Division of Student Affairs

CSU graduate student Haley McAveney has received the NASPA NOW Professional Recognition. NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, is a national association that recognizes exceptional contributions among graduate students. McAveney is finishing her master’s degree this semester in CSU’s Student Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE) program and works as a graduate assistant for CSU’s Off-Campus Life team. She has been tasked with overseeing the RamRide program, CSU’s safe ride program. She was nominated by her supervisor, Lindsay Mason. “Haley impresses me daily with her integrity, her work ethic and her commitment to serving students and our community,” said Mason. McAveney will be recognized at the upcoming CSU reception at the NASPA conference set for Monday, March 11, in Seattle.

Warner College of Natural Resources

Ecosystem Science and Sustainability student Haydyn Deason is the inaugural recipient of the Mollie H. Beattie Congressional Award for Distinguished Environmental Scholarship. Deason, who received the scholarship in December, is a fourth-year ESS major, with a minor in global environmental sustainability. She serves as director of the Department of Environmental Affairs for the Associated Students of Colorado State University.

Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering

Civil and environmental engineering Assistant Professor Yanlin Guo has received a five-year National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award of $542,000 to develop new methodologies for assessing wind damage risks to building exteriors. Guo has spent most of her career studying high-wind damage to infrastructure. She currently has a separate grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to increase the resilience of solar trackers under high winds.