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CEGENEWS
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ANDREW G. ALLEYNE, Univer- sity of Minnesota professor and Dean of the Univer- sity’s College of Science and Engi- neering (CSE), has been elected to the National Academy
of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to an engineer. Only 124 new members were elected this year worldwide. Alleyne is an accomplished researcher, educator, and academic leader. He has been the dean of CSE since January 2022.
GREG PARKER (BS Mining Engineering, 1957) and his wife Bea Parker recently made a philanthropic gift in support of the geoengineering program. The lab used by many students each year to prepare rock samples is now named the Greg and Bea Parker Rock Preparation Lab.
TIFFANY RALSTON, CEGE Student Programs Coordinator, was nominated for a new award sponsored by the College of Science and Engineering that honors the outstanding work of support staff. Ralston advocates tirelessly for our students, whether helping with financial aid applications, answering ques-
tions about graduation requirements,
or ordering rings for the Order of the
Engineer cere- mony. Through her excellence, Ralston helps make CEGE an outstanding place for our students to study.
THE CLASS OF 2019 established the Graduating Class Gift to support future engineering students through scholar- ships and a water bottle filling station near the ASCE Student Office, nestled between the Charles Fairhurst Rotunda and the lounges. The water bottle
filling station is a tangible symbol of our students’ embrace of philanthropy and their concern for the environment and their fellow students.
environmental, projects are very collab- orative. I am excited to further enhance my collaboration skills through both social media and engineering work.” Follow CEGE on Instagram @umnCEGE and on Twitter @CEGEtweets.
STUDENTS
AKASH BHAT, a graduate student advised by Bill Arnold, is a 2023 Grad- uate Student Awardee in Environmental Chemistry. Bhat will receive a monetary award and a one-year annual member- ship in the Environmental Division of the American Chemical Society.
LUCAS CLAKE BURNETT, a civil engi- neering graduate student, along with undergraduates Addison Thompson, Sierra Charwood (both from Biology, Society, & Environment), Laila Gourd (Environmental Science), and Prof. Catherine French, drove to Cloquet,
KLARA KONDRAK is a sophomore majoring in environmental engineering with a focus in water/wastewater treatment; she is also very creative and experienced in managing social media for an organization. CEGE recently hired Kondrak to help increase our social media reach. Kondrak says, “I love social media because of how it connects people to information and to each other. Through my work in social media, I
have expanded my collaboration and communication skills. Working on the social media accounts for CEGE has given me the opportunity to learn more about the amazing people, projects, and achievements within the depart- ment. In all engineering fields, including
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