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The Raleigh Engineers Club (REC) was founded in 1926. The club promotes the engineering profession by providing monthly, technically-oriented meetings and supports those pursuing a future in an engineering discipline. We also award an annual scholarship to a graduating Wake County high school senior with plans to enter the College of Engineering at NC State University. Our members have a diverse background of engineering disciplines and represent a wide range businesses and government agencies, in the Raleigh area.
The Raleigh Engineers Club has monthly mid-day meetings that cover engineering topics of interest to all types of engineers and people interested in engineering activities, regardless of discipline. The Raleigh Engineers Club is a NC Board of Registration for Engineers Certified Provider of Professional Development Hours (PDH credits) for licensed engineers. One meeting each year is dedicated to our scholarship award and an update from NCSU on College of Engineering enrollment and graduate data. Note that you do not need to be a licensed engineer or a graduate engineer to be a member!
📅UPCOMING EVENT
📅UPCOMING EVENT
May 18th, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Harbor Wetlands
Engineering of the World’s First Tidal, Low-freeboard, Variable Ballast Floating Wetland
David W. McLaren, PE
Regional Practice Leader
KCI
Dave has over 35 years of experience in structural engineering, analysis, design, and project management, including structural design of fixed and floating marine structures and bulkheads. He has directed projects involving multi-story residential facilities, mixed-use structures, and infrastructure improvement projects in urban settings and on the waterfront. Dave has extensive experience providing/overseeing structural engineering services for public sector clients and has been integral to the ongoing success of KCI’s on-call agreements for clients such as the National Aquarium. Dave served as the Project Principal for dozens of structural engineering and consulting projects provided on an as-needed basis for the National Aquarium, including the National Aquarium Floating Wetlands.
This program provides 1 PDH credit for licensed engineers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2026 REC SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED
The Raleigh Engineers Club is proud to announce the 2026 recipient of REC's annual award. After a great deal of consideration, Katherine Topp, who will be graduating from Wakefield High School, has been awarded our scholarship! This was again, a very competitive group of applicants. She’ll receive a semester of tuition, plus NCSU’s College of Engineering fees! Katherine plans on pursuing Aerospace Engineering.
SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS
Our annual scholarship needs your support!! Each year, we award one semester of tuition using a competitive application process. It is given to a graduating Wake County high school senior choosing engineering as a career, with plans to attend NC State University, and has been accepted into NCSU’s College of Engineering. The success of our scholarship depends on your donations. If you would like to donate, you can do so through Eventbrite when registering for any meeting, at renewal time or any other time.
2026 MEMBERSHIP DUES
You can pay your 2026 dues online, today. The promo code for free webinars is included in your confirmation email, after your dues are paid. Click to pay now, even if you are not registering for a meeting.
REC WEBINARS
While the Raleigh Engineers Club is continuing to offer free webinars to their members, the non-member webinar fee is $10 + taxes and fees.
Join the Raleigh Engineers Club!
Join the Raleigh Engineers Club!
Annual membership is only $35. Our goals are to provide interesting, technically-oriented, monthly programs to its members, offer licensed members an opportunity to earn continuing education credits, and award an annual scholarship (a semester of tuition) to a deserving, graduating Wake County high school senior, choosing engineering as a career, with plans to attend NC State University. Membership is available to anyone working in support of the engineering profession; you do not have to be an engineer. Download the application and email the completed form to secretary@raleighengineersclub.org. We will get you on the mailing list right away!
George Sharpe, PE
2026 Club President
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