Jacob Walton is currently a student at Utah Valley University. He is studying construction management with an emphasis on heavy civil construction and is currently employed at Geneva Rock Products, based out of the Orem office. He is a construction intern, learning the techniques used in asphalt paving and concrete paving. Prior to working for Geneva Rock Products, he was a construction intern for WW Clyde on their mobile paving crew. The projects he was on with that crew were a mill and fill of Interstate 80 and a mill and fill of Highway 40 in Duchesne, Utah. He is hoping to continue his education in construction, as well as continue to be an intern at Geneva Rock Products, learning more about the process of paving and hopefully gaining a career in the paving industry. Mariam Wakil has a deep passion for pursuing civil engineering. It allows her to make a tangible difference in the world, which at the end of the day, is her goal. Civil and environmental engineering offers her the perfect avenue to put together her love for design, problem-solving and environmental preservation. She is very focused on cleaning out our waterways as she believes it is a fundamental human right to be able to have clean water as well as it being a major step towards environmental sustainability. She believes we have a large issue with polluted waterways and it harms human health as well as disturbs our ecosystems. In addition, she is committed to advancing sustainable urban development. Our population is only growing day by day, and cities are expanding very quickly, which only brings a negative impact to the environment at the moment. She wants to be the solution to this by forming cities that coexist harmoniously with nature. 2025 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 41
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