{"id":1373,"date":"2020-06-26T18:28:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T18:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/?p=1373"},"modified":"2020-06-26T18:28:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T18:28:45","slug":"senior-wins-award-recognizes-family-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/2020\/06\/26\/senior-wins-award-recognizes-family-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior wins award, recognizes family support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1921\/files\/2020\/06\/JacobCook-sized.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Jacob Cook.\" class=\"wp-image-1374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1921\/files\/2020\/06\/JacobCook-sized.jpg 250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1921\/files\/2020\/06\/JacobCook-sized-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jacob Cook is the definition of an overachiever. This spring he had the rare distinction of graduating with not one but two honors bachelor\u2019s degrees from the College of Engineering at Oregon State University, in bioengineering and electrical and computer engineering, as well as a minor in computer science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSuccessful completion of a dual degree requires unparalleled dedication and discipline to meet requirements for both programs,\u201d said Matthew Johnston, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cook\u2019s achievements were recognized with the Burgess\/Tektronix Award, given each year by the College of Engineering to a senior who has demonstrated exceptional participation in activities beyond academic performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to excelling in two challenging academic programs, Cook also completed a MECOP internship, participated in research for two different labs, served as both an undergraduate learning assistant and a resident assistant, and was an active community member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJacob\u2019s dedication and productive contributions to multiple hands-on research programs is remarkable, and it speaks to his future potential for contributions to the industry,\u201d Johnston said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although he put in a huge amount of work on his own, Cook says he was lucky to have had tremendous support from his family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBoth my parents are computer engineers who taught me great perseverance and an intense work ethic,\u201d he said. \u201cThey raised me to do my best and encouraged me to go to college. Likewise, my grandfather was a businessman who taught me the importance of leadership and interpersonal skills for success. I cannot imagine where I would be without my family, and I wouldn\u2019t have received this award without their help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Burgess\/Tektronix Award was initiated in 1990 to honor Fred Burgess, past dean of the College of Engineering. Cook received a plaque and a check for $500 and will be recognized at the fall College of Engineering Celebrate Excellence event in the fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacob Cook is the definition of an overachiever. This spring he had the rare distinction of graduating with not one but two honors bachelor\u2019s degrees from the College of Engineering at Oregon State University, in bioengineering and electrical and computer engineering, as well as a minor in computer science. \u201cSuccessful completion of a dual degree [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5907,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2027,216220],"tags":[1394208,1264,1394207,101813],"class_list":["post-1373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","category-student-stories","tag-burgess-tektronix-award","tag-college-of-engineering","tag-jacob-cook","tag-school-of-electrical-engineering-and-computer-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5907"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1373"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1376,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373\/revisions\/1376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/eecsnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}