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Congressional Fellows Program

Congressional Fellows Program. Congressional Fellowship. Created by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences in 1973 ASCE Board approved participation in 1996, with our first Fellow, John Hemphill, serving with Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Congressional Fellows Program

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  1. Congressional Fellows Program

  2. Congressional Fellowship Created by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences in 1973 ASCE Board approved participation in 1996, with our first Fellow, John Hemphill, serving with Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

  3. Congressional Fellowship ASCE’s 17th Congressional Fellow, Natalie Beckman-Ross just began her Fellowship in the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Applications for the 2013-2014 Fellowship year are due March 8, 2013

  4. Application Process • Open to all ASCE members who are U.S. citizens • Factors considered by the selection committee • Advanced degrees • Registration as a Professional Engineer • Involvement in ASCE • Public Policy Experience • Professional Experience

  5. Selection Committee • David Mongan, P.E., F.ASCE, Chair, Congressional Fellows Committee and Past-President, ASCE • Moustafa Gouda, P.E. , D.GE, F.ASCE, Chair, Public Policy Committee • Kevin Womack, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, ASCE’s 6th Congressional Fellow • Casey Dinges, Sr. Managing Director, Public Affairs, Membership and Marketing

  6. Fellowship Year – Part I • $66,000 stipend • $4,000 in relocations expenses • AAAS Orientation Program • Finding your position

  7. Fellowship Year – Part II • Fitting In • What to expect • What will ASCE do with you when you are done and what will you do when you are done

  8. Living the life of a Fellow

  9. Questions • Kristina Swallow, kswallow@cox.net • Rachel Radell, heyrach@gmail.com • Martin Hight, Senior Manager, Government Relations – (202) 789-7843 or might@asce.org • http://www.asce.org/congressional-fellows/

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