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January 2026 President's Message

Happy New Year! 

I hope all of you and your respective families had a great and safe holiday season, Here we are embarking together for the start of 2026, full of those popular “resolutions” and goals – which hopefully lead us to health and happiness for the year to come.

For those who followed us via newsletter, social media, or in-person for December in particular; you will note that with the leadership of Quinn Spann – we partnered as an organization once again with ‘Christmas is for Caring’. The members of the ASCE Dallas Branch donated $2,075 toward the 47th year of this cause! There is a special thanks to Reed Engineering for their $2,000 corporate donation! To date our members have given $40,202 to the Denton State Supported Living Center (formally known as the Denton State School) since we started in 2003. We should feel proud about rising to that special season of giving, and keep up the momentum!

I am also happy to announce that our Dallas Branch has been selected to receive a 2025 Outstanding Section and Branch Award Certificate of Commendation in the medium Section and Branch membership category. Join me in a special thank you to all our volunteers whose dedication continues to shine.

We’re looking for volunteers to support a hands-on STEM activity on Tuesday January 27th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM. Your time can spark interest for future civil engineers as we engage with the students of St Philips School & Community Center. If interested please send a message to [email protected].

ASCE Dallas Younger Members volunteered last month at Owenwood Farms. They cleared out old garden beds, moved compost and mulch, prepped new plant areas, removed old plants, and helped to beautify and winterize the farm for the new planting season. Our Younger Members (psst… no real age restriction!) continues to engage as we will be teeing up for a great time at Top Golf in The Colony on Thursday January 22, 2026! See the link below to sign-up and join in the fun!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzxP8pY2ZUWGP4H8WsvbJBE3MVTnU1K0nZ80OLgdb_qTy10A/viewform

Come help make an impact at our annual partnership with “Future Cities” on January 24, 2026 at Tarrant County College, Trinity River Campus – Fort Worth. Volunteers are needed for the following positions engaging with students per this year’s theme of “Farm to Table: Essay Judging (can be graded online at home); Project Plan Judging (can be graded online at home); Competition Day Volunteers (in-person on competition day). See the link below to sign-up today!

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Our upcoming meeting on Monday January 12, 2026, sponsored by Kimley-Horn, will feature W. Jeff Williams; CEO - Graham Associates, Inc. as the Keynote Speaker. He will be presenting the topic “Unity in Motion – National Medal of Honor Museum and Arlington Grand Prix“. In addition, we will have a morning technical session led by Wes Pierce; Traffic Engineer and Amoni Madison; Civil Analyst, both from Kimley-Horn on “2025 Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices”.

I look forward to seeing you on January 12^th – and I would love nothing more than each and every month you thinking of a colleague who would be interested in our events… and directly invite them to join you!

Kind regards,
Patrick Williams, P.E., LEED AP 
ASCE Dallas Branch | President 2025-2026
[email protected]