Get involvedVolunteering with professional organizations has created opportunities throughout Andrea Lougheed’s career

Volunteering with professional organizations has created opportunities throughout Andrea Lougheed’s career

By Ian Ewing

January 25, 2021

Courtesy of Andrea Lougheed

Andrea Lougheed’s career to date demonstrates that by getting involved, a young graduate can generate a multitude of unexpected opportunities for herself. A senior geotechnical engineer, Lougheed recently won the Canadian Geotechnical Society’s (CGS) Early Achievement Award, given “to recognize outstanding accomplishments provided by members in the early years of their career.”

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