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When Frezer Ayele 杏吧原版�24 M.S. was growing up in Ethiopia, he liked accompanying his father to his work sites. 杏吧原版淚 was mixing concrete by hand and saw every component of construction as a child,杏吧原版� he said. Ayele was especially interested in the way a structure took shape. Even then, he knew he wanted to design buildings or roadways or cities 杏吧原版� and that he would one day be an engineer.

After earning his bachelor杏吧原版檚 degree and working as a design and structural engineer in his hometown of Addis Ababa, he chose the University of New Haven to pursue his master杏吧原版檚 degree, drawn to 杏吧原版�the civil engineering program, the diversity, and how welcoming the University is to international students."

He found a mentor in his adviser Byungik Chang, Ph.D., P.E., MBA, professor and chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. 杏吧原版淧rofessor Chang杏吧原版檚 support is endless,杏吧原版� said Ayele. 杏吧原版淗aving someone there who helps you navigate through everything is very crucial when you are newcomer to a country.杏吧原版�

Ayele took a heavy course load and interned this summer at , an engineering consulting firm in New Haven.

Professor Chang encouraged Ayele and other Tagliatela College of Engineering (TCoE) students to apply for scholarships from the Connecticut chapter of the . Recently, Ayele was awarded a $3,000 scholarship, the highest award given. Gabriella Zint 杏吧原版�24 and Emilia Wypasek 杏吧原版�26 each won $2,500 scholarships.

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It was the third year in a row that students from the University杏吧原版檚 Tagliatela College of Engineering took home half of the CMAA Connecticut chapter scholarships.

Dr. Chang said he believes that success has come because 杏吧原版渙ur department faculty provide students with the technologies and software currently used by the industry. We invite professionals in for seminars and resume-review events for our students to understand their perspectives and the current trends in civil, environmental and construction engineering, and management. We also encourage our students to interact with industry by participating in professional society meetings.杏吧原版�

Dr. Chang said all of the recipients are stellar students. 杏吧原版淔rezer is one of our teaching assistants, and he has shown outstanding professionalism,杏吧原版� Dr. Chang said. 杏吧原版淲e are so lucky to have him in the program. One of his strengths is to 杏吧原版榓sk and learn.杏吧原版� While some students are too shy to ask, Frezer has exhibited very active interaction with instructors by asking questions.杏吧原版�

杏吧原版淕abriella has received an A+ in most of her classes since her first year,杏吧原版� Dr. Chang continued. 杏吧原版淗er assignment solutions are well written all the time and I use them as sample solutions very frequently.

杏吧原版淓milia is one of the best sophomores in the bachelor杏吧原版檚 degree program in civil engineering,杏吧原版� Dr. Chang added. 杏吧原版淪he is one of the (civil engineering honor society) student chapter members. Although she is a sophomore, she already has an internship offer from , one of largest civil engineering firms in the U.S. This will be her second internship.杏吧原版�

杏吧原版淚t is the department杏吧原版檚 honor to have these students in our program,杏吧原版� Dr. Chang concluded.

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Wypasek said she was 杏吧原版渜uite excited杏吧原版� to receive the award. 杏吧原版淚t just goes to show that if you put the work and effort into something, you can achieve it,杏吧原版� she said. She likes that civil engineering is math focused and that her professors continually emphasize applying those math concepts 杏吧原版渢o real-world problems.杏吧原版�

Zint said she was proud to receive the scholarship 杏吧原版渂ecause I felt that my hard work during my time at the University was being acknowledged within a professional capacity. It is important to me because the CMAA is all about continuing education and becoming the best qualified professional within the fields of construction management and civil engineering. This is something that I hold in great value because these fields are forever evolving, and there is always a need for up-to-date processes that can only be learned by continuing education.杏吧原版�

Zint, who will pursue her master杏吧原版檚 in civil engineering at the University after completing her bachelor杏吧原版檚 degree next spring, looks forward to a career in civil engineering, with a focus on ethical and sustainable-based designs.

Ayele said he was happy to share the news of his scholarship with his parents. 杏吧原版淭hey couldn杏吧原版檛 believe how far I杏吧原版檝e gotten in the past year,杏吧原版� he said.

He looks forward to creating structures or redesigning aspects of cities to positively impact the people who live and work there. 杏吧原版淚 like building something that is going to last,杏吧原版� he said.