MFESTS 2021 Awards Applications Available – [Extended Deadline Until March 1st 2021]

If you are an accomplished professional and member of one of the 20 MFESTS federated organizations, you are eligible for applying to the MFESTS 2021 Awards. These Awards recognize Minnesota talent from the member organizations in all of fields represented within MFESTS (Engineering, Science and Technology).

In order to apply, you can contact your member organization as each organization will submit the list of eligible nominees. The deadline for organizations to submit to MFESTS is March 1st 2021. [EXTENDED DATE]

For detailed information, visit: https://www.mfests.org/awards.

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A Video Recap of the Last Years’ Distinguished Awards (2020)

Thomas Eggum, MFESTS Distinguished Engineer Award

Thomas Eggum was honored with the MFESTS Charles Britzius Distinguished Engineer Award for excellence in his career and significant contributions to the state of Minnesota in Civil Engineering. Some of his contributions to the field can be found at:

Thomas Johan Eggum’s research works | St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minneapolis and other places (researchgate.net)

812b7402-401a-4f13-ac4a-cad6ba85d85d.pdf (state.mn.us)

MFESTS once again congratulates Mr. Thomas Eggum for his achievements. As a reminder, MFESTS Awards for this year are still open until March 31st 2021.

Charles Liedtke, MFESTS Distinguished Science and Engineering Professional Award

Dr. Charles Liedtke was nominated by ASQ (American Society for Quality) and was honored by MFESTS with the MFESTS Richard S. Alberg Distinguished Science and Technology Professional Award for his contributions in Minnesota in the area of technical strategy on quality initiatives. Some of his contributions to the field can be found at:

About Charles A. Liedtke | Strategic Improvement Systems

HOSHIN KANRI (performanceexcellencenetwork.org)

MFESTS once again congratulates Dr. Charles Liedtke for his achievements.

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Links to Other Resources

Professional Licensure

Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) at https://mn.gov/aelslagid/index.html

Community & Youth Outreach Opportunities in Minnesota

• Discover Engineering
• Future City Competition (Minnesota)
• Future City Competition (National)
• MATHCOUNTS (National)
• Minnesota Academy of Science
• Minnesota STEM Network
• Place.org – St. Louis Park
• The WORKS: A Technology Discovery Center
• Tronix Team
• Hack the Gap
• High Tech Kids (Inspiring kids to BUILD confidence, CREATE opportunities and THRIVE in the 21st Century) 
• FIRST LEGO League

Museums

• Bakken Museum
• Science Museum of Minnesota