ASCE Student Chapter Finalist for International Award; Team Fundraiser May 6
The Fairmont State University American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter has been named as a finalist for a prestigious international student chapter award.
As the Region 4 Distinguished Chapter, FSU’s ASCE Student Chapter is one of five finalists for the international Robert Ridgway Award. Region 4 includes West Virginia, Virginia, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky.
“This is the fourth time our ASCE Student Chapter has been honored as a regional winner and a finalist for the Ridgway Award. That puts FSU in the top 1.5 percent internationally. I am so pleased and congratulate our ASCE students on a job well done,” said Tia Como, faculty advisor.
FSU’s ASCE Student Chapter won first place in the Concrete Canoe Competition at the 2016 Virginias Conference, hosted by The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The FSU team won first place in four out of five concrete canoe races, first place in final product, second place in technical paper and second place for oral presentation.
The team will represent the region at the National Concrete Canoe Competition for the 13th year in a row, also a current national record for most consecutive national appearances. The team is encroaching on setting the longest overall consecutive national appearance record ever held by a team at the National Concrete Canoe Competition, which is currently set at 15. The 29th Annual ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition will be June 9-11, 2016, at University of Texas at Tyler in Tyler, Texas.
As part of the build up to the national competition the team will host a benefit dinner from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Muriale’s Italian Restaurant, 1742 Fairmont Ave., Fairmont. This benefit dinner will act as the main fundraiser as the team begins planning their trek to Texas. This trip will be more costly than years past due to the distance. To purchase tickets or for more information about the dinner, contact Tabitha.Lafferre@fairmontstate.edu or kjeanmurphey@gmail.com by Tuesday, April 28. Individual sponsorships are $100 at the Platinum level, $50 at the Regular level and $25 for students; children age 5 and younger are admitted for free. Corporate sponsorships also are available.
The event will begin with a meet and greet and cash bar with music provided by team member Brandon Howdershelt and his band. The dinner buffet will begin at 7 p.m. The keynote address will be given by distinguished past concrete canoe captains.
Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 137,500 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide, and is America’s oldest national engineering society. ASCE’s vision is to position engineers as global leaders building a better quality of life. Visit www.concretecanoe.org and asce.org.
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