2 Aug 2007

Fish and Wildlife Service says Corps work will not harm woodpecker habitat

MEMPHIS, Tenn., August 2, 2007 – An important determination by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials regarding the Ivory-billed Woodpecker (IBWO) may remove a significant hurdle blocking work on a critical groundwater preservation project in the Grand Prairie Region of Eastern Arkansas.

31 Jul 2007

New Corps of Engineers Resource Mgmt. Officer selected

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 31, 2007 – Voncile Y. Williams is the new Resource Management Officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District.

3 Jul 2007

Corps of Engineers to hold Corps of Engineers to hold

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 3, 2007 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will hold a Change of Command ceremony July 13 at 10 a.m. in the ballroom of the DoubleTree Hotel, 185 Union Ave., Memphis.

25 May 2007

Batesville resident Ken Bright awarded coveted de Fleury Medal for service in Iraq

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 25, 2007 – Ken Bright, a Batesville resident, was presented with the Engineer Regiment’s Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal for his service to the Corps of Engineers and the Nation, most recently following two tours of duty in Iraq in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

3 May 2007

Dr. Bob Hunt receives Distinguished Service Award from American Water Resources Assn.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 3, 2007 – Dr. Bob Hunt, a civil engineer in the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, received the 2007 Distinguished Service Award for Water Resources in Tennessee from the American Water Resources Association April 18 at a ceremony in Nashville.