Name: Lauretta Pearse

Registered Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geologists of Alberta (APEGA)

BSc. Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Lagos, MSc. Civil Engineering, University of Calgary

Civil & Environmental Engineer, Engineering Consulting, Calgary, Canada

Graduating with a first class from the University of First Choice, opened doors for me to work for 3 multinationals in 3 different countries. The critical thinking skills, resourcefulness, tenacity, and resiliency I developed during my undergraduate program equipped me to easily adapt and excel at different times in my career. In graduate school, I was able to leverage on my engineering fundamentals from UNILAG, leading to a fully funded MSc programme and several scholarships and awards. More importantly, the life-long friendships I built from my time in UNILAG have been a formidable career and support network in my journey so far…