For Immediate Release: December 11, 2012
Media Contacts: Marketing and Communication Department
Media Contacts: Marketing and Communication Department
Source: www.nbm.org
The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. to host award ceremony and talk on February 5, 2013
Photo courtesy of Society of Women Engineers.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum will award the Society of Women Engineers its Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology. The Turner Prize jury chose the Society of Women Engineers for its more than 60-year history of giving women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. The Society currently serves more than 22,000 members and is a proponent of strengthening science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for women.
The Museum’s executive director, Chase W. Rynd, will present the prize during a ceremony at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, from 6:30–8 pm. Betty Shanahan, executive director and CEO of the Society of Women Engineers, will deliver a lecture titled “Diversity Fueling Innovation,” and discuss strategies to recruit, retain, and promote women and other under-represented populations in STEM professions. Registration for the event is required. To register, visit go.nbm.org/turner-prize.
The Society of Women Engineers was selected unanimously as the recipient of the Turner Prize by a jury composed of five members:
• M. Arthur Gensler, founder and chairman of the architectural firm Gensler
• Harold J. Parmelee, past president of Turner Construction Company
• Clyde Tatum, professor and chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
• Janice L. Tuchman, editor in chief, Engineering News Record
• Christopher A. McFadden, vice president for communications, Turner Construction Company
“The future of the construction industry depends on attracting a more diverse workforce,” said Janice L. Tuchman, editor-in-chief of Engineering News-Record and Turner Prize juror. “The Society of Women Engineers is a driving force in bringing women into engineering careers through training, networking, scholarships, and outreach.” Fellow juror and past president of Turner Construction Company Hal Parmelee added, “Women have been a welcome force to the team of people who are in construction. Their professional leadership contributions have not only enhanced the process of construction but the quality of facilities for the end user, the public at large.”
The Museum’s executive director, Chase W. Rynd, will present the prize during a ceremony at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, from 6:30–8 pm. Betty Shanahan, executive director and CEO of the Society of Women Engineers, will deliver a lecture titled “Diversity Fueling Innovation,” and discuss strategies to recruit, retain, and promote women and other under-represented populations in STEM professions. Registration for the event is required. To register, visit go.nbm.org/turner-prize.
The Society of Women Engineers was selected unanimously as the recipient of the Turner Prize by a jury composed of five members:
• M. Arthur Gensler, founder and chairman of the architectural firm Gensler
• Harold J. Parmelee, past president of Turner Construction Company
• Clyde Tatum, professor and chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
• Janice L. Tuchman, editor in chief, Engineering News Record
• Christopher A. McFadden, vice president for communications, Turner Construction Company
“The future of the construction industry depends on attracting a more diverse workforce,” said Janice L. Tuchman, editor-in-chief of Engineering News-Record and Turner Prize juror. “The Society of Women Engineers is a driving force in bringing women into engineering careers through training, networking, scholarships, and outreach.” Fellow juror and past president of Turner Construction Company Hal Parmelee added, “Women have been a welcome force to the team of people who are in construction. Their professional leadership contributions have not only enhanced the process of construction but the quality of facilities for the end user, the public at large.”
To read the full article, visit www.nbm.org.
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