The scholarship was christened the Jim McGee scholarship by the ASHE Board in 2004 after the passing of Jim McGee. Jim McGee was known for his wisdom, judgment, professionalism and integrity. During his 45 years in the transportation industry, Mr. McGee contributed to countless projects that were vital to the success of Georgia’s infrastructure.
Babs was highly respected by the engineering community for his integrity and fairness. He was known as a man of high moral and ethical character and he always had a smile on his face. Born in Ghana, West Africa, he knew how to live fully and simply. As a young man, Babs graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. Out of school he began his career with GDOT in District 6 as a Transportation Engineer. Babs later went on to the Office of Urban Design where he became a Design Engineer. In 2001, Babs was chosen to be the Assistant Office Head over the Office of Consultant Design and shortly thereafter, was elevated to Office Head.
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Rafegh is a graduate student at Georgia Tech concentrating in Transportation Systems Engineering, and expects to earn his Ph.D. in December 2021. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in the same field from the Sharif University of Technology in Iran, and already has several years of work experience in our industry. At GA Tech, Rafegh is actively involved in both ASHE and ITE, and currently serves as President of ASHE’s Student Chapter. As part of his Ph.D. research, he is exploring ways to better understand and model urban traffic congestion. Rafegh hopes to tackle similar challenges as an engineer in the public or private sector following graduation.

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