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  • March

    Mitchell and McDowell honored at the Black Engineer of the Year Conference

    Lt. Col. Anthony P. Mitchell and Tamika W. McDowell possess characteristics of excellence and leadership that will attract young people to the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

  • Army Corps turns over Afghan Uniform Police District Headquarters in Injil

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South completed its oversight of construction and turned over a new Afghan Uniform Police District Headquarters in Injil, in Herat province.
  • WIESBADEN, Germany — Ben Jones, an architect with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District, talks about his profession with math students at Wiesbaden Middle School Feb. 23, 2012.

    Unit-school partnership helps show how classroom work is used in the real world

    A partnership at one Wiesbaden school is bringing the study of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) classes to life for middle school students. As the unit partner for Wiesbaden Middle School, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District, shares its experience, expertise and know-how -- helping underscore the real-world applications of those subject areas.
  • Lt. Col. Anthony P. Mitchell, former commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, is seen here during his command in Nashville Sept. 16, 2010. He received a professional achievement award in the government category at the 26th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards Gala at the Philadelphia Marriott Feb. 18, 2012.

    Former Nashville District commander lauded for professional achievement

    NASVHVILLE, Tenn. (March 5, 2012) – A former commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District recently received a professional achievement award in the government category at the 26th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards Gala at the Philadelphia Marriott.
  • The team of Grussing, Karbarz , Marrano, and Bartels won CERL’s James D. Prendergast Technology Transfer Achievement Award.

    Researchers Receive Lab Award

    Lance Marrano and Michael Grussing, Champaign, Louis Bartels, Mahomet, and Joseph Karbarz, Bloomington, Ill., won the James D. Prendergast Technology Transfer Achievement Award from the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.