Trini heads wheelchair ramp engineering project

A TRINIDADIAN  woman is reported to be making waves in the United States as an engineer.

Aneecia Payne, who received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineeering last December from the South Carolina State Univeresity (SCSU), has just completed a major project with fellow students and this has won high praise from all concerned. The young engineers, who are members of the SCSU chapter of the American National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), built a wheelchair ramp complete with petunias planted alongside it. This ramp will facilitate disabled Mary Johnson, of South Carolina, to get into her home.

According to Aneecia Payne, director for the wheelchair ramp project: “The mission of NSBE is to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers and scientists who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community”. Aneecia, 21 is the daughter of Anstey and Helen Payne of Railway Road, California in Central Trinidad. She attended the Woodbrook Secondary and Couva Secondary Modern School before proceeding to South Carolina State University to further her studies.