ENGINEERING FUTURE LEADERS

Live Like Josh Seidel 
MU Engineering Award

Jon Pedrotti is from Fairway, KS, and majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Aerospace Engineering with plans to graduate December 2025. Jon's been a life-long Mizzou fan, his older brother Joe was also an MU engineering grad and has a special connection to JSMF.

Hayden Higgins is from Joplin, Misssouri. He is an Electrical Engineering and Physics student at Mizzou, graduating in May 2024. Hayden is the lead electrical engineer for Electric Racing, a team which designed and is currently building the first fully electric formula race car from the university.

Faith Danaher is from Overland Park, KS and is majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Spanish at the University of Missouri.

Kevin Grass is from Ballwin, MO and is majoring in Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri with an anticipated graduation date of May, 2019.   

Shawn Hendershot is from Overland Park, Kansas, graduating Spring 2024. He is studying Industrial Engineering and pursuing a MBA with a Construction Management Certificate. He plays on the Mizzou football team, and is an active member of Tiger Leadership Institute, Student Mobilization & Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers.

Madi Robinson is from Imperial, MO, and a Junior studying chemical engineering at Mizzou. She works part-time, and is committee head within St. Patrick’s Board, a member of Society of Women Engineers & Best Buddies.

Olivia Vitale is a Mechanical Engineering major and an Aerospace Engineering minor at Mizzou, graduating in May of 2022.

Cody Baumgartner is a Mechanical Engineering major and Aerospace Engineering minor at the University of Missouri - Columbia, graduating in May of 2019.

Amanda Arbuckle is the first winner of the 'koozie contest' during E-Week. JSMF partnered with the Engineering Club in a koozie design contest during Engineering Week 2024. Josh's dad, Mike, won a similar contest when he was a student in 1976. JSMF is honored to bring this tradition back to campus!

Samuel “Jude” Dierker is from northern Kentucky and is studying Industrial Engineering. Jude stays busy as an athlete on the swim and dive team, working closely with the Catholic organization “Focus” and their missionaries on campus, in addition to his engineering studies.

Lexi Crump is a mechanical engineering major and Architectural studies minor student from St. Louis, MO. Lexi will graduate in May 2020.

Alyssa Golz is an Industrial Engineering major at the University of Missouri - Columbia, graduating in May of 2016.