UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Engineering has named its student marshals for the spring 2026 commencement ceremony.
Student marshals are selected from each of the 14 majors associated with the college and the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program and are recognized for their outstanding academic achievement and contributions to engineering student life.
“Our student marshals represent the very best of the College of Engineering through their dedication to academics, research and service,” said Tonya L. Peeples, the Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering. “We are proud of their accomplishments and look forward to their continued success.”
Listed in alphabetical order of major, the College of Engineering student marshals are:
- Alexandria Victoria Rhoads, aerospace engineering
- AnnMarie Rose Bendixen, architectural engineering
- Logan Shay Hakes, biological engineering
- Ethan Chad Smucker, biomedical engineering
- Jacob Alexander Capets, chemical engineering
- Collin Joseph Edgell, civil engineering
- Joseph Dominic De Vito, computer engineering
- Jiya Patel, computer science
- Kush Lalwani, data science
- Charles George Parides, electrical engineering
- Owen Samuel Vreeland, engineering science
- Sarah Catherine Mesler, industrial engineering
- Nicholas Murgia, mechanical engineering
- Ulises Gerardo Henríquez López, nuclear engineering
- Connor Joseph Wysocki, ROTC