Dr. Nickolas Jovanovic, professor and coordinator of Architectural, Civil, and Construction Engineering programs at UA Little Rock, has been elected to a four-year term on the American Society of Civil Engineers Committee on Accreditation Operations.

Twelve people serve on the national committee with three new members elected each year.

The committee manages the society’s participation in implementing the ABET accreditation of architectural, civil, and construction engineering programs and architectural engineering, civil engineering, and construction engineering technology programs. It also develops and implements policies and procedures for the recruitment, training, and evaluation of program evaluators for the ABET accreditation review of programs.

Committee members establish and maintain qualifications for engineering and engineering technology program evaluators and identify, recruit, and nominate candidates to fill seats on the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission, the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission, and the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission.