The ASCE Raise the Bar Initiative: A New Paradigm Based on Credentialing in the Medical Profession

Abstract

East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Division. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives-collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education). As ASCE's Executive Vice President, Dr. Lenox led several educational and professional career-development projects for the civil engineering profession-with the overall objective of properly preparing individuals for their futures as civil engineers. An example is his staff leadership of ASCE's initiative to "Raise the Bar" for entry into professional engineering practice. Dr. Lenox's awards include ASCE's ExCEEd Leadership Award, ASEE's George K. Wadlin Award, ASCE's William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award, and the CE News' "2010 Power List-15 People Advancing the Civil Engineering Profession." He is a Distinguished Member of ASCE and a Fellow of ASEE. In January 2014, Dr. Lenox retired from his staff position with ASCE. He continues to serve the engineering profession as an active member of ABET's Board of Delegates, Engineering Area Delegation, Global Council, and Governance Committee; several of ASCE's educational and professional committees; and ASEE's Civil Engineering Division.

Is it Time for ASCE to Withdraw from ABET?

“…• Validation of CEBOK attainment -ASCE would use specialty certification as the mechanism for ensuring that individual civil engineers have attained the CEBOK, as a prerequisite for the exercise of responsible charge in civil engineering practice [33].…”

“…1. an ABET EAC-accredited undergraduate civil engineering degree, 2. a master's degree (or equivalent) in a civil engineering specialty area, 3. licensure as a Professional Engineer, and 4. fulfillment of all experiential outcomes of the CEBOK [33]. For this primary pathway, the candidate's undergraduate-and master's-level education will constitute adequate evidence that the educational outcomes of the CEBOK have been substantially fulfilled; thus, the board certification process will need to validate only the experiential outcomes.…”