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February Meeting Speaker

Posted by jen on 02/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

Speaker: Kyndra Johnson Topic: "Lancaster ISD - The STEM Cynosure: Pioneering the Transformation" Kyndra Caroline Jenkins Johnson was born on June 24, 1975, in Mobile, Alabama, to the late Leon Jenkins and Carolyn Jenkins. As a child, Kyndra was actively involved in sports and extracurricula...

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February Technical Session

Posted by jen on 02/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Technical Speaker: Dario Sanchez & Jim Williams Topic: Student Steel Bridge 2013 Competition Dario Sanchez: Dario Sanchez is a senior civil engineering student at UTA and expects to graduate this December. He is a member of ASCE, and is the current steel bridge captain for UTA. Jim Williams: ...

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February Meeting Sponsor is Halff Associates, Inc.

Posted by jen on 02/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Meeting Host

In 1950, Dr. Albert H. Halff started a consulting engineering company in a one-room office in Dallas. His mission was to provide quality engineering consulting services and find sustainable solutions that fulfilled human needs while pro¬tecting the natural environment. More than 62 years later...

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Habitat for Humanity House Update

Posted by jen on 02/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Texas Section

Texas Section - ASCE Centennial House Exciting things are happening in the Dallas Branch ASCE! In celebration of 100 years in Texas, the Texas Section ASCE is collaborating with the Dallas Area HFH to build a “Green House” this coming fall – 2013! Civil Engineers will be design...

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Education Chair Update

Posted by jen on 02/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Education Outreach

Engineers Week at the Perot Museum ASCE will volunteer at the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science downtown on Friday, February 22 from 10 AM – 2 PM. We will have a small activity to demonstrate Civil Engineering to museum patrons in celebration of Engineers Week. If you would like to hel...

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2013 DFW ASCE Golf Tournament

Posted by jen on 02/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Younger Members

The 2013 DFW ASCE Golf Tournament hosted by the Dallas Branch will be held at Tour 18 Golf Course in Flower Mound, TX. All proceeds go to the G.B. Mann Dallas ASCE Scholarship Fund and we look forward to another great golf event. It is scheduled for a 1pm Shotgun Start on April 29th with dinner an...

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Scholarship Update

Posted by jen on 02/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Scholarships

Thank you for your continued support of the G.B. Mann ASCE Dallas Branch Scholarship! We raised $240 at the January meeting! Again, a special thanks to J & G Concrete Products for sponsoring the meeting and for Don Weempe of Master Construction Engineering for donating 2 tickets to a Dallas Ma...

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Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award

Posted by jen on 02/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Awards

We are pleased to announce that a member of ASCE Dallas Branch, Joseph Castronovo, P.E., M.ASCE, has been selected to receive the nationalStephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievements by a member of ASCE who, through research, planning, design or const...

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Centennial Webinar - STEM Update

Posted by jen on 02/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Volunteering

Registration Open for Feb. 12 Webinar: Discovering STEM Volunteer Opportunities in Texas Registration is now open for the next webinar in the Texas Section Centennial Webinar Series, Discovering STEM Volunteer Opportunities in Texas, taking place on Tuesday, February 12 from 12 pm-1 pm.Join Tricia ...

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Leadership and Management 2013 Awards

Posted by jen on 02/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Awards

ASCE invites you to submit nominations for the Civil Government, Friedman Professional Recognition, Parcel -Sverdrup, and Government Civil Engineer of the Year awards. Nominations are due by March 1, 2013. The winners of these awards will be honored during the Society's 2013 Annual Conference in C...

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