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Guillermo Madrigal grew up in Shelley, a town of about
3,000 in Southeast Idaho. The fifth in a family of seven,
Guillermo is the first in his family to attend college.
After two years at Idaho State University, he transferred to
the University of Idaho where he completed his BS in Civil
Engineering in the spring of 2006 and began his graduate
studies.
Guillermo received internships for the summers of 2004
and 2005 from DOT’s Summer Transportation Internship Program
for Diverse Groups, working in Boston on the “Big Dig” and
in New York on the Third Avenue Bridge Project.
Guillermo was a teaching assistant for the University of
Idaho’s introductory course in transportation engineering.
He established wonderful relationships with the students
with whom he worked.
As president of the UI student chapter of the Institute
of Transportation Engineers, he organized a field trip to
Washington, D.C. and in 2006 organized a two-day conference
for Region X students.
Guillermo is conducting his graduate research work under
Dr. Michael Dixon, focusing on how cycle failure can be used
as a performance measure. He shows an exceptional ability to
help other students get up to speed with research and
modeling techniques.
For the merit of his research, his academic performance
and his exceptional professionalism and leadership, the
National Institute of Transportation Technology is extremely
pleased to select Guillermo Madrigal as its 2007 Outstanding
Student of the Year.08/20/2009 |
