[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12370]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       CONCRETE CANOE COMPETITION

 Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I join with my colleagues in 
support of the Concrete Canoe Competition.
  Civil Engineers design the backbone of our Nation's infrastructure. 
By designing, building, and maintaining our infrastructure, these 
engineers have quietly helped to shape the history of our Nation and 
its communities. Civil Engineers contribute daily to our standard of 
living through their designing, building, and maintaining our 
transportation, clean water, and power generation systems.
  A great example of civil engineering ingenuity is manifested through 
the National Concrete Canoe Competition. The Concrete Canoe Competition 
provides college and university students an opportunity to use the 
engineering principles learned in the classroom, and apply them in a 
competitive environment where they further learn important team and 
project management skills.
  I am very pleased to announce that on June 16, 2001, the University 
of Alabama at Huntsville won an unprecedented fifth national 
Championship in the Concrete Canoe Competition.

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