In what has been an intentional and consistent focus for more than a year now, the ASCE Board of Direction continued its work to improve the member experience, Oct. 14-15 at its quarterly meeting in Miami.
From increasingly aligned Society groups and programs to an improved user experience in ASCE’s digital platforms, the Board emphasized the member point of view.
“The Board has made our major...
Timothy H. Bedenis, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, vice president and business group leader for SME’s Geotechnical Services division and a principal of a 300+ person consulting firm in the Midwest, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Bedenis has provided value-based geotechnical engineering and design services to various public and private clients for over 35 years. He has also provided mentoring and...
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:
• Michael Constantinou, Ph.D., F.ASCE
• David D. Dee Jr., P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE
• Mostafa Elseifi, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
• John Gambatese, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
• Rosanna La Plante, P.E., F.ASCE
• Thomas P. O’Connor,...
Rune Storesund, D.Eng., P.E., G.E., F.ASCE, executive director of UC Berkeley’s Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and CEO/president of Storesund Construction Services LLC, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Storesund is recognized for his commitment and dedication in advancing safety, reliability and affordability of civil works infrastructures through state-of-the-art enhancements incorporated into his civil engineering consulting practice as well as...
Anton K. Schindler, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, the director of the Highway Research Center and Mountain Spirit Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Auburn University, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Schindler’s research contributions have improved the industry's understanding of early- and later-age performance of concrete in mass concrete, bridge deck, prestressed girder and culvert applications. He has contributed...
Joel Oppenheimer, P.E., F.ASCE, a senior vice president at STV Inc., has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Oppenheimer oversees STV’s Maryland Transportation and Infrastructure practice, and is an active mentor at the firm, currently mentoring four people. He is also an inspirational/motivational speaker who for the past 15 years has presented his “Building a Better Life – Concrete Steps for...
David D. Dee Jr., P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE, a water resources and civil engineer with WSP USA Inc. who has over 32 years of experience in the field, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
With WSP USA itself for over three decades, Dee has been assistant vice president, senior supervisory engineer, and senior project manager. His experience comprises design and project...
Bradford Russell, P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE, an architect, structural engineer, and the director of BR Architects & Engineers in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Russell, after spacing his engineering education with experience at some of the most prominent architectural and engineering firms in Dallas, began studies in the subject of force mitigation of extreme events on...
Michael Constantinou, Ph.D., F.ASCE, the Samuel P. Capen Professor and SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Constantinou’s research interests concentrate on seismic protective systems, on which he has authored or co-authored over 300 papers, books and book chapters...
John Gambatese, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a professor in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Gambatese has worked in industry as a structural engineer in San Francisco and as a project engineer for a construction management firm in Seattle. He started his current position at OSU in 2000 following three...
