Hassan Dakroub

Adam McArthur and Brendan Russo finished first place in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Great Lakes District Collegiate Traffic Bowl competition held Monday in Grand Rapids. The team of civil engineering graduate students - cheered on by many Wayne State alumni in attendance -defeated Trine University in the first round, followed by a come-from-behind victory over defending District Champion Purdue University in the final round. The team took the lead over Purdue on the last standard question and sealed the victory in "Final Jeopardy." With the victory, WSU advances to compete against the winners of the remaining eight ITE districts within the U.S. and Canada at the Grand Championships in Boston in early August.

The district competition was open to all ITE student chapters within Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. This is the first time that Wayne State has fielded a team in the annual competition that is now in its fourth year. Additional details about the ITE Traffic Bowl competition available at www.ite.org/trafficbowl.