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On the Cover: Pedestrian Walkway, Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo by Noah Jeppson 2013.

TEXAS SECTION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Crespin Guzman PE OPERATIONS MANAGER: Elizabeth R. Greenwood COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: Annemarie Gasser DATA MANAGER: Lauren Marcotte 1524 S. Interstate 35, Suite 180 Austin, Texas 78704 Phone: 512-472-8905 E-mail: office@texasce.org Website: www.texasce.org 2013–2014 OFFICERS PRESIDENT: Tim C. Newton PE PAST PRESIDENT: John N. Furlong PE PRESIDENT ELECT: Curtis B. Beitel PE VP-EDUCATIONAL: Eric L. Fisher PE VP-EDUCATIONAL ELECT: Lawrence D. Goldberg PE VP-PROFESSIONAL: Patrick M. Beecher PE VP-PROFESSIONAL ELECT: Roman D. Grijalva PE VP-TECHNICAL: John D. Garcia PE VP-TECHNICAL ELECT: Peter E. Falletta PE TREASURER: David J. Matocha ASSISTANT TREASURER: Curtis R. Steger PE DIRECTORS AT LARGE SENIOR DIRECTOR AT LARGE: Brett A. Pope PE SECOND YEAR DIRECTOR AT LARGE: Vanessa I. Rosales-Herrera PE FIRST YEAR DIRECTOR AT LARGE: Brad M. Hernandez PE FIRST YEAR DIRECTOR AT LARGE: Christina L. Hickey PE SECTION DIRECTORS Brandon E. Hammann PE, Austin Branch Robert Lys Jr PE, Brazos Branch Russell R. Carter PE, Caprock Branch Devon K. Dreyer PE, Central Texas Branch Anthony B. Gavlik PE, Corpus Christi Branch Chula B. Ellepola PE, Dallas Branch J. Gilberto Andujo PE, El Paso Branch Kimberly K. Cornett PE, Fort Worth Branch Martin D. Morris PE, High Plains Branch Andrea Cheng Ranft PE, Houston Branch Arthur M. Clendenin PE, Northeast Texas Branch Alfonso A. Soto PE, Rio Grande Valley Branch James A. Lutz PE, San Antonio Branch Robert C. Hickman PE, Southeast Texas Branch Andrew L. Mellen PE, West Texas Branch ASCE - Region 6 Kenneth B. Morris PE Director and Board of Governors Chair 2014-2017 Nancy S. Cline PE Governor—Texas Section 2011–2014 Ken A. Rainwater PhD PE Governor—Texas Section 2012–2015 Elvidio V. Diniz PE Governor—New Mexico Section 2012–2015 Jeremy P. Stahle PE Governor—Oklahoma Section 2013-2016 Sean P. Merrell PE Governor—Appointed (Texas Section) 2013-2016

In This Issue

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Calendar of Events 4 CPD Opportunities

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President’s Message 5 Message from the Executive Director

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Cover Story 7 Navigating the Winding Path of Public Outreach

Honors and Awards 10 2013 Fall Conference

Membership Report 15 ASCE Texas Section Directory Centennial Year in Review

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Report From Region 6

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Students Center 20 Newly Licensed Engineers 22 ASCE News 23 2014 ASCE Life Membership

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2012 - 2013 In Memoriam

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Legislative News

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Younger Members Corner

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Texas Civil Engineering History

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Texas Section Centennial Webinar Series

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Job Postings

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Professional Directory

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Texas’ First Engineering Licenses

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Calendar of Events

CPD Opportunities

April 24-26, 2014

To enhance communications between ASCE and ASCE’s Regions, Sections, and Branches, Geographic Services is pleased to advise you of the following seminars scheduled in our area:

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Houston Feb 10 - 12, 2014 Arctic Technology Conference March 20 - 21, Managing the Design Pro2014 cess: Keeping on Schedule, within Budget, and Selecting the Right Resources Detailed descriptions of seminars are available at www.asce.org/knowledge-learning/ continuing-education/ Free continuing education videos available to Texas Section members at www.texasce.org > Education > E-Library

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President’s Message

Tim C. Newton PE Texas Section President

What a great year we had in 2013 celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the ASCE Texas Section! Centennial meetings and celebrations held in Corpus Christi and Dallas were well-attended and very successful. Other major Centennial projects included the Habitat for Humanity House construction (Dallas); our History Book; re-dedication of the Section’s founding marker in Corpus Christi; Centennial exhibits displayed in Houston and at the ASCE annual society conference in Charleston, North Carolina.

We are now poised and ready to look to our next 100 years.

We are only one third of the way through our first fiscal year. Presidential, Board and Section office staff priorities for this year were announced in Dallas and consist of: 1. Working with smaller Branches to stabilize their structure and to help in finding ways to effectively serve their members 2. Relationship building between the Section, Branches and Student Chapters 3. Focusing our energy on our first annual meeting – Texas CECON 2014, Galveston, TX 4. Ramping up webinars, especially in the winter and spring, to fill the training gap since there will be no Spring Section Meeting 5. Community involvement 6. More public visibility about who we are as professionals and the state of Texas infrastructure With the help of our officers, staff and committees, tremendous progress is already being made on these top priorities.

We still have two thirds of this fiscal year to continue working on our six priorities. I look forward to working with the staff, Board and committees to surpass expectations on each of these goals. Email me at the Section office at president@texasce.org if you have any suggestions regarding this year’s initiatives. Happy New Year – may it be a peaceful and blessed year for your family, as well as for the Texas Section.

There are many community outreach projects statewide. Most recently, the Section was invited by the Texas Department of Public Safety to have a representative, Don Willhouse, on the Governor’s Private Sector Advisory Council. This effort is being hosted by the DPS Office of Infrastructure Protection and is a great opportunity for us to contribute back to the community.

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Executive Director Crespin Guzman PE, our Section/ Branch Relationship Committee, and I have been communicating and visiting with some of these Branch leaders to offer assistance in strengthening their Branches.

Professional Image Our Public Relations and Professional Image Committee has done an outstanding job. The creation of the Texas Water Development Board Water Fund passed the voters handily in November, 2013. Our committee worked very aggressively to tell the public that we endorsed Proposition 6 and why. We had TV coverage and coverage in newspaper editorial sections statewide. ASCE Texas Section leaders were noticeably visible to the public on this critical infrastructure initiative.

Student Chapters Executive Director Crespin Guzman PE has taken the Student Chapters under his wing and is well underway with relationship building. He has met with the Deans of Engineering, ASCE Faculty Advisor and others at – University of Houston, A&M Kingsville, UT Pan Am and more. I have begun contacting Branch presidents to strengthen the bond between Section and Branch.

Webinars Eric L. Fisher PE VP -Educational, along with John D. Garcia PE VP -Technical and Patrick M. Beecher PE VP-Professional, have been planning since last fall and are now beginning a very strong webinar series for 2014.

Conference The Host Committee for Texas CECON 2014 has continued planning and has been expanding its efforts to reach out to the entire Section for ideas and for volunteers to help plan and staff the conference.

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Message From The Executive Director A Time to Reflect and Look Forward…

Crespin Guzman PE Executive Director

With the Centennial Celebration behind us, we all should take a little time to reflect on the efforts and energy expended by numerous people in making 2013 a year to remember. It was a job

well done from its conception through execution and ultimate closure! Kudos for your work!!!

However, it is also a time to look forward into this next year brimming with potential new challenges.

What does all this mean to you as a member of the Texas Section? In your mind will it be the same old business as usual, or could it be something else? Ask

yourself, as you look in a mirror, what do I want 2014 to be for me?

Close on its heels will be the roll-out of the new and improved Conference Planning Manual, which introduces the new format for the Section, that is, having one annual conference in the Fall and one student-focused symposium in the Spring. The annual conference will have some of its traditional components, but the “new and different” comes in the way of the name, the targeted audience, and the way technical and topical information is packaged and communicated to the conference attendees. CECON 2014 and beyond has arrived!

The spring student-focused event will take on more of a different look from what the traditional meeting has been before, but the canoe competitions will still be part of it and who knows what other new wrinkles will come. The Section Board of Direction will still meet during this time, and engagements with students have already been planned. The University of Texas at Tyler will be the site for the Spring event of 2014. If you have not yet become involved in the planning, there is still time to help; take the initiative and get on board! Contact the Section office to see how you can help. office@texasce.org

Allow me to help you by suggesting the possibilities that will come before you. Let’s begin with this magazine.

The Texas Civil Engineer is now available digitally and you might just be reading it on your “hand-held device” for the first time. Imagine kicking off

the next 100 years in this manner; now that is exciting! Be a contributor; get

engaged with our Section communications. Contact Annemarie Gasser, Texas Section Communications Manager, to suggest or submit an article or topic for the Texas Civil Engineer. agasser@texasce.org

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The newly printed Centennial History book continues to make many people aware of our Civil Engineering heritage in Texas. There are various outlets that make it readily available to anyone with an interest in the history of our profession. So, if you don’t have your copy yet, you are missing out on some fascinating reading! Order now, texasce.org/historybook Several events featuring book signings with the author have been planned; the Section will notify you of these future happenings so you can get a signed copy.

Now that you know about all of this, you can answer the age old question, WIIFM? (What Is In It For Me)

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Navigating The winding path of public outreach

By Anthony Gavlik PE Section Director Corpus Christi Branch

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s part of the Centennial Celebration for the Texas Section of ASCE, the Corpus Christi Branch planned and hosted three panel discussions, over the course of a year, regarding civil engineering topics that were relevant to the community and were integral to the public. The three topics discussed were State of the Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships and Alternate Deliveries, and Pedestrian and Cyclist Mobility Planning. The intent of each of these panel discussions was to reach out and engage the general public in discussions on issues that are pressing or up and coming in the local community.

Funding for these discussions was primarily covered by a Centennial Grant from the Texas Section, which was awarded to the Corpus Christi Branch for use in public outreach initiatives. The format for these panel discussions was designed to encourage engagement and interaction of the general public with industry experts sitting on the panel. Refreshments were provided and time was allotted at the beginning of the functions for those in attendance to socialize and mingle.

To get the discussion started, a representative of the Corpus Christi Branch called for attention and welcomed everyone to take a seat. Then, opening and welcoming remarks were made with a

brief explanation of how the event would work and all were encouraged to participate. Finally, the podium was turned over to the moderator, who initiated the discussion with a handful of “canned” questions designed to get the discussion moving. The moderator proceeded to field questions from the audience. If participation from the audience ever lulled, the moderator coaxed further questions from the audience and kept the discussion going with further “canned” questions. After the panel discussion concluded, closing remarks were given by an ASCE representative and the audience was encouraged to come up and meet the panelists and visit with them about any other questions or concerns.

The first panel discussion was held on October 18, 2012 at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History. The panelists for this event were Dan Biles PE – City of Corpus Christi Engineering Director, Lonnie J. Gregorcyk PE – District Engineer for Texas Department of Transportation Corpus Christi District, Scott Neeley – CEO of Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority, Tom Niskala – Transportation Planning Director of Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Jan Prusinski PE – Executive Director of Cement Council of Texas. This function was moderated by Eric Von Wade – local radio talk show personality. The topic for the first panel discussion, “State

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of the Infrastructure”, was very timely as the ASCE Infrastructure Report Card was due to be released in January of 2013.

The City of Corpus Christi was (and still is) facing increasingly deteriorating public infrastructure and is under great pressure from the community to address the issues, and a Bond Election for several street reconstruction projects was forthcoming. This event provided a critical dialog between the general public and industry experts. The attendees received information necessary for making an educated decision in the looming bond election.

They were also made aware of initiatives such as the ASCE Infrastructure Report Card, which serves as a good metric for the state of public infrastruc-

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ture, and the industry experts were able to directly receive thoughts and concerns from the general public regarding the state of infrastructure in Corpus Christi. Overall, the event was very successful; approximately 40 people attended and engaged in the discussion. The event received media coverage from the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and from the Eric Von Wade show on KSIX-1230AM.

vate partnerships and alternative deliveries and included panelists Jack Furlong PE – ASCE Texas Section President 20122013 and Engineer at CH2M Hill, Coy Veach PE – Freese and Nichols, Frank Holzmann PE – TxDOT expert on P3’s, Jeffry Tamkin – PFIC and financier of over 300 projects in 36 states, Tim Meriwether, – Longbow Partners & Texas Association of P3’s, Robert Tally – Federal Highway Administration, Blake The second panel discussion Farenthold – U.S. Congressional was held on March 22, 2013 at Representative, Texas District the Omni Bayfront Hotel in Cor- 27, and was moderated by Bripus Christi. This panel discussion an Bresler PE – Corpus Chriswas held in conjunction with the ti Branch Past President. This Plenary Breakfast for the Spring event was planned to target the 2013 TEXASCE Centennial Con- engineers and industry experts ference in Corpus Christi. This that attended the Spring 2013 discussion covered public-pri- Centennial Conference, thus

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the topic was more focused and technical. The event was attended by about 40 engineers from around the state, and the audience and panelists remained engaged in the discussion throughout.

The third panel discussion was held on October 24, 2013 at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History. This event, which discussed pedestrian and cyclists mobility planning , was sponsored in part by a local bicycle shop, Bay Area Bike and Tri, which provided the refreshments for the evening. The panelists for this discussion were Michael Morris – City of Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Director, Dan Biles PE – City of Corpus Christi Engineering Director, Andrew Dimas – City of Corpus Christi Planning, Tom Niskala – Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization, Kevin St. Jacques PE –Transportation Engineer with CH2MHill, and Jeff Pollack – Environmental Planner with HDR. The moderator for this event was, again, local radio talk show personality Eric Von Wade. This forum, just as the first forum, was targeted toward the general public. The community had recently suffered a rash of bicycle-automobile and pedestrian-automobile accidents and was experiencing a surge in interest in outdoor fitness activities such as cycling and jogging. A bond election for a proposed multi-use Bayfront park that would facilitate cyclist and joggers was also forth coming . The panelists at this event defined what a walkable community is and described the planning process of accommodating cyclists and pedestrians in a public right-of-way. The audience, roughly 40 people, became passionately engaged as they expressed opinions and concerns about various safety issues and shortcomings in accommodating cyclists and pedestrians throughout the city.

This timely event also received very favorable media exposure as it was covered by two local television stations, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, and the Eric Von Wade Show on KSIX-1230AM radio.

The events were so successful, that the Corpus Christi Branch recently decided they will host at least one such panel discussion annually to cover current pressing civil engineering issues.

recently decided that they will host at least one such panel discussion annually to cover current pressing civil engineering issues. The Corpus Christi Branch is appreciative of the Texas Section for their support of these events and encourages all other branches to pursue similar initiatives to help local communities stay informed and educated on current civil engineering issues.

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Texas Section honors and Awards John A. Focht, Jr. Citizen Engineer Award

ident, 1989 President of ASCE Texas, 1992-95 ASCE National Board, 2001- 2003 ASCE National Vice President, and was 1989 President of the American Water Resources Association. Jerry has been on many National Water Boards: WRPMD, MGD, AWRA, co-founder of EWRI, co-founder of AAWRE, and now serves on CEC. In the ASCE Texas Section from 1967 to now, Dr. Jerry Rogers contributed many Jerry R. Rogers, PhD, PE, D.WRE, technical and history papers, Distinguished M.ASCE, was including ASCE Texas Section honored with the John A. Focht, anniversary histories. Jerry and Jr. Citizen Engineer Award for his Donna Rogers have two kids and service and volunteer-ism. four grandkids.

In community service, Dr. Rogers served in the offices and became President of the Engineers Council of Houston in 1978.

Jerry chaired the Science Engineering Fair of Houston: 1978 Exhibit Winners Banquet. In the mid 1970s, Rogers was a Founder of the ECH Technical Careers Committee and developed/delivered Technical Careers Bulletin Boards with pamphlets for Houston high school guidance counselors. Dr. Rogers was officer and then President of the Memorial Forest Civic Association in his West Houston neighborhood. Jerry has been active: Houston Chamber of Commerce, regional water groups, Texas Water Policy Committee, and a member of Chapelwood Methodist Church.

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graduation, he immediately moved to Dallas to start his career. He then spent 7 years as a Project Manager with Atlantic Richfield Company; 4 years as a Regional Manager with Keith, Feibusch Associates, Engineers; 6 years as the President of Intrex Associates; and 25 years as a Vice President and Manager of the Structures Group at Halff Associates. After retiring late last year, Stan continues to occasionally provide structural engineering consulting services on construction litigation. He is currently licensed as a professional engineer in Texas and is certified in the practice of structural enSeveral Texas Section members gineering by the Structural Engiwere honored with the Lifetime neering Certification Board.

Service Award, which is presented in special occasion years and Throughout his career, Stan has was established to honor en- been very active in professional during service and leadership to organizations beyond the workASCE at the Texas, National and place. He has been a member of Branch levels.

ASCE since 1972 and has served on 21 national ASCE boards and Lifetime Service Award committees, including the ASCE Executive Committee, the ASCE Board of Direction, the SEI Board of Governors, the SEI Endowment Fund Board of Directors, the AEI Board of Governors, and the Building Security Council Board of Directors. He is a Charter Member of SEI and the Founder of both AEI and BSC. In 2005, he Stan R. Caldwell PE, SECB, became the first person elected F.ASCE, F.SEI, F.AEI to the ASCE Board of Direction Stan decided upon a career from the Technical Region. Bein structural engineering as a yond ASCE, his volunteer service high school senior in 1965. He has included leadership positions received a BSCE in 1970 and a in SECB, SELC, NCSEA, SEAoT, TexMSCE in 1971, both from the as ACEC, TBPE-JAC, and Visiting University of Wisconsin. Upon Committees at UW-Madison and

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Presented at the 2013 Fall Conference UT-Tyler. Currently, he is serving on the SEI Board of Governors, the SEI Endowment Fund Board of Directors, the SECB Board of Directors, and the SELC Steering Committee. He received the Wilbur C. Schoeller Award from SEAoT in 2011, and one of his projects was named a Gold Medal Winner for Engineering Excellence by Texas ACEC in 2012.

7-88, 7-95, 7-98, 7-02, 7-05, and 7-10 and offering short courses through ASCE during 1992 – 2006 at close to 50 locations around the country.

Dr. Mehta received his BS and MS degrees from University of Michigan and his PhD degree from University of Texas – Austin in Civil/Structural Engineering. He worked as design engiLifetime Service Award neer for one year in New York City and in Page, Arizona at the Glen Canyon Dam during its construction. Among several awards, the most coveted by Dr. Mehta are the elections to National Academy of Engineers, Distinguished Member of ASCE, and of course this award by the Texas Section of ASCE given Kishor C. Mehta PhD, PE, NAE, at the Centennial Conference.

F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE Dr. Mehta, Distinguished Mem- Lifetime Service Award ber of ASCE (2003), started teaching and doing research at Texas Tech University in 1964.

He has pursued research, education and service to the profession in the field of wind loads on buildings and structures. His interest in this field of endeavor began with the tornado of May 11, 1970 in Lubbock which Kirby T. Meyer PE, D.GE, F.ASCE caused fatalities of 26 persons (posthumous award) and damage/destruction of al- He was born March 14, 1935 most half of the city. His major in Weimer, TX to Ida and Otto contribution to the ASCE is in Meyer. Kirby grew up in Weimer the capacity Chairman of the TX, New Braunfels, TX, and New Wind Load Committee which Orleans, LA, as well as Japan for produced ANSI A58.1-1982, a short while. He earned his B.S. ASCE 7- 88, and ASCE 7-95. His in Civil Engineering from Texas contributions for the profession- A&M University in 1957. He was al practice is through authoring promoted through the ranks in Guide for Wind Loads for ASCE the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets

to Commander of Squadron 3, in addition to his serving on the Texas Governor’s honor guard, the Ross Volunteers. Kirby went on to complete his MS in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M in 1959. He was an originator of the Aggie Code of Honor, which states that “An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do.” His career began in 1959 with the United States Air Force as a civil engineering officer. From 1962‐1964, he worked at Frank G. Bryant & Associates. Kirby went to Harvard University in 1969, where he studied under noted geotechnical engineer, Arthur Casagrande, for a specialized course for teachers and practicing engineers. In 1964, Mr. Meyer started an Austin engineering company called Snowden & Meyer that became MLAW, MLA Labs & GTK. Since 1964, Mr. Meyer has held numerous leadership positions in these firms.

Mr. Meyer’s wife, Janis, was Executive Secretary to the Texas Section, 1990 - 2007.

Kirby’s focus on giving back to the engineering community can be seen in the numerous hours he spent working with various professional societies including the American Society of Civil Engineers – Texas Section, the Foundation Performance Association, the Post Tensioning Institute, the Home Builders Association, the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.

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Texas Section honors and Awards Lifetime Service Award He has been married to Linda for over forty-five years and has two children - Dr. Kimberly Benigno and Tony Sarman, PE, three grandchildren – Benjamin, Thomas and Aimee, and blessed with a loving daughter- and son-in-laws, Grace Sarman and Dr. Jimmy Benigno.

cation. In the Houston Branch, Mr. Sikes was the founding chair of the Surveying or Geomatic Committee. In 2009, Mr. Sikes was the recipient of the Award of Honor from the Houston Branch. In April 2011, Mr. Sikes was presented the ASCE Texas Section Award of Honor.

Stanley J. Sarman PE, RLS, LS Lifetime Service Award Stan Sarman is widely recognized for his tireless service and contributions to the engineering, civic and religious community. He believes in giving back to the community through his participation in several organizations.

Andrew Lonnie Sikes, PE, RPLS Mr. Sarman has a Bachelor of Andrew Lonnie Sikes was first Science Degree in Civil Engi- introduced to ASCE as a teenneering from Lamar University. ager through the publication He retired from AECOM, formal- Civil Engineer, which his father ly Turner Collie & Braden, after left laying around. He found forty-five years of service. Most the brain teaser problems chalrecently as a Project Director lenging. He became a member at AECOM, he was responsible of the American Society of Civil for overseeing the budgeting, Engineers as a freshman at Texscheduling, design and con- as A&M University in 1964. Mr. struction of various large diam- Sikes earned his Bachelor of Scieter water line projects for the ence Degree in civil engineering North Harris County Regional at A&M in 1969. He has been an Water Authority. active member of the society ever since.

He is a Life Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. In As an active member of ASCE, the past he was also active with Mr. Sikes has served on a numthe Texas Society of Professional ber of local and national ASCE Engineers, serving in numerous Committees. At the national levleadership roles in both orga- el, he has been a member of the nizations. He is currently active several surveying committees with the Texas Section ASCE Past and the Education Committee.

Presidents Council and the Tex- He has provided peer review of as Civil Engineering Foundation. a number of articles which were submitted to ASCE for publi-

Mr. Sikes served three Governors of Texas between 1987 and 1999 as a member of the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying, where he also served as Chairman of the Board. During this time he was elected as Vice President of the Southern Zone, of National Council of Examiner of Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES). During his work with the Texas Surveyors Board, he was instrumental in bringing the registration exam in line with modern exam theory and adopting the NCEES surveying exam as part of the Texas registration process for surveyors.

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Lifetime Service Award

B. Ray Tillery PE Mr. Tillery received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from New Mexico State University in 1969, and his Masters of Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1981.

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Presented at the 2013 Fall Conference From 1976 to 2006, he owned and managed Amarillo Testing and Engineering, Inc. Currently, he is semi-retired and performing as a consultant for the firm.

ASCE since college and has served the local Rio Grande Valley Branch as President as well as other offices and committee assignments.

a small West-Texas town on the border, where he wet his feet in the Rio Grande and learned Spanish as a second language.

He graduated from Eagle Pass He is a 47 year member of the High School (1969) in the neighHe has served as President and Consulting Engineering Firm of boring town. He worked his way as Section Director for the High Sigler, Winston, Greenwood in through college at A&M UniverPlains Branch of the Texas Section Weslaco, Texas and currently is Ex- sity in Kingsville, Texas as a carof ASCE, and has been active in ecutive Vice President of the firm. penter and as a repair technician the organization for 36 years. He The Engineering projects that he in the gas industry. After receivhas recently been appointed as a enjoyed the most was water treat- ing his BS in Civil Engineering, Life Member of ASCE. In 2011, he ment plant design. he began his professional career acted as co-chairman of the Fall with the engineering consultMeeting of the Texas Section of He believes that community ser- ing firm of Ogletree & Gunn of vice or “giving back” is vitally im- Corpus Christi, now known as ASCE, held in Amarillo, Texas. portant and he has done so by RVE Inc., where he worked for He recently chaired the City of serving on the Chamber of Com- about 2 years. He then worked Amarillo Building Safety De- merce, School District Vocational for the firm of Urban Engineerpartment’s production of the Education Advisor, Stock Show ing of Corpus Christi where was 2012 “Panhandle Residential Cover Girl Master of Ceremonies, involved with utility and waste Foundation Manual” that is cur- and Board Member and officer to water management projects. He rently being used by multiple the Easter Seal Society as well as was hired as a project engineer municipal authorities around Master of Ceremonies of the local by the late James K. Lontos PE, the Texas Panhandle. He is ac- telethon for over 22 years. then Director of Engineering for tive in the Amarillo North Lions the City of Corpus Christi. While Club and is currently president After graduation from Texas Tech, working as an engineer for the of Chapter 267 of the Exper- Mr. Winston has been a member city, he received a MS in Enviimental Aircraft Association. and participated in the activities ronmental Engineering. of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lifetime Service Award Mercedes by teaching high school Vernon is a registered proyouth, serving as congregation fessional engineer in Texas secretary, Parochial School Board (#47680). He is an active memMember, and Elder. ber in the American Society of Lifetime Service Award

Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Texas Society of Professionals (TSPE) and is past president of the local chapters. He is Past State Director of the Nueces Chapter of TSPE and has served as Vice President of Education Texas Section ASCE. Vernon currently serves as trustee of the John B. Hawley Memorial Fellowship, which grants scholarships to graduate students in water

Joseph B. Winston, PE RPLS Joseph (Joe) B. Winston, Jr is a 1966 graduate of Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineer- Vernon A. Wuensche PE ing. He has been involved with Vernon, a native Texan, was raised on a farm near El Indio, texasce.org

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Texas Section honors and Awards resources. He also serves as TEXASCE photographer and several Branch Committees.

Award of Honor

M&A activity and investor relations. Brian’s project experience includes the construction of the Metro’s Light Rail System through downtown Houston and he currently serves on the Board of Managers for the 290 Manor Expressway Design-Build Project in Austin.

ident of the HCA and he recently brought HCA and CI together for a Student Days event in Houston.

Brian received his BSCE in 1990 from Texas Tech University and is also a member of the Texas Tech Civil Engineering Academy. The greatest benefit of ASCE in Brian’s opinion is the lifelong friends he has made along the way.

Brian utilizes his unique perspective to bring designers and constructors together to advance and Brian R. Manning, PE F.ASCE improve the design and construcTrivia Question was honored with the Award of tion industries. Early in his career Honor “in recognition of service he initiated a constructibility semWhat professionals in to the Texas Section and out- inar at the Houston Branch and he has hosted annual joint meetings addition to engineers are standing professional achievebetween the Houston Contractors required to have a criminal ment in civil engineering”.

Association (HCA) and ASCE Houshistory record check?

(See page 26 for answer) Brian Manning PE, F.ASCE has ton for the past eight years. Brian been an advocate of ASCE since currently serves as the past prescollege and has served as presiCall for Nominations: dent of the Houston Branch, the Texas Section Awards for Outstanding Civil Engineers Texas Section and the National The Honors Committee is seeking nominations of Construction Institute (CI). He individuals who provide outstanding service to their continues to serve ASCE in the profession and the community. Each Branch has these engineers who are exceptional not only in their careers, capacity of Society Technical but also in their community efforts. Because of the Region Director. This breadth of move to an annual conference and the limited program leadership experience with both in the spring, the awards schedule has been revised for the geographic entities and the all honors. technical institutes is relatively Nominations are due by April 1, 2014 to Honors Commitrare among ASCE officers.

Brian is Executive Vice President of Sterling Construction, Inc. and has over 20 years’ experience in the design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure projects. Sterling Construction is a publicly traded, heavy civil construction company that maintains offices in Texas, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii.

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tee Chair B. Andrea Cheng Ranft, PE.

The following awards will be presented in Galveston at CECON 2014: • AWARD OF HONOR • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD • HISTORY AND HERITAGE AWARD • SERVICE TO PEOPLE AWARD • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO STUDENTS AWARD • GOVERNMENT CIVIL ENGINEER AWARD • JOHN A. FOCHT JR. CITIZEN ENGINEER AWARD To find out more about these awards please visit the Texas Section website http://texasce.org/honors.

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Membership Report

Vanessa I. Rosales-Herrera PE Second Year Director at Large

As we wrap up 2013 and look back at the remark- • Complimentary Online Acable celebration of the centennial anniversary of cess to Key Specialty Conthe Texas Section of ASCE, we continue our efforts ference Sessions Free online to increase membership. We have come to the reaccess to ASCE’s world-class alization that membership marketing must evolve specialty conference sesinto membership development. We, as an organisions with your memberzation, need to offer members the opportunity to ship. www.asce.org/conferences become members of a distinct community where • ASCE Books and E-Books Instant access to they can develop meaningful experiences. This more than 300 e-books and standards, includdevelopment is definitely a work in progress and ing more than 1,000 printed titles at exclusive a process that cannot occur overnight. However, member discounts. www.asce.org/Bookstore as we move forward beyond the first 100 years, • Sustainability Initiatives Access to Sustainwe look forward to enhancing the member expeable Project Management: Delivering Projrience and, in turn, increasing membership numects for a More Sustainable Infrastructure. bers. Some of the new benefits of being an ASCE This is ASCE’s newest online sustainability member are outlined below. course that is based on the EnvisionTM Sus• Five Free PDHs a Year through ASCE Starttainability Rating System and provides a ing in January 2014, earn PDHs for up to new project management system that recfive ASCE On-Demand webinars by particognizes both the tenets of sustainability and ipating and passing an exam for each one. the application of sustainable measures.

These webinars will be available at no cost. www.asce.org/sustainability  www.asce.org/training

Regulatory Compliance NEPA  Wetlands  Archeology Endangered Species  Geology TxDOT Categorical Exclusion SWPPP/Erosion Control Reservoir Permitting

Specializing in Infrastructure Projects Water/Wastewater  Roadway Schools  Parks & Recreation Oil & Gas  Electric Utility Flood Control  Wind Power Waste Management

Agency Coordination US Army Corps of Engineers  US Fish & Wildlife Service Texas Historical Commission  Texas Parks & Wildlife  FEMA  TxDOT TCEQ  TWDB  County and Municipal

Certified HUB-DBE-WBE-SBE 1507 South IH 35, Austin, TX  (512) 328-2430  Serving Texas and Beyond Since 1987 www.horizon-esi.com

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ASCE Texas Section 2013 - 2014 Directory TEXAS SECTION OFFICE Executive Director Crespin Guzman PE cguzman@texasce.org

Operations Manager/ Secretary Elizabeth R. Greenwood egreenwood@texasce.org

Communications Manager Annemarie Gasser agasser@texasce.org

Administrative Assistant/ Data Manager Lauren Marcotte lmarcotte@texasce.org

ASCE Texas Section 1524 S. Interstate 35, Ste. 180 Austin, TX 78704 Phone: 512-472-8905 texasce.org office@texasce.org

2013 - 2014 OFFICERS President Tim C. Newton PE KBR 601 Jefferson Houston, TX 77002 Phone: 713-753-4885 tim.newton@kbr.com

Past President John N. Jack Furlong PE

CH2M Hill 8713 Airport Fwy. Ste. 104 North Richland Hills, TX 76180 Phone: 817-710-0602 Jack.Furlong@ch2m.com

President Elect Curtis B. Beitel

HDR Inc. 210 E Third St. Ste. 300 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Phone: 817-333-2817 Curtis.Beitel@hdrinc.com

VP-Educational Eric L. Fisher PE

TxDOT 2709 W. Front St. Tyler, TX 75702 903-510-9175 eric.fisher@txdot.gov

VP-Educational Elect Lawrence D. Goldberg PE

LANDEV Engineers Inc. 1704 Seamist Dr. Ste. 410 Houston TX 77008 Phone: 713-869=2402 lgoldberg@landevengineers.com

VP-Professional Patrick M. Beecher PE

First Year Director at Large Christina L. Hickey PE

VP-Professional Elect Roman D. Grijalva PE

2013-2014 SECTION DIRECTORS

Terracon 11555 Clay Rd. Ste. 100 Houston, TX 77043 Phone: 713-690-8989 pmbeecher@terracon.com

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 2705 Bee Cave Rd Austin, TX 78746 Phone: 512-732-7517 roman.grijalva@jacobs.com

VP-Technical John D. Garcia PE

Austin Branch

Brandon E. Hammann PE

MWM Design Group 305 E Huntland Ste. 200 Austin, TX 78752 Phone: 512-453-0767 x 142 brandonh@mwmdesigngroup.com

CH2M Hill 555 N Carancahua Ste. 310 Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Phone: 361-792-2012 john.garcia@CH2M.com

Brazos Branch

BSC Forensics 24200 Southwest Freeway, Ste 402-257 Rosenberg, TX 77471 Phone: 281-705-2701 pfalletta@bscforensics.com

Caprock Branch

VP-Technical Elect Peter E. Falletta PE

Treasurer David J. Matocha

Hanson Pipe and Precast PO Box 6010 Austin, TX 78762 Phone: 512-385-3951 x 15 matocha@flash.net

Assistant Treasurer Curtis R. Steger PE

Steger & Bizzell Engineering 1978 S. Austin Avenue Georgetown, TX 78626 Phone: 512-930-9412 curtis.steger@stegerbizzell.com

Robert Lys Jr. PE

US Composite Pipe South 4300 Meadowbrook Dr. Bryan, TX 77802 Phone: 979-229-3315 blys@flowtitepipe.com

Russell R. Carter PE 3108 40th St. Lubbock, TX 79423 Phone: 806-784-0960 russell.carter@ttu.edu

Central Texas Branch

Devon K. Dreyer PE

Space Exploration One Rocket Rd. McGregor, TX 76657 Phone: 254-840-5468 devon.dreyer@spacex.com

Corpus Christi Branch

Anthony B. Gavlik PE

HDR Inc. 555 N. Carancahua, Ste 1600 Corpus Christi TX 78401 Phone: 361-696-3385 Anthony.Gavlik@hdrinc.com

Senior Director at Large Brett A. Pope PE

Dallas Branch

Second Year Director at Large Vanessa I. Rosales-Herrera PE

El Paso Branch

Terracon 11555 Clay Rd. Ste. 100 Houston, TX 77043 Phone: 713-690-8989 bapope@terracon.com

TerraTech Engineering & Construction 940 Ceylon St. Eagle Pass, TX 78852 Phone: 830-773-0579 ttecs@sbcglobal.net

First Year Director at Large Brad M. Hernandez PE Civil Associates Inc. 9330 LBJ Fwy. Ste. 1150 Dallas, TX 75243 Phone: 214-703-4570 brad@civilassociates.com

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City of McAllen 311 N 15th St. McAllen, TX 78501 Phone: 956-681-1150 clhickey@mcallen.net

Chula B. Ellepola PE

Kleinfelder 7805 Mesquite Bend Ste. 100 Irving, TX 75229 Phone: 972-868-5900 cellepola@kleinfelder.com

Gilberto Andujo PE

City of El Paso 222 S Campbell El Paso, TX 79901 Phone: 915-212-4216 andujojg@elpasotexas.gov

Fort Worth Branch

Kimberly K. Cornett PE Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. 500 W 7th St. Ste. 1800 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Phone: 210-887-6147 kcornett@browngay.com

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ASCE Texas Section 2013 - 2014 Directory High Plains Branch

Martin D. Morris PE

600 S. Tyler Suite 2300 Amarillo, TX 79101 Phone: 806 378-2296 martin.morris@xcelenergy.com

Houston Branch

Andrea Cheng Ranft PE

TSC Engineering Co. 3300 S Gessner Rd. Ste. 100 Houston, TX 77063 Phone: 713-400-4727 sectiondirector@ascehouston.org

Northeast Texas Branch

Arthur M. Clendenin PE 3001 Keystone Dr. Longview, TX 75605 Phone: 903-746-2351 aclendenin@cablelynx.com

Rio Grande Valley Branch

Alfonso A. Soto PE Terracon 1506 Mid Cities Dr. Pharr, TX 78577 Phone: 956-283-8254 aasoto@terracon.com

San Antonio Branch

James A. Lutz PE

Pape-Dawson Engineers 555 E Ramsey St. San Antonio, TX 78216 Phone: 210-375-9000 jlutz@pape-dawson.com

Southeast Texas Branch

Robert C. Hickman PE

LJA Engineering Inc. 905 Orleans St. Beaumont, TX 77701 Phone: 409-813-1862 rhickman@LJAengineering.com

West Texas Branch

Andrew L. Mellen PE

Maverick Engineering LLC 1909 W Wall St. Ste. K Midland, TX 79701 Phone: 432-262-0616 x 107 amellen@maverickentities.com

REGION 6 BOARD OF GOVERNORS Chair, 2013-2016 Kenneth B. Morris PE 307 E 13th St Edmond, OK 73034 Phone: 405-340-6364 kmorris12@cox.net

Governor, 2011-2014 (Texas Section) Nancy S. Cline PE 3036 Silverado Carrollton, TX 75007 Phone: 409-866-0341 nancy.s.cline1@gmail.com

Governor, 2012-2015 (New Mexico Section) Elvidio V. Diniz PE 8720 La Sala Del Centro, NE Albuquerque, NM 87111 Phone: 505-323-8644 elvidiodiniz@gmail.com

Governor, 2012-2015 (Texas Section) Ken A. Rainwater PhD PE Texas Tech University - CE Department Box 41023 Lubbock, TX 79409-1023 Phone: 806-742-3490 ken.rainwater@ttu.edu

Governor, 2013-2014 (Oklahoma Section) Jeremy P. Stahle PE Cobb Engineering Company 4617 E. 91st St. S. Tulsa, OK 74137 Phone: 918-663-9401 jstahle@cobbengr.com

Governor (Appointed), 2013-2016 Sean P. Merrell PE Brown & Gay Engineers Inc 2595 Dallas Pky Ste 204 Frisco, TX 75034 Phone: 972-464-4834 smerrell@browngay.com

2013-2014 BRANCH PRESIDENTS Austin Branch

Reem J. Zoun PE

The City of Austin Watershed Protection Department 505 Barton Springs Rd, 12th floor Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 512-974-3354 Reem.zoun@austintexas.gov

Brazos Branch

Alfred A. Paine PE

Kling Engineering & Surveying 4101A S Texas Ave Bryan, TX 77802 Phone: 979-864-6212 fred@klingeng.com

Caprock Branch

Daniel R. Wetzel EIT 5909 94th St. Lubbock TX 79416 Phone: 806-745-7498 dwetzel@allenbutler.net

Central Texas Branch

John A. Simcik PE

Kasberg Patrick & Associates LLP One South Main Temple, TX 76501 Phone: 254-773-3731 jsimcik@kpaengineers.com

Corpus Christi Branch

John D. McMullan PE Urban Engineering 6928 Keystone Dr Corpus Christi, TX 78413 Phone: 361-850-7882 dougm@urbaneng.com

Dallas Branch

Kristin D. Green PE 1302 Andrew Court Lewisville, TX 75056 Phone: 214-729-8733 kristin@verdunity.com

El Paso Branch

Yvonne C. Conde-Curry PE Conde Inc 6080 Surety Dr Suite 100 El Paso, TX 79905 Phone: 915-592-0283 ycurry@elp.rr.com

Fort Worth Branch

Leah M. Hodge PE Halff Associates 4000 Fossil Creek Blvd Fort Worth TX 76137 Phone: 817-847-1422 Lhermes@halff.com

High Plains Branch

Eliot L. Fisher PE

Xcel Energy P O Box 1261 Amarillo, TX 79105 Phone: 806-378-2345 eliot.l.fisher@xcelenergy.com

Houston Branch

Lane M. Lease PE

Walter P. Moore 5629 FM 1960 West Spring ,TX 77069 Phone: 713-394-5883 president@ascehouston.org

Northeast Texas Branch

Joshua W. Barton EIT

HW Lochner 1828 E Southeast Loop 323 Ste 202 Tyler, TX 75701 Phone: 903-581-7844 Jbarton@hwlochner.com

Rio Grande Valley Branch

Eugene Palacios PE 7404 N 17th St McAllen, TX 78504 Phone: 956-627-3979 eugene4x@gmail.com

San Antonio Branch

Steven A. Gonzales PE

LJA Engineering Inc 13300 Old Blanco Rd Ste 223 San Antonio, TX 78216 Phone: 210-678-4701 sgonzales@ljaengineering.com

West Texas Branch Joshua C. Ferguson EIT. City of Midland Midland, TX 78701 Phone: 432-685-7290 jferguson@midlandtexas.gov

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Centennial Year In Review Sean P. Merrell PE Centennial Celebration Chair

2013 is a year many of us in the ASCE Texas Section will never forget.

Four years of planning, budgeting, arm twisting and hard work by many individuals led us to the Centennial Year Celebration. We started with five guiding objectives for the Centennial Celebration: 1. Build a sense of pride among members Dedication day of the completed Habitat For Humanity Home in Dallas.

2. Increase awareness and understanding unteer commitments to the 10 week effort of of civil engineers building this unique house and improving the 3. Preserve and promote the heritage of civil quality of life of families in the City of Dallas. engineering A successful year-long Texas Section mem4. Excite and inspire dynamic, intelligent young bership drive people to join the profession • Centennial merchandise made available for 5. Create a lasting legacy for the profession members to express their pride in the ASCE These objectives guided us in the planning of this and the Texas Section (more merchandise is great year. Some of the highlights for this past still available online) year include: • Engineering A Better Texas: ASCE and 100 • The release of the Infrastructure Report Years of Civil Engineering in the Lone Star Card for the State of Texas in order to better State is on sale at our website at www. inform the public and our politicians how texasce.org/historybook. It is an outstandimportant it is to fund infrastructure ing book that is suitable for display in your • Over 30 proclamations for cities and counties home, office or library. around the state, including the Governor’s • A student video contest where students enoffice, the Texas Senate and the Texas House visioned what a world would be like without of Representatives civil engineers (SCARY!!)

• 12 monthly themes, helped to guide both the • A public relations campaign to help citizens Section & Branches in planning technical and understand what a civil engineer is and how educational programs, meeting activities and important they are to our society technical tours throughout the year • 2 successful Texas Section conferences cele• A monthly Centennial webinar series, which brating our Centennial year (Corpus Christi in has followed each Centennial month’s theme the spring and Dallas in the fall) throughout the year • A Centennial logo, which was created for the I’m sure I’ve missed a lot, but I truly hope everySection as well as for each of the 16 ASCE one got to participate in some way during the branches in Texas.

Centennial Celebration year. Please check out • Almost $85,000 was raised through corporate the photos for these events on our flicker page sponsorships, personal donations and ASCE at www.flickr.com/photos/texasce. The next 100 donations (Region 6 and ASCE Foundation). years in the ASCE Texas Section starts now. • The Centennial Habitat For Humanity House, which included planning, fundraising and vol18

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Report from Region 6 Region 6 represents three Sections (Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas), 20 Branches, and 18 Student Chapters. We are one of the largest regions in terms of populations, and we are definitely one of the most complex in terms of the number of geographic units represented.

Texas Section Centennial Kenneth B. Morris PE PTOE New Region 6 Governor and MRLC Region 6 Director

I would, first of all, like to thank all of the Texas Section members for selecting me as your Region 6 Director.

During my term, I would like to visit as many branches as possible throughout the region. I would also like to make sure that we are supporting all of the student chapters of ASCE. In Region 6, there are 21 student chapters, 16 of which are in Texas. I think that it is important to visit these chapters and encourage the students to continue their membership with ASCE after graduation. After 35 years in ASCE, I can definitely emphasize what ASCE has meant to me.

Attending the Texas Centennial this fall was a great experience. I thought that the conference was well thought out and had a good selection of presentations for all disciplines of civil engineering. I would like to thank Sean Merrell for his participation as Centennial Celebration Chair. I know that it takes more than one person to pull off a meeting of this size and want to thank all of those who participated and were active in coordinating and making the Centennial so successful.

I also want to thank the Texas Section for recognition of Region 6 as a contributor to the Centennial Celebration. We were happy to provide funding for the centennial banners, history book and Habitat for Humanity house. Your Section Past President, Jack Furlong, did a great job promoting the Habitat for Humanity house as a viable project during the centennial. We held a Past President and Region Governors breakfast on Thursday morning. Martha Juch gave a presentation describing issues that the ASCE Board of Direction is dealing with at the present time. It is important for the membership to understand what is happening at the national level within their organization. It was great to see and meet some of the Past Presidents of the Texas Section as well as to talk with your President, Tim Newton. I look forward to working with Tim and the Texas Section Board over the next year.

The Annual ASCE Conference was held in Charlotte, North Carolina. The meeting was well attended and everyone enjoyed going to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Ali Velshi, financial journalist and author of How to

Speak Money, shared his insights as opening keynote speaker. ASCE inducted the 2013 class of Distinguished Members at the Celebration of Leaders Luncheon, and 2014 President Randall S. Over PE F.ASCE, took office during the Society’s Annual Business Meeting speaking about the future of ASCE and a commitment to its membership.

Pat Natale announced that he will be retiring as Executive Director of ASCE after 12 years. Pat has been an inspiration to many people within the ASCE community. It will be the job of the Board of Direction to find his replacement before the end of next year. Overall, it was a great conference and if you have never been to an annual conference you should plan on going next year. The Society’s conference will be held in Panama to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Panama Canal. Tours of the canal will be available for attendees and the weather should be great.

As you are probably aware, Sean P. Merrell PE is your newest Region 6 Governor. He is serving as the Governor at Large and will be on the Region Board of Governors for three years. Your other Governors, Nancy Cline and Ken Rainwater will serve another year and two years, respectively. Our next Region 6 Board of Governors meeting will be held on January 9, 2014, the day before the Multi-Regional Leadership Conference (MRLC) starts. The MRLC will be held in St. Louis on January 10-11, 2014. It is a great opportunity for Section and Branch officers or Younger Members to take advantage of the leadership training that ASCE provides. The best part is it is FREE. That’s right, it is free to participate and ASCE national will pay airfare and per diem to those attending from the Sections and Branches. One officer from each Section and Branch can attend. Student Chapters members can also attend, and last year Region 6 provided a $200 stipend for each of 14 students who participated. As a board, we voted at our last Board of Governors meeting to extend the $200 stipend to 2014. If you have not attended an MRLC and would like to attend, please call Nancy Berson (703) 295-6010 or email her at nberson@asce.org. She can give you the details of the next MRLC so that you can plan to attend. 

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Student’s Center

Christina L. Hickey PE First Year Director at Large

The Future Of Our Profession Is Hard At Work; Take A Look At The Amazing Things Student Chapters Are Doing Around The State: Texas-wide ASCE Camping Trip University of Texas – Austin Written by: Alexis A. Clark After many years of becoming familiar with other student chapters around the great state of Texas at ASCE competitions, such as Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge, our chapter was compelled to organize an event encouraging brotherhood instead of competition. The true purpose of this weekend was to allow students from all corners of Texas to get to know other civil engineering students who may one day become colleagues or professional contacts. Three university chapters - UT-Austin, Prairie View A&M and Texas Tech -came together for a brisk October weekend at Garner State Park. Students spent their time camping, grilling, hiking, splashing in the Rio Frio, and enjoying the great outdoors together.

The weekend took a large amount of planning; originally we contacted twelve of the fourteen active student chapters in Texas. Although only three chapters were able to attend, greater attendance could have been overwhelming for an inaugural event of this scale. From that point, the pieces gradually fell into place, e.g. in designating meal responsibility and ensuring there was enough gear for everyone. The weekend went incredibly smoothly; everyone was helpful in every capacity, and it was an enjoyable time for all. Each of our 25 campers made connections across the state that will continue to grow. Our chapter sincerely hopes this becomes an annual event;continues to gradually grow – it was a WONDERFUL weekend!

Alexis Clark is the President of the student chapter of ASCE at University of Texas at Austin and plans to graduate in May 2014 with a focus in Forensic Engineering/Materials.

UT-Austin, Prairie View A&M and Texas Tech camping at Garner State Park, photo courtesy UT-ASCE.

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Photo courtesy Lamar University ASCE

Lamar ASCE Chapter Update Lamar University Written by: Laura E. Hernandez This year, our student chapter is off to a great start. With a large incoming freshmen class, we have several new members and have seen our membership almost double over the last year.

We are very excited to see our younger members being more involved this year, as our seniors hope to see them continue Lamar’s participation in both the steel bridge and concrete canoe competitions.

Our biggest event this fall semester is our annual golf tournament, which is also our only fund raiser for both the concrete canoe and steel bridge competitions. We hosted our tournament on October 12 and had a great turnout of over 60 golfers and 20 volunteers. After a beautiful day of golfing and great food, we were pleased to have been complimented on the tournament being so well-organized.

Currently, we are working on finalizing our design for the steel bridge competition. We are making sure to include our younger members in the design phase of the bridge so that they are developing hands on experience with analytical software and have an understanding of statics in preparation for courses. We look forward to taking our ASCE members to Dallas in January and competing with our bridge and beginning on the concrete canoe soon after.

Laura Hernandez is the President of the student chapter of ASCE at Lamar University.

New ASCE Student Chapter at UTPA participates in HESTEC University of Texas – Pan American Written by: Felipe Saavedra Our recently established ASCE Student Chapter at The University of Texas-Pan American took part in the Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Week, which is celebrated once a year at our campus.

From Tuesday through Friday (10/08 – 10/11), we presented

two times per day to students from different Elementary and Junior High Schools around the Rio Grande Valley. Our presentation consisted of demonstrating what concrete really is and how we test our small samples in order to build the very large structures we see in our everyday lives. My favorite part of the presentation was watching everyone jump, surprised after hearing the loud POP!! that the compression machine makes when breaking a concrete sample, followed by the “ooohs!!” and “aaahs!!” from the kids after seeing the crushed cylinder.

On Saturday October 12, designated as “Community Day” for this week, 18 of our student members were strategically divided into several groups to take charge in different stations with the purpose of demonstrating to the public a little bit of what civil engineering is about. Inside our concrete laboratory, we conducted a fun activity for the community; families and

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Newly licensed engineers In the Texas Section centennial year the Texas Board of Professional Engineers granted 729 new Civil or Structural Engineering licenses!

Of these 729 new professional engineers, 582 are not members of ASCE! What does this mean…we need to get the word out about all the benefits of ASCE! Congratulations to these latest PEs who are members of ASCE: Anna Faloon Austin James Plantes Austin Sean Ray Austin Benjamin Bialas Austin Hailey Broussard Austin Randy Ehresman Austin John Garza Austin Ranjiv Gupta Austin Stacey Keim Austin Rebecca Musk Austin Kelly Skoviera Austin Mason Welch Brazos Michael Wilson Brazos Tyler Lewis Caprock Jeffrey Van Pelt Caprock Grady Atkinson Caprock Michael Pettijohn Caprock Jason Eady Central Texas Jennifer Evans Corpus Christi Everett Lenhart Corpus Christi Nikunj Patel Corpus Christi Trevor Reed Dallas Corey Smith Dallas Frank Snell Dallas Brandon Stephens Dallas Lucas Suelflow Dallas Natasha Zamani Dallas Bryan Alldredge Dallas Saul Balderas Dallas Gregory Blank Dallas Christopher Haeckler Dallas Joseph Huff Dallas Greg Munden Dallas Wilson Peppard Fort Worth Kyle Schulze Fort Worth Thornchaya Wejrungsikul Fort Worth Thomas Kelley Fort Worth Clayton Caruthers Fort Worth Nghia Doan Fort Worth Christopher Edwards Fort Worth Daniel Garret Fort Worth Johanna Guerrero Fort Worth Craig Hajovsky Fort Worth

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Syed Jaffery Fort Worth P.T. Kolitha Karunaratne High Plain Elizabeth Krasowski Houston Cole Lange Houston AnaStasia Matschinsky Houston Taraka Ravi Mullapudi Houston Andrew Muras Houston Lori Neuwirth-Hirsch Houston Matthew Pavelchak Houston Johan Petterson Houston William Saour Houston Joshua Solis Houston Tecky Surawijaya Houston Paul Szempruch Houston Ram Wagle Houston Shutao Xing Houston Jisuk Yoon Houston John Johnston Houston Jose Garcia Houston Jason Kelliher Houston Jodi Kostecki Houston Thomas Mander Houston Gabriel Shelton Houston Andrew Trull Houston Tyler Henneke Houston Abdeldjelil Belarbi Houston Douglas Arnold Houston David Peterson Houston Ricardo Doi Northeast Texas Breanna Bailey Northeast Texas Jed Larsen Rio Grande Valley Amy Davis San Antonio Roel Rodriguez San Antonio Shih-Ho Chao San Antonio Philip Bullock San Antonio Victor Lissiak San Antonio Jessica Simon Southeast Texas Michael Smith West Texas

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News ASCE honors Dallas Branch receives

Natalie Weiershausen PE Douglas L. Smith to Principal in ENV SP Houston Branch the Dallas office

One of 10 New Fac2013 Outstanding Large Sec- es of Civil Engineering by ASCE tion/Branch Web Site Award Weiershausen is a Texas A&M University De- Project Engineer at partment of Civil Engineer- Klotz Associates, ing Brazos Branch receives where she works Walter LeFevre Award Large on site design and utility relocation projects and serves as a diProgram.

“For exemplary promotion of li- rect contact for clients and regucensure, ethics, and profession- latory agencies. She has previous alism in engineering education experience with roadway design and water and wastewater in a large program.” master planning. Weiershausen grew up in Sealy, Texas and rePatrick J. Lynett PhD ceived her bachelor’s degree in Brazos Branch receives Walter L. Huber Civil Engineer- civil engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. ing Research Prizes “For pioneering research in wave modeling and prediction that led Chadi El Mohtar to new methods for quantifying PhD, tsunami inundation and hurri- Austin Branch, cane wave overtopping, since receives 2014 adopted by the Nuclear Regula- Arthur Casagrande tory Agency and U.S. Army Corps Professional Develof Engineers as standards for opment Award Chadi El Mohtar PhD has been evaluation and design.” awarded the 2014 Arthur CasaStephen G. Wright PhD PE grande Professional Development Award. The Arthur Casagrande Austin Branch receives Professional Development Award H. Bolton Seed Medal “For his numerous and funda- is presented in recognition of mental contributions in teach- outstanding accomplishments as ing, research and practice to the evidenced by completed works, stability analysis of earth slopes reports or papers in the field of and the characterization of the geotechnical engineering. The award will be presented at the shear strength of soils.”

2014 Geo-Congress, Atlanta, GA, February 25, 2014.

Jorge A. Prozzi PhD

Austin Branch receives

Wilbur S. Smith Award “For his contributions to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of performance of highway pavements.”

Promotions

Douglas Smith Promoted to Principal

of PSI. Mr. Smith is a professional engineer with over twenty-five years of experience in the evaluation and repair of pavement systems, civil infrastructure, parking garages, and building facades. He has particular expertise in solving materials problems related to performance, durability, and compatibility with other materials or systems.

Derek Stout EIT to Manager

PSI announces the promotion of Derek Stout EIT to Manager of their Trafigura Terminal Special Project. Mr. Stout is a graduate of the University of Texas-San Antonio with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He has been with PSI since March 2010 and is based in PSI’s San Antonio operations office.

In Memoriam Alan B. Matejowsky (1944-2013)

Alan Bruce Matejowsky of Burnet, Texas, passed away on December 4, 2013. He attended San Angelo College before transferring to UT-Austin to complete his degree in architectural engineering. Alan worked as a structural bridge engineer for TxDOT for 29 years, for Parsons Brinckerhoff for four years and HDR Engineering since 2002, part-time in recent years. As an expert in segmental bridge design , he was well respected by his peers across the state and nation.

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Legislative News Congratulations are in order for the great State of Texas!

On November 5, the people of Texas voted to invest in Texas’ water future by authorizing the transfer of $2 billion from the Economic Stabilization Fund (a.k.a. Rainy Day Fund) to SWIFT (State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas) to help fund projects in the state’s water plan. This bold move will help Texas meet future water demands which will directly impact the quality of life of its residents and keeps Texas’ strong economy moving forward.

Patrick M. Beecher PE VP-Professional

As our population grows and our existing infrastructure strains under the demand, the Texas Section of ASCE will continue to have opportunities to directly influence policies that affect the safety, health, and welfare of the public. Our next opportunity will be on 2014, when we vote on a constitutional amendment to increase TxDOT’s funding by approximately $1.2 billion a year to help address our transportation needs.

We need to start our efforts now in order to have a positive influence on the outcome. Each Branch should begin by putting together a plan on how it can best engage and inform its members and As the preeminent organization for civil engineer- local populous of the need for greater funding of ing and infrastructure in Texas and the United our transportation needs. In addition, they should States, we have a duty to speak up and be a part seek to partner with like-minded organizations to of the discussion. The Texas Section of ASCE can help spread the message about the importance be proud of the role we played in helping to make of funding our infrastructure needs. It is our duty Proposition 6 a reality. From the Texas Section of- and responsibility to be a part of this important fices to the Branches throughout the state, volun- discussion.  Proposition 6 teers stepped up to write Op Ed pieces, hold press Get Out The Vote conferences, issue press releases, give television interviews, etc. A big thank you goes to Mr. Ste2014 phen B. Crawford PE, the Texas Section Public Relations Chair, for coordinating and leading these efforts.

Younger Members corner Annual Basketball Outing with YMF of Austin, Texas

Each year, the Austin Younger Members Forum, attends one of The University of Texas at Brian Ridley PE Austin basketball games. This Younger Member Chairyear we saw the Texas Men play Texas Tech on January 11, 2014. We habitually meet at Sholtz Garten beforehand, built in 1866 and the celebratory location after the UT football team had its first undefeated season in 1893. Approximately 30 tickets are sold to members and friends.

We also encouraged UT’s ASCE Student Chapter members to join us for the game. One of Austin YMF’s 2013-2014 goals is to better connect

with students. We recently hosted a happy hour, at the end of the fall semester, to encourage networking.

In addition, Austin Photo Credit: Joe Goessling, PE YMF board members severed as mentors during the fall 2013 Engineering Professionalism course at UT. If you’d like to join us for a game sometime, contact our Austin Branch YMF Vice President, Bailey Harrington at bailey.harrington@bigreddog.com.

Hook ‘em Horns! Lindsay O’Leary PE, LEED AP, Austin YMF President

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children were given the task of building a small structure of at least 18 inches high with limited materials. The structure needed to support a tennis ball on top and stay standing after being hit by the fierce winds of our blow dryer. We were overjoyed to see the creativity of everyone and it felt like we were watching the future generations of civil engineering.

In our engineering building lobby, we displayed our “Dynamic Tower” - a model representing a spinning, twisted skyscraper. This project was given to our newly created Freshmen Board. Our Freshmen Board is a group of elected students whose purpose is to shadow the chapter’s executive board in an effort to leave a well-prepared, future generation of the ASCE Student Chapter at UTPA. We also talked about the Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe Competitions in a station set up in our school’s gymnasium. We were able to speak to the public in detail not only about the projects but also about the great opportunities and services that our chapter offers to students and our community.

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Lastly, as a fund raiser, we sold brisket sandwiches in the parking lot. These funds will help us with our future projects and events.

I am delighted to say that I am able to see our hard work for the past 3 years pay off. I want to thank our past officers, our entire faculty, and the RGV ASCE Chapter for pointing us in the direction we are going right now.

Felipe Saavedra is the President of the student chapter of ASCE at the University of Texas – Pan American. TRIVIA ANSWER: According to the February 2012 Sunset report to the Texas Legislature, at least 51 other state agencies in Texas use fingerprint-based criminal history record checks including those that regulate attorneys, dentists, insurance professionals, accountants, nurses, realtors, and physicians.

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Texas’ First Engineering Licenses

• Julian C. Feild was granted license number 47. He was one of the founding members of ASCE and owner of a construction company.

• G. G. Wickline was granted license number 63. Mr. Wickline was TxDOT’s first Texas Highway Department’s State bridge Engineer.

• John A. Focht was granted license number 100. John A. Focht was a professor at the University of Texas and an active ASCE member.

• Randle B. Alexander was granted license number 866. Randle Alexander was an engineer who worked as a consultant and then eventually served as TxDOT State Bridge Engineer and helped start the Austin ASCE branch.

There were many more ASCE members and noNew London School before the explosion, photo courtesy table civil engineers in the first group to get of Texas Department of Transportation. their engineering license. Before the end of 1938, there were 4,263 engineers to receive a he New London, Texas explosion on March license to practice engineering. This included 18, 1937 was the catalyst for an emergency legone woman, Leah Moncure, an engineer who islative session that resulted in the Engineerworked at the Texas Highway Department. Reing Act of 1937. The act required that all public viewing and approving thousands of applications works must be designed by a licensed profeswas a big accomplishment because the Texas sional engineer starting in January 1938. The Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE) had to first group of engineers received their licenses review and approve, resolve or decline severin February of 1938. There were a total of 867 al thousand applications in one year’s time. men to be granted a license. Thomas Ulvan Taylor, the University of Texas Dean of Engineering, was honored by receiving license number one as his Professional Engineering license number.

There were many civil engineers and ASCE members that were in this first group of engineers to receive professional engineering licenses.

• George Brown was granted license number 4. He was one of the founders of Brown and Root -a construction company that built many large projects in the state of Texas.

• Terrell Bartlett was granted license number 9.

Terrell Bartlett is one of the founders of the Texas Section. The Texas Board of Professional Engineers’ notes include the fact that he was the first to submit an application for his license.

• J. T. L. McNew was granted license number 10.

McNew was a professor at Texas A & M UniverLeah Moncure, photo courtesy of Texas Department of sity. He served as an officer of the Texas Section. Transportation.

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2014 Webinars The 2013 Centennial webinar series was a success. This series was developed in celebration of our 100-year anniversary and ended December 2013.

But be of good cheer…monthly Eric Fisher PE webinars are continuing in VP-Educational 2014! With the passage of Proposition 6 in the November election, we kicked off the 2014 campaign with a webinar on the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas. There will be a registration fee for these webinars, but Texas Section members will receive a significant discount. Check the Section website for registration information, dates, topics and times.

Job Postings Project Engineer CivilCorp, LLC seeks a professional engineer or EIT with 1 to 4 years’ experience in Houston, Texas. Collaborative, enthusiastic and organized individual who has solid basic knowledge of water resources planning and modeling principles. Experienced with GeoPak Drainage, Winstorm, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, EPA SWMM, XPSWMM, HY-8, or other hydrology/hydraulics software including detention design to support PS&E for TxDOT, city and county projects. Competitive benefits and salary based upon qualifications. Growing firm with opportunities for career minded professionals.

Please submit resumes to tkuykendall@civilcorp.us Contact Name Tommy Kuykendall, PE Contact Phone 832-252-8100 Senior Project Manager CivilCorp, LLC seeks a professional engineer with over 15 years’ experience in Houston, Texas. Experience in Schematic and PS&E for TxDOT, city and county projects. Roadway, drainage, structures, traffic, and utility coordination experience will be considered. Competitive benefits and salary based upon qualifications.

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Job Postings County of Hays Job Title : Assistant Director, Transportation Job Number: 710-1024-112013 Department Head: Transportation Director Date Open: November 20, 2013 Application Deadline: Open Until Filled Education and Skill Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.

• Eight years experience in roadway design, construction, and maintenance, county and/or city planning, governmental management, or related field, or any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Qualifications, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: • Certification as an Engineer in Training (EIT) in the State of Texas.

• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Texas preferred.

• Texas driver’s license.

Application Submission Requirements: Applicant must submit a resume, salary requirements and a Hays County Employment Application.

Requisition Notes Under general direction of the Director of Transportation, provides management level direction and engineering oversight in a variety of transportation and planning areas. Manages operations related to road construction and equipment maintenance, ensuring professional design review and effective and efficient operations. Exercises professional and independent judgment in recommending programs and projects, staffing, and funding requirements.

Work requires extensive contact with the public, business and community leaders, contractors, special interest or trade groups, and governmental officials at all levels.

Hays County is an EEO employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Hays County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Applications are available at Hays County Human Resources, 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Suite 1063, San Marcos, Texas 78666 or at the County’s website: www.co.hays.tx.us

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