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ASCE Younger Member Events

Posted by jen on 11/07/2011 12:00 am  /   Younger Members

Howdy! The ASCE Younger Members committee has a few upcoming events that we would love for you to take part in. For November’s Younger Member Happy Hour, we will be heading to Top Golf on Park Lane. We’ll be there next Thursday, Nov. 17th from 5:30 to 7:30, and ASCE will be providing ...

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ASCE Texas Section Report

Posted by jen on 11/07/2011 12:00 am  /   ASCE Texas Section

By Angela Matthews, P.E., Texas Section Director 1. “Roping the Wind & Water in the Wide, Wide, West” Fall Meeting in Amarillo (September 28-October 1, 2011) was held at the Ambassador Hotel and had 130 registrants, over 30 technical papers, exhibitors and a tour of an operational w...

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Trivia Question

Posted by jen on 11/07/2011 12:00 am  

Amarillo’s main airport was recently re-opened and named Rick Husband International Airport. Who is he? (Find the answer near the end of this newsletter)

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National Engineers Week Future City Competition

Posted by jen on 11/07/2011 12:00 am  /   Volunteering

URGENT: Volunteers NeededFUTURE CITY JUDGING AND COORDINATOR OPPORTUNITIES The Future City Competition – sponsored by National Engineers Week – is designed to inspire 6-8th grade students about engineering by challenging them to solve the real-world problems associated with building a...

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Trivia Answer

Posted by jen on 11/07/2011 12:00 am  

Q: Amarillo’s main airport was recently reopened and named Rick Husband International Airport. Who is he? A: Rick Husband was the space shuttle commander of STS-107 (Columbia). He was killed along with six other astronauts when Columbia disintegrated after reentry into the Earth’s atmos...

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President's Message - October 2011

Posted by jen on 09/30/2011 12:00 am  /   President's Message

2010 – 2011 Dallas Branch Year-In-Review It is with great admiration that I write my final President’s Message for the 2010 – 2011 Branch Year. I have felt very privileged and honored to have served as the President of the Dallas Branch of ASCE for 2010-2011. The experien...

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October Meeting Main Speaker

Posted by jen on 09/30/2011 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

October 10th, Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum Hotel Main Speaker: Andrew Herrmann, ASCE 2011 – 2012 National President Topic: ASCE National Update and the National Infrastructure Report Card Update Andrew Herrmann, P.E., 2011 – 2012 ASCE National President will be our main speaker ...

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October Technical Seminar

Posted by jen on 09/30/2011 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Topic: “Concrete Parking Lot Paving Design for the New Millennium” Mr. David A. Vilbig, P.E. is President and Founder of Vilbig & Associates, Inc. He specializes in professional consulting civil engineering, municipal engineering, airport engineering, land planning, professional sur...

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ASCE Texas Section Report

Posted by jen on 09/30/2011 12:00 am  /   Texas Section

By Angela Matthews, P.E., Texas Section Director 1. National ASCE President-Elect Andy Herrmann will be Program Speaker and swearing in our Dallas Branch officers at our October Luncheon Meeting 2. The Texas Section Fall Meeting in Amarillo “Roping the Wind & Water in the Wide...

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2011 ASCE – Heritage High School Presentation

Posted by jen on 09/30/2011 12:00 am  /   Education Outreach

By Alison Smith, P.E., Education Chair ASCE was invited to discuss civil engineering with the Future Scientist and Engineers (FUSE) at Heritage High School in Frisco. A group of ASCE volunteers presented to a group of at least 30 high school students at the Frisco Heritage High School on We...

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