Senior engineering student Michael Krcmarik is the 2012 recipient of the James B. Sorenson Memorial Pavement Preservation Scholarship, presented by the National Center for Pavement Preservation (NCPP)

Krcmarik, a National Civil Engineering Honor Society student currently completing his Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, will receive the award, which is given annually to a student accepted into the pavement engineering graduate program at Michigan State University.

With an overall academic GPA of 3.82/4.0 and ongoing participation in several extracurricular activities, Krcmarik already has been able to draw on his experience, which includes working as a technician in MSU's Advanced Asphalt Characterization Laboratory, and as an engineering co-op student working to digitize county drain engineering plans.

In addition, he has a Bachelor's Degree in Crop and Soil Science, which he received in 2010. He intends to pursue a Master's degree and undertake research within Michigan State University's geotechnical/pavement engineering program.

The James B. Sorenson Memorial Pavement Preservation Scholarship, worth $1,500 per semester, is intended to encourage students interested in pavement preservation who have demonstrated the capacity and motivation to achieve educational and professional goals, and who possess the initiative to seek opportunities to further those goals.

The Sorenson family and friends established this scholarship in honor of James B. Sorenson, a noted leader and dedicated advocate in the field of pavement preservation.