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Cooper Students Selected to Receive ACEC New York Award Scholarship

POSTED ON: May 24, 2023

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Left to right: Gila Rosenzweig CE’24 and Jenna Manfredi CE’24.

Rising civil engineering seniors, Jenna Manfredi and Gila Rosenzweig received scholarships from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York. 

Over the course of its inception in 2002, ACEC New York's Scholarship Program has made a significant impact by awarding over 400 scholarships and other donations, amounting to a remarkable sum of more than 1.2 million dollars. This program was established with the objective of providing support to aspiring engineers, ensuring a robust and promising future for the profession throughout New York State.

Jenna Manfredi CE’24 received the STV Scholarship and Gila Rosenzweig CE’24 received the CHI Consulting Engineers.

The complete list of the 2023 scholarship recipients can be found here.

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