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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Three students from the engineering science, biology, and mathematical sciences programs were recently awarded the prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.
Lincoln’s Eisenhower Fellows present their award-winning poster at the National Academics of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Transportation Research Board Conference in Washington, D.C. Photo Courtesy/Lincoln University Staff/Monica Gray
Lincoln’s 2019 Eisenhower Fellows are Jaznae Smith, an engineering science and mathematics major from Wilmington, Delaware; Deja Garcia, a biology major from Bowie, Maryland; and Anjolaoluwa Popoola, a mathematics major from Lagos, Nigeria.
Lincoln’s Eisenhower Fellows pose with their best poster award. Photo Courtesy/Lincoln University Staff/Monica Gray
The Eisenhower Fellowship is awarded to students pursuing degrees in transportation-related disciplines with the hopes of advancing the transportation workforce by attracting the nation's brightest minds to the field of transportation.
The students were awarded a total of $24,500 in fellowship funding. Each recipient received between $6,500 and $10,000.
As part of the fellowship, the students attended the annual National Academics of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Transportation Research Board Conference in Washington, D.C., where they attended seminars, participated in workshops, and reviewed research from other universities.
The students also presented their research titled “Farm Area Rapid Transit: A Case for Poultry Powered Transportation” and won the best poster award. Dr. Monica Gray, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and the campus manager for the Eisenhower Fellowship was the research mentor for the students.
Lincoln’s Eisenhower Fellows pose with for a group photo with Dr. Monica Gray. Photo Courtesy/Lincoln University Photographer/Craig Watson
“In today’s increasingly global economy, there is an urgent need for a diverse transportation workforce, representing self-confident and culturally literate individuals who are able to empathize with the socio-cultural nuances of different people groups,” said Gray. “Lincoln University is therefore excited to partner with the Eisenhower Fellowship Program to expose our students to transportation-related research as well as connect them to professionals in this field.”
“My experience as a Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Recipient has been amazing,” said Anjolaoluwa Popoola, one of three Eisenhower Fellows. “Winning the best poster presentation has been incredibly motivating.”
The Eisenhower Fellowship is administered by the Universities and Grants Program and is meant to “stimulate interest among traditionally underrepresented and minority students to conduct transportation-related research, to pursue transportation-related degrees, and to enter the transportation workforce.”
Eligible students include juniors and seniors pursuing transportation-related degrees (e.g., engineering, law, business, psychology, etc.) For more information, contact Dr. Monica Gray, the program’s campus manager at mgray2@lincoln.edu or visit Room 328 in the Science Building.
Article by Devin Bonner, Office of Communications & Public Relations