2009 Milton F. Lunch Research Fellowship

History

In 2002, the National Society of Professional Engineers’ (NSPE) Educational Foundation and Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, Inc. established the Fellowship as a tribute to the remarkable man who was the NSPE’s general counsel for 40 years and a consultant to Schinnerer for 15 years.

Through his advocacy of engineering ethics, qualifications-based selection of professionals and equitable risk allocation among project stakeholders, Milt Lunch positively influenced countless engineering and architectural careers and design and construction projects around the world.

Overview

The fellowship is an intensive 8-week summer program. The two-part program includes:

• An educational component—to advance the student’s understanding of professional liability risk management in the performance of engineering and architectural services.
• A research component—to address a specific source of risk relevant to engineering or architectural practice and where possible, to the fellowship’s field of academic study.

Eligibility

Applicants for the Fellowship must:

• Be a U.S. citizen,
• Intend to pursue a career in, or related to, engineering, architecture, construction or law, and
• Be either:

  1) An undergraduate (rising senior) studying in an accredited civil, construction, electrical, environmental or mechanical engineering program or in an accredited architecture program, or

  2) A graduate student (with an undergraduate degree in one of the above-listed programs) enrolled in engineering, engineering management, architecture, construction or program management, business management or law.

  Interested students should complete an application and send it to:
  
  Joseph H. Jones, Jr., Esq.
  Director, Risk Management
  Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, Inc.
  Two Wisconsin Circle
  Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Location and Compensation

The student will work at Schinnerer’s Chevy Chase, Maryland office, adjacent to Washington, DC and the Friendship Heights Metro. It provides a stipend of $8,000 for the 8-week commitment.

Selection Process

Applicant screening will be conducted by a committee including Schinnerer and at least one member of the Professional Liability Committee of NSPE.

The deadline to apply is January 30, 2009. The successful applicant will be notified by February 20, 2009.

For your convenience, you can download a flyer about the fellowship.