U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District Commander Col. Kevin Landers, Sr. shakes the hand of North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University Chancellor Dr. Harold Martin after signing a partnership agreement in Greensboro. The agreement between the Wilmington District and N.C. A&T was established in recognition of the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives for the future political and economic well-being of the Nation, the importance of N.C. A&T to the business, industrial, and governmental institutions in this region, as well as the overall USACE objective to attract a highly competent and diverse STEM workforce by increasing the diversity talent pool through the use of formal partnerships with Minority-Serving Institutions and/or Engineering Colleges and Universities. Standing from left to right; A&T Provost Dr. Joe Whitehead; Dr. Abdellah Ahmidouch, A&T Interim Dean of the College of Science and Technology; Dr. Greg Williams, Wilmington District Chief of Engineering; Dennis Lynch, Wilmington District Chief of Construction Branch; Renita McNeill, Chief of Wilmington District EEO.