There are six National Scholarships, three of which are available to high school seniors, one to current engineering students, and two to students in graduate programs. Conference Invites PEs to Envision Transportation Solutions NSPE members are invited to attend the New Visions in Transportation Conference in Aspen, Colorado, which will be held October 18-20, 2000. New Visions in Transportation will address critical, unmet transportation needs and attempt to create innovation solutions to transportation problems. The conference is open to engineers, manufacturers, and architects with a focus in advanced transportation, as well as transportation planners and consultants, environmental advocates, educators, and students. Information will also be provided on advanced transportation systems, financing mechanisms, and public policy, and alternative fuel vehicles will be on display.
Engineers attending the conference can earn professional development hours.
Michigan Student Member Wins Steinman Foundation Fellowship Allan Schneck of Rochester Hills, Michigan, is the 1999-2000 Steinman Foundation Fellowship winner. He received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering and has passed the FE exam. He has also been accepted into the university's graduate program, where he will be working toward a degree in transportation engineering. In addition to being an outstanding student, Schneck is also actively involved in the engineering profession in Oakland County, Michigan, where he is an engineering technician with the County Road Commission. His responsibilities with the commission include producing preliminary plans for road construction according to the Michigan Department of Transportation and Oakland County guidelines.