2025-26 "Texy" Award Winners
$500 High School Senior Scholarship
Awab Badawi, Trinity High school
$500 College Undergraduate Student Scholarship
Deeva Khanuja, UTA
Dr. Don Seath Award for Outstanding University Faculty
Dr. Liang Sun, Baylor University
Outstanding High School Educator
Mr. Bryan Harston, HEB Technology Center
High School Student of the Year
Eugenia Jin, Grapevine High School
College Student of the Year
Austen Smith, UTA
Dr. Jack Fairchild Award for Best AIAA North Texas College Event
UTA AIAA Student Branch
Southwest Aerospace Symposium co-host
Dr. Don Wilson Award for AIAA North Texas Young Professional of the Year
Alex Doriski, L3 Harris
Outstanding Aerospace Achievement by a North Texas Individual
Stephen Atkins, UTA
1st Place 2026 AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference, Graduate Division
Outstanding Aerospace Achievement by a North Texas Team
UT Dallas Design-Build-Fly Team
23rd out of 93 teams, only North Texas DBF Team
Outstanding AIAA Support Awards
AIAA North Texas Student Member
Mi Vo, UTD Student Branch President
Student Branch Leadership
North Texas Young Professional Member
Yen Pham
Luft Org App Team
North Texas Professional Member
Michael Filippidis, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
AIAA HQ coordination
North Texas Company or Organization
SETP Southwest Section
Southwest Aerospace Symposium co-host