Mathew Greene
Mathew Greene of Waddington has learned the art of motivation, hard work, and perseverance while studying in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Technology program and working to fabricate the College’s steel bridge.
“People I grew up around always said it was a great school to get your career started,” he said. “The first day I stepped onto campus, I never would have thought I would experience how to machine, weld, fabricate, and travel the country to show off a product that came out of our school.”
Mathew has been constructing the SUNY Canton entry for the American Institute of Steel Construction and American Society of Civil Engineers Student Steel Bridge Competition, which will be held later this semester.
“I had high school experience in the construction industry and wanted to expand my knowledge and understanding of buildings and structures,” Mathew said. “The past two years fabricating the bridge has taught me more about being an engineer and about life than a classroom ever will.”
Some of Mathew’s favorite faculty and staff include Instructional Support Technician Neil Haney, Instructional Support Associate Andrew Reiter, Instructional Support Associate Cortney Rookey, and Civil and Environmental Engineering Technology Associate Professor Dr. Adrienne Rygel.
Mathew is scheduled to graduate in the spring 2025. He plans to use his education to secure a job in either structural steel design or in the utilities and power industry.