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ARTBA’s student video competition winners revealed

Prizes have been awarded by the American Road Transportation and Builders Association (ARTBA) in its 2014 student video competition. In Category Two for Post-Secondary, College or Graduate Students Aubury Erickson at Florida Polytechnic University won with the video: “Our Deficient Transportation Infrastructure”. Erickson, a freshman studying mechanical and industrial engineering in Lakeland, Florida, created an informative, four-minute animation outlining the importance the US transportation system to the
September 19, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Prizes have been awarded by the American Road Transportation and Builders Association (ARTBA) in its 2014 student video competition. In Category Two for Post-Secondary, College or Graduate Students Aubury Erickson at Florida Polytechnic University won with the video: “Our Deficient Transportation Infrastructure”. Erickson, a freshman studying mechanical and industrial engineering in Lakeland, Florida, created an informative, four-minute animation outlining the importance the US transportation system to the US economy. As narrator, she explains how America’s transportation infrastructure has been given a “D” rating by the American Society for Civil Engineers. She highlights the nation’s transportation funding challenges, lack of investment and the importance of maintaining a well-developed and sufficient transportation network. Meanwhile Second Place was awarded to: “The Cars of the Future-Engineering” by David Baril, an animation major at the Southwest University of Visual Arts in Glendale, Arizona.

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