Introduction: Young engineer enthusiasm, meaningful involvement, and growth are the keys to ASCE’s future. As a means of fostering individual Younger Member participation in Society activities, the ASCE Committee on Younger Members (CYM) has developed a program to help Sections and Branches recognize those employers who encourage their young engineers to get involved in ASCE activities. Special recognition will go to those organizations that exhibit exemplary support evidenced by efforts such as:

In the popular mind, scientists and engineers have distinct job descriptions. Scientists explore, experiment, and discover: engineers create, design, and build. But, in truth, the distinction is blurry and engineers participate in the scientific process of discovery in many ways. Grand experiments and missions of exploration always need engineering expertise to design the tools, instruments, and systems that make it possible to acquire new knowledge about the physical and biological worlds.

• Providing a model for involvement through companywide participation in local, regional and national ASCE activities
• Encouraging and supporting Younger Members to attend ASCE meetings and seminars
• Encouraging Younger Members to prepare articles for publication in ASCE professional and technical journals
• Assisting in the payment of local and national dues

Guidelines: The program will operate as follows:

1. CYM will review nominations at its fall meeting and select organizations for recognition. Additional credit will not be awarded for any materials submitted in addition to the provided form.
2. Incomplete nomination forms will be disqualified.
3. For those organizations selected, CYM will:
   • Publish a list of winning organizations in the Younger Member Newsletter
   • Submit a list of winning organizations for publication in Civil Engineering magazine or ASCE News.
   • Encourage Sections/Branches to provide winning organizations with local recognition
   • Notify nominators of winning organizations.
   • Send a certificate to the Section or Branch President for local presentation.