Outstanding CEAT Seniors

THREE SENIORS HAVE BEEN NAMED OUTSTANDING SENIORS FOR THE CLASS OF 2016 IN THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY: JOHN HIETT, CONNOR MOJO AND EMMA ORTH.

John Hiett

Class of 2016 Outstanding

Senior John Hiett graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and pre-medical studies.

At OSU, Hiett was a Senior of Significance, served as the CEAT Student Council president and freshman council coordinator and as a member of the OSU Student Foundation and OSU Mortarboard.

He also volunteered in the emergency room, surgery center and information center at Stillwater Medical Center, and on multiple philanthropic community events such as the polar plunge and Big Event.

His academic honors include being named an Oklahoma State Higher Education Regents Scholar, Mark and Lee Ann Dickerson Engineering Scholar and Dr. Esber Shaheen Scholar. He is an inductee of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society.

“The friendships that I have made and the relationships that have been formed at Oklahoma State University are the things I cherish the most; I owe a deep gratitude to all of my friends, family, professors and mentors who have allowed me to become who I am today,” says Heitt. “There is no success without support, and this university continually astounds me with how well it supports its students. Go Pokes!”

Hiett plans to attend medical school at the Texas A&M College of Medicine and enter the field of dermatology.

Connor Mojo

Connor Mojo is an industrial engineering and management major from Bakersfield, Calif.

At OSU, Mojo served as the Institute of Industrial Engineers president and vice president, Blue Key Honor society vice president, OSU Student Foundation vice president and stewardship chair,

Rooted Conferences finance chair and CEAT senator for SGA Senate.

He has received the 2015 IEM Undergraduate Student award, the General Honors College award and was named a Top 20 Freshman Man, CEAT Scholar, Phillips 66 Shield scholar and an OSU Senior of Significance.

Mojo went to Italy on a spring break study-abroad trip with CEAT, did mission work in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and traveled to Japan with the

CEAT scholars program. He frequently attended Overflow at LifeChurch, was a part of multiple Bible studies and mentorship programs and regularly attended Eagle Heights Baptist Church in Stillwater.

“I have been very fortunate with the amazing opportunities OSU and the IEM department have given me,” says Mojo. “Growing up, I was always confused by my dad’s passion for OSU, but I am glad to say I now completely understand how someone can be so passionate about this school. I love OSU and will cherish the memories I made here for the rest of my life.”

He is now a buyer for Phillips 66 in Bartlesville, Okla., as part of the Procurement New Hire Rotation Program.

Emma Orth

Emma Orth, a chemical engineering senior, is the daughter of Ted and Jamie Orth of Andale, Kan.

At OSU, Orth played a leading role in the reorganization and expansion of the

CEAT Ambassadors Program, which promotes both CEAT and STEM education to prospective students. She also served two terms as the vice president of finance for CEAT Student Council and allocated funding for the creation of a new student scholarship.

The Senior of Significance was a CEAT Scholar, served as chief administrative officer for the Beta Zeta chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta and worked as a teaching assistant for the biosystems and agricultural engineering and chemical engineering departments.

In her sophomore year, Orth studied in Montpellier, France, as part of the CEAT study-abroad program. She also traveled to Japan with the CEAT Scholars. Orth completed summer internships with Zeeco Inc. and ExxonMobil.

She is a member of the Order of Omega Honor Society and Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. She placed second in the R.N. Maddox Chemical Engineering Design contest and th first in the Phillips 66 Design Contest.

“My experience at OSU would not have been possible without financial assistance from the university, college and department of chemical engineering,” says Orth. “I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to the alumni who have so generously supported Oklahoma State University, and I look forward to continuing their legacy of service and leadership for the rest of my career.”

Orth is now working for ExxonMobil in Baytown, Texas.