Nate’s Awards and Academic Accomplishments
Awards and Honors
| General Dynamics | ||
| Summer 2007 | Certificate of Excellence – “For outstanding performance and lasting contribution to OrbView5.” | |
| Fall 2005 | GD Silver Eagle Award – “For Significant Behavior and Results. An identifiable and measurable accomplishment that results in significant impact on improving financial or business performance for the department or division.” | |
| Fall 2005 | Department of the Year, Ground Software – “For excellent performance for GDC4S-SASS. Your attitude and actions exceed expectations and merit our most sincere appreciation.” | |
| Texas A&M University | ||
| Fall 2001 | Outstanding Senior Award, Electronics Engineering Technology | |
| Fall 2000-Spring 2001 | National Dean’s List | |
| Spring 1998-Spring 1999 | Dwight Look College of Engineering Distinguished Student Award | |
| Bandera High School | ||
| Spring 1997 | Valedictorian | |
| Spring 1997 | Most Likely to Succeed | |
| Spring 1997 | Most Scholarly | |
| Fall 1996-Spring 1997 | Outstanding Male Athlete | |
| Phi Kappa Phi | ||
| Fall 2003 | Nominated, elected not to join. | |
Degrees
| Fall 2003 | Master of Science | Management Information Systems, Enterprise Development | Texas A&M University |
| Fall 2001 | Bachelor of Science | Electronics Engineering Technology | Texas A&M University |
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Organizations
| Fall 2004 | BEST Mentor (Boost Engineering Science and Technology) – Robotics Competition |
| Fall 2001-Fall 2003 | Aggie Lutherans, Vice President 2002 |
| Fall 1999-Fall 2001 | Tau Alpha Pi – Engineering Technology National Honor Society, President 2000 |
| Fall 2001-Present | Golden Key International Honour Society |
| Fall 1998-Spring 2002 | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Fall 1997-Spring 2005 | Young Adult Resource Persons (YARPs), Co-coordinator 2003-2005 |
| Fall 1997-Fall 1999 | Aggie Bonfire and Replant |
Scholarships
| Fall 1997-Fall 2001 | Minnie Stevens Piper – Eva Thallman |
| Fall 1997-Spring 2001 | Texas A&M Presidential Achievement |
| Fall 1997-Fall 2001 | Gnade |
| Fall 2001 | Cisco Systems Wireless |
| Fall 1999 | Applied Materials |
| Fall 1999 | Texas Instruments Mixed Signal Testing |
| Fall 1997 | Temple-Inland Foundation |
| Fall 1997, Summer 2001 | Women of Grace Lutheran Church, Bandera, TX |