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2011 G.B. Mann Scholarship Winners Announced

Posted by jen on 06/30/2011 12:00 am  

By Nicole Carrillo, Scholarship Chair The 2011 G.B. Mann Scholarships have been awarded! This year we are pleased to award three (3) $2,000 scholarships to deserving high school seniors. The Dallas Branch received a total of 19 applications from outstanding civil engineering prospects. The top thre...

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June Meeting Main Speaker

Posted by jen on 06/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

June 13, Hurst Conference Center Main Speaker: Mr. Roberto Leon, P.E., Ph.D., President ASCE SEI Topic: Lessons from the 2010 Chile and 2011 New Zealand Earthquakes: Implications for USA Practice (including Texas) (Joint Meeting with the ASCE Fort Worth Branch) Dr. Roberto ...

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Texas Section News & Highlights

Posted by jen on 06/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Texas Section

By Angela Matthews, Texas Section Director The Spring Meeting in College Station was held April 27-30, 2011 and was well attended by fellow engineers and students from all over Texas. Ron Reed, P.E. of the Dallas Branch won Best of Paper for the Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 meetings. The Strateg...

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ASCE Texas Section - Amarillo Meeting is coming this Fall

Posted by jen on 06/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Texas Section

Tell Us How The Texas Section Can Communicate With You Better - Please Take our Survey! Mobile computing is changing the way many of us get our information. Blackberries, Androids, iPhones, iPads, laptops, standard internet.... The Section wants to deliver the information you need in the style yo...

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Birth Announcement

Posted by jen on 06/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Announcement

Congratulations to Brad Hernandez, current Dallas Branch Hospitality Chair and Acting Secretary. Brad and his wife, Ann celebrated the birth of a new baby girl, Blakely Kathleen Hernandez, born on Tuesday May 10th at 4:33pm, weighing in at 5 lb., 11 oz., and 18 in. long. Congratulations to the Herna...

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President's Message - May 2011

Posted by jen on 05/02/2011 12:00 am  /   President's Message

Younger Members Take Over the Dallas Branch! Well, sort of… For the May Branch Meeting, the Younger Member Group will run both the Branch and Board of Directors’ meetings. As your President, I look forward to taking a back seat at the upcoming meetings, and letting the Younger...

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May Meeting Main Speaker

Posted by jen on 05/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

May 9th, Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum Hotel Main Speaker: Richard Wagner, P.E. Dallas Water Utilities Topic: Turning Waste into Energy – Cogeneration and Codigestion at the Dallas Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant Richard V. Wagner, P.E. is the Senior Program Manager for the Wastewater...

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Design and Construction of Steel Sheet Piling Structures Seminar

Posted by jen on 05/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

ASCE DALLAS BRANCH, GEO-INSTITUTE and SEI PROUDLY PRESENT: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STEEL SHEET PILING STRUCTURES SEMINAR Richard Hartman, Ph.D., P.E.Hartman Engineering The Design and Construction of Steel Sheet Piling Structures Seminar is a one day class covering topics ran...

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ATTENTION... ASCE DALLAS BRANCH APPAREL SALE!

Posted by jen on 05/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Announcement

By Brad Hernandez, Hospitality Chair ASCE is providing you the opportunity to purchase an ASCE Dallas Branch short-sleeve polo shirt and/or long-sleeve oxford shirt with the ASCE Dallas Branch logo. All shirts will be available in white or blue, and in both male and female styles. The sh...

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STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Educational Outreach Opportunity

Posted by jen on 05/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Education Outreach

By Daphne Johnson, Hayden Consultants The Berkner High School STEM Program in Richardson Independent School District (RISD) is looking for engineers to volunteer to provide a 2-week shadowing opportunity for high school students. The STEM students are looking to complete this 2-week, unpaid inter...

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