ASCE Election Results: Briaud to Be 2020 President-Elect
Jean-Louis Briaud has been elected ASCE’s 2020 president-elect by a majority of Society members and will advance to serve as 2021 president. Briaud, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, Dist.M.ASCE, has taught at Texas A&M University since 1978, most recently as a distinguished professor since 2015. Briaud has served in a number of Society roles. The Distinguished Member recently completed a three-year term on the Board of Direction as a technical region director and has been president of the Geo-Institute...
Jennie Santoro named HNTB Seattle architecture leader
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Jennie Santoro, AIA, NCARB, has been named HNTB Corporation’s Seattle architecture studio leader. Based in the firm’s Bellevue office, Santoro oversees HNTB’s growing staff of architects and structural engineers and additionally becomes the new client service leader for the Port of Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. “Jennie will lead HNTB’s strategic efforts to grow architecture across our market sectors in the Northwest,” said Kevin Collins, PE, Seattle offic...
DelDOT Announces New Chief Engineer
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Secretary Jennifer Cohan has announced that Shanté Hastings has been selected as the new Chief Engineer for the Department and will transition to her new role on July 1, 2019. The Chief Engineer is in charge of overseeing all of the Departments' capital projects throughout the state. The Chief Engineer also runs the Division of Transportation Solutions which is a 450 person strong division dedicated to the operation and improvement of Delaware's...
Solmax Appoints Eric Blond, Global Technical Services Director
Solmax, the world’s largest geosynthetics manufacturer, today announced the appointment of Eric Blond to serve as its Global Technical Services Director, effective June 3rd, 2019. Blond holds nearly 25 years of experience in geosynthetic testing, research and knowledge of civil engineering and polymeric construction materials. “I am delighted to welcome Eric to our senior leadership team as we continue to fulfill Solmax’s vision of reshaping the fast-growing geosynthetics industry,” said Math...
Beth Kigel, Recognized Transportation Thought Leader, Joins HNTB’s National Emerging Mobility and Smart Cities Practice
MIAMI – HNTB Corporation welcomes Beth Kigel, vice president, to its national ITS and Emerging Mobility Solutions practice. She is based in the firm’s Miami office. Most recently Kigel served as president and CEO of the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce. Under her leadership, the Chamber, comprised of more than 800 members from the business, education, cultural and government sectors, took on key strategic initiatives and programs contributing to improved economic prosperity in the region....
Stantec’s Vince DiCamillo Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award
Laurel, MD- NYSE, TSX: STN: Stantec’s Mid-Atlantic Environmental Services sector leader Vince DiCamillo has been honored with the Meritorious Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management Award by the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM). The award was bestowed on May 23 at the ASFPM National Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. The ASFPM Meritorious Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management Award recognizes individuals who, throughout their career, have achieved success in a signi...
Leica Geosystems Opens Nominations for Carl Pulfrich Award 2019
(HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND - Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, is calling industry-related professionals to submit their nominations for this year’s Carl Pulfrich Award, the prestigious industry honour that recognises advancements in the fields of photogrammetry, remote sensing and earth imaging. Nominees will be considered on the basis of experience, activities in field of photogrammetry and remote sensing, and contributions to the advancement of all aspects of the earth imaging field. Applied...
National Youth Bridge Building Competition Selects 2019 Winners
After the “dust” settled from cracked balsa-wood trusses and snapped string cables, three teams of students from Michigan took home top honors at the 2019 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials National Bridge Challenge competition; an event that is part of the organization’s annual spring meeting, held this year in Park City, UT. [Left to right in photo above: Matt Dunn, Mississippi DOT; Theo Kumpula, Collin Remilong, and Keegan Erva from the EKR Miner Constructio...
Buckwalter Joins ASCE as Chief Operating and Strategy Officer
Gerald E. “Jerry” Buckwalter will join the ASCE staff in a new role, Chief Operating and Strategy Officer, effective June 4. Buckwalter will be responsible for helping to shape the Society’s strategic direction and operational effectiveness. Among his key early responsibilities will be continued oversight of ASCE’s new Future World Vision project. He will also oversee several areas of internal operations, including finance and administration, engineering and lifelong learning, and human resou...
R&R Engineers - Surveyors, Inc. Heralds in New Leadership, Company-Wide Cultural Shift & New Office
Denver, Colo. - R&R Engineers - Surveyors, Inc., a Denver-based land surveying and civil engineering firm operating primarily in the Rocky Mountain Region, announces that Tony Smith, PLS, is R&R's new President and Douglas Dunkin, PE, will continue to be the company's CEO. The leadership changes are effective immediately. As R&R's President, Smith will be guiding operations and day-to-day activities. Smith has been with R&R since 2012. By 2016, he was running the entire Survey Department a...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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