Distinguished Member Jacob Dekema, a World War II veteran and former San Diego Section president who supervised the postwar boom of freeway construction in and around San Diego, has died at 101. As supervisor of the state transportation department’s District 11 from 1955 to 1980, Dekema was able to carry out an early vision for San Diego that shapes it to this day. Family, friends
Civil engineering graduates, rejoice. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is on your side. The 2016-17 Occupational Outlook Handbook projects an 8 percent increase in civil engineering employment from 2014 to 2024. “As infrastructure continues to age, civil engineers will be needed to manage projects to rebuild bridges, repair roads, and upgrade levees and dams as well as airports and buildings,” according to the handbook.
The million-dollar question that is currently running through the minds of thousands of civil engineering students: How do I find a civil engineering internship? And with good reason. Finding a good internship can set you up for early career success as a civil engineer. Here are seven actions you can take immediately to find your next civil engineering internship: 1. Ask your professors for help
Omer Franklin Poorman, P.E., L.S., F.ASCE, an Army veteran of World War II who dedicated his career to the Texas Highway Department as a district engineer, died Feb. 5. He was 92. Poorman served with valor during World War II with the U.S. Army in northern France. Upon his return, he earned a bachelor of science in civil engineering from the University of Houston in
James H. “Jim” Kleinfelder, P.E., M.ASCE, an ASCE Life Member who launched one of the first major engineering firms to delve into environmental services, died March 5. He was 82. Shortly after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, Kleinfelder began working for the city of Stockton as a resident engineer. In 1961, he invested his life savings in a construction-materials engineering and testing firm,
Cornelis “Neil” Geldof Jr., former director of engineering and planning for the Metropolitan District Commission serving the Hartford, CT, area, and a former president of the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers Section, died March 25. He was 70. Geldof, P.E., grew up in Yonkers, NY, and studied civil engineering at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. After graduating in 1969, he was hired by the Connecticut
Consider it the Hall of Fame of civil engineering. The best of the best. Distinguished Member status is reserved for the most eminent of civil engineers in the Society. There are only 228 Distinguished Members among the Society’s current membership of over 150,000 people. Meet the Class of 2017 Distinguished Members, as recently elected by ASCE’s Board of Direction: • Bilal M. Ayyub, Ph.D., P.E.,
Imagine you could go back in time and meet yourself at 22 years old. What would you say to your younger self? What career advice would you offer, given all you’ve learned since? What nuggets of civil engineering wisdom would you bestow? We asked our members. Here’s what they said: Jaffer Almosawy Jaffer Almosawy, EI, ENV SP, A.M.ASCE, Engineering Intern I – GCW Inc.
Your time is limited, today more than ever. Like most everyone, civil engineers are overextended, and between their careers and personal lives they have way too many responsibilities. That said, sacrificing networking due to a lack of time could be a dangerous move that jeopardizes your career success. As a civil engineer, your network will drive your success. Your network can provide a mentor to
I am not currently in a position where I’m involved in the hiring process for a civil engineering company, but have been in the past, and wanted to answer the following question that I recently received: If I have a master’s degree in civil engineering and an engineer-in-training (EIT) certification, will my resume go straight to the top of the pile during the job hunt?
