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Graduates 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…

Florida 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…

Among 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…

Florida 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…