Mayrai Gindy, Rutgers University, was selected as the UTRC Student of the Year for 2001. She was honored at the 11th Annual Student of the Year Awards at TRB. Ms. Gindy is currently pursuing her doctorate degree in civil and environmental engineering at Rutgers University. She received her bachelors of science degree in civil engineering, also from Rutgers, with a 4.0 grade point average. As a graduate student, Mayrai has received the AITE Graduate Scholarship, a Center of Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation Graduate Fellowship, and a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship.  MORE about Mayrai Gindy

Stacey Eisenman was the UTRC Student of the Year for 2003. Ms. Eisenman is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 2002 she received a BS in Civil Engineering and in 2003 she received an MS in Civil Engineering. In the fall of 2003, Ms. Eisenman began her doctoral program at the University of Maryland (College Park), where she was awarded the University Fellowship and joined the Maryland Transportation Initiative. Ms. Eisenman was selected for the Student of the Year in Region II because of her outstanding academic achievements and her demonstrated research talents.  MORE about Stacey Eisenman

Brenda Cruz has been chosen as 2005 Student of the Year by the University Transportation Research Center. Students of the year are selected on technical merit, research, academic performance, professionalism, and leadership. Ms. Cruz was an outstanding participant in the NYSDOT sponsored university research project “Potential for Off-Peak Deliveries to Commercial Urban Areas”, which was conducted by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on behalf of NYSDOT and was presented at NYMTC last year. Ms. Cruz has also received national recognition as the recipient of the 2005 Charley V.  MORE about Brenda Cruz

Benjamin Reim, the 2007 Student of the Year from UTRC, lived and grew up in Palmer, Massachusetts. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to study engineering. From 2001 to 2003, he was unsure on the field of engineering he wished to pursue, however a meeting with his advisor sparked an interest in transportation engineering. In the remaining two years of his Bachelor’s program, he participated in two summer internships with Massachusetts Highway Department and Whiting Turner Contractors. He graduated with a B.S.  MORE about Benjamin Reim