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原文传递 Corps Structural Engineer Honored As Technology Leader

题名：	Corps Structural Engineer Honored As Technology Leader
正文语种：	eng
作者：	SHELLEY BYRNE
摘要：	A structural engineer with the Nashville Engineer District received a special honor during the 35th Black Engineer of the Year Awards ceremony hosted virtually last month from Detroit, Mich. Gbandi Nikabou, who works in the Civil Design Branch's structural section, received the Modern-Day Technology Leader award February 12. Stephanie Hill, executive vice president of rotary and mission systems for Lockheed Martin Corporation, and Dr. Kendall Harris, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Texas Southern University, hosted the event. Addressing the honorees, Hill encouraged them to "stand up, step up and make the change that can make the difference." Nikabou has done just that, overcoming adversity over the past decade. When he migrated to the United States from Togo in west Africa, he didn't speak English, had no family members he could rely on and had to work multiple jobs to earn a living while also saving for college. Despite the challenges, he earned an associate's degree from Massachusetts Bay Community College and then his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He received multiple job offers from several Corps districts before choosing the Nashville District in 2017.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	134
期：	51