Abstract :
Titus G. LeClair (F ´40) chairman of the Washington Award Commission, has announced the selection of Senator Ralph E. Flanders of Vermont as the recipient of this year´s award (1948). The Washington Award is made annually to an outstanding engineer, a citizen or resident of the United States who has ably served human needs. It was established for the purpose of promoting a better appreciation by the public for able work accomplished by engineers for the public welfare and encouraging among engineers themselves a broader understanding of their opportunities for public usefulness.
