ASCE President Kristina Swallow has been racking up the frequent flyer miles since her presidential year began last October, crisscrossing the country, visiting ASCE groups far and wide, meeting elected officials to advocate for infrastructure, connecting with Younger Members, speaking with students, and on and on. And at every stop, she inspires a new group of engineers – not simply as the ASCE president but
Samuel Weissman, a former senior vice president at Ammann & Whitney in New York whose work on major transportation projects earned him acclaim from the White House to the mayor of New York, has died at 86. In 59 years with Ammann & Whitney, Weissman, P.E., F.ASCE, was responsible for hundreds of projects. He led work on the George Washington, Triborough, Throgs Neck, Bronx-Whitestone, Verrazano
Life Member Jesse T. Perry, a Nashville-based civil engineer who taught architect-engineer contracting to hundreds of professionals over a lengthy career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has died at 82. Known as “Jess,” Perry, P.E., F.ASCE, was active in ASCE since his membership began in 1963. He was president of the Nashville Section in 1974-75. Many consultants who aspired to contract with the
Distinguished Member Dennis M. Kamber, who oversaw the design and construction of the Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System for New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, has died at 76. As senior vice president of global water management for ARCADIS U.S. Inc. since 2003, Kamber, P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the development, design, and construction oversight of the hurricane system,
Duane S. Ellifritt Sr., a globally recognized expert in steel building design and creator of the steel-connection teaching sculpture, has died at 82. Ellifritt, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, was a professor emeritus in the civil engineering department at the University of Florida. His expertise in steel structures and connections was forged over nearly 20 years in the industry, and 24 years in teaching and research. He
Linda Force has seen it all in civil engineering, from $1-an-hour wages in the 1960s to life as the CEO. Along the way, she’s learned not to suffer fools gladly. She remembers earlier in her career, inspecting a warehouse in Oakland after an earthquake. The place was a mess – the horizontal trusses shattered, the ceiling caving in. Force, the lead investigator – and, yes,
Jameelah Muhammad Ingram, P.E., M.ASCE, is a structural engineer for WSP USA and a member of the ASCE New Faces of Civil Engineering class of 2013. In this week’s edition of ASCE Member Voices, as part of the ASCE News Women in Civil Engineering series, Ingram talks about why equitable treatment of women is fundamental to what engineering is all about, and how she learned these
Depending on whom you ask, the gender wage gap is either a persistent problem in the industry, with women consistently earning less than their male counterparts; or that gap is a myth, an overblown narrative that was rectified years ago
Each month a cross-section of prominent ASCE members shares insights on important industry topics in the ASCE News Civil Engineering Roundtable. For ASCE News’ Women in Civil Engineering series, the roundtable will focus on issues affecting women in the profession. The initial panel finds reasons for optimism. Spoiler alert: the three ASCE presidential officers are inspiring a lot of hope. What signs of progress give
