Governor Proclaims National Engineers Week 2023

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 all current and future students of math and science to realize the practical power of their knowledge; and

WHEREAS, we rely on engineers and their knowledge and skills to meet the challenges of the 21^st century;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim February 19 – 25, 2023, as “NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.