Bob Sneed, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section chief, works with educators from Stratford STEM Magnet High School in Nashville to monitor water-quality conditions on a Corps survey boat at J. Percy Priest Lake June 18, 2013. Sneed helped launch the school’s externship program where teachers gain experience with host organizations to develop project-based curriculum that provides students industry exposure and facilitates applied learning. Now retired from the Corps, Sneed received the Government Engineer of the Year award from the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 24, 2017.