From left: Daniel Schiariti, Kate Neal, Ethan Moyer, Andrew Byrne, David Cardenas, Anthony Giorgi, Matthew Nagy

From Left: Ethan Moyer, David Cardenas, Daniel Schiariti

From Left: Anthony Giorgi, Matthew Nagy, Dr. Krstic, Daniel Schiariti, Ethan Moyer, Andrew Byrne

Andrew James Byrne, Cum Laude

David Xavier Cardenas, Summa Cum Laude

• Fred O. Armstrong Scholar Award (highest academic achievement – Civil Engineering)

Anthony William Giorgi, Magna Cum Laude

• Conrad Johnson Award (outstanding overall craftsmanship in a design project – Civil Engineering)

Ethan Todd Moyer, Summa Cum Laude

Matthew Alex Nagy, Magna Cum Laude

Kate June Neal

Daniel Steven Schiariti, Magna Cum Laude

• Fred O. Armstrong Leadership Award – Civil Engineering

TCNJ XE chapter held its Spring Induction Ceremony followed by its annual award ceremony on May 10, 2025.

Congratulations goes to the following newly inducted TCNJ XE undergraduate members:

Max Dawson (’26)

Rebecca Kunz (’27)

Jasmyn Watson (’27)

Congratulations goes to the following newly inducted TCNJ XE alumni members:

Thomas DiBiase (’09)

Kristen Roslund (Harding, ’13)

Spring 2025 Inductees (from left): Kristen Roslund, Tom DiBiase, Rebecca Kunz, Max Dawson, Jasmyn Watson

Download the induction ceremony program here.

The following XE members were recognized for their outstanding achievements in the 2024-25 academic year:

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award: Zach Pacenza (’26)

Outstanding Initiate Award: Andrew Byrne (’25)

Service Award: Dan Schiariti (’25)

Best Educator Award: Dr. Vedrana Krstic

Spring annual award recipients (from left): Andrew Byrne, Zach Pacenza, Dr. Krstic, Dan Schiariti, Olivier Duverneau

TCNJ XE Chapter also awarded a special appreciation award to Olivier Duverneau, a senior civil engineering student, for his generous support of TCNJ XE mission.

Olivier Duverneau (’25)

Our senior members Andrew Byrne, David Cardenas, Anthony Giorgi, Ethan Moyer, and Matt Nagy represented TCNJ at the Metropolitan Regional Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe competitions on April 25th and 26th. TCNJ’s XE chapter is proud of our members for working hard and giving it their all this past year.

The Steel Bridge team qualified for the national competition after finishing second overall! The team also placed in the following competition categories: first in construction speed, first in aesthetics (4th year in a row!) and second in construction economy. 

The Concrete Canoe team braved inclement weather that resulted in the races being canceled. However, we strongly believe that TCNJ would have completed all the races and placed favorably with this year’s canoe. The team placed 3rd in the Final Product Prototype category, only 5 points behind first place.

Congratulations and thank you to all!

Watch Steel Bridge Video.

Ethan Moyer, Andrew Byrne, Matt Nagy, Jake Ramos, David Cardenas

TCNJ Steel Bridge Team: Jakob Ramos, Matt Nagy, Ethan Moyer, Dr. Nabil Al-Omaishi, Andrew Byrne, David Cardenas

Concrete Canoe team: Rachel Alecci, Anthony Giorgi, Ethan Early, Olivier Duverneau

TCNJ delegation at the concrete canoe competition

Swamp test in progress.

TCNJ’s XE chapter and the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity co-hosted the Kid’s Day Out event on April 27th. Children from Homefront visited TCNJ for a day of fun activities, games, and food. Thank you to our initiates Rebecca Kunz and Jasmyn Watson for making this event a success.

Rebecca and Jasmyn at the Kid’s Day Out event

On April 24th our senior members hosted Bring Your Child To Work Day. They talked about the Steel Bridge project and demonstrated how to construct it. They also talked about the Concrete Canoe project, tested a concrete cylinder, and finally supervised attendees in making their own concrete mixture and a hand concrete craft to take home. We look forward to hosting this event again next year.

Our Homefront Drive ended on April 15th, and we couldn’t be prouder of our incredible TCNJ XE community that includes members, initiates, alumni, and faculty. We were able to donate just under 6000 diapers, double the goal that we set for this year, and over ten times more than two years ago! The generosity of our members is amazing and is greatly appreciated by the families in need in our community. Thank you!

Our president Emily, VP Zach and secretary Sonny proudly display this year’s diaper donations.

In recognition of Earth Day, TCNJ XE participated in the annual Colonial Lake Cleanup sponsored by the Watershed Institute. Members, alumni, and initiates worked hard to collect 165 pounds of litter!! Thank you all who came out on this rainy and cold day to help keep our waterways clean and improve animal habitats in and around Colonial Lake.

Back row: Zach, Phil, Jasmyn, Andrew, Matt, Anthony, Tom Front Row: Dr. Krstic, Emily, Max, Ethan, Dan, Jess

Zach and Phil in action

Brunch at Lawrenceville Bagel thanks to the anonymous donation received at the cleanup!

April 10th is Proud To Be a Civil Engineer Day at TCNJ! We started this tradition in 2018 and we have celebrated April 10th ever since to show our pride in being future civil engineers.

Back row: Phil, Joey, Steve, Zach, Andrew, Terrell, Jasmyn, Sonny, Kate, Jake, Max  Front row: Dr. Krstic, Emily, Rebecca, Dan, Ethan, David

Congratulations goes to the following candidates for fulfilling the requirements and becoming eligible for induction into the XE chapter at TCNJ:

Max Dawson, Rebecca Kunz, and Jasmyn Watson

Jasmyn Watson, Rebecca Kunz, and Max Dawson

TCNJ XE had a strong presence at the Accepted Students Day held on 4/5. Our president Emily and VP Zach were welcoming student tours, while our secretary Sonny, candidate Max, Dr. Bechtel and Dr. Krstic were busy answering questions during the presentation portion of the event. We would like to thank our alumni for attending the presentations and providing an invaluable perspective on civil engineering program at TCNJ: Tom DiBiase, Jessica Press, Alec Kuncken and Josh Romero. Thank you all for making this a successful event!

Emily Oberman, TCNJ XE president and Zach Pacenza, TCNJ XE VP

From left: Alec Kuncken, Tom DiBiase, Jessica Press, Dr. Krstic, Sonny Lopez, Olivier Duverneau Front row: Sofia Sta Rosa (Zapata), Joshua Romero