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Scholarship Spotlight - Where Are They Now? |
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In his time, from then to now, Joshua has won a number of awards for his service and high academic standard. Josh earned the Academic Achievement award in the spring of 2008, the Samuel Tapman ASCE Scholarship in the fall of 2008 and ultimately was selected as a Region 9 Outstanding Civil Engineering Student in the spring of 2009. Mr. Wagner has had approximately two years of experience working as an Intern at Parsons Brinckerhoff assisting with drafting and cost estimates and has passed the FE/EIT Exam. Today, he has been working for a little under three months with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in the Federal Careers Intern Program (FCIP). This program gives Josh the opportunity to learn about all the areas within the Corps engineering and construction operations. Josh is hard at work on his current assignments with the Corps and is looking forward to future projects that he may design and/or manage. ASCE on both the student and professional level has served as the platform from which Mr. Wagner began building his career in Civil Engineering. Scholarships, networking opportunities, project tours and professional presentations have all helped Josh grow as a student and into the professional that he will be. Dan Cloutier was awarded the Golze Scholarship during the Spring 2009 semester. At that time he was a Junior and the Vice President of the CSU Sacramento ASCE Student Chapter. Since receiving the scholarship, Dan has continued his involvement in ASCE acting as the Spring 2009 President-Elect and currently as the Fall 2009 President of the CSU Sacramento Student Chapter. He has also taken on new responsibilities as a student Liaison for the Sacramento Section Construction Institute. Dan has had a successful academic career, gaining recognition as one of the Spring 2009 recipients of the ASCE Academic Achievement Award well as the Sacramento ASCE Section Fall 2009 Outstanding Civil Engineering Student award. Dan has recently been accepted into the Naval Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), and after graduation this fall will be commissioning as a Naval Officer. While in the CEC he will be working in a number of capacities including construction contract management, field engineering as a member of the Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees), and public works for Naval and Marine Corps facilities. When referring to his experience with ASCE and as a recipient of the Golze Scholarship, Dan describes them as “valuable opportunities to develop personally and professionally and to prepare for the life after graduation”. He believes that involvement in student organizations such as ASCE offers students a unique opportunity to network with industry leaders, and get a realistic idea of what the profession wants and needs from students upon graduation. In his words, these experiences are”impossible to get in the classroom environment alone” and are “beneficial to both students and the profession”. Dan intends to stay active with professional organizations such as ASCE and the Construction Institute throughout his career, and looks forward to the day when he can return the favor by taking part in providing students the support he has received throughout his time at Sac State. Steve has been recognized for his outstanding academic and personal achievements during his time at CSU Chico. He has had the honor of being rewarded for all his efforts by receiving the CSU Professional Award in the fall of 2008, and the Miyamoto International Scholarship and California Pavement Preservation Scholarship in the spring of 2009. Steve has had experience in both the private and public sector of the civil engineering field. Since passing the FE/EIT exam, Steve has been looking for a great opportunity to gain maximum professional experience toward getting his PE license; he believes he’s found that in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Today, Steve is eager to start working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in January as part of the Federal Career Internship Program. He and his wife are thrilled about the move to Sacramento and starting this new chapter of life after college. Having such a high involvement in ASCE has helped Steve enhance the leadership skills that he will bring to the work field. ASCE is a unique organization that strives to enhance opportunity and possibility for students in order to prepare them for the professional field, and that is not something you can get from a classroom. Steve is grateful for the amazing experience he has had and is enthusiastic to get involved in the professional ASCE Sacramento section. Jacqueline Steiner In Fall of 2008, Jacqueline Steiner was awarded the Alfred R. Golze Scholarship. Aside from maintaining excellent grades, Ms. Steiner has been greatly involved in community service through student organizations at California State University, Chico. Moreover, she has furthered her education by taking part in various research projects, all the while keeping her professional career in focus. During the winters of 2007 and 2008, Ms. Steiner traveled with a group of students to aid in the rebuilding of New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. In New Orleans, she learned how to hang drywall, build a chain link fence, install trusses, sheet a roof and hang siding all with the purpose of returning displaced families to their homes. Last winter Ms. Steiner worked with a team to build storage sheds for fire victims of Northern California who lost their homes. Ms. Steiner finds great pleasure in giving her time and talents to helping people who want help. She plans to be actively involved in community service projects wherever she goes. Academically Ms. Steiner has excelled. She has been on the Dean’s List, a member of Tau Beta Pi, and recently received the Lieutenant Rawlins Merit Award. Ms. Steiner spent the summer of 2007 at Stanford University researching performance based earthquake engineering. She has also been working for Applied Technology Council (ATC) on a research project that is currently developing a method of measuring building performance. To gain professional experience, Ms. Steiner spent this last summer working for a structural engineering firm in Southern California. Ms. Steiner is currently the ASCE Vice President for the Chico’s Student Chapter where she has reorganized the EIT review to make it more efficient for future vice presidents. Her involvement with ASCE has been a great learning and networking experience. As a professional she plans to participate with ASCE by being involved with the Young Members Forum (YMF). Ms Steiner will begin her engineering career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Federal Career Intern Program in March, 2010. |
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