Engineering students commit to concrete canoe competition
May 19, 2011For more than two decades, civil engineering students have come together each June to see if their time spent researching, designing and constructing canoes made of concrete has paid off. In turn, a group of five industry professionals is challenged with determining the “America’s Cup of Civil Engineering” winner.
The American Society of Civil Engineers announced its judges for the 2011 National Concrete Canoe Competition, scheduled for June 16-18 at the University of Evansville in Indiana. They are:
• David G. Lewis, bridge engineer for the County of Santa Barbara, Calif., Transportation Division of the Department of Public Works.
• Craig A. Lindquist, president of Creative Construction Solutions in Chesterfield, Mo.
• Larry K. Owens, chief engineer/area manager for Traylor Brothers, Heavy Civil Construction Division in Evansville.
• David J. Wanninger, president of Acura Engineering Inc. in Evansville.
• Michelle L. Wilson, director of Concrete Knowledge for Portland Cement Association in Skokie, Ill.
Students from 24 top engineering schools compete in four categories – the aesthetics and structural integrity of their canoe; a technical design paper highlighting their planning, development, testing and construction; an academic presentation covering their canoe’s design, construction, racing ability and other innovative features; and the performance of the canoe and its paddlers in five different races.
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