The air was electric in Clark Hall Pub on Feb. 1 as former, current, and incoming Engineering Society (EngSoc) executivemembers and fellow students gathered to watch the in-person announcement of EngSoc elections winners for the first time since 2019.
Three positions were vying for a vote of confidence and two ran contested. The president, vice-president (student affairs) (VPSA), and vice-president (finance and administration) (VPFA) ran for a vote of confidence.
President-elect Aidan Shimizu, Sci ’23, earned the vote of confidence, while Sophia Thurston, Sci ’25 earned the vote of confidence for VPSA, and Monique Wun, Sci ’25, for the new VPFA role.
“I’m really excited for the year,” Shimizu said in an interview with The Journal.
Wun and Thurston both thanked voters, with Wun adding that she was looking forward to the year ahead.
Jacob Badali, Sci ’25, was the victor in the contested election between him and David Atchison, Sci ’25, for vice-president (operations) (VPOPS). The contested election between Lucas Balog, Sci ’26, and Bruce Cao, Sci ’26, for Junior Senator saw Balog winning.
“I’d like to thank David for running a healthy competition and I’m optimistic for the year to come,” Badali said in an interview with The Journal.
All candidates were ecstatic to be elected, alongside Atichison and Cao who responded after losing their races.
“I think either way this election went, it was going to be a good outcome,” Atchison said in an interview with The Journal.
“It was a great experience for me,” Cao said about participating in the election.
Both Atchison and Cao are looking to search for other positions within EngSoc to stay involved.
The current EngSoc executive will be starting a transition period with the new round of executives, current President Danielle Rivard, VPOPS Evan Wray,and VPSA Ali Bekheet expressed excitement for passing on the executive roles.
The current executive said they’re excited to see the new VPFA role help manage the administrative tasks and strengthen EngSoc in the future.
“I think we’re handing it off to a beautiful groupof four student leaders,” Wray said to The Journal.
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