28 Mar 2018

Two Jacksonville District engineers recognized nationally

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces the selection of two of its engineers as 2017 national award recipients. The Society of American Military Engineers, which leads collaborative efforts to identify and resolve national security infrastructure-related challenges, selected Laureen Borochaner, chief of Engineering Division at the District, as the 2017 Wheeler Medal Award Winner. The U.S. Army Engineer Regiment selected Dan Blaydes as the 2017 Engineer Regiment Civilian of the Year Award recipient.

26 Nov 2014

University of North Florida and Jacksonville District Corps of Engineers sign STEM Memorandum of Understanding

The University of North Florida and the Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today signed an Memorandum of Understanding between UNF and USACE establishing the basis for mutual understanding and cooperation in the STEM subject areas — math, science, engineering and technology—for purposes of developing student scientists and engineers.

26 Sep 2013

Pablo Vázquez-Ruiz elected president of CIAPR’s Ponce Chapter

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District’s south Puerto Rico resident engineer, Pablo Vázquez-Ruiz, was recently elected president of the Ponce Chapter of the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico (CIAPR in Spanish acronym) as well as treasurer of the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico.