TCNJ XE chapter held its Spring Induction Ceremony followed by its annual award ceremony on May 4, 2024.
Congratulations goes to the following newly inducted TCNJ XE undergraduate members:
Matthew Nagy (’25)
Zachary Pacenza (’26)
Congratulations goes to the following newly inducted TCNJ XE alumni member:
Mary Friedrich (Waller, ’11)

Spring 2024 Inductees (from left): Matt Nagy, Zach Pacenza, Mary Friedrich
Download the induction ceremony program here.
The following XE members were recognized for their outstanding achievements in the 2023-24 academic year:
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award: Dora Krstic (’24), Matt Palermo (’24), David Cardenas (’25)
Outstanding Initiate Award: Matt Nagy (’25)
Service Award: Dora Krstic (’24)
Best Educator Award: Dr. Vedrana Krstic

TCNJ XE Annual Award Recipients (from left): Matt Palermo, Dora Krstic, Dr. Krstic, David Cardenas, Matt Nagy
Congratulations to all award recipients!
TCNJ XE Honor Members were recognized at the ceremony with an appreciation plaque as a way of thanking them for their dedication to the chapter as well as the greater civil engineering and professional communities. We would like to thank Nabil Al-Omaishi, Robin Kemper, James Purcell, Ray Mankbadi, Joseph Ettore, Andrea Welker and Kaz Tabrizi for their unwavering support and guidance that they have provided to our Chapter.

TCNJ XE Honor Members (from left): Andrea Welker, Joseph Ettore, Robin Kemper, Ray Mankbadi
TCNJ XE Chapter has also awarded a special appreciation award to Thomas Carl, TCNJ adjunct professor, for his outstanding support of our Chapter. Professor Carl has helped us consistently over the years with generous donations that helped fund a number of our service events including the most recently held HomeFront Diaper Drive.

Thomas Carl, adjunct professor at TCNJ