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
- 1994 - Varada Karamchedu
- 1993 - Timothy Koets
- 1992 - Gunther Walther