CEEM Graduate receives Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

The Graduate College is pleased to announce that six graduate students will be receiving the prestigious Marshall Foundation Dissertation-Fellowship for final-phase dissertation support. In addition to a $10,788 stipend beginning in Spring 2012, each student will receive a tuition scholarship for two semesters.

The recipient for the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics is Kristen Ward with her Dissertation topic: "Improving the Behavior of Special Concentrically Braced Frames with Steel Castings."

The Department would like to congratulate Kristen for her accomplishments and for receiving this prestigious award.