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For the past 20 years, the Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering, a group of influential and high-achieving alumni of the University of Arkansas civil engineering department, has awarded scholarships to deserving civil engineering students. This year, the academy has awarded over $55,000 to 50 students, the highest amount so far. Robert Elliot, former civil engineering [...]
For Nathan and Natalie Becknell of Fayetteville, togetherness takes on a whole new meaning. Since they met as engineering students at the University of Arkansas in 2002, the couple have started their careers, funded scholarships for current students, served in advisory roles and started a family … together. Natalie graduated from the College of Engineering [...]
Since its founding in 1878, the Arkansas Alumni Association has stayed true to its mission—”to connect and serve the University of Arkansas family.” As new alumni form each year, it is the goal of the Association to maintain contact with those who wish to remain close to the university and show their support through donations, volunteerism, membership and chapter involvement.
Cox suspects that Haiti, one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world, does not have or does not enforce seismic building codes to mitigate the effects of large earthquakes. The recent earthquake – which measured 7.0 magnitude and whose epicenter was only 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince, the nation’s densely populated capital – caused massive destruction and killed thousands of Haitians. An estimated 150,000 people have died as a result of the earthquake.
The following article was originally published on the Hamilton Kent web site, written by Alan Siebenthaler, Marketing/Territory Manager for Hamilton Kent. The Richard E. Barnes Award is the highest recognition of support and service to the industry presented to an individual for lifetime achievement. During the American Concrete Pipe Association’s Annual Convention on March 9th, [...]
Entering the University of Arkansas in 2003, it was the College of Engineering’s remarkable reputation that caught Marcus Hopkins’ eye in deciding where he wanted to go to school. He knew he could get a degree in civil engineering that would be well-respected by future employers, and it was through this degree choice that he began to get involved.
