Polk County-Area Middle School Students Win Ridge Chapter MATHCOUNTS®️ Competition

Middle School Students Earn Entry to State Competition Mulberry, Fla (February 6, 2023) — A team of middle school Mathletes®️ from Lawton Chiles Middle Academy (Lakeland) won the local MATHCOUNTS competition held on Saturday, February 4 in Mulberry. The top individual competitor was Johan Bijiyos, of Lawton Chiles Middle Academy (Lakeland).   Members of the winning…

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Florida Engineering Leadership Institute Class of 2023 Kicks-Off

10-Month Training Program Will Also Include Charitable Community Giving TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 11, 2023) – Forty professional engineers have been selected to participate in the Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI) Class of 2023 to transform into community leaders while also giving back to communities across Florida. As part of this 10-month program, the FELI Class…

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Engineering Florida Podcast – Kelly Cranford, PE, ENV SP, FES Fellow

Kelly Cranford, PE, ENV SP, FES Fellow Welcome to Engineering Florida – the Florida Engineering Society’s podcast series. Engineering Florida highlights professional engineers as well as the issues impacting engineering in Florida. Take a few minutes to listen to the inaugural podcast which features a conversation with FES President Kelly Cranford.

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South Florida Construction Career Days For Area High School Students Slated for October 25-26

Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach County Students to Experience Variety of Transportation Industry Careers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (October 24, 2022) – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC Florida) is proud to join the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Federal Highway Administration and others to host the South Florida Construction Career Days for…

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Florida Business Forum Podcast – Engineer Kelly Cranford, PE

An Interview with the President of the Florida Engineering Society Kelly Cranford, P.E., is not only an outstanding engineer, she is the new President of the Florida Engineering Society. Sam Yates, anchor for the Florida Business Forum Podcast, sat down with Cranford for an in-depth interview at the headquarters of Culpepper & Terpening Engineering. From…

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40 Florida Engineers Graduate From Florida Engineering Leadership Institute Class of 2022

Graduates Raise More Than $66,000 For Charity Florida’s premier engineering leadership program, the Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI), recently saw 40 professional engineers graduate from its Class of 2022. FELI is a leadership program that puts training into practice. It helps transition engineering professionals into community professionals and leaders within our societies, communities and workplace.…

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Florida Engineering Leaders to Build Bunk-Beds For Underprivileged Children in Miami/West Palm-Area

Florida Engineering Leadership Institute Class of 2022 To Help Ensure “No Kid Sleeps on the Floor” Professional engineers from across Florida will converge on West Palm Beach on Saturday, June 25th to build bunk-beds for Miami/West Palm Beach-area underprivileged children. These professionals are members of the Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI) Class of 2022, and…

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Eleven High School & University Students Receive Florida Engineering Society Scholarships

Scholarships Will Help Inspire and Encourage Future Engineers TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (June 21, 2022) – The Florida Engineering Society (FES) has awarded $33,000 in scholarships to Florida graduating high school seniors and continuing university students. The scholarships are designed to assist these students in pursuing an engineering degree. The 11 scholarships, which are administered through the…

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Condo Safety Measure Fully Passes Florida Legislature

Stronger Structural & Building Safety Inspections Will Help Protect from Another Surfside Tragedy TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (May 25, 2022) – On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Surfside, FL, building collapse, the Florida Legislature fully passed a bill that will help ensure Florida never experiences another similar tragedy. The Florida House of Representatives passed…

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