• February 08, 2021

    OSU’s Eileen Chai Received 2020-2021 Beverley Swaim Leadership Legacy Graduate Scholarship

    Each year, WTS offers a variety of scholarship to students in transportation related fields. This year, Oregon State University Master’s student and PacTrans student researcher, Eileen Chai received the 2020-2021 Beverley Swaim Leadership Legacy Graduate Scholarship.

    Eileen is a first-year master’s student advised by David Hurwitz, professor of transportation engineering and the Eric H.I. and Janice Hoffman Faculty Scholar. She earned the honor in recognition of her many accomplishments including a stellar undergraduate GPA, membership in the honors societies Phi Theta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi, and serving as the Community Service Chair of the OSU ITE Student Chapter.

    The mission of WTS, the foundation that grants the award, is to build the transportation industry through the global advancement of women, which can be realized by encouraging women to further their careers as leaders in transportation.