2025 Commencement Ceremony and Awards
Congratulations Class of 2025!
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Student Speaker Nomin-Erdene Bayarsaikhan, BS 2025
Nomin reflected on her love of building, ignited by the useless box project in ENGR 40M.
"In addition to building circuits and devices, we are good at building a community. Through working on problem sets and debugging circuits in the lab until late night, I made some of my closest friends pursuing this major. The undergraduate cohort itself is a community full of friendships, collaboration and support. When I doubted myself in the face of hardship, I was determined to persevere in this journey because those around me were always willing to lend a hand of support with such an open heart, and I truly appreciate that. [...]"
The 2025 Design Awards
• Sylvia Chin, Sidharth Gopisetty, Anna Morgan, and Naomi Mo for their project in EE 168: 'Re-imagining 'Friends' in Video Starring Us.'
Design project experiences bring together many aspects of our undergraduate curriculum and encourages students to innovate in creative new ways.
Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Centennial Teaching Assistant Award
• Varun Desai
• Ishikaa Lunawat
For outstanding contributions by students teaching in the Schools of Humanities and Sciences, Engineering, and Earth Sciences.
James F. Gibbons Award
• Zhengliang Bian
• Jacqueline Le Tran
The awardees are enthusiastically nominated by faculty and students for their excellent service as teaching assistants.
Walter J. Gores Award Winner
This is Stanford University's highest award for excellence in teaching.
Bachelor’s Degree with Distinction
Awarded to the top 15% of the graduating class based on cumulative GPA.
| Rohan Sanda | Anna Morgan | Brion Ye |
| Elena Sierra | Michael Yu | Charlotte Nicks |
| Erica Wood | Andrew Woen | Schwinn Saereesitthipitak |
| Zhouhua Xie |
Bachelor's Degree with Honors
Awarded to Honors Program students whose work is at an advanced level.
| Akhilesh Balasingam | Scott Hickmann | Elijah Paul Kim |
| Angelina Patricia Krinos | Peter Mugaba Noertoft | Rohan Sanda |
| Brion Qi Ye |
Master’s Degree with Distinction in Research
• Jean-Michel Borit
Awarded to Master’s Distinction in Research Program students who also display rigorous commitment to research in addition to the standard degree requirements.
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa is a nationwide society honoring students for the excellence and breadth of their undergraduate scholarly accomplishments.
Tau Beta Pi
Tau Beta Pi serves the Stanford community by acting as a representative entity for academic excellence, leadership, and continued service to our community. Tau Beta Pi is the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession.
| Shuan-lin Chen | Alex Diaz Ecker | Victor Vite-Trung Huynh |
| Sally Lee | Vincent Thai | Ege Turan |
| Jeffrey Jiayuan Xue | Nika Zahedi | Vassilis Andrea Alexopoulos |
| Akhilesh Varadan Balasingam | Scott Hickmann | Rachel Anais Hollett |
| Elijah Paul Kim | Patrick James McEwen | Naomi Grace Mo |
| Anna Elizabeth Morgan | Charlotte Lillian Nicks | Schwinn Saereesitthipitak |
| Spencer Edward Wallace | Andrew Matthew Woen | Erica Wood |
| Zhouhua Xie |
Frederick Emmons Terman Engineering Scholastic Award
The Terman Award is presented to only the top 5% of each senior class in the School of Engineering.
Ford Scholar Award
They are recognized for having one of the highest GPAs in the School of Engineering.
Dean’s Graduate Student Advisory Council Exceptional PhD Student Award
Recognizes the outstanding academic excellence, significant intellectual contributions to engineering, exemplary leadership, and service as a role model among peers in the Stanford community and beyond.
| Julia Costacurta, PhD | Sebastian Fernandez, PhD |
| Erin Kunz, PhD | Mo Wu, PhD |
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Read more about the Exceptional Graduate Student Award given to four EE students
Tau Beta Pi Teaching Award
