Education
Students of the Year
UTRC has a number of programs to recognize outstanding students at our member universities:
UTRC Region 2 Student of the Year
Each year, UTRC selects one outstanding student from the students working on UTRC sponsored projects or participating in the AITE Graduate Scholarship Program to be the Student of the Year from Region 2. As part of the award, the student attends the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, is feted at an awards dinner, and receives 1,000 dollars.
| Year | Student | University |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Benjamin Reim | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 2006 | Eugene Sit | City College of New York |
| 2005 | Brenda Cruz | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 2004 | Joseph Davis | Rutgers University |
| 2003 | Stacey Eisenman | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 2002 | Kathleen Diaz Carrasquillo | University of Puerto Rico |
| 2001 | Mayrai Gindy | Rutgers University |
| 2000 | Ellen Thorson | City College of New York |
| 1999 | Adam Levine | Polytechnic University |
| 1998 | Jason Young | SUNY Maritime |
| 1997 | Francisco Rodriquez Dorsal | University of Puerto Rico |
| 1996 | Beth Wilson-Jordan | SUNY Maritime |
| 1995 | Jeffrey M. Casello | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 1994 | Meena Kuriakose | Polytechnic University |
| 1993 | Richard Figaro | City College of New York |
| 1992 | Daniel Disario | New Jersey Institue of Technology |
| 1991 | Agnes Zulinska | City College of New York |
WTS Scholarship
UTRC traditionally supplements the Helene Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship awarded by the Women’s Transporation Seminar of Greater New York. More information and application materials are available on the WTS website. Questions about the WTS scholarships may be directed to Karen Counes, WTS Scholarship Chair.
| Year | Student | University |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jeannie Kwon | New York University |
| 2006 | Li Chen | City College of New York |
| 2005 | Neha Mittal | Rutgers University |
| 2004 | Laynie Weaver | Rutgers University |
| 2003 | Sophie Hartshorn | Rutgers University |
| 2002 | Lida Izadmehr | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| 2002 | Melanie Villatoro | Columbia University |
| 2001 | Yi Qi | Polytechnic University |
| 2000 | Leigh Gresalfi | Polytechnic University |
| 1999 | Mei Chen | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| 1998 | Nellia Shakhmina | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
NJDOT Research Showcase Student of the Year
The NJDOT Research Showcase Student of the year award is given to a student who contributed a significant achievement to transportation research through work on a UTRC research project which was sponsored by the NJDOT.
| Year | Student | University |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kemba Walcott | City College of New York |
| 2006 | Sandeep Mudigonda | Rutgers University |
| 2005 | Zhihua Yi | City College of New York |
| 2004 | Waqar Azam | City College of New York |
