Toronto – (May 2, 2016) – George Crouch, BESc, EIT, AMCSCE, CAPM, has been named the recipient of the 2016 Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) G. Gordon M. Sterling Engineering Intern Award. The award was presented to Crouch at a gala in Toronto on April 29.
A civil engineering graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Crouch has always been fascinated by planning and policy, and involved in transformational city-building projects. He has gained experience as an engineering intern with Deep Foundation Contractors Inc., a leading foundation and shoring contracting firm specializing in pile foundations and excavation support. He has led construction teams on several exciting mega-projects, including in his current role as Deep’s Assistant General Superintendent for Eglinton Crosstown LRT station works and previously as a site superintendent for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT tunnelling works and assistant site superintendent for the TTC Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station.
Crouch has also demonstrated leadership within the engineering profession through his volunteer work. He helped organize the 2015 CSCE Canadian National Concrete Canoe Competition and represents young Toronto civil engineers on the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) National Young Professionals Committee and the CSCE Toronto Section Executive Committee.
The award is named for G. Gordon M. Sterling, P.Eng., a past president of both PEO (2001-2002) and the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (now Engineers Canada) (2003 -2004), who had a passion for encouraging engineering graduates to take their places in society by becoming licensed professional engineers. Those chosen for the award, which is available to engineering interns in good standing with PEO’s Engineering Intern (EIT) Program and comprises funding of up to $3,500 to help with the costs of the recipient pursuing leadership development activities, have demonstrated a commitment to their chosen profession, an interest in assuming leadership responsibilities within it, and a readiness to benefit from a leadership development experience.
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