RAMRIDE WILL GREATLY MISS ITS MOST INNOVATIVE GRADUATING SENIOR n his time at CSU, Thomas Walker has been an essential part of RamRide’s success. While pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Walker worked with RamRide and contributed some pivotal innovations to the program.
Walker started as a nightly operations coordinator at RamRide when he was a sophomore. He not only helped check in volunteers to the office, but also assisted with the programs’ processes and technology. In his time with RamRide, Walker created a zoning efficiency equation to rework the zoning scheme for Ramride. He then monitoring the zones and altered them based on ideal efficiency for RamRide requests. Walker also programmed a wait-time calculator to see how long it will take for a RamRide pickup to arrive from the time requested. After 3 years of employment at RamRide, Walker was named CSU’s Student Employee of the Year. He went on to win the Western Region’s Student of the Year Award and then the National Student Employee of the Year Award. Walker humbly accepted an invitation to speak at the National Student Employment Association Conference in Milwaukee this upcoming October. “I was just
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surprised,” Walker said. “It was so nice because my supervisor wrote such a glowing recommendation for me, and that’s what did it.” Since winning such prestigious awards, Walker has moved to a new position. As RamRide’s Data Acquisition and Analysis Coordinator, Walker’s daily duties include going through the RamRide data each week. “The goal of my position is to look at the data and try to see if there is a way to try and improve the program,” Walker said. His main focus is on time and location efficiency.
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After he graduates, Walker plans to work at Raytheon as a Systems Engineer in Aurora, Colorado. Walker reflected on his time at CSU and emphasized how working with RamRide shaped his experience at CSU, “It’s been an extremely valuable experience to work for RamRide. I think it’s a cool thing because it’s given me the ability to give back to the CSU Community,” said Walker. Walker mentioned that what he will miss most about CSU is the school spirit and close-knit network of students. “There’s a really cool sense of community at an institution like this,” said Walker. And Walker has truly touched the CSU community: he helps contribute to the 30,000+ rides RamRide gives each year to students in Fort Collins. His final takeaway: “be safe and take RamRide… and GO RAMS!”
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The Community for Excellence congratulates the following students on their Spring and Summer 2018 commencement. We’re so proud of your accomplishments! Erica Clemens Kaylen Compton Bryan Contreras
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Moriyah Cope Omar Correa Jocelyn Cortez Jairus Crabb Logan Dean Long Doan Taylor Domsten Erick Donlucas Dede Duong Trevor Encinias Ruth Eshete Odalys Fernandez Rudy Figueroa Monica Fowlkes Lorena Fuentes Ibanez Logan Garrett Kailey Gary Tania Gonzalez Marisela Gonzalez-Cruz Liddy Gordon Peyton Griest Sofia Guardado Whitney Gustafson Destini Hall Jessica Hall Rod Hall Zeidra Hall Megan Hanner Christian Harbert Nia Harper Patrice Harris Shequeeta Hazard Eduardo Hernandez Rachel Herndon Tanner Herrick Ken Hicks
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Isaiah Martin Cristina Martinez Dominic Martinez Matthew Mason Jamie McBryde Shannon McPherson
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Ashle Tate Adiam Tesfaselassie Selam Tewahade Nick Thomas Adeline Thompson Victoria Torrez Paul Trujillo Shannon Trujillo Hermela Tuquabo Todd Underwood Rachel Valdez Kasydi Valentine Marissa Valentine Erin Vargas Gutierrez Eveline Vega Ferrales Ashley Verdugo Sara Vlajic Jasmine Vongrith Jeffrey Wadsworth Kiana Warrior Joshua Weemes Steven Weems Cameron White Deahnra Williams Cole Wise Ashley Wortman Angelica Wright Jon Yagunich Maritza Yescas Jacobo Eric Zambrano
CONGRATULATIONS 2018 GRADS! Henry Carroll Micah Wells Laura McCarthy Patrick Donovan Justice Dewey CSU Police Department
IT’S BEEN AN EXTREMELY VALUABLE EXPERIENCE TO WORK FOR RAMRIDE. I THINK IT’S A COOL THING BECAUSE IT’S GIVEN ME THE ABILITY TO GIVE BACK TO THE CSU COMMUNITY, -THOMAS WALKER
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