CETA Senior Recognized by the State of Connecticut

Neftali Torres, a CETA senior majoring in civil engineering, was honored by the Connecticut General Assembly during its annual College Academic Day at the state capitol, on Wednesday, April 14. Along with other honorees, Torres received an official citation noting his accomplishments from the General Assembly.


State lawmakers honor one outstanding student from each of Connecticut’s public and private colleges and universities based on academic and extra-curricular achievements. The students are chosen by their schools for this honor.

Torres has received a number of honors this year: He has been selected as the winner of the University of Hartford’s John G. Lee Medal, given each year to a graduating student from Greater Hartford who has excelled academically and demonstrated deep commitment to the community. He has also maintained a 3.93 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and has been on the Dean’s and President’s Lists every semester. He has also received the Regents’ Honor Award and fellowships from the Connecticut NASA Space Grant Consortium to work on alternative-fuel vehicle infrastructure.

His extracurricular activities include memberships in the American Society of Civil Engineers, Students in Free Enterprise, Habitat for Humanity, and the Hartford Paintball team. As a member of the student chapter of Engineers Without Borders, Torres helped to design and install a rainwater harvesting system in Abheypur, India, in 2009 to help provide clean drinking water to the residents.

CETA congratulates Neftali Torres, a graduate of Hartford Public High School, on this well-deserved recognition from the State of Connecticut.