ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition

ASCE is pleased to announce the 2006 National Concrete Canoe Competition (NCCC) will hosted by Oklahoma State University. The competition will take place on June 15-17, 2006 at Stillwater, OK.
The Concrete Canoe Competition provides students with a practical application of the engineering principles they learn in the classroom, along with important team and project management skills they'll need in their careers. The event will challenge the knowledge, creativity and stamina of students, while showcasing the versatility and durability of concrete as a building material.

Teams qualify for the National Concrete Canoe Competition (NCCC) by placing first in one of the 18 Regional Competitions held throughout the United States in the spring. Teams that placed second behind a university that finished in the top five at the previous year's National Competition, are also invited. The NCCC is held in mid-June each year and is hosted by a student chapter or club of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) at universities across the U.S.

The winners of the ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition shall be determined by compiling a team's total number of points from the academic and race portions of the competition. Degussa Admixtures, Inc. shall award a total of $9,000 in academic scholarships to the winning teams' undergraduate civil engineering program. To be eligible to receive a scholarship, the entrant school must be a recognized ASCE Student Chapter/Club/International Student Group.

Selection of the academic scholarship winner(s) shall be determined by the local ASCE Student Chapter/Club/International Student Group. The scholarship shall be used toward satisfying tuition reimbursements only and shall not be used to fund current or future concrete canoe competitions. ASCE and Degussa Admixtures, Inc. shall be notified in writing of academic scholarship winner(s) prior to distribution to recipients.

Total scholarship awards shall be distributed as follows:

1st place overall winner -- $5,000 scholarship & trophy
2nd place overall winner -- $2,500 scholarship & trophy
3rd place overall winner -- $1,500 scholarship & tropy

Special plaques shall be awarded to the top team in the following individual categories:

4th place overall winner -- Commemorative Plaque
5th place overall winner -- Commemorative Plaque
Best design paper
Best oral presentation
Best final product
Men's slalom/endurance race
Women's slalom/endurance race
Men's sprint race
Women's sprint race
Spirit of Competition

A special plaque in honor of R. John Craig, a former ASCE Committee on Student Services member who was a driving force behind the National Concrete Canoe Competition, shall be awarded to the team that has the best time in the coed race. Also a special plaque will be awarded in honor of Anthony P. (Tony) Chrest, a regional and national champion of the concrete canoe competitions, to the team that demonstrates superior and creative use of technology and materials in the construction of their concrete canoe. The winner of this award shall be selected at the sole discretion of Degussa Admixtures, Inc.

Ribbons shall be awarded to teams finishing second through fifth in each event. Each team shall receive a commemorative plaque for their participation in the National Concrete Canoe Competition. All ten registered team members in the National Concrete Canoe Competition shall receive a certificate of participation for the National Competition.

For more information, please visit http://www.asce.org

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