Nabih Youssef Graduate Fellowship

November 22, 2002

 

 

11/22/02

 

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Margie Yu
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(323) 343-3047

 

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Three Cal State L.A. Students
Awarded Structural Engineering Graduate Fellowships

Los Angeles, CA – Nabih Youssef and Associates, in conjunction with the Department of Civil Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles, recently awarded three structural engineering graduate fellowships, totaling up to $3,000 per person for the 2002-2003 academic year.

The fellowship recipients are Cal State L.A. civil engineering graduate students Joseph Rhyu (Los Angeles-90028 resident), Ronald Lin (Rosemead resident), and Willie G. Pangilinan (Los Angeles-90020 resident). All three students are also currently working in the field while pursuing their graduate studies. Rhyu, who received his B.S. from CSU Northridge, is currently at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. Employed at the Port of Long Beach, Lin earned his B.S. from Yangon Institute of Technology, Burma. Pangilinan holds a B.S. from Holy Angel University, Philippines, and works at Advanced Applied Engineering, Inc., in Pasadena.

The Nabih Youssef Graduate Structural Engineering Fellowship was recently established at Cal State L.A. through the generous contribution of CSULA alumnus Nabih Youssef to the Civil Engineering Department. Youssef, a structural engineer, is currently the principal structural engineer of Nabih Youssef and Associates—one of the most prominent structural engineering firms in Los Angeles. Youssef has been a member of the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California since 1977, and has served as a member of the University’s Civil Engineering Department Industry Advisory Board since 1998. He was the recipient of Cal State L.A.’s 2000-2001 College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology Distinguished Alumnus Award.

The purpose of establishing this fellowship is to encourage civil engineering students to obtain their graduate education in structural/earthquake engineering at Cal State L.A., and to encourage civil engineering students to engages in research in earthquake-related areas while pursuing a graduate degree at Cal State L.A.

To qualify as an applicant for this Nabih Youssef graduate fellowship, a student must:
* Be scheduled to enter his or her first year of graduate studies in the Summer or Fall Quarter of 2002.
* Be enrolled full-time or part-time in the graduate program in civil engineering with an option in structural/earthquake engineering at Cal State L.A.
* Have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0.
* Have a strong interest in pursuing a career in earthquake engineering.

For more information, contact Young C. Kim, professor and chair, Civil Engineering Department, Cal State L.A., at or (323) 343-4460.

 

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