Godzilla is one of my all-time favorite monsters. I remember many rainy Saturday afternoons watching Godzilla with my brother. Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster, Godzilla vs. Mothra, Godzilla vs. King Kong, Godzilla: Tokyo SOS, and on and on. The show was always funny - sometimes you could see the zipper on his costume, sometimes you could see the strings holding up the airplanes that were shooting at him, and sometimes the little army tanks were too plastic looking to be believed. We loved it and took great delight in pointing out each flaw as we laughed at the cheesy script and the seriousness of the characters.
Every time Godzilla set fire to Tokyo or fought another monster in the downtown area, by the next show, the entire city was rebuilt. They never talked about the engineers behind the scenes but I bet Tokyo must have thousands upon thousands of civil engineers that have tremendous job security. Architects, construction people, materials engineers, electrical engineers and technicians should also have no problem getting jobs after Godzilla comes to town.
For the EESC's 6th annual poster contest, the theme was civil engineering. We had 188 entries from elementary schools to colleges and Universities all over the country. In fact, this year, we had so many entries from elementary schools that we created a new category and will offer those winning entries as free downloads for other elementary school classrooms.
The competition was fierce. It was difficult to choose the winners but judging the contest is also one of my favorite "jobs". Each year, the posters get better. Students are "getting it" and I couldn't be happier.
The winners are:
First Place - Tanya Trimm - Southwest Tennessee Community College
Second Place - Rachel Donohoe - Santa Clara University
Third Place – Nicole Kirincic - Purdue University Calumet
Third Place – Joshua Metz - Purdue University Calumet
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Honorable Mention - Tyler Keller - Illinois Valley Community College
Honorable Mention - Amanda Becker - Illinois Valley Community College
Honorable Mention - Jeff Hertzler - IUPUI
Honorable Mention - Hannah Bender - Portage Lakes Career Center
Honorable Mention - Nicole Guysick -Portage Lakes Career Center
Honorable Mention - Olena Zharova - Southwest Tennessee Community College
Special Recognition Winners (Grade 6)
FREE downloads available
Silvian Popusoi and Matteo Velez, Greenfield Middle School
Jullianna Chapin and Cassidy Gilcreast, Greenfield Middle School
Shauntel, Sarah, Cassidy, Hannah and Jules, Greenfield Middle School
Anna Jackowski and Maddie Savoie, Greenfield Middle School
Sarah O'Sullivan, Greenfield Middle School
Hannah DeCoteau, Greenfield Middle School
