Science Conference held in April. The conference serves as a culminating experience for students to complete their master’s degrees. Darrell R. Cook, of Middletown, was presented with the award for "Most Original Paper" for his paper entitled, "Analysis of Speech Application Language Tags in Multimodal and Telephony-Enabled Applications." Bryan Kenneth Morris, of Manchester, won the award for "Most Outstanding Presentation" for his presentation entitled, "Fisheye State Routing Protocol and its Effectiveness for Swarm UAVS." BACK to Commencement Scrapbook 2003 BACK to News and Events # # #