ACEC New York continues to support ACE mentor programs

New York, NY As part of an ongoing focus on supporting the built environment by encouraging and fostering the next generation of engineers, each year since 2011, the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) has provided a high school student participating in the ACE Mentor Program of Greater New York with a $3,000 legacy scholarship to be used towards pursuing a degree in engineering.

This year, the scholarship was awarded to Leann Marie Senat, a senior at Townsend Harris High School in Flushing, who is currently studying engineering at the Grove School of Engineering, City College of New York.

“As I’ve learned from attending the ACE Mentor program for two years,” said Senat in her application essay. “Engineering is about fixing things and making sure ideas can become reality.”

Since its inception, the ACE Mentor Program of Greater New York has awarded $2 million in scholarships to more than 900 program graduates.

ACE Mentor is a not-for-profit organization that helps prepare high school students for careers in design and construction through mentoring by industry professionals. Since its inception, the program has served over 10,000 students in New York metro area. Last year, over 1,000 students registered for the ACE Mentor Program of Greater New York. 72% of ACE students are minorities and 49% are female.

“The future of the engineering industry and the built environment relies on the skill and passion of the next generation,” said Milo Riverso Ph.D., PE, CCM, current chairman of ACE Mentor Program of Greater New York, as well as president and CEO of STV Group, Inc. and vice chair of the ACEC New York board of directors. “It is up to us to encourage that skill and passion as these young professionals begin to plan their careers, which is why it is important to support programs like ACE Mentor.”

For more information on the ACE Mentor of Greater New York, including how to volunteer as a mentor or participate as a student, visit www.acementorny.org.

ACEC New York is a proactive coalition of 290 firms representing every discipline of engineering related to the built environment—civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, environmental, geotechnical—and affiliated companies. Our shared goals are to further the business interests of our membership, enhance the quality and safety of the environment we live and work in, and help ensure the vitality of our communities.

ACEC New York Mentor Firms - Metro New York area:   

AECOM

AKF Group

Arup

Cerami & Associates

Cosentini Assoc.

DeSimone

GC Eng & Assoc.

Gannett Fleming 

Gilsanz Murray Steficek

H2M 

Hazen and Sawyer

HAKS

HDR

HNTB

Jacob, Feinberg, Katz & Michaeli

Jacobs

Jaros, Baum & Bolles

Lilker Associates

Liro

Loring 

M-E Engineers

Mueser Rutledge

Naik Consulting Group

Parsons Corporation

STV Group

Severud Assoc.

Silman

Skanska USA

STANTEC

Syska Hennessy Group

Thornton Tomasetti

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff