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Jerry Richardson awarded 2011 NHI Instructor of Excellence Award

Published on November 19, 2012 By mtmvg2

Professor Jerry Richardson received the Instructor of Excellence Award for 2011 from the National Highway Institute (NHI) for the THIRD consecutive year. The award is based on consistently high evaluation scores in the classroom (4.5 or above on a 5-point scale), a demonstrated commitment to the adult learning philosophy and for maintaining the highest standard [...]

Jerry Richardson awarded 2010 NHI Instructor of Excellence Award

Published on October 29, 2011 By mtmvg2

SCE Professor Jerry Richardson received the Instructor of Excellence Award for 2010 from the National Highway Institute (NHI) for the second consecutive year. The award is based on consistently high evaluation scores in the classroom, a demonstrated commitment to the adult learning philosophy and for maintaining the highest standard of quality for transportation training. Only [...]

ZhiQiang Chen works to prevent scour- #1 cause of bridge collapse

Published on April 4, 2011 By mtmvg2

Bridge safety is a national topic of discussion today.  SCE’s  ZhiQiang Chen, assistant professor of civil engineering,  has received a $25,900 grant from the University of Missouri Research Board for “Design-oriented Scoured Foundation Modeling for Bridge Performance Analysis”. Slated to receive funding for a year, the project will officially begin during the summer.  ”The design, [...]