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MEET THEVICE PRESIDENT Mark Yanik, EIT My name is Mark Yanik, and I serve as the 2011-2012 Vice President for the Richmond Branch of ASCE. I grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, and in 2008 I graduated from the academically renowned, football powerhouse of Virginia Tech. I am a structural Engineer-In-Training in Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Richmond, Virginia office, and I specialize in the design of bridges and transportation structures. My most exciting project so far involved the design of the world’s first recycled thermo- plastic railroad bridge at Fort Eustis, Virginia. In my free time I enjoy golfing, traveling with my wife, and of course- watching Virginia Tech football. My involvement in ASCE began in college, where I served in numerous officer roles for the student chapter and competed as part of Virginia Tech’s student steel bridge team. Upon graduating from Tech I became involved in the Richmond Branch, first as the Scholarship Chair and now as the Vice President. I enjoy the high level of involvement of our local membership and the wide variety of activities the club offers each year. I look forward to the start of our new Branch year; with a strong new set of officers and chairs, it is shaping up to be our most active yet! October 1, 2011 Volume 4 Issue 2 Richmond Branch - ASCE http://www.ascevirginia.org Younger Member Chair: Education Outreach Chair: Membership Chair: Government Relations Chair: Communications Chair: (available) Brooke Young (available) Austin Clark, PE Denise Nelson, PE, LEED AP President: President Elect: Vice President: Secretary/Treasurer: Past President: Mike Howell, PE Amy Bird, EIT, LEED AP Mark Yanik, EIT Tony Gaynord, EIT Amanda Harmon, PE I NSIDE T HIS I SSUE 1 Meet the… 2 October Meeting 3 Events Tech Support 4 President’s Message 5 Previous Meetings YMG News 6 Committee News RJEC News 7 VA Section News 8 National News 10 Conferences Awards 12 EWRI Membership Benefits 13 Branch Business 14 Calendar 15 Contact Information

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MEET THE… VICE PRESIDENT Mark Yanik, EIT My name is Mark Yanik, and I serve as the 2011-2012 Vice President for the Richmond Branch of ASCE. I grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, and in 2008 I graduated from the academically renowned, football powerhouse of Virginia Tech. I am a structural Engineer-In-Training in Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Richmond, Virginia office, and I specialize in the design of bridges and transportation structures. My most exciting project so far involved the design of the world’s first recycled thermo-plastic railroad bridge at Fort Eustis, Virginia. In my free time I enjoy golfing, traveling with my wife, and of course- watching Virginia Tech football. My involvement in ASCE began in college, where I served in numerous officer roles for the student chapter and competed as part of Virginia Tech’s student steel bridge team. Upon graduating from Tech I became involved in the Richmond Branch, first as the Scholarship Chair and now as the Vice President. I enjoy the high level of involvement of our local membership and the wide variety of activities the club offers each year. I look forward to the start of our new Branch year; with a strong new set of officers and chairs, it is shaping up to be our most active yet!

October 1, 2011 – Volume 4 Issue 2

Richmond Branch - ASCE http://www.ascevirginia.org

Younger Member Chair: Education Outreach Chair: Membership Chair: Government Relations Chair: Communications Chair: (available) Brooke Young (available) Austin Clark, PE Denise Nelson, PE, LEED AP

President: President Elect: Vice President: Secretary/Treasurer: Past President: Mike Howell, PE Amy Bird, EIT, LEED AP Mark Yanik, EIT Tony Gaynord, EIT Amanda Harmon, PE

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

1 Meet the…

2 October Meeting

3 Events

Tech Support

4 President’s Message

5 Previous Meetings YMG News

6 Committee News

RJEC News

7 VA Section News

8 National News

10 Conferences

Awards

12 EWRI

Membership Benefits

13 Branch Business

14 Calendar

15 Contact Information

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ENVISIONTM

INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System

Tuesday, October 25th, 12:00-1:00 PM ASCE’s Carol Bowers will be introducing the envisionTM, the new rating system for sustainable infrastructure projects. The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), a collaboration of engineers from ASCE, the American Public Works Association (APWA), and the American Consulting Engineering Council (ACEC), has made the first draft of envisionTM available for review on their website (www.sustainableinfrastructure.org). Ms. Bowers will be discussing ASCE’s involvement with ISI and in developing the rating system. She will give an overview of the rating system and discuss the future schedule for implementation and training. ISI’s mission is to promote and support the planning, design, construction and operation of more sustainable infrastructure projects and programs. The organization developed a prototype infrastructure rating tool called envisionTM to rate the sustainability of an infrastructure project at any point in its life cycle. envisionTM Stages 1 and 2 (version 1) are currently available for public review. Comments are required by November 2011. Version 2 is anticipated for release and use in project assessments in early 2012. Additionally, ISI will be providing online and onsite education and training programs that will lead to certification in the use of the envisionTM sustainability rating system by professional practitioners, as well as certification of organizations with a dedicated practice in sustainability. envisionTM Stages 1 and 2 will be developed in 2012 and released in 2013.

Carol W. Bowers, PG, CAE VP Sustainable Infrastructure Systems Development American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Ms. Bowers is deeply involved with promulgation of sustainable practices within ASCE including the development of envisionTM. On behalf of ASCE, she works closely with APWA and ACEC to develop

and implement the system through the new Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure. The overall goal of the system, and related training, is to enhance the sustainability of the nation’s civil infrastructure.

Westwood Club 6200 Club Lane Richmond, VA 23226 Cost: $20 (Cash or Check) Lunch Options:

1. Portabella mushroom, lettuce, and tomato sandwich

2. Club sandwich (all lunch options include water/tea/coffee, side, and dessert).

RSVP by October 14, 2011 Mark Yanik at 804-615-4900 or [email protected] 

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POST PE HAPPY HOUR Tuesday, November 1, 5pm at Champs at Stony Point The EITs are approaching their next big hurdle: the PE exam is Friday, October 28 this fall. They are sure to need a few days to recover, so join us the following Tuesday for a Happy Hour to celebrate their efforts and keep their minds off the amount of time necessary to get the results. Everyone is invited, not just exam takers, however, exam takers get their first drink free! And ASCE will cover the appetizers, so you really don’t have an excuse not to come. See you there! NOVEMBER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

Innovative Pavement Techniques During the 2011 construction season, the Virginia Department of Transportation completed an in-place pavement recycling project to rehabilitate a 3.66-mile section of pavement on southbound I-81 in Augusta County near Staunton, between mile marker 217.66 and mile marker 214. This was the first time in the United States that the three processes of full-depth reclamation, cold central-plant recycling and cold in-place recycling were combined for a single pavement rehabilitation project on an interstate highway. During the presentation, the unique aspects of this project and VDOT’s on-going efforts to incorporate pavement recycling into its business practices will be discussed. Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E. is a Senior Research Scientist at the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research in Charlottesville (the research division of the Virginia Department of Transportation) where he has worked for the past 7 years. His research focuses on providing better tools and techniques for VDOT to use when designing and rehabilitating pavements. He is currently working on assessing the field performance of recycled pavement materials and characterizing their stress-strain behavior in the laboratory. He is a member of several technical organizations, including ASCE, and a member of the Transportation Research Board technical committees on Full-Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing and Pavement Rehabilitation. Brian received his bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE What a great start to the 2011-2012 year the past month has been for the Richmond Branch! Let me first thank everyone who attended our branch kickoff meeting in September to hear about the NIST investigation into the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. It was a record setting meeting for the branch with just under 90 attendees and it was a great way to start off the year. We are sincerely grateful for everyone who attended the event. In addition, some of the Richmond Branch officers attended the annual ASCE Virginia Section Banquet in Williamsburg during the Virginia Engineer’s Conference where the Branch received three awards for events done in the past year! We are very

thankful to have been recognized by the Virginia Section for the work of our committee chairs and the involvement of our membership. As exciting as September was, October is already promising to be just as remarkable with two very unique branch events happening during the month. The first is our annual golf tournament at Providence Golf Course on October 6th. Many probably do not realize but our golf tournament is unique in that we have chosen to allocate 100% of the tournament proceeds to the benefit of student outreach at both the precollege and college levels. This one event funds our outreach committee entirely and includes things like: an annual scholarship at the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering, support for the UVA ASCE Student Chapter, our annual Engineer’s Week Popsicle Bridge Contest for middle and high school students, and many other educational outreach events around the Richmond area. Never has the time been more important to ensure that our best and brightest students will consider civil engineering as their chosen profession and your support of this event will help make that happen. Please give yourself an afternoon away from the office and join me and the rest of the ASCE board at Providence Golf Course on October 6th for this very worthwhile event! The second event happening in October is another exciting topic for our monthly branch meeting that has implications for all of us in the Civil Engineering community. The topic will be the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure and the EnvisionTM rating system for sustainable projects that is currently under development. This revolutionary new program, developed by a contingent of industry leaders from ASCE, ACEC, and APWA, will allow non-building civil engineering projects to have their own benchmark for sustainable design separate from those established by LEED (which are oriented to buildings only). This rating tool has huge potential to be a major factor in the future of our profession, and I hope you will join us on October 25th for this unique opportunity to get a first look at the program from one of the engineers who helped develop it. Because of the support and involvement of our members, this year is off to a great start and I hope that you will consider attending each of these upcoming events and keep the momentum going. As always, if there is anything that you feel the Richmond Branch could be doing or any suggestions for how to improve what we are currently doing, please don’t hesitate to let me know!

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FOLLOW UP FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS The Collapse of the WTC Buildings: Why and How They Failed Therese McAllister, PhD PE Research Structural Engineer for NIST and Co-Project leader for the Structural Failure Analysis of the WTC, gave an informative presentation to the Branch on Sept. 20, 2011. Follow up information is available at the links below. NIST investigation website: http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/wtc/ NIST Investigation Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/wtc/faqs_wtctowers.cfm ACEC Awards Speight, Marshall & Francis Daniel W. Speight, P.E. and Dennis R. Altman, Jr., P.E. gave a presentation to the Branch in October 2009 regarding the design challenges associated with the Williams Mullen Tower in downtown Richmond. In December 2010, the Virginia Chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) honored the design team with an Engineering Excellence Award in the Structural Systems Category for the project. Congratulations Team! Owner & GC: Armada Hoffler Development Company Architect/Interior Design: HBA Architecture & Interior Design Structural Engineering & Agent 1 Special Inspections: Speight, Marshall & Francis, PC M/E/P: PACE Collaborative Civil: Burgess & Niple Geotechnical: Schnabel Engineering Testing Agency: ECS, Ltd. YOUNGER MEMBER GROUP NEWS Are you interested in Leading the Group? The YMG Chair position is currently available. Typical duties include:

Hosting the Post PE happy hours twice a year Hosting other social and networking events Coming up with other creative ideas to encourage younger member participation in

the Branch P.E. Planner Exam date is Oct. 28, 2011

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EDUCATION COMMITTEE NEWS Call for Volunteers! The Education Committee is looking for volunteers interested in helping out with events. Commitments may be as short as helping at a one day event or as long as leading a sub-committee for the year. University Student Scholarship Contest Our Branch sponsors a Scholarship Contest for University Students and members of a Student Chapter of ASCE. The competition will begin shortly, and the scholarship will be awarded in November. If you are interested in getting involved with the contest or just getting more information for a current student, please contact Branch President Mike Howell. UVA Engineering Student Council Rotunda Dinner, November 3 Our Branch sponsors a pre-dinner social and dinner table for the ASCE Student Chapter. If you are interested in attending the social and dinner on behalf of our Branch, please contact Branch President Mike Howell.

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE NEWS

Let the Planning Begin! The Legislative Meet and Greet is tentatively scheduled for January 18, 2012, 5-8pm at the Jefferson Hotel. The next committee meeting is Oct. 4. Contact Austin Clark at [email protected] to get involved.

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE NEWS Planning Meeting Follow-up The Committee had a lot of great ideas for improving the newsletter and developing policies for articles and advertisements. Thanks to everyone who helped out!

RJEC NEWS Membership Welcome Reception On September 8, the Richmond Joint Engineer’s Council (RJEC) hosted its Membership Welcome Reception. At the meeting, everyone was informed of the benefits of being a member of RJEC. These benefits include participation in Engineers Week, access to a network of engineers from all disciplines to co-host events or help generate ideas, and a speakers panel to help reach to students in the local area about engineering, as well as a multitude of others. All of the members of RJEC, including ASCE, were given a chance to introduce their organization to the group. President Mike Howell and President-Elect Amy Bird attended the meeting, and Amy presented on behalf of ASCE. The Richmond Branch of ASCE’s current

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membership size and usual yearly activities were presented to the group. Some of the events discussed were Engineers’ Week where approximately 150 middle and high school students participated by building bridges for ASCE’s Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest, professional monthly meetings, involvement with the local and state government regarding the ASCE Infrastructure Report Card, and an active Younger Member Group with social events such as the Post PE Happy Hour. As a result of attending this meeting, ASCE was able to interest a few engineers outside of the civil engineering disciple to attend our September 20th 9/11 monthly meeting and to meet a few organizations who are interested in hosting events with ASCE in the future. The Richmond Joint Engineers’ Council is an all-volunteer coalition of engineering, scientific and technical societies in the Richmond / Petersburg Metropolitan Areas of Virginia. This organization exists to promote engineering awareness in the local area by hosting education activities for students, being instrumental in local Engineer’s Week contests and banquet, and many other various events throughout the year. For more information on RJEC, please visit their website at www.rjec.org.

VIRGINIA SECTION NEWS Richmond Branch Recognized for Achievements The ASCE Virginia Section held their annual Awards Banquet in Williamsburg during the Virginia Engineer’s Conference. The Section recognized the Richmond Branch for going Above and Beyond the Committee in three categories. Thanks to our committee chairs and volunteers for their exemplary performance! Award: 16th Annual Engineers’ Week Popsicle Bridge Contest Science Museum of Virginia, February 20, 2011, Education Committee leaders: Mike Howell (Chair), Mark Yanik, Amy Bird, and Mike Hall Brief Description of Event: This past February marked the largest attendance in the 16 years that the event has taken place with over 150 students from over 30 different schools participating in the event. Students constructed bridges comprised purely of Popsicle sticks and Elmer’s glue to span 2’-0”. On the day of the event, students brought their bridges in for testing. Students not only competed against the other bridges from their age groups, they also competed against a bridge designed and built by a team of ASCE members! Prizes were awarded to the top student teams, as well as to the most innovative and aesthetically pleasing bridges.

From left to right: Denise Nelson, Amanda Harmon, and Mike Howell

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Award: Meet and Greet with the General Assembly Jefferson Hotel, January 20, 2011 Government Relations Committee leaders: Austin Clark (Chair), Amanda Harmon, Bryan Stevenson Brief Description of Event: The ASCE Virginia Section, Richmond Branc,h and the Virginia Geo-Institute Chapter held our 3rd Annual Meet and Greet with the General Assembly on January 20, 2011 at the Jefferson Hotel. The event was well attended due in part to the merging of the event with the Geo-Institute who also hosted a dinner on that same evening. Approximately 60 people attended the dinner while over 90 were at the social. This year thirteen Delegates, Senators, or their representatives attended our event, making it the most well attended event by the General Assembly so far. The ultimate goal was to promote long term transportation funding and dam safety regulation. There are several bills related to each topic in the General Assembly this session.

Award: Richmond Branch Newsletter Email and Website, Monthly Communications Committee leaders: Denise Nelson (Chair), Mike Howell Brief Description of Performance: The importance of a strong branch newsletter cannot be understated. Our monthly meetings or branch events may reach a certain number of our membership, but our newsletter reaches every single member every time that it is published. With that idea in mind, the Richmond Branch decided it was of critical importance that we invest our time in improving our newsletter this year. We decided that the newsletter should do three things: inform, educate, and to a small degree entertain. We established guidelines for vendor advertisements, procedures for soliciting project profiles from companies, and a more defined outline for each newsletter.

NATIONAL NEWS The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure and envisionTM The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Public Works Association (APWA) and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) collaborated to form the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). ISI is developing and implementing a web-based sustainable infrastructure project rating system. The overall goal of the system, and related training, is to enhance the sustainability of the nation’s civil infrastructure, excluding occupied buildings. The system will offer prospective considerations to practitioners, owners and regulators on the development of civil infrastructure projects that will deliver greater sustainability benefits. Further, the system will enable owners, agencies, operators, designers and constructors to compare alternatives and evaluate the sustainability of civil infrastructure at any point throughout its life cycle, in a manner that is understandable, easy to use and affordable.

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The recognition that greater degrees of sustainability are possible, critical, and a necessary element of civil infrastructure is broadly acknowledged throughout the three organizations. The purpose of a project rating system is twofold. First, the rating system will guide decisions makers through performance standards, and management practices that will focus on sustainable project delivery and a sustainable project. Second, and perhaps more importantly, the project rating system will also assist the decision maker with project selection so that the project itself is “doing the right thing” (right solution for that community). The new system is intended to be:

performance-based (outcomes) rather than prescriptive scalable for size and complexity of projects adaptable for specific needs and circumstances provide for self-assessment, as well as independent verification voluntary

The system can be used formally or informally. It can be self-administered and used internally without external interaction. As part of a sensitivity analysis it can be used to compare different approaches, assessing varying degrees of the social, economic, and environmental indicators of the triple bottom line. Through its institutionalized use, the system will promote a more dynamic project delivery approach where the practitioner, agency and owner can consider alternatives to achieving higher degrees of sustainability. The system is envisioned to directly compliment, streamline and facilitate rather than burden the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulatory approval process. As another feature of the system, the sustainable infrastructure project rating system can support public recognition, specifically through an awards program. In order to ensure a balanced and objective evaluation of sustainability success, a publically recognized award program is envisioned to be based on independently verified performance assessments. The system is made up of 4 stages. Version 1 of Stage 1 (self-assessment) and Stage 2 (full assessment) are currently available for review at the ISI website (www.sustainableinfrastructure.com). Stages 3 and 4 are anticipated for release in 2013. To complete this program, the partners will also be offering sustainability training and developing a certification program in an effort to further promote sustainable design and practice. Version 2 of Stages 1 and 2, user certification, and project accreditation will be available in early 2012.

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CONFERENCES AND TRAINING ASCE’s 141st Annual Civil Engineering Conference The Annual Conference is October 20-22 in Membphis, Tennessee. The conference includes the Region 4 meeting and Younger Member Leadership Summit. Advance registration discount ends October 5, so be sure to register soon. Visit www.asce.org for details.

Participate in ASCE’s LEAD Program –

Transforming Engineering Managers into Effective Leaders Managers and rising leaders, take part in LEAD to gain an experience that you can continually draw upon to help you and your organization achieve success. Be better equipped to lead project teams, improve client relationships, and create a leadership culture. Discover why participants rate the program on average a 4.8 on a scale of 5. LEAD is an eight-month, highly interactive course, comprised of seven training sessions and one individual coaching session. Earn up to 4.5 CEUs while gaining valuable insights from the faculty and your peers. The next offering of LEAD begins on November 16, 2011, at ASCE Headquarters in Reston, Virginia. Registration deadline of October 28th is quickly approaching. Register today!

Questions? Contact Melissa Prelewicz at ASCE: 703-295-6341 or [email protected]. Visit www.asce.org/lead for more information, including the registration form, course calendar, and testimonials.

ASCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Colleagues who have contributed to civil engineering through their outstanding leadership, research or substantial career accomplishments merit the accolades of their peers. The Honors and Awards Program of the American Society of Civil Engineers has as its objective the advancement of the engineering profession through the recognition of exceptionally meritorious achievement. The Program maintains current information online at www.asce.org/awards. 1 Nominations Due October 31st

Outstanding Section and Branch Leaders Outstanding Section and Branch Award

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Nominations Due November 1st

Harland Bartholomew Award Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr Energy Award John O. Bickel Award Maurice A. Biot Medal Can-Am Civil Engineering Amity Award Jack E. Cermak Medal Columbia Medal Computing In Civil Engineering Award Charles Martin Duke Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Award Alfred M. Freudenthal Medal Daniel W. Halpin Award For Scholarship In Construction Shortridge Hardesty Award Civil Engineering History & Heritage Award Phillip R. Hoffman Award Ernest E. Howard Award International Coastal Engineering Award James Laurie Prize T. Y. Lin Award Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award Raymond D. Mindlin Medal Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award John G. Moffatt- Frank E. Nichol Harbor And Coastal Engineering Award Moisseiff Award Nathan M. Newmark Medal Peurifoy Construction Research Award Harold R. Peyton Award For Cold Regions Engineering Raymond C. Reese Research Prize Rickey Medal Roebling Award Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize Robert H. Scanlan Medal Wilbur S. Smith Award Surveying And Mapping Award Francis C. Turner Award Theodore Von Karman Medal George Winter Award William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award

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ENVIRONMENT AND WATER RESOURCES www.asce.org/ewri

The EWRI is a recognized worldwide leader within ASCE for the integration of the technical expertise and public policy into the planning, design, construction and operation of environmentally sound and sustainable infrastructure impacting air, land, and water resources. EWRI has approximately 26,000 memberships.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Your 2011-12 Member Resource Guide The newly available online, downloadable version of the 2011-2012 ASCE Member Resource Guide now makes accessing all that ASCE has to provide you easier than ever. The digital version of this year's guide is the same as the print edition, with added online convenience. Get to each page with a click of your mouse, find the information you need right away using a search feature, and click through any of the live links. Also included is a convenient engineering grades reference. Just as the print version you received with August's Civil Engineering magazine is worth keeping handy, so is the digital edition. Go to asce.org/mrg and bookmark the link, and download a copy of the PDF to save at work and at home.

E-mail Subscriptions ASCE is committed to providing our members the latest news and information affecting our profession, online and in print, at no additional cost for these subscription benefits: ASCE SmartBrief, delivering the top headlines in civil engineering to your inbox every

workday, plus news of ASCE activities. Civil Engineering magazine, ASCE’s award-winning monthly periodical that includes

articles on policy briefings, legal updates, engineering news, and more. ASCE News, the monthly newspaper of activities in the Society and by your professional

peers, now available exclusively in a convenient digital form. This Week in Washington, a weekly eNewsletter keeping you up to date with civil

engineering-related actions by lawmakers and how they will affect you. Younger Member Newsletter, for ASCE members 35 and younger, with the latest news,

happenings, groups to join, and other information.  

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BRANCH BUSINESS

Call for Articles The Richmond Branch of ASCE is soliciting short articles (500 words or less) for our fall newsletters.

Articles related to Transportation issues are encouraged for November and articles related to local historical structures or the local history of Civil Engineering are encouraged for December.

Articles may describe interesting projects, procedures, industry trends, etc.; however, articles with a heavy sales pitch will not be printed. Photos and figures are encouraged. Please contact the

Communications Chair if you have any questions or to submit an article.

Schedule of Upcoming Branch Events

There is more great information at:

www.ascevirginia.org

www.asce.org

The Newsletter is distributed to all ASCE Richmond Branch Members. If you received this copy from a colleague, consider becoming a member!

Membership information is available at the links above.

THIS NEWSLETTER IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

Date Speaker Topic Location

October 6 Golf Tournament Providence Golf Club

October 25 Carol Bowers

envision ™

The Sustainable Infrastructure

Rating System

Westwood Club

November 1 Post PE Happy Hour Champs

at Stony Point

November 3 UVA Rotunda Dinner

and Happy Hour Charlottesville

November 15 Brian K. Diefenderfer,

Ph.D., P.E.

Innovative

Pavement Techniques Westwood Club

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Would You Like To Reach Over 550 Engineers In The Richmond Area?

Write an article, post an event, or place an advertisement. We are interested in any information that affects the local Civil Engineering community. Contact the

Communications Chair for details.

Or maybe you want to get more involved? The Richmond Branch is currently accepting nominations for the Younger Member Group Chair (all Younger Member Group Committee Members must be 35 years of age or younger) and the Membership Chair. In addition, all committees are open for additional committee members. Contact Branch President Mike

Howell or one of the Committee Chairs to volunteer.

Contact Information

Name Office /

Committee Company Phone Email

Mike Howell, PE

President Austin Brockenbrough

& Assoc. LLP 592-3905

MHowell@ Brockenbrough.com

Amanda Harmon, PE

Past President Kimley-Horn

and Associates, Inc. 673-3882

Amanda.Harmon@ Kimley-Horn.com

Amy Bird, EIT, LEED AP

President Elect Dewberry

205-3338

ABird@

Dewberry.com Mark Yanik

EIT Vice President Parsons Brinkerhoff 615-4900

Yanik@ PBWorld.com

Tony Gaynord EIT

Treasurer / Secretary

McKinney & Company 798-1451AGaynord@

McKinney-USA.com

Denise Nelson, PE, LEED AP

Communications

Greeley and Hansen LLC

204-2407

DNelson@ Greeley-Hansen.com

Austin Clark PE

Government Relations

TranSystems 282-0377AlClark@

TranSystems.com (Available)

Younger

Member Group

Brooke Young Education Outreach

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

673-3882

Brooke.Young@ Kimley-Horn.com

(Available)

Membership