The Creation and History of the ASCE American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE)

摘要

The intent of this paper is to present the background of the founding and history of The American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE) at the twentieth anniversary Congress of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) in Pittsburgh, PA. AAWRE was founded in October 2004 under the leadership and guidance of members of the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) and was the first ASCE Academy created within Civil Engineering Certification, Inc. (CEC). AAWRE started the Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (D.WRE) certification program to adhere to ASCE's Policy 465—to broaden and deepen the body of knowledge for practicing engineers and to elevate the standards in civil engineering. AAWRE was the pilot program and the first of multiple professional certification programs at ASCE. Currently the AAWRE certification program has granted over 700 diplomate certifications. Among the diplomate ranks are eight current and past ASCE Presidents, more than twenty past and existing EWRI Presidents and Board members, and several dozen ASCE Distinguished Members.