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  • March

    (Left to Right) Jacque Gee, deputy for Small Business at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Business Office, Roy Rossignol, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Business Office and talk with Braxton Broeson and Louis Morgan at a Small Business Forum March 11, 2015, at the Tennessee State University Avon Williams Campus in Nashville, Tenn.

    Forum focuses on networking for success

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 11, 2015) – More than 255 business owners and managers and representative from as far away as Detroit, California, Florida and Indiana gathered at the Tennessee State University Avon Williams Campus today to network and collect information on federal, state and local procurement systems at the 4th Annual Small Business Forum themed “Back to Business.”
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Theodore Caldwell, mail clerk at the district office is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for January 2015.

    Caldwell named Nashville District Employee of the Month for January 2015

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A mail clerk at the district office, in a position for only one month, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for January 2015.
  • Tammy Kirk, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District librarian, speaks about the USACE Digital Library to retired federal workers during a meeting of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association’s Nashville Chapter 1576 March 3, 2015 at the Hermitage United Methodist Church in Hermitage, Tenn.

    Librarian shares digital resource with federal retirees

    HERMITAGE, Tenn. (March 3, 2015) – Driving to the library, using card catalogs, wandering aisles and exploring shelves are unnecessary tasks if searching for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers resources. That’s why the Nashville District Librarian highlighted valuable features of the USACE Digital Library with a group of federal retirees today at Hermitage United Methodist Church.

  • February

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb 27, 2015) – Jimmy Waddle, chief of Engineering and Construction Branch, Nashville District (right) talks with Michael Lee a sophomore student from Montgomery Bell Academy. Lee participated in an engineer shadow program with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District engineers to learn more about the jobs and educational requirements of the career field.

    Prep student shadows Nashville District engineers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 27, 2015) – 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.
  • Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, speaks to participants of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division's Regional Leadership Development Program at the Nashville District Headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 25, 2015.

    Division leadership program emphasizes ‘thinking regionally’

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2015) – “Thinking regionally” and understanding organizational structures, missions and leadership perspectives is why the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division’s Regional Leadership Development Program sent its participants to the Nashville District in Music City this week.
  • Dignitaries cut the ribbon to dedicate the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Transportation Museum in Columbus, Miss., Feb. 6, 2015.

    Museum dedicated to transportation of Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

    COLUMBUS, Miss. (Feb. 6, 2015) – Thirty years after the dedication of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, officials cut another ribbon today dedicating a museum that provides education outreach and features the value of transportation within the historical inland passageway built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1972 to 1984.
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 9, 2014) – Jennifer Gillespie, a realty assistant, Management and Disposal Branch, Real Estate Division, is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for December 2014.

    Gillespie named December 2014 employee of the Month

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 9, 2014) – Jennifer Gillespie, a realty assistant, Management and Disposal Branch, Real Estate Division, is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for December 2014.
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center hosted a bat conference Jan. 28-29 at the Nashville District Headquarters for Corps districts and other federal agencies to discuss bat endangered species.

    Corps gets batty over endangered species

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 2, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center hosted a bat conference Jan. 28-29 at the Nashville District Headquarters for Corps districts and other federal agencies to discuss bat endangered species.

  • January

    Five employees earned their Professional Engineering License and the distinction of becoming professional engineers. (Left to right)Ryan Clark, civil engineer in the Water Resources Section, Hydrology and Hydraulics Branch; Robert Dillingham, hydraulic engineer in the Water Management Section; Loren Vidnovic, plan formulator and project manager in the Planning Branch; Chris Stoltz, environmental engineer in the Environmental Engineering Services Branch and not pictured is David Coan, mechanical engineer in the Civil Design Section, all earned this certification.

    Corps of Engineers takes constructive approach in developing its engineers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 28, 2015) – Did you know that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers builds more than structures and dam safety projects? The Nashville District also uses a constructive approach to develop its engineers and encourages them to obtain their professional certifications.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Commander Lt. Col John L. Hudson talks with attendees and 2014 graduates of the Leadership Development Program class Jan. 26, 2015 at the Scarlett Leadership Institute in Franklin, Tenn.

    Nashville District commends graduates of the Leadership Development Program

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 27, 2015) – Leadership can be described in many ways. In today’s changing interactive social culture it can be described as… “a process of social influence in which one can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a fundamental task.”
  • Charles Coleman, historic preservation officer with the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town of Oklahoma, takes notes during a workshop on consulting with tribal nations Jan. 13, 2015 at the Estes Kefauver Federal Building in Nashville, Tenn. He provided valuable insight to participants from federal agencies on how to improve relationships with Native American Indian tribes.

    Music City workshop tunes up tribal consultations

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 16, 2015) – State and federal agency representatives met in Music City this week to tune up and improve how they consult with tribal nations in a workshop hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.
  • Jeff Linkinhoker, project manager in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, poses Jan. 14, 2015 with his 1968 vintage Volkswagen Beetle that he restored in 2011 and painted to look like an Ohio State University football helmet. A huge Buckeyes fan, he was featured Jan. 8, 2015 by ABC Channel 6 from Columbus, Ohio in their “Drive to the Championship” report as they passed through Nashville, Tenn., on their way to college football’s national championship game.

    Project manager garners Buckeye notoriety in ‘Drive to the Championship’

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 15, 2015) – A project manager recently garnered Buckeye notoriety when several reporters from ABC Channel 6 from Columbus, Ohio featured the Ohio State University football fanatic in their “Drive to the Championship” report.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Ranger Charlie Leath from the Old Hickory Lake (left) and Park Ranger Noel Smith from J. Percy Priest Lake (right) talk with Nathan Singer from Nashville about water safety and fishing near the Cheatham Dam at the 29th annual Nashville Boat & Sportshow on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 in Music City Center.

    Boaters can navigate to Corps of Engineers booth for lake info

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Boating enthusiasts attending the 29th annual Nashville Boat & Sportshow at Music City Center are encouraged to navigate to the Corps of Engineers booth to get important information about local lakes before embarking on the water this recreation season.
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Matthew Granstaff, biologist in the Project Planning Branch is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for November 2014.

    Granstaff named Nashville District Employee of the Month for November 2014

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Matthew Granstaff, biologist in the Project Planning Branch, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for November 2014.
  • Expect the unexpected - wear your life jacket! Many drowning victims never intended to be in the water! Visit www.corpslakes.us/areyounext for more water safety information.

    Be prepared to fall into freezing water

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 6, 2015) – Falling into cold water when visiting a local waterway or lake during the winter can be deadly, so it’s important to be prepared and know what to do to survive.