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Hurst share major, college experience

By Associated Engineering Press

“Our teachers used to mix us up at first if they didn’t know us,” Garrett Hurst said. “For those first few years, we used to wear belt buckles that had our names on them so they wouldn’t get confused.”

What sets the Hurst triplets apart from most siblings who go to The University of Alabama is that they are not only identical, but all share the same major. Taylor and Blake Hurst are majoring in mechanical engineering, and Garrett Hurst will be graduating in December with his masters in civil engineering. 

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Posted on: November 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students