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President's Message - March 2012

Posted by jen on 03/04/2012 12:00 am  /   President's Message

At our February Branch meeting Cissy Sylo and Colin Blankenship made an announcement regarding the Branch’s G.B. Mann Scholarship Fund. This fund was established over 20 years ago with donations from several Branch Members. In 1993, the Fund received a boost from George Boley (G.B.) Mann when...

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March Main Speaker - Julie Smith

Posted by jen on 03/04/2012 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

As the Office of Environmental Stewardship Manager,Julie Smith oversees the City of McKinney's community-wide sustainability efforts. She has more than 25 years of experience with various aspects of environmental policy including environmental litigation, protection, conservation, and teaching. Ju...

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March Meeting Sponsor is JQ

Posted by jen on 03/04/2012 12:00 am  /   Meeting Host

Jaster-Quintanilla (JQ) was established in 1984 in Austin, Texas. Initially providing structural engineering services for building projects to the local community, the firm has now grown with offices in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio, offering multidisciplinary services including str...

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Sustainability Technical Group Seminar

Posted by jen on 03/04/2012 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

The Dallas Branch Sustainability Technical Group will hold a seminar following the March 12, 2012 meeting/luncheon. The seminar is titled "Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure and the ISI EnvisionTM Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System" and will be an overview of the rating system and will ...

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Membership Drive & Rate Change Notice

Posted by jen on 03/04/2012 12:00 am  /   Membership Update

The Dallas Branch is sponsoring a Membership Drive for the first quarter of 2012. We need YOU to bring non-members to our meetings and assist in getting them signed up to become Dallas Branch members. All new members will receive a free lunch for the first month AFTER they join the Dallas Branch. ...

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Texas Section Update

Posted by jen on 03/04/2012 12:00 am  /   Texas Section

CALL FOR PAPERS! The call for papers for the TX Section Fall Meeting in Fort Worth (Nov 7th-10th) is on an accelerated schedule for peer review (Deadline for Construction Track has been closed as of Jan 31, All other abstracts due by March 31st) to be submitted onhttp://papers.ci-asce.org. For ...

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Volunteers Needed for Dallas Townview TAG Engineering Fair

Posted by jen on 03/04/2012 12:00 am  /   Volunteering

ASCE is a sponsor at the 2012 Engineering Fair at the School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center (1201 E. Eighth Street, Dallas), which will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 3:00-7:00 PM. This is a great way to talk to high school kids about our engineering field. ...

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2012 Engineers Week Award Winners

Posted by jen on 03/04/2012 12:00 am  /   Awards

Congratulations to our 2012 Engineers Week Award Winners! ASCE Dallas President Doug Smith presenting the 2012 ASCE Dallas Branch Engineer of the Year Award to Ayub R. Sandhu, P.E. ASCE Dallas President Doug Smith presenting the 2012 ASCE Dallas Branch Young Engineer of the Year Award to Colin...

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G.B. Mann Scholarship

Posted by jen on 03/04/2012 12:00 am  

The Dallas Branch is now receiving applications for the G.B. Mann Scholarshipfrom students entering college to pursue a Civil Engineering degree for the fall 2012 semester. Applications must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2012 to be considered. Questions regarding the G.B. Mann Scholarship o...

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Dallas Branch Scholarship Update

Posted by jen on 03/04/2012 12:00 am  /   Scholarships

ASCE Dallas Branch needs your support for the 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 time. Last year, the...

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