With an eye on continuing to strengthen ties to civil engineers in the public sector, the ASCE Board of Direction has approved establishing a Government Engineers Council for an initial period of three years. Among the new group’s goals is to enhance the profile of government engineer leaders within ASCE by getting them more engaged in Society programs and initiatives. “I have been saying that
Each year, one of the industry’s leading trade publications, Engineering News-Record, recognizes its Top 25 Newsmakers, a veritable “who’s who” of industry innovators and influencers. And once again, the ENR list features a number of prominent ASCE members. Here are the Society members honored by ENR among its Top 25 Newsmakers for 2019: • Glenn Bell, C.Eng, P.E., S.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE – 2020 Structural Engineering Institute
Raymond J. Krizek, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, Hon.M.ASCE, NAE, director of the Master of Project Management program and the Master of Executive Management for Design and Construction program at Northwestern University, has been honored by ASCE as the 2020 Outstanding Projects And Leaders award winner in education. The ASCE OPAL awards honor outstanding civil engineering leaders for their lifetime accomplishments. This year’s OPAL winners will be
Planning for retirement is a crucial component to any personal finance strategy. But it’s not easy. When do you start? How much money is enough? Nicolai Oliden, in the second part of a two-part podcast series, helps answer those questions (1:06). Then in Origin Stories, we meet ASCE Virginia Section Past-President Daren Williams and hear how his father and the Navy helped shape his career,
ASCE members elected to fellow status have made celebrated contributions and developed creative solutions that have enhanced lives. Just 3 percent of Society members hold this prestigious honor. The most recent members elevated to fellow are: • Tor J. S. Anderzen, P.E., F.ASCE • Christopher S. Decker, P.E., F.ASCE • Douglas D. Gransberg, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE • Decker Hains, Ph.D., P.E., PMP, F.ASCE • Allen
David Maher Warner, a transportation engineer and project management consultant responsible for several notable projects in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area, has died at 71. During a career spent with several prominent engineering firms in the Twin Cities region, Warner, P.E., M.ASCE, led appreciative partners and teams in major projects requiring intensive client interaction. He was known for drawing the best from his staffs. Starting at
Robert M. Koerner, professor emeritus of Drexel University and director emeritus of the Geosynthetic Institute, has died at 85. Together with his wife and partner, Paula Koerner, he founded the Geosynthetic Institute as a research organization with international outreach programs for the design of geosynthetic materials in construction. Koerner, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE(Ret.), Dist.M.ASCE, NAE, began his career in construction, and worked on a number of
Marvin N. Smith, a hydraulics engineer who spent the bulk of his career at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Water Systems Development Laboratory, has died at 87. An ASCE Life Member, Smith, M.ASCE, spent over 30 years employed at the TVA lab in Norris, Tennessee. He was a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer, serving on active duty and in the reserves, and received a commission
Kim Palmer de Rubertis, a specialist in dams in Washington state who shared his expertise on ASCE committees that produced guidelines and handbooks for dam engineering, has died at 81. De Rubertis, P.E., CEG, D.GE, F.ASCE, was known for a passion to improve dam safety by reducing human error. In 2016, he was awarded ASCE’s Rickey Medal for contributing to the advancement of knowledge in
No one likes to talk about money. It often feels immodest, awkward, maybe even embarrassing. So how do you get advice about managing your money and developing an investment strategy? Nicolai Oliden, a roadway project engineer for Ethos Engineering and former president of the Phoenix Younger Member Forum, helps young engineers have those difficult conversations about personal finance (1:18). And in Member Memos, we ask
