Page 11 - Class of 2020

Awards
Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Associates Best Faculty Award
PROFESSOR STEFANO GONELLA
This award is given to one faculty member each calendar year. The recipient is chosen by student vote. Undergraduate students vote for the professor that has had the biggest impact on their education experience inside and outside of the classroom.
Kyle Kucharski, President of the UMN Student Chapter of
the American Society of Civil Engineers, presented the award. Kucharski commented, “I was fortunate enough to have Professor Gonella for one of my classes, and I can definitely understand why he is receiving this award. His attention to detail is unpar- alleled, and his energy in lecture is very engaging. He is really accessible outside of class and makes you feel like he really cares when you talk with him.”
Simon and Claire Benson Outstanding Student Award
ALISHA RADSTAKE, BCE
The Simon and Claire Benson Award is presented to a CEGE stu- dent whose performance is judged to be outstanding in a manner that exceeds academic achievement alone. The recipient of the Simon and Claire Benson Award is chosen by faculty. Students are nominated, evaluated, and interviewed.
With this award, CEGE recongnizes the most outstanding student of the graduating class, and at the same time, remembers two outstanding alumni who have left a longlasting and inspirational legacy. The award is named in memory of two outstanding CEGE undergraduates, a brother and a sister, who were tragically killed in a car accident in August of 1986.
Alisha Radstake was chosen unamimously from among several highly deserving candidates. She is graduating with a major in Civil Engineering and a minor in Urban Studies. She excelled in the classroom throughout her four years, as demonstrated by her outstanding GPA. She as been heavily involved in many student organizations and volunteering events. It is especially worth men- tioning her involvement with Interdisciplinary Transportation Student Organization (ITSO). She has been involved with under- graduate research in the area of aviation transportation under the guidance of Professor Mihai Marasteanu. She specifically studied snow removal strategies at airports. Next, her interests will take her to the University of California Berkely where she will pursue a Master’s degree with a focus on transportation in aviation.