The thing about ascending to the ASCE presidency is the moment never comes as a surprise. After all, Robin Kemper was elected nearly 18 months ago.
But the lack of drama doesn’t make the moment any less sweet.
Kemper was inducted as ASCE’s 2019 president at the Society’s annual business meeting, Sunday, during the ASCE 2018 Convention in Denver, her family by her side, a tear...
ASCE President Kristina Swallow took the stage, her t-shirt speaking volumes, Saturday morning in Denver, Colorado.
“Kick the door open and let change in,” it read. And with that, the ASCE 2018 Convention’s tone was officially set.
Swallow kicked open the door with an inspiring call for civil engineers, young and old, to deliver new ideas and innovative solutions amid an ever-changing world.
“It’s not the smartest,...
In September, the ASCE Pittsburgh Section marked its 100th anniversary. Since 1918, members have represented engineering and construction interests for communities throughout western Pennsylvania.
That’s an achievement worth celebrating.
To kick off centennial celebrations, the Section hosted a gala event, a fancy-dress ball gathering ASCE members together from across the region and region’s civil engineering history.
The 100th Celebration Subcommittee also held a centerpiece design competition for...
Wednesday, ASCE Region 9 issued part of its California Report Card early to promote its grades for surface transportation infrastructure.
The D grade for roads, the C- grade for bridges, and the C- grade for transit, come just weeks before a November ballot proposition that would repeal a law that created funds for transportation system improvements through new fuel taxes and raised vehicle registration fees.
Los Angeles...
Harald D. Frederiksen, who oversaw many significant water resources projects around the world over a lengthy career, and shared his expertise as an author of several papers for ASCE water and environmental journals, has died at 87.
Frederiksen, P.E., D.WRE (Ret.), F.ASCE, joined ASCE in 1956 and became a Life Member in 1996. Among the ASCE journals to publish his papers were the Journal of...
Upholding the public’s safety, health, and welfare is an everyday charge of civil engineers. So when a storm event strikes, it’s only natural that they are among those on the front lines to help with resilience and recovery efforts.
John Fleming, P.E., M.ASCE, an ASCE Region 4 governor in South Carolina, is among those civil engineering superheroes lending a hand this week in the aftermath...
With Hurricane Florence making landfall on the U.S. East Coast this weekend, images of 2017’s autumn come to mind, when storms similarly wreaked havoc in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere.
ASCE News contacted ASCE members in those areas still recovering from last year’s hurricanes and asked them to offer advice or any lessons learned for civil engineers now in the path of Florence.
As Houston-area...
ASCE is launching two new student competitions for the 2018-19 academic year.
The first, a Sustainable Solutions Competition, will reinforce the now-critical concept of sustainable design with a building project that promises to be challenging and fun: the construction of a sustainable doghouse.
Students will be presented with a problem statement and tasked with design and construction of a structure intended to enhance the quality of...
Robert B. Rhode, ASCE’s oldest active member, has died at 104 in his hometown of Duluth, Minnesota.
Rhode, P.E., L.S., F.ASCE, leaves a legacy of civil engineering accomplishments both in Duluth and with ASCE. He served as the Duluth Section president in 1953-54 and on ASCE’s Board of Direction as the District 7 director in 1980-82. Age didn’t keep him from remaining active with ASCE,...
The pay trend for civil engineers continues to point up.
The "2018 ASCE Civil Engineering Salary Report" shows a median $106,500 pre-tax annual income for civil engineers – a significant increase from the $101,000 figure in the 2017 salary report.
“Civil engineers are the creators and stewards of the infrastructure systems we use each day, and the rise in salaries shows that the marketplace values our...
