A mechanical engineering major and Dean's List student, Engelmeyer has completed six co-op work terms at Siemens Automotive in Newport News, dating back to May 1994. He was most recently assigned to the Advanced Product Development Team at Siemens, where he is working on a project that involves a new engine configuration which, he says, "will be more efficient, produce lower emissions and revolutionize the current engine design." As a member of this team, he has also filed paper work for three U.S. patents. Engelmeyer serves as chair of the Old Dominion University student chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers and vice chair of the university's student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Tom Wunderlich, an associate director at Old Dominion's Career Management Center, nominated Engelmeyer for the award. "Scott represents the complete package as a role model for co-op," he said. "He is a representative whose experience encompasses community college and senior university level co-op, nationally recognized academic achievement, student leadership and patent-level productivity for his co-op employer."

Louis G. De Grace, manager of Siemens' Advanced Product Development Team, supported the nomination. "My group is working on a most difficult development project, and there is no doubt that Scott has been a significant help to the team effort," he said. "He is not only unusually technically competent for one of his age, but has exhibited a maturity not generally found in a student."