NATE Announces the 2022 Recipient of the Ernie Jones Memorial Civil Engineering Scholarship
University of Evansville Civil Engineering Scholarship is Funded Annually by NATE; Honors Jones’ Legacy as a Structural Engineer, Industry Icon
(Las Vegas, Nevada) – NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today announced that Robert Coulter, a junior Civil Engineering major from Henderson Kentucky, has been named as the 2022 recipient of the Ernie Jones Memorial Civil Engineering Scholarship at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. The official announcement was made at the NATE Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, February 23 during the annual NATE UNITE 2022 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Coulter is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard where he was stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Tybee Island, Georgia. After 4 years of service, he decided to pursue his Civil Engineering degree at the University of Evansville. While attending college, Robert has had internships with E&B Paving and Keystone Construction. After graduation he has aspirations to work in the construction industry. In his free time, Coulter likes to play golf, basketball, and softball. Robert is also engaged to his fiancé Michaela.
“Robert is a dedicated civil engineering student who has plenty of construction experience through his internships and other jobs,” stated Dr. Suresh Immanuel, Associate Dean, School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Evansville. “Robert is a well-deserved recipient for this scholarship whose experience and work ethic we believe best epitomizes the awards namesake, Ernie Jones.”
Ernie Jones was a structural engineer who worked in the broadcast tower industry for 30 years. During his career, Mr. Jones served as a Professional Engineer and President of Consolidated Engineering, Inc. and a Vice-President of Structural Engineering at Electronics Research, Inc. Ernie was also a participating member of the TR-14.7 Committee of the Telecommunications Industry Association and Electronics Industry Association since 1986 where he assisted with writing and approving the ANSI-TIA/EIA 222 Standard which is the American National Standard for Steel Antenna Towers and Antenna Supporting Structures.
The Ernie Jones Memorial Civil Engineering Scholarship awards a $2,500 NATE-funded scholarship annually to a junior or senior level civil engineering student at the University of Evansville’s College of Engineering and Computer Science.
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NATE Director of Safety, Health & Compliance Kathy Stieler presents Robert Coulter with a plaque recognizing him as the 2022 recipient of the Ernie Jones Memorial Civil Engineering Scholarship.
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About NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association
NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association is a non-profit trade association dedicated to providing a unified voice for companies in the diverse tower and communications infrastructure construction, service and maintenance industries. Today the Association boasts over 1,105 member companies located throughout the United States, Bahamas, Canada, China, Israel, Jamaica, Lithuania, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad and the United Kingdom. For additional information on NATE, please visit www.natehome.com.
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