WHEREAS, engineers use their scientific and technical knowledge and skills in creative and innovative ways to fulfill society’s needs; and
WHEREAS, engineers face the major technological challenges of our time – from rebuilding towns devastated by natural disaster; cleaning up the environment; and assuring safe, clean, and efficient sources of energy, to designing information systems that will speed our country into the future; and
WHEREAS, engineers encourage our young math and science students to realize the practical power of their knowledge; and
WHEREAS, we rely on engineers to use their knowledge and skills to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim February 21 – 27, 2021, as “NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.