Avery Bang

Avery Bang (MCivEngr’09), CEO of Bridges to Prosperity, received an honorary doctorate of science degree from Clarkson University this spring. The award recognizes her commitment to engineering that benefits humanity. Since joining Bridges to Prosperity as a volunteer in 2006, Avery has worked to ensure safe, year-round access to markets and health clinics in rural developing communities. She was the featured speaker at this fall’s Back to Boulder Homecoming Weekend luncheon in the CU Rec Center and also received the Alumni Association’s Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award.