ASCE has announced winners of the 2019 Outstanding Projects And Leaders leadership awards.
The OPAL leadership awards honor a civil engineer’s career achievements in the five categories of construction, design, education, government, and management.
The 2019 honorees:
In Construction, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, P.E., M.ASCE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – for innovation and excellence in construction of civil engineering projects and programs.
In Design, Ron Klemencic, P.E.,...
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:
• Panayiotis (Panos) Diplas, Ph.D., F.EWRI, F.ASCE
• James J. Johnson, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
• Dennis G. Lambert, P.E., F.ASCE
• Anne Smith, P.E., F.ASCE
Infrastructure is good. Sustainable infrastructure is better.
Rapid urbanization is a growing reality in infrastructure development. According to the Global Environment Facility, it’s estimated that more than two billion additional people will be living in cities by 2050. The need for sustainable infrastructure is more critical than ever.
The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, an organization cofounded by ASCE in 2011, has made it easier for civil...
J.A. “Jay” Padgett, a well-respected, devoted ASCE member since 1972 who helped steer changes to the Society’s governance as a member of the Executive Committee’s Governing Documents Committee, has died at 72.
Padgett, P.E., F.ASCE, represented the former District 5 on ASCE's Board of Direction from 1998 to 2000. He was extremely active in the National Capital Section, serving as president in 1986-87.
Padgett took great pride...
Ferdinand C. “Fritz” Provini, a native of Baltimore who oversaw many major postwar transportation projects in the Baltimore-Washington region, has died at 91.
Provini, P.E., L.S., M.ASCE, began his career in 1949 with Rummel, Klepper and Kahl of Baltimore. He became a member of ASCE in 1958. He joined Greenhorne & O’Mara Inc., of Greenbelt, in 1971, where he rose to vice president and served...
Knowledge of sustainable development should be a key requirement for engineers, according to a joint statement of intent signed today by ASCE, the British-based Institution of Civil Engineers, and the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.
The statement was issued as part of the Global Engineering Congress, hosted in London by ICE and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations in London.
More than 2,000 engineers – including...
Civil engineering and community are inextricably linked.
So it just makes sense that there is a community for civil engineers. ASCE Collaborate is that community – an online meeting place for ASCE members to compare notes, trade lessons learned, and share perspectives.
And like any strong community, ASCE Collaborate thrives thanks to its strong leaders. The six new topic moderators add value to the discussions, boost...
Kelly Doyle has grown accustomed to making people uncomfortable.
For five years, she has helped lead the ASCE Younger Member Leadership Symposium, where her presentations don’t simply provide leadership tools or guidance; they prompt existential crisis.
Who are you? Why are you here? What are you hoping to accomplish in this life?
“I think for most people it’s the first time they’ve really had to think about...
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Engagement is invaluable among all our member groups, especially our students. ASCE’s 373 student chapters make up a vibrant community of aspiring civil engineers across all 50 states and 23 countries. It’s our responsibility to prepare these rising stars to become the trustees...
In a strong show of emphasis on member value, the ASCE Board of Direction voted at its quarterly meeting to prioritize one goal for the Society above all others – the goal assuring that “an ever-growing number of people in the civil engineering realm are members of, and engage in, ASCE.”
The Board over the last two years has developed a strategic plan for the...
