From typewriters to AI, Connie Flatt marks 46 years of service and innovation

Joe Savage (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division programs director, presents the Ron Keeling Civil Works Programming Excellence Award Aug. 29, 2023, to Connie Flatt, civil engineer and program manager in the Nashville District’s Planning, Program, and Project Management Division, during a ceremony at the division headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. Donald Johantges, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Civil Works Integration Division chief, also participated in recognizing Flatt. The Ron Keeling Award is given annually to recognize an employee’s role in the programs and project management community of practice in the Great Lakes and Ohio Rivers Division. She recently culminated 46 years of federal service during a retirement ceremony March 31, 2026. (USACE Photo)