![]() ![]() My company’s first engineer helped spark a series of events that has created a positive, lasting impact on the employees, clients, and the communities Garver serves today - a chain reaction a century in the making. Afterward, he saw an opportunity to help improve the infrastructure in a state that, at the time, had few engineers. In 1919, the war effort took Neal Garver to Little Rock, Arkansas to oversee the construction of a munitions plant. ![]() ![]() To do that, my company draws from the strong foundation laid by past generations of engineers as Garver celebrates its 100 th year in business. We need innovators and problem solvers now to address current and future challenges in business, especially in areas related to science, technology, engineering and math.Īccording to Stanford Innovation Review , despite billions in annual spending to promote STEM education, the United States is not producing enough graduates to meet the needs of our companies.Īs an engineer for Garver tasked with the design of complex airport projects, I am particularly interested in cultivating the next generation of “E’s” in STEM – our nation’s future engineers. This new line of questioning can not only help our youth ponder careers that require critical thinking and problem solving, it also takes away the “when you grow up” time limitation. If you ask any elementary school student, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” they will often give you a dreamy, idealistic vision of their future: “a professional athlete … a movie star.” It’s always entertaining to hear their responses and what brought them to their answer.Īs we think about our global economy and the increased need for skills in STEM-related fields, the question I ask now is, “What problem do you hope to solve one day?” Titled “Engineering engineers,” Williams’ article can be read in its entirety below: ![]()
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