Annual Report Year 2009 - Civil and Environmental Engineering

VIA SCHOLARS
UNDERGRADUATE
MASTER’S STUDENTS
Claire N. McKenzie
Amanda Barngrover
Kyle Blakley
Hometown: Midlothian, Va.
Academic Level: Junior
Awards and Recognitions: Chi Epsilon;
Phi Kappa Phi; Eleanor Davenport
Leadership Scholarship; Pamplin
Leader; Robert A. Belz Scholarship;
Charles Sheffield Scholarship; High
School Valedictorian.
Primary Area of Interest: Land
Development
Outside Work Experience: Dewberry –
Water Resources; Timmons Group –
Economic Development
Career Goals: Having grown up in a
rapidly expanding suburban community
near Richmond, my goal is to be
involved in the planning processes
for areas like this in order to make
the area more accommodating and
appealing to its residents.
Hometown: Arvada, Col.
Location of Undergraduate Studies: Colorado
School of Mines
Awards and Recognitions: Dean’s List all
semesters during undergraduate degree;
Colorado School of Mines President’s
Scholarship; Colorado School of
Mines Alumni Association Scholarship;
Member of Tau Beta Pi; Certificate in
McBride Honors Program in Public
Affairs
Primary Area of Interest: Geotechnical
Outside Work Experience: Colorado Department
of Transportation, June-August
2005; Lockheed Martin Technical
Operations, May-August 2006; Hatch
Mott MacDonald, June 2007–July 2009
as Junior Tunnel Engineer
Career Goals: I would like to obtain my
P.E. while working for a large, multidisciplinary
consulting firm.
Hometown: Oxford, Ohio
Location of Undergraduate Studies:
University of Cincinnati
Awards and Recognitions: Graduated
Summa Cum Laude from the University
Honors Program at UC; Awarded an
Ohio Academic Scholarship; American
FFA Degree Recipient.
Primary Area of Interest: Geotechnical
Outside Work Experience: Fuller,
Mossbarger, Scott, and May Engineers
– Cincinnati, OH, Engineering Co-op,
December 2005 – September 2007;
Butler County Engineer’s Office –
Hamilton, OH, Engineering Co-op,
December 2004 – September 2005
Career Goals: I would like to complete my
master’s degree and begin a career
in the geotechnical engineering field.
When eligible, I will obtain my PE
license and continue working toward
being a successful engineer.
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