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Hudson Valley Chapter Celebrates National Engineering Week by Sponsoring Exposition

New City, NY. - The Rockland County Chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and the Lower Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), announced that they have joined to celebrate National Engineering Week by sponsoring an Exposition (EXPO) at Dominican College in Blauvelt on February 22, 2004 between 1 PM and 5 PM. The event is open to the general public, with emphasis on high school students and their families.

Dr. James J. Yarmus, PE, F.ASCE, regional Vice-President of ASCE and Rockland Chapter Director of NSPE is Chairman of the EXPO. He stated that more than a dozen prominent Engineering schools and more than a dozen Engineering firms will be at the EXPO. The Colleges and Universities will advise potential students and their parents about careers in Engineering. “There will also be interactive opportunities at exhibitors’ stations”. Yarmus said. He added that a dozen firms will display their most prominent projects and answer questions about employment in the Engineering profession. Packy Lawler, PE President of the NSPE chapter and Richard Cassin, PE, President of the ASCE branch will be available to explain their respective programming for 2004. Yarmus indicated that elected officials will issue Proclamations on the occasion of National Engineering Week and will present several $1,000 scholarships to college bound Engineering students.

“ASCE and NSPE are proud to present this opportunity to the public. We especially thank Sister Kathleen Sullivan of Dominican College and Malcolm G. McLaren of M. G. McLaren Engineering for all the time and effort they have dedicated to this event”, said Yarmus.

For additional information, directions and a poster about the event, please send an email to: engineeringweek@engineer.com

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