Message from AAWRE President Vijay Singh |
Dear AAWRE Diplomates: In this unprecedented time globally, we hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe, healthy, and doing well. On behalf of the AAWRE, I want to thank you for your leadership in the water resources profession and for your loyal support of the AAWRE.
As a founding AAWRE board certified Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (D.WRE), you have been identified as a leader in the water resources engineering community. You understand the value of board certification in recognizing exceptional expertise and demonstrating the mastery of a specialty in the field of water resources engineering.
I am asking for your help and assistance in advancing our noble profession and contributing to our mission to elevate the standards in water resources engineering. There are several primary ways you can help:
For the past several years, the AAWRE has ramped up efforts to increase the awareness of the D.WRE Board Certification (what it is and what the benefits are), with increased marketing efforts at national conferences, local professional section meetings, and through online social media platforms.
Your assistance will add to our previous efforts at educating water resources professionals and those who hire them, including an active presence at:
At these conferences, the AAWRE had:
In addition, AAWRE had hosted free technical webinars in 2019 on:
We have prepared resources for these presentations and other “get the word out” information that can be found at:
https://www.aawre.org/diplomate-directory/diplomates-resources
As you will see from these recruiting tools, we have summarized the following key benefits of the D.WRE board certification and reasons to promote it:
Thank you for being a founding Diplomate of the AAWRE and for your example in the profession. I encourage you to consider this request to help us improve the awareness, recognition, and the prestige of the AAWRE. Please don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected], if you have any questions or would like to provide any feedback.
On behalf of the AAWRE Board of Trustees, AAWRE Committees and staff, thank you again for your leadership in our great profession and for your loyal support of the AAWRE.
Kind regards,
Vijay Singh, Ph.D., Sc.D., P.E. P.H., Hon.D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE
AAWRE President