Graduates Raise $100,000 in Donations to Fund Little Free STEM Libraries, FDOT STEM Outreach Solution “Boxes” for Florida Schools, and More TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (August 11, 2025) – Florida has a new group of graduates ready to take their leadership skills into communities across the state to make a positive impact at work and in society.…
DetailsFlorida Engineering Society Announces Top Engineering Award Winners TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (August 5, 2025) – Orlando’s Mandee E. Brandt, PE has been named Florida’s 2025 Engineer of the Year, and Fort Lauderdale’s Vincent Locigno, PE has been named Florida’s 2025 Young Engineer of the Year by the Florida Engineering Society (FES). These, and six additional top…
DetailsFlorida’s Next Generation of Engineers Receive $36,000 in Florida Engineering Society Scholarships TALLAHASSEE, Fla (July 2, 2025) — The Florida Engineering Society (FES) has awarded $36,000 in scholarships to recent Florida high school graduates and continuing university students who are pursuing careers as the next generation of unique and innovative engineers. Twelve (12) students from…
DetailsWill Represent Florida in National Competition in Washington, D.C. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 9, 2025) – TALLAHASSEE, Fla (April 9, 2025) – The state of Florida will be well represented at the upcoming national MATHCOUNTS® Competition, when Florida’s top middle school Mathletes® compete at the highest level for this prestigious STEM award.  Florida’s MATHCOUNTS winners were recently…
DetailsGraduates Also Raise $100,000 for FDOT STEM Outreach Solution “Boxes” for Florida Schools TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (August 5, 2024) – Forty (40) Florida professional engineers have graduated from the Class of 2024 Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI) – Florida’s premiere engineering leadership program. Before completing their 10-month training program, FELI students contributed countless community volunteer hours…
DetailsFlorida Engineering Society Announces Outstanding Engineering Leaders TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (July 29, 2024) – Miami’s Jose L. Acosta, PE has been named Florida’s 2024 Engineer of the Year, and Enit Medina, PE, also of Miami, has been named Florida’s 2024 Young Engineer of the Year by the Florida Engineering Society (FES).  These, and six additional…
DetailsAmong the recipients are six recent high school graduates, and six continuing university students TALLAHASSEE, Fla (June 12, 2024) The Florida Engineering Society (FES) has awarded $36,000 in scholarships to recent Florida high school graduates and continuing university students who are pursuing engineering careers. Twelve (12) students from across Florida were selected to receive the…
DetailsFlorida Last Brought Home the National Championship in 1986, 38 Years Ago TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (May 14, 2024) – Benjamin (Ben) Jiang, a 14-year-old eighth grader from Osprey, Florida, won the MATHCOUNTS® National Championship following an intense, elite competition yesterday in Washington, D.C. Jiang solved his way to victory over 223 competitors, including the 2023 National…
DetailsBed Build to Help Ensure “No Kid Sleeps on the Floor” in Tampa TAMPA, Fla. (November 15, 2023) – Professional engineers from across Florida will converge on Tampa this Friday, November 17, 2023, to build bunk-beds for Tampa’s underprivileged children.  These professionals are members of the Florida Engineering Society and the American Council of Engineering…
DetailsGraduates to Donate to The Sanibel School STEM Program, Hold Ground Breaking Ceremony for New Hurricane Ian Remembrance and Children’s Engineering Garden at Lakes Regional Park in Lee County, and Make Contribution to FGCU for Scholarships LEE COUNTY, Fla. (October 17, 2023) – Professional engineers from across Florida will gather in Lee County on Thursday,…
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