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THE TSU CoETCS 'MIGHTY 100' PROFILE OF EXCELLENCE #19. Rhonda D. Mundy Rhonda is planning to pursue a Masters Degree in Divinity. Her marital status is “single but hopeful”. She enjoys reading, writing, singing and arts and craft, and is a very active member of the Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio. She sings in the Mass Choir, coordinates the Singles’ Ministry, teaches the Sunday School Women’s Class, and participates in the Wellness Ministry as a nationally certified Cardio Group Exercise Instructor. She is also a Melaleuca business owner and member of the Dayton Chapter Gospel Music Workshop of America, MLK (Martin Luther King) Community Choir and the Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. “TSU CoETCS has prepared me with the ability to handle problems in traffic operations. There has been growing difficulties in solving these problems because of the increasing number of drivers, the increasing speeds and accident rates, the decaying infrastructure and lack of resources. There is also the never-ending push to do “more with less”. However, it is critical to make every attempt to keep everyone safe, no matter what mode of travel is used. My experience at TSU CoETCS has had a major impact on my life. As I reflect on the time I spent in this institution, not only did it prepare me for an engineering career, it helped to shape my life’s path. Anyone who has attended this college understands the various challenges and what’s required to overcome them. I was forced to mature quickly but gracefully. It was also a time when my true character and personality were beginning to mold and develop. I was painfully shy and withdrawn in high school after my father’s death. But it was the friendships, the training, long registration lines, closed classes, lack of finances, the tears, the instructors, the study sessions, and the social life at TSU that have contributed to my growth. I will cherish all the fond memories (and not so fond) of TSU. Today I feel I can accomplish anything!” “The importance of the TSU CoETCS Alumni Endowment must be stressed. It would not have been possible for me to finish school if someone had not given to me. There is no way I could sit back, enjoy the benefits, and not make a contribution to the endowment, knowing that my life could have taken another direction. Giving is also a testimony to others. Its principle says there will be a return. Also, it is a must to have higher education, if there is no other alternative. It is also a must to help those students who have dreams and goals and need help in order to achieve them. Where would the school be without the students? This endowment means the life of the school.”
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Rhonda received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from TSU in 1986. For 20 years, she has been employed with the City of Dayton, Ohio, Bureau of Traffic Engineering in the Department of Public Works. Her work includes: Coordination of the data collection program; Processing traffic operation problems such as parking, signing and pavement markings; Assisting with projects such as traffic signal timing and maintenance of traffic requirements; Coordination of all paint markings related to pavement resurfacing; Keeping databases for handicap zones and traffic calming devices; Making remedial recommendations for high accident locations; and Designing detours for construction projects.
