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Fall 2010 Meeting and other TX Section News

One of the purposes of the bi-annual ASCE Texas Section Meetings includes Board of Directors meetings for discussion among the leaders regarding Section’s financials, programs, outreach, branch reports and issues, award recognition and assistance to the membership.  Most importantly, the Board of Directors meetings allow branches large and small to share ideas and provide stronger programs and support for the Texas Section members through the local Branch.

As your current Texas Section Director, I will be the Dallas Branch’s voice in reporting our achievements and appeals to the state level.   Walter Skipwith performed this task for the Dallas Branch for the last two years and attended the latest Fall Meeting in El Paso.  His report indicates the following highlights and updates from the 2009-2010 Board Meeting.  

1. The ASCE National President is Kathy Caldwell, P.E. has been installed on October 22, 2010 at the National ASCE conference in Las Vegas, NV.
2. Ottis Foster, P.E. has served as the Executive Director for the Texas Section for the last two years and has decided to step down this year.
3. Texas Section Past President and current Region 6 Governor Cres Guzman, P.E. has recently come on board as the new Executive Director for the Texas Section.

From the 2010-2011 Board Meeting and updates from the Section office, the following reports upon this quarter’s news to the Branches. 

1. Infrastructure Report Card Update:  Leaders from the ASCE Texas Section will be in Austin on January 3rd at the State Capital steps using the ASCE Infrastructure Report Card 2009 Update to speak out on the deteriorating infrastructure in Texas.
2. ASCE Multi-Region Leadership Workshop will be in Fort Worth from January 28-29, 2011. All members are welcome and encouraged to register for the conference.
3. Spring 2011 Texas Section Meeting will be in College Station from April 27-30.  Current “Call for Papers!”
4. Fall 2011 Texas Section Meeting will be in Amarillo from September 28-October 1.
5. Texas Section Centennial Celebration in 2013 will be held throughout the state with Spring and Fall Meetings in Corpus Christi and Dallas, respectively. Two champions are needed from each branch to promote and coordinate with others for the Centennial Celebration.
6. Gary Struzick has been appointed to the Region 6 Board of Governors for a 3-year term which he started in October 2010. 
   7. Texas Civil Engineering Fund (TCEF) Board of Trustees is currently in the planning stages for fundraising for a new Texas Section building.  

As a liaison from the Dallas Branch to the Texas Section, I am available to help answer questions and along with the Branch officers to bridge the connection with the Section.   Please feel free to contact me at [email protected].