Graduate Student Awarded Scholarship

January 14, 2016

amina awardThe Asphalt Pavement Association of New Mexico (APANM) recently awarded a $2,000 scholarship to one of our graduate students, Amina Mannan, at the 53rd Paving and Transportation Conference sponsored by the Department of Civil Engineering.  The scholarship is awarded to a student who is interested in pursuing a career in the transportation/geotechnical/pavement engineering in New Mexico.  Amina is a PhD student in the department concentrating on geotechnical engineering and studying under Dr. Rafiqul Tarefder. 

In the photo at left are Dr. Mahmoud Taha, Chair of the department; Amina Mannan; and Brian Jones, Executive Director of APANM.  Congratulations to Amina!