February 22, 2019

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Reference:  Michael Violante's application to admittance to Graduate School

This letter is to recommend Michael Violante for admittance to Graduate School at San Diego State University's department of civil, construction, and environmental engineering. Michael took a class with me (CIV E 634 Surface Water Hydrology) in the Fall 2018, and he earned an A. His term paper was very comprehensive and revealed that Michael had spent a lot of effort researching the subject. I would recommend Michael wholeheartedly to pursuse gradate study with aim at getting a Master's degree in civil engineering, with emphasis in water resources engineering.

Sincerely yours,

Victor M. Ponce
Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering