Daylon Hester, ’18 electrical and computer engineering, was selected the state of Alabama’s Outstanding Co-op Student of the Year. This is the ninth consecutive year an Auburn Engineering student has won the statewide award.

The award was presented by the Alabama Association of Colleges and Employers at its annual conference in Huntsville. Hester completed three full-time co-op work semesters with Georgia Power Co. in Athens, Georgia, before graduating summa cum laude from Auburn University in May.

During his tenure with Georgia Power, Hester worked his way up to positions of increasing responsibility, eventually managing projects exceeding $100,000. His accomplishments during his co-op include diagnosing a chronic high-voltage issue in a power system, overseeing the extension of a pole line through a heavily wooded area next to a major road and serving on a first-response team following a tornado outbreak in January 2017.