History
ASCE expanded its race endeavor to a national level in 1988 when concrete construction industry leader Master Builders, Inc. (MB) offered to become the sole corporate partner of the collegiate event. In its first year, 18 teams of enthusiastic civil engineering students from the nation's premier academic programs gathered at Lake Lansing, in East Lansing, Michigan, to test the waters of this innovative and educational sporting event. Increasingly confident in their concrete entries, the regional winners have continued to carry their canoes across the United States every year in their quest to become National Concrete Canoe champions.
The objectives of the national competition are:
To provide
civil engineering students an opportunity to gain hands-on, practical
experience and leadership skills by working with concrete
mix designs and project management.
To increase awareness of the value and benefits of ASCE membership among
civil engineering students and faculty in order to foster
lifelong membership and participation in the Society. To build awareness of the versatility and durability of concrete as a
construction material among civil engineering students, educators
and practitioners, as well as the general public. To build awareness of concrete technology and application among civil
engineering students, educators and practitioners, as well as
the general concrete industry. To increase awareness among industry leaders, opinion makers and the
general public of civil engineering as a dynamic and innovative
profession essential to society. To generate and increase awareness of ASCE and MBI's commitment to civil
engineering education among civil engineering students,
educators and practitioners, as well as the general public.
