Engineering

For Cassandra Butler, studying biological engineering is deeply personal. A Utah State University student majoring in biological engineering with a minor in equine science, Cassandra was drawn to USU for its hands-on learning, close-knit campus community...

Long-distance runners know the power of a ‘second wind’ — that surge of strength that arrives just when you think you can’t go on. Tonya Merrill ’92 felt it during her years as a student at Utah State.

Sandra McDougall, a proud alumna of Utah State University, always knew she wanted to be a teacher. Her journey began in first grade when she decided to dedicate her life to education.

When it came time to send their daughters to college, Mitchel (Mitch) ’89 and Leslie ’89 Butikofer, proud Aggie alumni, encouraged them to consider Utah State University.

Students at Utah State University are encouraged to take advantage of every opportunity to make the most of their college experience. Research, at both the undergraduate and graduate level, is at the core of USU’s land-grant mission and an important compo...

The United States in the 1960s was a tumultuous political decade filled with the ongoing Vietnam War, Civil Rights protests and the assassinations of both John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King.

Two men with contrasting career paths inspired a Utah State University alumni couple to give back to their alma mater and help undergraduate engineering students working to earn a degree.

Utah State University Civil and Environmental Engineering alumna Zhida Song-James (’91) has created an endowed scholarship in honor of her late husband, L. Douglas James, a former Utah Water Research Lab director.

Giving back comes naturally to the Andersons. Both Richard and his wife Moonyeen attended USU, where Richard earned his undergraduate degree before moving on to a productive engineering career at Hewlett-Packard.