Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-1324
February 5, 2008

Graduate Admissions
Department of Civil Engineering
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO

RE: Bryan Scholl's application for graduate admission.

Dear Sirs:

This letter is written on behalf of Mr. Bryan Scholl, who is applying to the Ph.D. program in your department.

I have known Mr. Scholl for about a year and a half. He has taken two of my graduate classes in civil engineering, one completed and one in progress. He continues to do extremely well in all academic endeavors.

Mr. Scholl has demonstrated an unusual ability for graduate study. He is committed, and desires to pursue a career in research in the field of hydrology.

Among the students that I have directed in the past, I would rate Mr. Scholl in the upper 5% bracket. I recommend him very highly for graduate study leading to a Ph.D. degree.

Please let me know if I can be of further assistance in regard to Mr. Scholl's qualifications.

Sincerely yours,

Victor M. Ponce
Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

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