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Aline Cotel to receive 2012 University Undergraduate Teaching Award

Civil and Environmental Engineering
March 8, 2012
Congratulations to Aline Cotel who has been selected to receive a 2012 University Undergraduate Teaching Award. | Short Read

These awards honor a demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level. The Award will be conferred at a ceremony in the fall of this year.

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