UAlbany Student Awarded Prestigious IEEE Scholarship
IEEE Vice President for Educational Activities Witold Kinsner and EAB Awards and Recognition Committee Chair Lorena Garcia present Andrew with his award
Andrew Boggio-Dandry was selected to receive the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Charles LeGeyt Fortescue Graduate Scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year. On June 22, 2019, the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) voted to recognize Boggio-Dandry’s exceptional achievements by awarding him this prestigious scholarship that comes with a stipend of $20,600. Only one student receives this scholarship each year in the United States.
Established in 1939 as a memorial to Charles LeGeyt in recognition of his valuable contributions to the field of electrical engineering, the Charles LeGeyt Fortescue Scholarship is awarded annually to a beginning graduate student to support one year of full-time graduate work in electrical engineering. The student must be matriculated in a school of recognized standing located in the United States.
Upon receiving news of the award, Boggio-Dandry said “I am deeply honored, grateful, and humbled for IEEE’s choice to select me for this prestigious award. My dream of earning my Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in order to start a career in academia is moving forward thanks to generous scholarships such as this.”
"In addition to being an excellent student, Andrew has great leadership skills and is an exemplary citizen of the department,” said Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor and Chair Gary Saulnier. “Faculty and students both appreciate his dedication to helping other students as a teaching assistant. I am thrilled that he is being recognized with this scholarship."
The 2019 IEEE EAB Award Presentation Ceremony and Reception took place on Friday, November 22, 2019 during the IEEE Meeting Series in Boston, MA. Attendees included IEEE President and CEO José M. F. Moura, members of the IEEE Board of Directors, and other IEEE Officers.
Boggio-Dandry graduated summa cum laude from UAlbany in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) under the supervision of his advisor, ECE Assistant Professor Dola Saha.
More about this round of IEEE EAB award recipients can be found in the IEEE SPECTRUM report. For the names of prior award winners and their institutions, download the recipient list here.
