N. A. Indrajith Nissanka of Kurunegala Receives Award From Clarkson University

2012 May 14

N. A. Indrajith Nissanka of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, a graduate student at Clarkson University majoring in civil engineering, received the following award(s) at the University Recognition Day ceremony during the spring semester:

The George A. Gray Endowed Fellowship: Established in 1995 by George A. Gray '43 to recognize outstanding scholarship and achievement by a first-year graduate student in theDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Clarkson. Dr. Gray earned his Ph.D. degree from Yale University and taught at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University for many years. The Gray Fellow will receive $1,000 from the fellowship endowment.

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