ENR's 2009 Award of Excellence Winner Amadei Teaches the World
There are many ways to learn as well as teach. The ultimate ambition of any teacher or professor is to instill a passion in students to make the world a better place and put that passion and knowledge to work on real projects that make a difference. ENR’s Award of Excellence winner Professor Bernard Amadei has succeeded in achieving that goal with the formation of Engineers Without Borders-USA, which now is a nationwide juggernaut with 12,000 members in more than 225 campus and professional chapters.
Meaningful projects do not have to be large in order to have a huge impact on people’s lives in developing countries or regions with special needs. Clean drinking water, sanitation, decent housing, efficient transportation, sustainable energy and knowledge transfer are basic building blocks of life and health, and this is an area where EWB-USA members thrive.