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  • March

    Brig. Gen. Mark Toy (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, and Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, Nashville District commander, speak with Tom Denes, senior vice president of ARCADIS, an engineering company in Hanover, Md., during the First Annual Nashville District Small Business Opportunities Open House at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tenn., March 16, 2017.

    Small businesses get treated at Nashville District’s ‘BOOH’ event

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 16, 2017) – Small businesses were treated to a unique event today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District dubbed “BOOH,” which is not a scary reference to Halloween but is a cute acronym for its first annual Business Opportunities Open House.
  • Maj. Christopher Burkhart, Nashville District deputy commander (right) Charles Nissen a sophomore student from Montgomery Bell Academy (center) and Lt. Col. Stephen L. Murphy, Nashville District commander, pose for a photo after Nissen receives a brief on the district. Nissen, a sophomore student from Montgomery Bell Academy spent the day shadowing U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District engineers.

    Prep student shadows district personnel for a day of engineering

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 6, 2017) – A local high school sophomore shadowed a number of very experienced engineers today at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District to learn more about the jobs and educational requirements of the career field.

  • September

    Bobby Jackson, a planner in the Nashville District’s Natural Resources Management Branch, touts careers in natural resources during a career fair Sept. 16, 2016 at Stratford STEM Magnet High School in Nashville, Tenn.

    Nashville District shares career paths with STEM students

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 16, 2016) – Corps of Engineers employees shared their experiences and expertise with students today for Science and Engineering Day at Stratford STEM Magnet High School where they received information about careers in hydropower, navigation, natural resources, water management and emergency operations.

  • June

    Tenesse Henderson, an electrical engineer from the Nashville District talks with students from the Tennessee State University NSTI program at the Old Hickory Lock, June 22, 2016. The students are attending the Tennessee State University Engineering Department's four-week National Summer Transportation Institute program.

    Corps prepares future student engineers at Summer Engineering Program

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 24, 2016) –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District collaborated with the Tennessee State University College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science Department to mentor science, technology, engineering and math students involved in a four-week National Summer Transportation Institute program on the campus of TSU June 20 through July 1.

  • October

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee Lannae Long, an environmental engineer from the Nashville District talks with a college student during the Society of Women Engineers conference Oct. 24, 2015 at the Music City Center Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. Long spoke a on "Working with the Federal Government" during a question and answer session Saturday afternoon. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives networked with thousands of college engineering students at the conference. This year’s theme was “Reach out to reach up.”

    Corps of Engineers intereacts with students at the Society of Women Engineers annual conference

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 29, 2015) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives networked with thousands of college engineering students at the Society of Women Engineers at the Music City Center Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 22-24, 2015. This year’s theme was “Reach out to reach up.”
  • Chris Atkins, a native of Helena, Ark., is name the new chief of the Operations Division’s Technical Services Branch. Atkins recently took the helm of navigation and took charge of hydropower for the Nashville District, a move to increase oversight of navigation operations on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers and power generation in the Cumberland River Basin.

    Seasoned Engineer brings maintenance, navigation experience to Nashville District

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 22, 2015) – A new hire recently grabbed the helm of navigation and took charge of hydropower for the Nashville District, a move to increase oversight of navigation operations on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers and power generation in the Cumberland River Basin.

  • June

    Charlie Bryan, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District,lock master talks with a student while crossing the Old Hickory Lock June 24, 2015. The students from Tennessee State University Engineering Department's four-week National Summer Transportation Institute program visited the lock to study engineer and navigation.

    Corps prepares future engineering students at Summer Engineering Program

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 26, 2015) –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District collaborated with the Tennessee State University College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science Department to mentor science, technology, engineering and math students involved in a four-week National Summer Transportation Institute program on the campus of TSU June 22 through July 3.

  • October

    Tim Higgs (Right), chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Planning Branch’s Environmental Section, talks with David Sims, a habitat biologist with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, during a Stones River watershed workshop Oct. 20, 2014 at Patterson Park Community Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The event was sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.

    Stakeholders collaborate for good health of Stones River watershed

    MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Oct. 20, 2014) – Federal, state, local and private interests met at Patterson Park Community Center today to collaborate and work together for a healthier Stones River watershed.

  • July

    (Left) Old Hickory Park Ranger, Trey Church and Park Ranger Mark Klimaszewski from the Nashville District talk with 19 students about Water Safety. The students are attending the Tennessee State University Engineering Department's four-week National Summer Transportation Institute program that introduces students to various aspects of engineering on July 1, 2014 on the campus of TSU.

    Corps helps prepare STEM students at college summer program

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 7, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District collaborated with the Tennessee State University Engineering Department to mentor science, technology, engineering and math students during a four-week National Summer Transportation Institute program June 30 through July 3 on the campus of TSU.

  • June

    Casey Ehorn, a wetland biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Regulatory Branch, explains the Venus flytrap plant to kids at the Williamson County Junior Gardener Camp at the Agricultural Exposition Park June 3, 2014.

    Corps biologists help junior gardners grow

    FRANKLIN, Tenn. (June 4, 2013) – Several Corps employees shared their expertise today with kids participating in the 2014 Williamson County Junior Gardener Camp at the Agricultural Exposition Park.

  • May

    (Left to right) J. D. Elliott, president of the Memorial Foundation; Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Bob Sneed, Nashville District Water Management Section chief; Michael Steele, executive principal at Stratford STEM Magnet High School; Jennifer Berry, academy coach at Stratford; Janet Wallace, associate principal at Stratford; and Jeff Davis, associate principal at Stratford; pose during the Externship of the Year Award presentation at the 2014 Academies of Nashville Awards hosted by the chamber of commerce May 12, 2014 at Rocketown in Nashville, Tenn.

    Nashville District garners teacher externship of the year award

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 14, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and Academy of Science and Engineering at Stratford STEM Magnet High School garnered the Externship of the Year Award during the 2014 Academies of Nashville Awards hosted by the chamber of commerce May 12 at Rocketown on 4th Avenue.
  • Michael Steele, executive principal at Stratford STEM Magnet High School, presents a community service award May 5, 2014 to Stephanie Coleman, an Equal Employment Opportunity specialist, who accepted on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. The school used the event at the high school to highlight the contributions of its partners that contribute to the success of the school and its focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Coleman’s son joined her in the photo.

    Stratford STEM Magnet High School recognizes support of Nashville District

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 5, 2014) – Officials at Stratford STEM Magnet High School recognized the support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District during its “Student, Parent and Partner Success Celebration” held today at the school.

  • March

    Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations, and James C. Dalton (Left), USACE chief of Engineering and Construction, pose with Mike Zoccola, chief of the Nashville District Civil Design Branch, during the Federal Engineer of the Year Banquet Feb. 20, 2014 at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. Zoccola, the 2013 Corps of Engineers Engineer of the Year, was honored as one of 10 finalists for the FEYA by the National Society of Professional Engineers.

    Zoccola recognized as finalist for Federal Engineer of the Year

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 18, 2014) – The National Society of Professional Engineers recently honored a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee as a finalist for the prestigious Federal Engineer of the Year Award for 2014.
  • Stratford STEM Magnet High School ninth graders watch a six-barge tow navigate through Old Hickory Lock Feb. 27, 2014 during a field trip at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project located on the Cumberland River in Old Hickory, Tenn.

    STEM freshmen learn their lesson at Old Hickory Dam

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (March 7, 2014) – More than 20 ninth graders from Stratford STEM Magnet High School received educational lessons about water management on the Cumberland River and its tributaries, ecosystems for big rivers and small streams, hydropower operations, navigation and water safety on a field trip Feb. 27 at Old Hickory Dam.

  • September

    Maj. Brad Morgan (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, and Old Hickory Lake Park Rangers Charlie Leath and Amy Redmond talk with a student participating in Hands-On Science and Engineering Day at Stratford STEM Magnet High School in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 12, 2013. The students moved from station to station asking questions of community partners about careers in science and technology.

    Corps members guide young students interested in STEM pathway

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 12, 2013) – A group of technical experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District participated in Hands-On Science and Engineering Day at Stratford STEM Magnet High School today to guide young students with budding interests in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

  • June

    Harold Cunningham (Right), construction teacher, and Victor Bright (Second from Right), history teacher, both from Cane Ridge High School, tour a construction site June 6, 2013 where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is building a new resource manager’s office at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. Project Engineer Debbie Dowell and Construction Engineering Technician Victor Young from the Mid Cumberland Construction Office provided the tour for the teachers who are partnering with the Corps in a teacher externship that will help them develop project based learning curriculum. The Nashville District works with schools, teachers and students involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs.

    Nashville teachers graduate STEM curriculum with Corps externships

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 28, 2013) – Local high school teachers are using externships with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District to create class curriculum that will challenge students and encourage them to investigate, explore, experiment, problem solve, create and invent.
  • Richard Graham, a gardening enthusiast and regulatory specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, talks about wetlands with kids participating in the 2013 Williamson County Junior Gardener Camp at the Agricultural Exposition Park June 7, 2013.

    Corps personnel help junior gardeners grow

    FRANKLIN, Tenn. (June 7, 2013) – Several Corps employees shared their expertise today with kids participating in the 2013 Williamson County Junior Gardener Camp at the Agricultural Exposition Park.

  • May

    Montgomery Bell State Park Ranger Tim Wheatley shows and tells about the Great Horned Owl during the Cheatham Lake Environmental Awareness Day May 2, 2013 at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District organized the event where students from West Cheatham Elementary School learned about various environmental topics in an outdoors setting.

    Outdoor education STEMs into great learning opportunity

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (May 2, 2013) – Students from West Cheatham Elementary School participated in Environmental Awareness Day at Cheatham Lake today and the outdoor setting provided a unique learning opportunity away from their classrooms.

  • March

    Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, introduces Vicki H. Metzgar, director of Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, who spoke during a Women's History Month event at the district headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., March 26, 2013. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Corps celebrates women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 26, 2013) – During a Women’s History Month event today at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Headquarters, employees in attendance learned more about the district’s partnership with the Middle Tennessee STEM Hub and celebrated women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Nashville District presented Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Officers from the 9th District at Lake Cumberland with the 2012 Great Lakes and Ohio Division 2012 Water Safety Award.

    Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Officers earn Water Safety Award

    MONTECELLO, Ky. (March 13, 2013) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District representatives presented Officers from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resource with the Great Lakes and Ohio Division 2012 Water Safety Award.