In the article "GW Recognizes Student Excellence at 2026 Academic Honors Ceremony," GW Today covered the annual Academic Honors Ceremony, which honors students who received Outstanding Academic Achievement awards and each school's Distinguished Scholar. This year, 17 GW Engineering students received these awards, and mechanical engineering major Marc-Andre Berthin was recognized as our 2026 Distinguished Scholar for his leadership across student organizations and research.
Here is an excerpt from the article: "Berthin is a mechanical engineering major with an aerospace concentration. At GW, he has combined mentorship and advanced research, serving as a Student Peer Advisory Network mentor who supports incoming engineering students. He holds leadership roles on the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Rocket and CubeSat teams and remains deeply engaged in the engineering community as a student ambassador and organizer. He leads multidisciplinary research, including three years in the Micropropulsion and Nanotechnology Laboratory, where he designed and tested plasma propulsion systems, shaping his aspirations in aerospace."
Read the full article on GW Today.