Environmental & Water Institute
About EWRI
The Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) is a civil engineering specialty institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers that focuses on environmental and water-related issues. National EWRI was formed in 1999 with a vision to “advance water resources and environmental solutions to achieve a sustainable future”.
The East Central Branch completed the requirements to form a local EWRI Chapter in 2008. The local EWRI Chapter provides and delivers an active technical development program to its members and the engineering community in Central Florida through technical luncheons, an annual seminar, training in areas of special interest, and project tours. The local EWRI chapter also sponsors several community service events each year and provides scholarships to civil and environmental engineering students within the East Central Branch. Environmental Engineers, Water Resources Engineers, and Environmental Professionals form the local EWRI membership base. We invite you to check out our upcoming events shown on the page below and would love to see you participate!
Thomas Amstadt, P.E.
Chair
Student Scholarship Program
The Environmental and Water Resource Institute (EWRI) of Central Florida is dedicated to supporting local ASCE Student Chapters by providing scholarships and sponsoring students to attend the Southeast Student Symposium. Each year proceeds from the EWRI one-day seminar are used to provide scholarships to civil and environmental engineering students from the University of Central Florida, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, and the Orlando campus of Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.
EWRI annually awards thousands in scholarships to both undergraduate and graduate engineering students. Selection is based on academic performance, involvement in ASCE student activities, and a demonstrated commitment to water resources and the environment.
In 2024, a total of $10,000 was awarded to three students from UCF and two from Embry Riddle. In 2025, $2,000 scholarships were each awarded to two students from UCF and two from Embry Riddle. See photos of this year’s scholarship recipients.
Scholarship applications are posted on this website at the beginning of each year with scholarships awarded during the EWRI annual seminar, typically held in May of each year.
Please look for the application link to be posted in January 2026.
2024 Outstanding Small Institute Award
East Central Branch EWRI Chair, Jennifer Nunn with the Balmoral Group, attended the EWRI Congress in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to accept the 2024 Outstanding Technical Group / Institute Chapter award.
Congratulations again to the EWRI committee for all of their hard work in 2023-24 to be recognized by National EWRI as the outstanding small institute of the year.
From Left to Right: Marsia Geldert-Murphey (ASCE President), Wendy Lundeen (Houston Chapter, ASCE EWRI Large Chapter Award), Jennifer Nunn (ECB-EWRI President), Shirley Clark (EWRI President)
