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President’s Message - June 2012

Posted by jen on 06/04/2012 12:00 am  /   President's Message

School is out! For those of us with kids (I have a college and a high school sophomore) the end of the school year is quite a milestone. No more homework, tests, projects, or papers for three months! Both kids have summer jobs with my youngest just starting on what may be a 50+ year period of part ...

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June Main Speaker - Jennifer J. Walker, P.E., D.WRE, CFM (Watearth)

Posted by jen on 06/04/2012 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

Jennifer Walker, President of Watearth, Inc. is one of the first 500 engineers to receive the Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer certification (D.WRE). Walker has a Masters in Civil Engineering, is a Certified Flood Plain Manager, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in multiple states. Walker i...

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Engineers Without Borders Technical Seminar - Panimacac Potable Water

Posted by jen on 06/04/2012 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Engineers Without Borders is a non-profit, humanitarian engineering organization. The mission of EWB-USA is to support community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experie...

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June Meeting Sponsor

Posted by jen on 06/04/2012 12:00 am  /   Meeting Host

Urban Engineers Group, Inc. is a consulting engineering firm specializing in Civil Infrastructure Engineering, Transportation, Traffic, Transit, Public and Franchise Utilities, Land Development and Construction Management. Our office located in Dallas, Texas, the firm provides professional serv...

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President's Message - May 2012

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   President's Message

Greetings from San Antonio! OK, I am not in San Antonio any longer, but had a nice time at the Spring Meeting in April. The San Antonio Branch did a great job in organizing the event with professional development and ethics courses on Thursday, technical sessions on Friday, and student member concr...

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May Main Speaker - Michael Bolin, P.E. (TxDOT)

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

May Meeting May 14th, Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum Hotel Main Speaker: Michael Bolin, P.E. - TxDOT North Region Support Center Topic: Consultant Contracts for Professional Services - TxDOT's North region Perspective Mr. Bolin, originally from Montana, has a BS in Civil Engineering from Mo...

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May Meeting Sponsor is Burns & McDonnell, Inc.

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Meeting Host

Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell is a 100 percent employee-owned, full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm. We rank in the upper 5 percent of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms. The company’s multidisciplinary s...

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Geo-Institute Technical Seminar

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Topic – The Implications of Minerals Exploitation on Dam and Levee Safety Sands and gravels are used to make concrete and facilitate the construction of structures. In addition, sands and gravels are needed as free-draining backfill behind retaining walls. Low plasticity sandy clays are ...

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GB Mann Scholarship Fund Update

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Scholarships

About two months ago I asked you to support the ASCE Dallas Branch GB Mann Scholarship Fund. With interest rates on the fund being so low in recent years, the golf tournament, which we alternate hosting with the Fort Worth Branch, is the primary source of revenue for the scholarship at the present ...

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Joint Meeting Announcement

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Meeting Summary

Mark your calendars for the 2012 ASCE Dallas/Fort Worth Joint Meeting on July 9, 2012. Mr. Todd Smith, P.E., will be our main speaker and will be giving an overview on the design challenges of the US/Mexico border project. After the luncheon, we are offering eight (8) technical sessions (four begin...

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