Laurel – May 30, 2013:
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is accepting
applications for the annual Joyce Starks/Gene Counihan Engineering
Scholarship. Recipients of the $1,000 scholarship will be eligible to
receive scholarship funds for an additional three-year period and may
also be offered a paid internship at WSSC in the summer of 2014. To be
eligible students must maintain a permanent address in the WSSC service
district that includes Prince George’s and Montgomery counties. Eligible
students must be enrolled in a program that leads to a Bachelor of
Science in Engineering or an advanced degree in engineering. Past
winners remain eligible as long as they continue to meet the grade point
average and residency requirements. WSSC will select one winner each
from Montgomery County and Prince George’s County.
Applicants
should send a copy of their official transcript along with a cover
letter, proof of permanent residency, two letters of reference and a
400- to 1000-word essay that answers the following question:
"Consider
the water/sewer system of the future: Describe it and detail how
engineering will impact the evolution from today’s water systems to the
water systems of the future.”
“We
are asking applicants to address not only what a future system might be
like, but also to ponder how a transition from what we have now might
occur,” explained Gary Gumm, WSSC’s Chief Engineer. “The challenge of
detailing not just the future system, but how it will evolve over the
years makes the question much more difficult. I am interested in reading
what our next generation of engineers thinks about this complex issue.”
The reference letters must be submitted separately or in a sealed envelope if sent with the application materials. Applications must be postmarked by July 1, 2013.
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